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2025 Official Accountability Report - Southbridge

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Southbridge (02770000)
TITLE I STATUS
Title I District
REGION
Strategic Transformation
GRADES SERVED
PK,K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,11,12

Accountability Information

Overall classificationRequiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
In need of broad/comprehensive support
Chronically underperforming district

Low graduation rate
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
44% - Moderate progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage45%43%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)
44%
Moderate progress toward targets

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All Students
(Non-high school grades)
Lowest Performing Students
(Non-high school grades)
All Students
(High school grades)
Lowest Performing Students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement24-24-04----
Mathematics achievement14-34-24----
Science achievement24----04----
Achievement total51260.05867.521240.0---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-14----
Mathematics growth34-24-14----
Growth total5820.04822.52820.0---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------04----
Extended engagement rate------04----
Annual dropout rate------04----
High school completion total------01220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total1410.0---3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism14-44-44----
Advanced coursework completion------04----
Additional indicators total1410.04410.04810.0---
Weighted total4.29.6-4.77.6-1.910.0----
Percentage of possible points 44%-62%-19%---
Percentage of possible points by gradespan53%
Weight of non-high school results:72%
19%
Weight of high school results:28%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage43%

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All Students
(Non-high school grades)
Lowest Performing Students
(Non-high school grades)
All Students
(High school grades)
Lowest Performing Students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement24-34-24----
Mathematics achievement04-44-04----
Science achievement04----04----
Achievement total21260.07867.521240.0---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-14----
Mathematics growth34-24-04----
Growth total6820.04822.51820.0---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------04----
Extended engagement rate------44----
Annual dropout rate------44----
High school completion total------81220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-04-04----
Advanced coursework completion------44----
Additional indicators total0410.00410.04810.0---
Weighted total2.79.6-5.67.6-3.010.0----
Percentage of possible points 28%-74%-30%---
Percentage of possible points by gradespan51%
Weight of non-high school results:71%
30%
Weight of high school results:29%
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage45%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage25%34%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)
31%
Moderate progress toward targets

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High Needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
High Needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement14-04-
Mathematics achievement14-24-
Science achievement24-24-
Achievement total41267.541247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-14-
Mathematics growth24-14-
Growth total4822.52822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---14-
High school completion total---11220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-44-
Advanced coursework completion---04-
Additional indicators total2410.04810.0
Weighted total3.810.3-3.010.7-
Percentage of possible points 37%-28%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan37%
Weight of non-high school results:72%
28%
Weight of high school results:28%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage34%

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High Needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
High Needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement24-14-
Mathematics achievement04-04-
Science achievement04-04-
Achievement total21267.511247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-04-
Mathematics growth34-04-
Growth total6822.50822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---44-
Annual dropout rate---44-
High school completion total---81220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-04-
Advanced coursework completion---44-
Additional indicators total0410.04810.0
Weighted total2.710.3-2.510.7-
Percentage of possible points 26%-23%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan26%
Weight of non-high school results:71%
23%
Weight of high school results:29%
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage25%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 474.4 474.9 0.5 477.7 8232Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 452.6 454.9 2.3 457.3 1352Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 473.0 472.9 -0.1 474.8 7341Recovery Path: No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 466.2 467.5 1.3 468.9 2082Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income 473.3 473.2 -0.1 474.4 6881Recovery Path: No Change
Students with Disabilities 461.4 461.4 0.0 463.5 2591Path Forward: No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian---- 12--
Black or African American 479.0 475.9 -3.1 481.4 370Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 472.2 472.7 0.5 474.7 5232Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 14--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 479.1 478.7 -0.4 481.7 2321Recovery Path: No Change

