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2026 Official Accountability Report - Medford

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
50% - Substantial progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage38%58%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
50%
Substantial progress toward targets

2026 Points awarded

2026 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 achievement24-34-24-24-
Mathematics achievement34-44-14-04-
Science achievement14----04----
Achievement total61260.07867.531240.02867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-34-34-
Mathematics growth34-34-34-24-
Growth total5820.05822.56820.05822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------44----
Extended engagement rate------04----
Annual dropout rate------14----
High school completion total------51220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total4410.0---0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-44-14-04-
Advanced coursework completion------44----
Additional indicators total2410.04410.05810.00410.0
Weighted total5.29.6-6.37.6-3.910.0-2.57.6-
Percentage of possible points54%-83%-39%-33%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan69%
Weight of non-high school results:67%
36%
Weight of high school results:33%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage58%

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 achievement14-24-04-04-
Mathematics achievement14-24-04-04-
Science achievement34----34----
Achievement total51260.04867.531240.00867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-24-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-24-24-
Growth total4820.04822.54820.04822.5
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 total0410.0---3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism14-24-44-24-
Advanced coursework completion------04----
Additional indicators total1410.02410.04810.02410.0
Weighted total3.99.6-3.87.6-2.910.0-1.17.6-
Percentage of possible points41%-50%-29%-15%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan45%
Weight of non-high school results:68%
22%
Weight of high school results:32%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage38%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage20%52%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
39%
Moderate progress toward targets

2026 Points awarded

2026 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 achievement24-24-
Mathematics achievement44-24-
Science achievement14-04-
Achievement total71267.541247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-34-
Mathematics growth34-24-
Growth total5822.55822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---44-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---04-
High school completion total---41220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism14-04-
Advanced coursework completion---34-
Additional indicators total1410.03810.0
Weighted total6.010.3-4.110.7-
Percentage of possible points58%-38%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan58%
Weight of non-high school results:67%
38%
Weight of high school results:33%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage52%

