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Amherst-Pelham

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2026

Accountability Report

2026 Official Accountability Report - Amherst-Pelham

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Amherst-Pelham (06050000)

TITLE I STATUS
Title I District

REGION
West/Central

GRADES SERVED
07,08,09,10,11,12

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

In need of focused/targeted support

Low participation rate: Black or African American -White -Students with Disabilities -Low Income -Hispanic or Latino -English Learners and Former English Learners -Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino -High Needs -All Students

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
49% - Moderate 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	70%	34%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	49%
	Moderate 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	0	4	-	1	4	-	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-	3	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	0	12	60.0	1	8	67.5	6	12	40.0	0	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	1	4	-	4	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	20.0	3	8	22.5	7	8	20.0	6	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	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	4	4	-	3	4	-	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	3	4	10.0	6	8	10.0	3	4	10.0
Weighted total		1.5	9.6	-	1.7	7.6	-	6.0	10.0	-	1.7	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		16%		-	22%		-	60%		-	22%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		19% Weight of non-high school results:32%						41% Weight of high school results:68%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		34%

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	4	4	-	4	4	-	0	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	4	4	-	2	4	-	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	12	12	60.0	6	8	67.5	3	12	40.0	6	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	3	4	-	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	2	4	-	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	20.0	5	8	22.5	8	8	20.0	8	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	4	4	10.0	-	-	-	3	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	4	4	-	2	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	4	4	10.0	3	8	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		9.2	9.6	-	5.6	7.6	-	4.4	10.0	-	6.3	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		96%		-	74%		-	44%		-	83%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		85% Weight of non-high school results:31%						64% Weight of high school results:69%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		70%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	49%	56%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	53%
	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	0	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	4	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	4	4	-
	Achievement total	0	12	67.5	11	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	1	4	-	4	4	-
	Growth total	3	8	22.5	7	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	2	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	0	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	3	4	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	5	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	2	4	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	4	8	10.0
Weighted total		1.1	10.3	-	8.2	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		11%		-	77%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		11% Weight of non-high school results:32%			77% Weight of high school results:68%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		56%

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	3	4	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	4	4	-	2	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-	0	4	-
	Achievement total	11	12	67.5	2	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5	6	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	2	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	2	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	4	4	-	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	2	4	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	4	8	10.0
Weighted total		8.7	10.3	-	3.5	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		85%		-	33%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		85% Weight of non-high school results:31%			33% Weight of high school results:69%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		49%

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	500.4	496.8	-3.6	502.3	344	0	Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing	465.9	465.9	0.0	471.0	28	1	Path Forward: No Change
High Needs	482.6	475.7	-6.9	484.5	165	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	466.7	464.4	-2.3	468.8	42	0	Path Forward: Declined
Low Income	477.6	476.6	-1.0	478.6	104	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	478.8	468.9	-9.9	480.9	100	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	505.0	495.4	-9.6	507.4	28	0	Path Forward: Declined
Black or African American	488.1	486.6	-1.5	490.5	40	0	Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino	479.9	478.5	-1.4	482.4	68	0	Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	509.3	495.3	-14.0	511.2	25	0	Path Forward: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	507.6	506.3	-1.3	509.5	182	3	Path Forward: Met 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	508.7	507.9	-0.8	510.5	135	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	483.7	480.1	-3.6	488.8	21	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	490.9	492.6	1.7	492.7	59	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Low Income	489.2	490.6	1.4	491.9	47	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	487.8	478.6	-9.2	490.5	28	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	26	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	491.3	487.3	-4.0	494.5	25	0	Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	514.4	515.7	1.3	516.8	67	3	Recovery Path: Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	500.2	495.8	-4.4	502.1	339	0	Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing	468.7	467.0	-1.7	473.1	28	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	484.3	477.2	-7.1	486.2	161	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	475.7	471.8	-3.9	478.2	46	0	Path Forward: Declined
Low Income	479.4	475.4	-4.0	481.3	102	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	479.6	470.5	-9.1	481.8	97	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	510.0	508.5	-1.5	512.9	28	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Black or African American	484.3	479.2	-5.1	486.6	40	0	Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino	484.3	477.3	-7.0	486.7	71	0	Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	509.7	493.4	-16.3	511.6	26	0	Path Forward: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	504.9	505.5	0.6	506.7	173	3	Path Forward: Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	509.6	510.8	1.2	512.1	134	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Lowest Performing	482.3	478.3	-4.0	487.4	21	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	491.2	495.9	4.7	495.0	59	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Low Income	493.0	496.4	3.4	497.5	46	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	483.6	481.0	-2.6	487.0	27	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	27	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	494.3	493.3	-1.0	498.3	25	0	Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	516.7	517.2	0.5	517.9	64	4	Recovery Path: 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	502.0	498.1	-3.9	504.7	153	0	Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	27	-	-
High Needs	487.2	482.2	-5.0	490.2	75	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	24	-	-
Low Income	483.8	479.7	-4.1	486.0	45	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities	483.9	478.8	-5.1	487.3	43	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	481.7	479.1	-2.6	484.4	29	0	Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	508.6	508.3	-0.3	511.2	76	3	Path 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	507.2	508.5	1.3	509.8	131	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
High Needs	491.0	495.1	4.1	493.2	55	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Low Income	489.3	494.8	5.5	492.5	41	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	484.5	482.8	-1.7	487.6	27	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	24	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	492.5	486.5	-6.0	497.1	25	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	513.5	514.5	1.0	516.4	69	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	48.5	291	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	43.0	28	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	40.2	125	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	39.6	33	1	Low Growth
Low Income	41.0	82	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	38.2	74	1	Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	0	-	-
Asian	49.4	22	2	Typical Growth - Low
Black or African American	50.6	30	3	Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino	42.0	58	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	38.7	23	1	Low Growth
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	51.8	158	3	Typical Growth - High

