Dighton-Rehoboth Reviews MCAS Scores

The Dighton-Rehoboth School Committee reviewed the 2025 MCAS test results at their November 25 meeting. (MCAS) is the Commonwealth’s standards-based student assessment program. This report summarizes the state-level results from the spring 2025 administration of MCAS tests in English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science and Technology/Engineering (STE) in grades 5 and 8, Civics in grade 8, and high school science in grades 9 and 10.

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Summary of 2025 MCAS State Results

51 percent of Grade 3 students met or exceeded expectations in English Language Arts. The state average was 43 percent.

41percent of Grade 3 students met or exceeded expectations in Mathematics. The state average was 44 percent.

48 percent of Grade 6 students met or exceeded expectations in ELA. The state average was 42 percent.

40 percent of Grade 6 students met or exceeded expectations in Mathematics. The state average was 41 percent.

62 percent of Grade 10 students met or exceeded expectations in Science. The state average was 46 percent.

53 percent of Grade 10 students met or exceeded expectations in ELA. The state average was 51 percent.

45 percent of Grade 10 students met or exceeded expectations in Mathematics. The state average was also 45 percent.

Total enrollment for the district for the 2024-2025 year was 2, 541. Out of that number, 35.3 percent were identified as high needs.  22.1 percent were students with disabilities. 

“We’re trying to shine lights on things that are working and fix things that might not be working,” D-R Assistant Superintendent Fred Souza told the school committee.

“Sometimes the results are in our favor and sometimes they are not. I just want to say you have a great team that’s working incredibly hard. The (scores) will ebb and flow. We’re not lagging behind but we’re certainly not in the front. That is the case for all of our subjects here. We’re working on a way to make our curriculum more accessible. I’m confident we got the right people in the right places that are making the right decisions.”