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 achievement04-04-
Mathematics achievement04-04-
Science achievement24-04-
Achievement total21267.501247.5
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 total2.510.3-1.110.7-
Percentage of possible points24%-10%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan24%
Weight of non-high school results:68%
10%
Weight of high school results:32%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage20%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 492.1 493.5 1.4 495.2 1,7522Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 461.8 465.3 3.5 465.6 3063Recovery Path: Met Target
High Needs 478.9 480.1 1.2 480.8 9032Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 472.1 473.9 1.8 475.3 3552Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income 478.1 479.1 1.0 480.8 6342Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 473.0 476.0 3.0 475.2 4244Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 7--
Asian 499.5 496.7 -2.8 502.5 1450Recovery Path: Declined
Black or African American 478.4 477.3 -1.1 481.1 1860Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 478.9 481.3 2.4 481.5 2793Recovery Path: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 498.7 499.9 1.2 500.6 1162Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 496.8 498.6 1.8 499.9 1,0162Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 495.6 495.9 0.3 497.4 2902Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 470.2 471.0 0.8 475.3 542Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs 482.6 483.1 0.5 484.8 1592Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 471.3 470.7 -0.6 474.0 500Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income 484.5 484.5 0.0 487.3 1151Recovery Path: No Change
Students with Disabilities 473.0 477.9 4.9 475.0 634Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian 508.8 503.4 -5.4 513.8 280Path Forward: Declined
Black or African American 480.5 485.4 4.9 482.9 434Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 476.4 489.0 12.6 479.6 454Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 501.2 499.3 -1.9 503.1 1620Recovery Path: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 492.1 493.9 1.8 494.0 1,7753Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 464.5 470.6 6.1 468.7 3064Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High Needs 481.0 483.1 2.1 482.4 9114Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 478.5 481.6 3.1 480.7 3554Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low Income 480.2 482.6 2.4 482.6 6393Recovery Path: Met Target
Students with Disabilities 473.9 477.7 3.8 476.1 4304Path Forward: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 7--
Asian 505.6 502.4 -3.2 508.5 1480Path Forward: Declined
Black or African American 479.4 480.4 1.0 481.7 1902Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 481.4 485.0 3.6 483.6 2814Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 497.7 499.3 1.6 499.6 1183Path Forward: Met Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 495.2 497.1 1.9 497.3 1,0283Recovery Path: Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 494.6 494.1 -0.5 496.5 2861Recovery Path: No Change
Lowest Performing 472.9 471.4 -1.5 478.0 540Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 482.5 482.7 0.2 486.3 1572Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 475.7 475.0 -0.7 479.5 480Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income 484.1 482.7 -1.4 488.6 1130Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 475.7 479.2 3.5 479.1 633Path Forward: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian 512.0 511.1 -0.9 516.2 283Path Forward: Met Target
Black or African American 481.5 482.3 0.8 485.4 412Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 479.5 482.7 3.2 482.7 433Recovery Path: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 9--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 498.0 497.4 -0.6 500.0 1610Recovery Path: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 493.3 493.3 0.0 496.0 5721Path Forward: No Change
Lowest Performing---- 143--
High Needs 480.2 480.1 -0.1 483.2 3081Path Forward: No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 474.4 470.8 -3.6 476.2 1190Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income 479.0 477.6 -1.4 482.3 2200Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 472.2 478.0 5.8 475.6 1474Path Forward: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 503.6 498.0 -5.6 507.3 500Path Forward: Declined
Black or African American 480.6 474.6 -6.0 484.1 690Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 479.7 481.0 1.3 481.9 852Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 507.4 491.9 -15.5 510.1 410Path Forward: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 497.2 500.2 3.0 499.8 3243Path Forward: Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 502.7 491.7 -11.0 504.7 2680Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 54--
High Needs 489.6 479.7 -9.9 491.9 1410Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 483.6 470.1 -13.5 488.8 430Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income 492.8 480.4 -12.4 495.5 970Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 477.9 477.0 -0.9 480.7 620Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian 512.0 502.1 -9.9 514.8 280Path Forward: Declined
Black or African American 490.3 477.9 -12.4 493.1 350Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 485.9 486.7 0.8 489.7 352Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 9--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 507.2 493.9 -13.3 509.1 1570Path Forward: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 49.6 1,3492Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 47.7 3042Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 47.1 6732Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 46.5 2472Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 47.2 4692Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 44.7 3202Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 6--
Asian 44.4 1092Typical Growth - Low
Black or African American 50.7 1283Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 48.6 2062Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 50.9 793Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 50.2 8213Typical Growth - High

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 56.1 2463Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 54.0 543Typical Growth - High
High Needs 50.3 1253Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 48.3 272Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 51.1 873Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 45.4 552Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 3--
Asian 62.1 274Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American 50.6 283Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 54.1 343Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 56.8 1453Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 50.3 1,3723Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 51.4 3043Typical Growth - High
High Needs 50.7 6883Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 53.1 2573Typical Growth - High
Low Income 50.8 4833Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 49.6 3242Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 6--
Asian 51.4 1133Typical Growth - High
Black or African American 52.5 1333Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 50.9 2133Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 50.7 813Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 49.5 8262Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 55.5 2443Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 45.6 542Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 47.3 1252Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 43.5 282Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 47.7 892Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 42.6 542Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 3--
Asian 73.6 274Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American 46.3 262Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 49.7 352Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 9--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 55.7 1433Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 86.2 90.9 4.7 88.2 2984Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 80.6 87.4 6.8 84.9 2064Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 62.8 77.3 14.5 68.5 444Exceeded Target
Low Income 80.6 86.5 5.9 85.2 1784Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 71.0 81.2 10.2 77.1 694Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 85.3 100.0 14.7 88.4 224Exceeded Target
Black or African American 87.2 91.1 3.9 92.1 452Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 70.2 83.0 12.8 74.9 534Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 90.4 91.5 1.1 92.4 1652Improved Below Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 92.6 91.6 -1.0 94.2 3110Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 88.6 87.9 -0.7 92.0 2060Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 65.7 72.1 6.4 71.2 434Exceeded Target
Low Income 88.6 87.2 -1.4 92.4 1800Declined
Students with Disabilities 91.0 87.0 -4.0 95.0 690Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 100.0 94.1 -5.9 95.0 340Declined
Black or African American 95.1 94.9 -0.2 95.0 393Met Target
Hispanic or Latino 82.1 76.6 -5.5 86.2 470Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 13--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 93.5 94.9 1.4 95.0 1783Met Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 1.9 1.9 0.0 1.7 1,1891No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 3.1 3.3 0.2 2.7 6670Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 5.3 6.9 1.6 4.7 1310Declined
Low Income 3.1 3.0 -0.1 2.7 5061No Change
Students with Disabilities 3.7 2.9 -0.8 3.3 2404Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 7--
Asian 0.9 0.9 0.0 1.0 1073Met Target
Black or African American 1.2 0.0 -1.2 1.0 1804Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 4.7 6.3 1.6 4.2 1910Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 54--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 1.4 1.4 0.0 1.2 6481No Change

