Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Newton

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2026

Accountability Report

2026 Official Accountability Report - Newton

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Newton (02070000)

TITLE I STATUS
Title I District

REGION
Coastal

GRADES SERVED
PK,K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,11,12

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

Substantial progress toward targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
69% - Substantial progress toward targets	-

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR
SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	76%	64%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	69%
	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)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	4	4	-	2	4	-	3	4	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	4	4	-	2	4	-	4	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	11	12	60.0	4	8	67.5	11	12	40.0	0	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	3	4	-	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	3	4	-	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	20.0	6	8	22.5	6	8	20.0	6	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	3	4	10.0	-	-	-	4	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	3	4	-	1	4	-	3	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	3	4	10.0	1	4	10.0	4	8	10.0	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		8.4	9.6	-	4.2	7.6	-	8.4	10.0	-	1.4	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		88%		-	55%		-	84%		-	18%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		71% Weight of non-high school results:63%						51% Weight of high school results:37%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		64%

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)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	3	4	-	3	4	-	4	4	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	4	4	-	3	4	-	4	4	-	3	4	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	10	12	60.0	6	8	67.5	12	12	40.0	3	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	3	4	-	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	3	4	-	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	20.0	6	8	22.5	6	8	20.0	6	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	4	4	10.0	-	-	-	1	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	3	4	-	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	3	4	10.0	8	8	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		8.0	9.6	-	5.7	7.6	-	9.1	10.0	-	3.8	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		83%		-	75%		-	91%		-	50%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		79% Weight of non-high school results:63%						71% Weight of high school results:37%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		76%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	57%	66%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	63%
	Substantial 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)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	3	4	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Achievement total	9	12	67.5	6	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	22.5	6	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	0	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	4	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	0	4	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	4	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	2	4	-
	Additional indicators total	3	4	10.0	5	8	10.0
Weighted total		7.7	10.3	-	5.5	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		75%		-	51%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		75% Weight of non-high school results:63%			51% Weight of high school results:37%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		66%

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High Needs Student Group (Non-high school grades)			High Needs Student Group (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	1	4	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Achievement total	6	12	67.5	6	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	22.5	6	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	1	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	4	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	3	4	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	8	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	3	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	2	4	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	5	8	10.0
Weighted total		5.8	10.3	-	6.3	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		56%		-	59%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		56% Weight of non-high school results:63%			59% Weight of high school results:37%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		57%

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	508.1	507.6	-0.5	510.8	5,056	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	478.1	481.2	3.1	483.2	973	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs	491.2	491.5	0.3	493.1	1,916	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	493.0	493.9	0.9	496.4	759	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income	487.3	488.0	0.7	489.4	777	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	484.1	482.9	-1.2	486.7	1,053	0	Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	514.7	513.7	-1.0	518.3	1,137	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Black or African American	488.8	489.2	0.4	490.5	249	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino	496.1	494.7	-1.4	499.1	579	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	510.5	511.8	1.3	515.2	499	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
White	509.4	508.8	-0.6	512.3	2,584	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded 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	516.1	515.8	-0.3	518.7	937	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Lowest Performing	495.6	492.0	-3.6	500.7	191	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	499.1	495.7	-3.4	502.4	292	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	491.1	490.2	-0.9	494.3	74	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Low Income	500.7	495.3	-5.4	504.6	134	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	495.4	490.8	-4.6	498.1	157	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	520.6	521.5	0.9	525.6	202	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American	498.1	503.0	4.9	500.5	45	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	507.9	501.0	-6.9	511.1	117	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	520.3	518.6	-1.7	522.9	67	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	516.8	517.7	0.9	519.4	505	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	510.9	511.2	0.3	514.1	5,069	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	479.6	483.1	3.5	484.0	973	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs	496.0	496.1	0.1	497.4	1,925	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	503.7	502.7	-1.0	505.7	771	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Low Income	489.1	489.2	0.1	491.5	781	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	487.0	485.8	-1.2	488.9	1,053	0	Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Asian	523.8	523.5	-0.3	526.7	1,145	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American	486.8	487.1	0.3	488.6	249	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino	496.5	495.3	-1.2	499.9	582	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	513.8	514.8	1.0	515.7	497	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
White	510.4	511.0	0.6	512.2	2,587	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	520.5	518.7	-1.8	523.0	936	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	494.4	490.9	-3.5	499.5	191	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	503.5	500.0	-3.5	507.3	287	3	Path Forward: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	509.7	502.2	-7.5	512.1	76	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Low Income	503.3	498.5	-4.8	507.8	131	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Students with Disabilities	497.3	491.6	-5.7	500.7	154	3	Path Forward: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	532.9	533.5	0.6	537.1	200	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American	497.2	498.3	1.1	499.4	45	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Hispanic or Latino	506.9	499.8	-7.1	510.9	121	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	523.3	521.7	-1.6	525.8	67	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	519.9	518.8	-1.1	522.5	502	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	508.9	508.1	-0.8	511.6	1,742	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	374	-	-
High Needs	494.5	494.1	-0.4	497.5	643	3	Path Forward: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	498.9	497.2	-1.7	502.1	248	0	Path Forward: Declined
Low Income	492.3	487.4	-4.9	495.6	275	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	485.9	487.0	1.1	489.3	334	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	515.5	515.3	-0.2	519.2	381	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American	488.7	490.0	1.3	492.2	97	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino	498.8	496.6	-2.2	501.5	184	0	Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	512.1	510.2	-1.9	514.8	168	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	509.4	508.9	-0.5	512.0	909	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	521.8	516.7	-5.1	525.3	874	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	190	-	-
High Needs	507.1	500.0	-7.1	510.4	256	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	512.7	500.5	-12.2	518.5	57	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Low Income	507.3	499.8	-7.5	511.4	114	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Students with Disabilities	502.3	493.6	-8.7	505.3	149	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	531.8	529.9	-1.9	534.6	186	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American	500.0	497.1	-2.9	503.4	38	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Hispanic or Latino	513.5	496.5	-17.0	517.6	95	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	524.6	521.3	-3.3	526.6	61	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	521.1	516.5	-4.6	524.7	493	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	57.3	4,005	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	53.9	968	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	54.8	1,442	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	61.4	552	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Low Income	53.3	575	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	48.8	801	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	3	-	-
Asian	59.7	877	3	Typical Growth - High
Black or African American	53.1	188	3	Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino	54.6	439	3	Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	56.7	393	3	Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	5	-	-
White	57.4	2,100	3	Typical Growth - High