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 477.4 473.2 -4.2 480.0 880Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 15--
High Needs 474.3 472.0 -2.3 477.6 750Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 460.8 460.6 -0.2 464.0 241Path Forward: No Change
Low Income 474.8 471.5 -3.3 478.7 690Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 460.7 465.0 4.3 463.4 284Path Forward: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American---- 4--
Hispanic or Latino 472.8 471.1 -1.7 476.0 550Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino-------
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 483.6 480.3 -3.3 485.2 280Recovery Path: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 473.9 473.5 -0.4 475.7 8231Recovery Path: No Change
Lowest Performing 451.4 456.0 4.6 455.6 1353Recovery Path: Met Target
High Needs 472.6 472.1 -0.5 474.5 7351Path Forward: No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 467.0 467.4 0.4 469.5 2112Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income 472.7 472.2 -0.5 474.6 6901Path Forward: No Change
Students with Disabilities 463.7 461.8 -1.9 465.9 2560Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian---- 12--
Black or African American 476.3 472.9 -3.4 478.6 380Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 471.5 471.4 -0.1 473.9 5221Path Forward: No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 15--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 479.8 477.8 -2.0 481.6 2310Path Forward: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 474.1 474.8 0.7 476.6 852Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing---- 15--
High Needs 472.1 474.3 2.2 475.9 722Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 462.9 468.3 5.4 468.0 223Path Forward: Met Target
Low Income 472.3 474.3 2.0 476.8 662Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 462.1 469.9 7.8 465.5 274Path Forward: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American---- 4--
Hispanic or Latino 470.1 471.8 1.7 474.1 522Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 482.2 482.6 0.4 484.8 272Path Forward: Improved Below Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 472.8 473.5 0.7 474.6 2902Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing---- 53--
High Needs 470.8 471.2 0.4 473.8 2552Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 465.8 464.5 -1.3 469.0 680Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 471.3 471.3 0.0 474.6 2431Path Forward: No Change
Students with Disabilities 460.5 462.6 2.1 463.9 932Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 6--
Black or African American---- 13--
Hispanic or Latino 470.9 468.7 -2.2 473.6 1800Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 3--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 478.2 482.3 4.1 480.8 864Path Forward: Exceeded Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 469.5 468.7 -0.8 472.4 810Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 15--
High Needs 467.0 468.3 1.3 469.1 692Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 18--
Low Income 467.4 468.7 1.3 469.1 623Recovery Path: Met Target
Students with Disabilities 457.2 463.4 6.2 460.3 274Path Forward: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American---- 1--
Hispanic or Latino 465.2 464.9 -0.3 467.3 521Recovery Path: No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino-------
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 476.3 475.7 -0.6 479.4 270Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 47.8 5942Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 41.1 1332Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 46.7 5192Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 43.7 1362Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 47.0 4912Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 38.9 1821Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native- 3--
Asian- 8--
Black or African American 54.0 223Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 45.6 3852Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 50.3 1633Typical Growth - High

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 34.7 671Low Growth
Lowest Performing- 15--
High Needs 34.8 551Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners- 17--
Low Income 34.4 501Low Growth
Students with Disabilities- 19--
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 1--
Black or African American- 1--
Hispanic or Latino 38.1 421Low Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 0--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 29.6 230Very Low Growth

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 50.1 5943Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 41.0 1332Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 49.8 5202Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 46.9 1412Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 49.2 4922Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 42.7 1792Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 3--
Asian- 8--
Black or African American 57.1 233Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 49.9 3872Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 49.1 1602Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 35.7 671Low Growth
Lowest Performing- 15--
High Needs 37.5 551Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners- 16--
Low Income 37.8 501Low Growth
Students with Disabilities 37.6 201Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 1--
Black or African American- 1--
Hispanic or Latino 38.0 411Low Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 31.8 231Low Growth

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 66.4 65.2 -1.2 68.4 1380Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 66.9 62.6 -4.3 71.2 1230Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 44.8 55.2 10.4 50.5 294Exceeded Target
Low Income 67.5 62.0 -5.5 72.1 1210Declined
Students with Disabilities 39.5 40.5 1.0 45.6 372Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 2--
Black or African American---- 2--
Hispanic or Latino 66.3 61.8 -4.5 71.0 890Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 63.6 70.5 6.9 65.6 444Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 74.0 67.2 -6.8 75.6 1280Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 72.7 67.7 -5.0 76.1 1240Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 61.5 44.8 -16.7 67.0 290Declined
Low Income 72.3 68.3 -4.0 76.1 1230Declined
Students with Disabilities 57.5 39.5 -18.0 62.1 380Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American---- 4--
Hispanic or Latino 73.3 66.3 -7.0 77.4 890Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 73.5 66.7 -6.8 75.1 330Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 5.0 5.5 0.5 4.5 4900Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 5.3 5.5 0.2 4.8 4191No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 6.4 6.9 0.5 5.8 1160Declined
Low Income 5.4 5.3 -0.1 4.9 3801No Change
Students with Disabilities 12.3 7.6 -4.7 11.1 1324Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 7--
Black or African American---- 13--
Hispanic or Latino 5.4 5.6 0.2 4.9 3201No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 4--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 3.6 6.3 2.7 3.2 1430Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 32.5 30.5 -2.0 34.1 1641No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 32.5 30.5 -2.0 34.1 1641No Change
Low Income-------
Students with Disabilities-------
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian-------
Black or African American-------
Hispanic or Latino-------
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino-------
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White-------

