On Massachusetts's MCAS, Technology and Engineering is reported on a scale from 200 to 280 (2018, 2019 and 2021 to 2023), and each score falls into one of 4 performance levels. Reaching Proficient, at 240 or above, is the state's proficiency line.
| Level | Score range | What it means | Statewide 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Failing | 200–219 | The lowest level, well below the state standard | 92% |
| Needs Improvement | 220–239 | Approaching the state standard | 7% |
| Proficient | 240–259 | Meeting the state standard (the proficiency line) | 1% |
| Advanced | 260–280 | The highest level, above the state standard | 0% |
Statewide in 2023, about 1% of the students counted for Technology and Engineering reached Proficient or Advanced. The bar above shows the share at each level (left = lowest). 2023 is the most recent year with Technology and Engineering results.
Grade 10 ELA and Math count 10th graders who took the spring test; retests are not counted. Students take a high school science test in grade 9 or 10, so a year's Biology or Introductory Physics group mixes 9th and 10th graders; DESE's reporting rules for 2022 to 2025 count only students taking that test for the first time. In 2021 the science tests were open only to 9th graders and former students. Two older tests, Chemistry and Technology and Engineering, were last given in 2023 and few students took them. Students who took the alternate assessment (MCAS-Alt) are counted in the achievement levels but not in the average score, and a school counts only students enrolled there since October.
More on who is counted, and how: see how we count.
A score's meaning depends on where it lands in the ranges above, and on how it compares to other students who took the same test. Our free tool turns a Technology and Engineering score into an estimated percentile versus the school, district and the whole state, so you can see where a score stands, not just its level.
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