Please click here to access the 2025 MCAS report presented to School Committee on October 20, 2025 by Dr. Kimo Carter, Assistant Superintendent for Teaching & Learning.
MCAS 2025-2026 School Year Testing Schedule
Spring 2026 Grade 10 MCAS Next Generation
| ELA | March 24 and March 25, 2026 |
| Math | May 19 and May 20, 2026 |
Spring 2026 MCAS High School Science Tests
| Biology and Introductory Physics – Next Generation
(for Grades 9 and above) |
Physics – June 2 and June 3, 2026 |
Spring 2026 MCAS Gr. 3-8 ELA & Math, Gr. 5 & 8 STE*, and Gr. 8 Civics Next Generation
| ELA | Grade 3, April 9 and April 10, 2026
Grades 4-5, April 7 and April 8, 2026 Grades 6-8 April 14 and April 15, 2026 |
| Mathematics | Grade 3, May 19 and May 20, 2026
Grades 4-5, May 7 and May 8, 2026 Grades 6-8, May 12 and May 13, 2026 |
| STE | Grade 5, May 18 and May 19, 2026
Grade 8, May 7 and May 8, 2026 |
| Civics | Grade 8, May 28 and May 29, 2026 |
Student Assessment Reports from Previous Years
2020 MCAS were not administered due to COVID-19
2015 MCAS, PARCC* & ERB Report
*PARCC – Performance Based Assessment (PBA)
As part of Massachusetts’ two-year “test drive” of PARCC, the Department asked school districts to choose whether to administer MCAS or PARCC tests in English Language Arts and Mathematics to students in grades 3-8 spring 2015; and later in 2015, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted for the state to adopt PARCC for spring 2016. For 2017, PARCC was eliminated and MCAS 2.0 was implemented. Based upon the “legacy” MCAS and similar in format to PARCC, MCAS 2.0 is untimed and will be administered on computers to assess the Massachusetts learning standards. Students will have access to the time they need to complete the assessment. MCAS 2.0 assesses English Language Arts (ELA) and Math, only. Science assessments are as they have been in the past, on paper and based upon “legacy” MCAS.
*=Science, Technology/Engineering Tests
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) website has further information available that is consistently updated. Below, you will find a few links on the DESE website that can serve as a resource or reference.
MCAS Home page: https://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/
Parent/Guardian Information:https://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/parents/default.html
Accessibility and Accommodations: http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/accessibility/
Why testing matters: https://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/TestingMatters.html
High School Graduation Requirements: http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/graduation.html
