MCAS Testing Requirements and Timeline
All students must pass Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science to receive a diploma from a Massachusetts public high school. NMRHS students take the ELA and Mathematics MCAS tests in spring of the 10th grade. NMRHS students take a science MCAS test in June of the 9th grade. Most NMRHS freshmen will take the Biology MCAS test; others will take Technology/Engineering, depending on the science class they take.
Department of Education MCAS Parent Guide