English language arts growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	56.5	794	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	54.0	191	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	52.7	226	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	65.2	43	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Low Income	48.9	105	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	50.4	125	3	Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	58.9	171	3	Typical Growth - High
Black or African American	55.6	38	3	Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino	47.9	87	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	63.9	55	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	1	-	-
White	56.4	442	3	Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	58.1	4,052	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	54.0	968	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	54.7	1,486	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	60.2	595	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Low Income	50.9	592	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	50.4	804	3	Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	4	-	-
Asian	63.0	896	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American	51.9	190	3	Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino	55.2	442	3	Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	56.4	394	3	Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	5	-	-
White	57.6	2,121	3	Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	58.8	803	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	52.7	191	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	52.3	233	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	54.2	51	3	Typical Growth - High
Low Income	53.2	108	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	50.3	129	3	Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	61.5	173	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American	59.2	39	3	Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino	51.6	91	3	Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	58.5	56	3	Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	1	-	-
White	59.3	443	3	Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	95.4	95.5	0.1	95.0	1,021	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	89.5	88.3	-1.2	93.8	376	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	78.0	81.2	3.2	83.7	69	2	Improved Below Target
Low Income	89.5	88.3	-1.2	94.1	206	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	85.1	86.6	1.5	91.2	209	2	Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	98.2	97.4	-0.8	95.0	196	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	90.7	100.0	9.3	95.0	40	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	89.1	84.5	-4.6	93.8	129	0	Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	96.8	97.1	0.3	95.0	68	4	Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	96.0	96.8	0.8	95.0	585	4	Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	98.9	98.2	-0.7	95.0	963	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	97.5	96.4	-1.1	95.0	391	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	95.6	86.0	-9.6	95.0	50	0	Declined
Low Income	96.3	95.4	-0.9	95.0	237	3	Met Target
Students with Disabilities	97.2	96.7	-0.5	95.0	215	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	99.5	99.4	-0.1	95.0	170	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	100.0	100.0	0.0	95.0	43	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	96.7	94.5	-2.2	95.0	110	3	Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	95.9	100.0	4.1	95.0	63	4	Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	99.3	98.3	-1.0	95.0	574	4	Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	0.3	0.3	0.0	1.0	3,958	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	1.0	1.1	0.1	1.0	1,205	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	6.5	4.6	-1.9	5.8	130	4	Exceeded Target
Low Income	1.9	1.7	-0.2	1.7	530	3	Met Target
Students with Disabilities	0.4	1.0	0.6	1.0	694	3	Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Asian	0.1	0.0	-0.1	1.0	841	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	173	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	2.0	1.7	-0.3	1.8	417	3	Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	0.0	0.4	0.4	1.0	273	3	Met Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
White	0.2	0.2	0.0	1.0	2,244	3	Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	75.6	73.5	-2.1	76.6	434	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	75.6	73.5	-2.1	76.6	434	3	Met 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	61.6	53.3	-8.3	63.7	92	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	61.6	53.3	-8.3	63.7	92	4	Exceeded 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	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	8.8	8.0	-0.8	7.8	6,849	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	13.4	13.9	0.5	11.3	973	1	No Change
High Needs	14.9	13.4	-1.5	13.1	2,634	3	Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	12.8	11.3	-1.5	10.3	1,145	2	Improved Below Target
Low Income	21.2	20.1	-1.1	18.8	1,066	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	16.0	13.8	-2.2	13.6	1,341	3	Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Asian	5.0	4.2	-0.8	2.9	1,534	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	15.0	13.9	-1.1	12.5	330	2	Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino	16.1	15.7	-0.4	13.2	795	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	8.7	7.2	-1.5	7.7	705	3	Met Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
White	8.3	7.5	-0.8	7.1	3,476	3	Met Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	15.1	13.8	-1.3	13.5	3,994	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	15.3	18.8	3.5	10.0	191	0	Declined
High Needs	26.5	23.3	-3.2	23.6	1,179	3	Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	27.4	24.2	-3.2	23.3	306	2	Improved Below Target
Low Income	30.7	28.3	-2.4	26.2	604	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	26.3	21.8	-4.5	22.8	578	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Asian	9.2	9.5	0.3	6.4	870	3	Met Target
Black or African American	21.2	21.1	-0.1	17.5	185	2	Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino	26.5	23.3	-3.2	22.1	438	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	16.2	15.0	-1.2	14.6	287	3	Met Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
White	14.5	12.7	-1.8	12.7	2,206	3	Met Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	81.2	81.1	-0.1	84.6	2,020	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	55.0	57.7	2.7	60.7	640	2	Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	53.8	66.2	12.4	60.5	130	4	Exceeded Target
Low Income	55.1	63.5	8.4	61.3	296	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	44.2	43.0	-1.2	51.3	365	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	91.6	90.3	-1.3	95.0	444	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	53.0	57.5	4.5	59.5	87	2	Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino	62.3	63.9	1.6	69.1	205	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	82.0	83.2	1.2	85.4	137	3	Met Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	82.9	82.4	-0.5	86.5	1,142	3	Met Target