English language arts growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	56.1	116	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	57.1	21	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	51.7	46	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	11	-	-
Low Income	50.4	36	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	41.5	22	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	21	-	-
Black or African American	-	8	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	19	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	56.8	62	3	Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	42.4	291	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	35.8	28	1	Low Growth
High Needs	38.0	124	1	Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners	39.9	36	1	Low Growth
Low Income	37.2	80	1	Low Growth
Students with Disabilities	35.9	73	1	Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	0	-	-
Asian	54.7	23	3	Typical Growth - High
Black or African American	40.3	31	2	Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino	36.9	58	1	Low Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	39.1	24	1	Low Growth
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	43.5	155	2	Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	71.1	111	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing	51.1	21	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	63.9	45	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	14	-	-
Low Income	64.3	34	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Students with Disabilities	53.1	21	3	Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	21	-	-
Black or African American	-	9	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	17	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	73.2	58	4	Exceeded Typical Growth

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	92.3	92.6	0.3	94.3	202	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	84.8	88.0	3.2	89.1	117	2	Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Low Income	83.3	87.9	4.6	87.9	91	3	Met Target
Students with Disabilities	83.9	81.8	-2.1	90.0	66	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	21	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	80.5	79.5	-1.0	85.2	44	0	Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	96.2	95.1	-1.1	95.0	102	3	Met Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	95.0	94.5	-0.5	95.0	220	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	91.9	89.5	-2.4	95.0	105	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Low Income	92.2	87.8	-4.4	95.0	90	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	89.1	92.9	3.8	93.7	56	2	Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	90.7	82.9	-7.8	94.8	41	0	Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	96.5	98.5	2.0	95.0	131	4	Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	1.2	1.2	0.0	1.0	810	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	2.7	2.3	-0.4	2.4	348	3	Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	44	-	-
Low Income	3.6	2.8	-0.8	3.2	248	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	3.1	3.0	-0.1	2.7	197	1	No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	92	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	62	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	2.6	3.3	0.7	2.3	151	0	Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	53	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	0.4	0.7	0.3	1.0	451	3	Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	25.0	25.9	0.9	26.6	27	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	25.0	25.9	0.9	26.6	27	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	13.6	26.4	12.8	14.9	53	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	17.6	14.4	-3.2	16.6	390	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	23.5	21.4	-2.1	21.4	28	3	Met Target
High Needs	28.4	19.3	-9.1	26.6	197	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	28.0	13.0	-15.0	25.5	54	4	Exceeded Target
Low Income	34.6	22.7	-11.9	32.2	128	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	32.2	22.9	-9.3	29.8	118	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	11.4	3.3	-8.1	9.3	30	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	20.5	4.4	-16.1	18.0	45	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	33.3	22.4	-10.9	30.4	85	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	11.5	17.2	5.7	10.5	29	0	Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	13.2	14.5	1.3	12.0	200	0	Declined

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	24.5	23.1	-1.4	22.9	826	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	29.2	23.8	-5.4	23.9	21	3	Met Target
High Needs	38.4	37.8	-0.6	35.5	360	2	Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	67	-	-
Low Income	42.2	40.9	-1.3	37.7	264	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	42.8	43.5	0.7	39.3	207	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	96	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	66	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	40.6	40.7	0.1	36.2	150	1	No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	47	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	19.4	18.1	-1.3	17.6	464	3	Met Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	61.2	65.1	3.9	64.6	424	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	35.6	36.6	1.0	41.3	175	2	Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	29	-	-
Low Income	37.0	39.5	2.5	43.2	124	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	25.5	22.7	-2.8	32.6	97	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	46	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	27	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	39.0	38.4	-0.6	45.8	73	1	No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	27	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	72.6	74.9	2.3	76.2	251	2	Improved Below 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	572	478	86	No	2	573	473	83	No	1	379	292	80	No	2

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	286	223	286	220	194	133	766	576	76	No	2
English Learners and Former English Learners	74	57	75	64	51	39	200	160	85	No	2
Low Income	195	152	194	148	133	89	522	389	76	No	2
Students with Disabilities	168	125	167	124	113	71	448	320	71	No	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	-	-	-	-
Asian	57	53	57	55	46	44	160	152	95	Yes	1
Black or African American	65	51	65	52	42	30	172	133	79	No	2
Hispanic or Latino	122	92	122	96	78	55	322	243	76	No	2
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	36	31	36	32	21	15	93	78	86	No	2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	291	250	292	237	191	147	774	634	84	No	2

School Accountability Information
School	Accountability information	School accountability percentile
Amherst Regional High	Requiring assistance or intervention	68
Amherst Regional Middle School	Requiring assistance or intervention	53

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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