State officials say they are not all that surprised.
The results for the latest MCAS exam turned out to be a downer for parents and kids alike.
Education Commissioner Jeff Riley says almost every school district in the state, regardless of how affluent they are, took a hit.
Reilly says it hasn't been like that in 30 years.
Most parents, and in fact educators say we should not be surprised by the results of the high stakes test.
They say with so many kids remote learning, or ignoring classes all together they had no push in order to succeed.
The numbers come as some state lawmakers on Beacon Hill are questioning whether it might be better to go about testing kids in another way.
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