Assessment participation - All students
Group	English language arts					Mathematics					Science
Group	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate
All Students	6,137	6,078	99	Yes	1	6,136	6,091	99	Yes	1	2,746	2,711	99	Yes	1

Assessment participation - Student Group
Group	English language arts		Mathematics		Science		Overall
Group	Enrolled	Assessed	Enrolled	Assessed	Enrolled	Assessed	Total Enrolled	Total Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate
High Needs	2,331	2,293	2,329	2,298	988	964	5,648	5,555	98	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	931	918	936	933	355	350	2,222	2,201	99	Yes	1
Low Income	941	928	938	930	424	416	2,303	2,274	99	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	1,246	1,217	1,242	1,215	517	497	3,005	2,929	97	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	3	4	4	1	1	9	-	-	-	-
Asian	1,379	1,372	1,382	1,379	597	596	3,358	3,347	100	Yes	1
Black or African American	295	294	295	294	144	142	734	730	99	Yes	1
Hispanic or Latino	717	703	715	711	314	306	1,746	1,720	99	Yes	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	573	566	571	564	238	235	1,382	1,365	99	Yes	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	6	6	6	3	3	15	-	-	-	-
White	3,163	3,134	3,163	3,133	1,449	1,428	7,775	7,695	99	Yes	1

School Accountability Information
School	Accountability information	School accountability percentile
A E Angier	Not requiring assistance or intervention	99
Bigelow Middle	Not requiring assistance or intervention	83
Bowen	Not requiring assistance or intervention	85
C C Burr	Not requiring assistance or intervention	89
Cabot	Not requiring assistance or intervention	76
Charles E Brown Middle	Not requiring assistance or intervention	98
Countryside	Not requiring assistance or intervention	87
F A Day Middle	Not requiring assistance or intervention	90
Franklin	Not requiring assistance or intervention	81
Horace Mann	Not requiring assistance or intervention	82
John Ward	Not requiring assistance or intervention	88
Lincoln-Eliot	Not requiring assistance or intervention	78
Mason-Rice	Not requiring assistance or intervention	96
Memorial Spaulding	Not requiring assistance or intervention	95
Newton Early Childhood Program	Insufficient data	-
Newton North High	Not requiring assistance or intervention	86
Newton South High	Not requiring assistance or intervention	96
Oak Hill Middle	Not requiring assistance or intervention	89
Peirce	Not requiring assistance or intervention	81
Underwood	Not requiring assistance or intervention	82
Williams	Not requiring assistance or intervention	87
Zervas	Not requiring assistance or intervention	76

About this report

About the Data

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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