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 50.0 61.4 11.4 52.7 3064Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 50.0 61.4 11.4 52.7 3064Exceeded 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-------

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 34.0 25.2 -8.8 41.0 1030Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 34.0 25.2 -8.8 41.0 1030Declined
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 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 12.2 12.0 -0.2 11.2 2,5812Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 19.0 16.0 -3.0 16.9 3064Exceeded Target
High Needs 18.2 18.2 0.0 16.4 1,3571No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 17.3 17.5 0.2 14.8 5731No Change
Low Income 20.0 21.7 1.7 17.6 9790Declined
Students with Disabilities 18.4 17.4 -1.0 16.0 6042Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 10--
Asian 5.8 5.8 0.0 3.7 2263Met Target
Black or African American 9.2 11.7 2.5 6.7 2660Declined
Hispanic or Latino 22.2 25.5 3.3 19.3 4430Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 9.8 7.5 -2.3 8.8 1744Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 10.6 9.3 -1.3 9.4 1,4623Met Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 21.3 21.5 0.2 19.7 1,2591No Change
Lowest Performing 21.2 25.9 4.7 15.9 540Declined
High Needs 29.1 31.1 2.0 26.2 6920Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 29.5 33.6 4.1 25.4 2170Declined
Low Income 31.0 33.3 2.3 26.5 5350Declined
Students with Disabilities 31.6 32.8 1.2 28.1 2680Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 6--
Asian 8.4 6.4 -2.0 5.6 1104Exceeded Target
Black or African American 18.3 21.9 3.6 14.6 2010Declined
Hispanic or Latino 34.6 33.0 -1.6 30.2 2182Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 62--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 18.9 19.2 0.3 17.1 6601No Change

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 42.3 48.9 6.6 45.7 6094Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 24.5 30.8 6.3 30.2 3253Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 12.2 23.2 11.0 18.9 994Exceeded Target
Low Income 25.5 32.5 7.0 31.7 2553Met Target
Students with Disabilities 14.1 20.8 6.7 21.2 1203Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian 70.8 70.9 0.1 74.5 552Improved Below Target
Black or African American 21.6 33.0 11.4 28.1 1034Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 32.3 37.3 5.0 39.1 1022Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 27--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 46.9 52.8 5.9 50.5 3184Exceeded 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 2,117 2,05897Yes 1 2,115 2,07698Yes 1 904 87697Yes 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 1,117 1,078 1,113 1,083 499 481 2,729 2,64297Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 428 421 422 418 180 178 1,030 1,01799Yes1
Low Income 785 760 782 765 358 347 1,925 1,87297Yes1
Students with Disabilities 512 485 514 493 226 214 1,252 1,19295Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 11 10 11 10 5 4 27----
Asian 180 179 179 179 80 79 439 437100Yes1
Black or African American 239 233 237 235 118 117 594 58598Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 338 325 335 327 136 131 809 78397Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 129 125 130 128 52 51 311 30498Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 1 1 1 3----
White 1,216 1,182 1,219 1,193 510 491 2,945 2,86697Yes1

School Accountability Information
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John J. McGlynn Middle SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 34
Madeleine Dugger AndrewsRequiring assistance or intervention 50
Medford HighNot requiring assistance or intervention 40
Milton Fuller RobertsNot requiring assistance or intervention 52
Missituk Elementary SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 48



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