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 2.2 4.3 2.1 3.5 923Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 2.2 4.3 2.1 3.5 923Met Target
Low Income-------
Students with Disabilities-------
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian-------
Black or African American-------
Hispanic or Latino-------
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino-------
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White-------

Chronic absenteeism - Non-high school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 28.8 28.9 0.1 27.8 1,2811No Change
Lowest Performing 33.6 28.9 -4.7 31.5 1354Exceeded Target
High Needs 30.7 30.6 -0.1 28.9 1,1522Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 33.2 32.1 -1.1 30.7 3242Improved Below Target
Low Income 31.3 31.7 0.4 28.9 1,0871No Change
Students with Disabilities 31.2 29.4 -1.8 28.8 3502Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 5--
Asian---- 15--
Black or African American 24.2 18.2 -6.0 21.7 554Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 30.6 31.5 0.9 27.7 8350Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 30--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 25.1 25.1 0.0 23.9 3391No Change

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 57.7 51.6 -6.1 56.1 4904Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing---- 15--
High Needs 60.9 54.4 -6.5 58.0 4284Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 55.8 55.8 0.0 51.7 1291No Change
Low Income 61.8 55.0 -6.8 57.3 3984Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 62.5 53.4 -9.1 59.0 1314Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 6--
Black or African American---- 25--
Hispanic or Latino 58.8 53.7 -5.1 54.4 3134Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 4--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 57.1 48.9 -8.2 55.3 1414Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 67.4 54.4 -13.0 70.8 2150Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 64.7 52.2 -12.5 70.4 1820Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 53.8 35.0 -18.8 60.5 600Declined
Low Income 64.7 53.6 -11.1 70.9 1680Declined
Students with Disabilities 40.0 40.4 0.4 47.1 522Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 4--
Black or African American---- 12--
Hispanic or Latino 69.6 48.9 -20.7 76.4 1390Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 66.1 69.0 2.9 69.7 583Met Target

Assessment participation - All students
Group English language arts Mathematics Science
Enrolled Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate Enrolled Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate Enrolled Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate
All Students 939 92098Yes 1 941 91797Yes 1 397 38797Yes 1

Assessment participation - Student Group
Group English language arts Mathematics Science Overall
Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Total Enrolled Total Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate
High Needs 837 818 840 816 349 339 2,026 1,97397Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 245 241 247 242 97 95 589 57898Yes1
Low Income 784 766 788 765 330 320 1,902 1,85197Yes1
Students with Disabilities 296 286 296 283 128 121 720 69096Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 3 3 3 2 2 8----
Asian 13 13 13 13 7 7 33----
Black or African American 44 43 45 44 19 18 108 10597Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 597 585 598 581 246 241 1,441 1,40798Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 15 14 16 16 5 3 36----
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 2 2 2 0 0 4----
White 265 260 264 258 118 116 647 63498Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
Charlton StreetRequiring assistance or intervention 1
Eastford RoadInsufficient data-
Southbridge AcademyInsufficient data-
Southbridge High SchoolRequiring assistance or intervention 1
Southbridge Middle SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 16
West StreetRequiring assistance or intervention 3


About this report

Overall classification: All Massachusetts districts and schools with sufficient data are classified into one of two accountability categories: districts and schools requiring assistance or intervention, and districts and schools not requiring assistance or intervention. The reason(s) for the district's or school's classification are noted on this report.

Progress toward improvement targets: The criterion-referenced target percentage combines multiple years of data related to achievement, growth, high school completion, English learner progress, advanced coursework completion, and chronic absenteeism into a single number between 0 and 100. For a group to be considered to be meeting targets it must have a cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage of 75% or higher.

The annual criterion-referenced target percentage is calculated by dividing the weighted total points earned by the weighted total possible points. The calculation for each is displayed below.

Weighted total of points earned = (Total achievement points earned x Achievement weight) + (Total growth points earned x Growth weight) + (Total high school completion points earned x high school completion weight) + (EL progress points earned x EL progress weight) + (Total additional indicator points earned x Additional indicator weight)

The cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage represents a weighted average of the annual criterion-referenced target percentages. At a minimum, a group must have an annual criterion-referenced target percentage for the most recent year in order to receive a cumulative percentage.

Accountability percentile: An accountability percentile between 1 and 99 is reported for most schools. This number is an indication of the school's overall performance relative to other schools that serve similar grades, and is calculated using multiple years of data for all accountability indicators. School percentiles are not calculated for districts.


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