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2026 Official Accountability Report - Marlborough

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
55% - Substantial progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage42%64%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
55%
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 achievement24-44-24-24-
Mathematics achievement24-44-24-24-
Science achievement04----04----
Achievement total41260.08867.541240.04867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-34-34-
Mathematics growth34-24-44-34-
Growth total6820.04822.57820.06822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------44----
Extended engagement rate------44----
Annual dropout rate------04----
High school completion total------81220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-24-44-
Advanced coursework completion------34----
Additional indicators total4410.04410.05810.04410.0
Weighted total4.39.6-6.77.6-5.110.0-4.57.6-
Percentage of possible points45%-88%-51%-59%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan67%
Weight of non-high school results:79%
55%
Weight of high school results:21%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage64%

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 achievement24-24-04-04-
Mathematics achievement04-44-04-04-
Science achievement04----24----
Achievement total21260.06867.521240.00867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-34-34-
Mathematics growth24-24-34-34-
Growth total4820.04822.56820.06822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------04----
Extended engagement rate------04----
Annual dropout rate------44----
High school completion total------41220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---4410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-04-44-04-
Advanced coursework completion------44----
Additional indicators total2410.00410.08810.00410.0
Weighted total2.59.6-5.07.6-4.010.0-1.47.6-
Percentage of possible points26%-66%-40%-18%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan46%
Weight of non-high school results:76%
29%
Weight of high school results:24%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage42%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage35%53%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
46%
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 achievement34-44-
Mathematics achievement24-34-
Science achievement04-04-
Achievement total51267.571247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-
Mathematics growth34-34-
Growth total6822.56822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---44-
Extended engagement rate---44-
Annual dropout rate---24-
High school completion total---101220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-24-
Advanced coursework completion---24-
Additional indicators total4410.04810.0
Weighted total5.110.3-7.110.7-
Percentage of possible points50%-66%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan50%
Weight of non-high school results:79%
66%
Weight of high school results:21%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage53%

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 achievement24-04-
Mathematics achievement14-04-
Science achievement14-04-
Achievement total41267.501247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-34-
Mathematics growth24-34-
Growth total4822.56822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---44-
High school completion total---41220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-44-
Advanced coursework completion---44-
Additional indicators total2410.08810.0
Weighted total3.810.3-3.010.7-
Percentage of possible points37%-28%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan37%
Weight of non-high school results:76%
28%
Weight of high school results:24%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage35%

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 482.5 484.0 1.5 484.9 2,1192Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 453.0 459.0 6.0 458.1 3624Path Forward: Exceeded Target
High Needs 476.4 478.1 1.7 478.3 1,6523Recovery Path: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 471.4 473.9 2.5 474.6 1,0152Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income 476.3 478.0 1.7 478.8 1,4042Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 467.6 466.9 -0.7 469.6 4400Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian 504.4 509.3 4.9 506.8 264Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 481.6 483.7 2.1 484.0 1373Path Forward: Met Target
Hispanic or Latino 475.8 477.6 1.8 478.9 1,2322Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 491.8 488.3 -3.5 493.7 580Path Forward: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 493.9 494.7 0.8 496.0 6492Recovery 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 489.9 490.3 0.4 491.5 1802Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 468.2 470.2 2.0 473.3 322Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs 478.2 482.3 4.1 481.5 1304Path Forward: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 457.4 467.6 10.2 459.2 564Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low Income 479.0 482.9 3.9 482.9 1173Path Forward: Met Target
Students with Disabilities---- 20--
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American---- 12--
Hispanic or Latino 481.1 482.6 1.5 482.3 1013Recovery Path: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 500.3 500.1 -0.2 502.9 571Path Forward: No Change

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 484.0 484.6 0.6 486.0 2,1172Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 457.7 463.9 6.2 461.0 3624Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High Needs 478.9 479.7 0.8 480.4 1,6512Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 476.8 477.5 0.7 479.8 1,0152Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income 479.0 479.5 0.5 481.2 1,4032Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 469.4 468.5 -0.9 471.0 4410Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian 503.8 506.1 2.3 506.7 273Path Forward: Met Target
Black or African American 482.2 481.7 -0.5 484.5 1361Path Forward: No Change
Hispanic or Latino 478.7 479.8 1.1 481.8 1,2302Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 487.4 488.3 0.9 489.3 602Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 493.4 493.2 -0.2 495.8 6471Recovery Path: No Change

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 489.7 490.2 0.5 491.4 1792Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 472.3 472.4 0.1 477.4 322Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs 480.4 483.8 3.4 484.2 1293Path Forward: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 466.4 473.6 7.2 469.0 564Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low Income 480.9 483.7 2.8 485.4 1162Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities---- 19--
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American---- 12--
Hispanic or Latino 481.0 483.6 2.6 483.0 1014Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 500.9 499.3 -1.6 503.5 560Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 481.6 480.9 -0.7 484.3 6880Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 130--
High Needs 475.8 474.9 -0.9 478.8 5090Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 469.7 470.6 0.9 471.4 2742Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income 475.6 475.2 -0.4 478.9 4351Path Forward: No Change
Students with Disabilities 470.5 463.6 -6.9 473.9 1340Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 9--
Black or African American 476.4 479.3 2.9 479.9 512Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 474.6 475.0 0.4 476.5 3952Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 13--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 495.2 491.0 -4.2 497.8 2180Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 490.1 487.8 -2.3 493.4 1450Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 32--
High Needs 480.4 479.8 -0.6 483.4 950Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 467.1 470.8 3.7 472.1 332Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income 480.6 480.3 -0.3 484.3 861Recovery Path: No Change
Students with Disabilities---- 16--
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American---- 7--
Hispanic or Latino 480.8 480.4 -0.4 484.3 741Recovery Path: No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 5--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 501.1 495.2 -5.9 503.2 550Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 54.7 1,5683Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 49.9 3552Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 53.7 1,1993Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 54.9 7053Typical Growth - High
Low Income 54.0 1,0323Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 44.1 3152Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian- 16--
Black or African American 54.9 943Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 54.1 9173Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 53.1 373Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 55.6 5033Typical Growth - High

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 57.2 1373Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 56.2 323Typical Growth - High
High Needs 57.8 883Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 61.3 254Exceeded Typical Growth
Low Income 57.1 823Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities- 13--
American Indian or Alaska Native- 3--
Asian- 1--
Black or African American- 6--
Hispanic or Latino 60.7 714Exceeded Typical Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 51.7 503Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 51.7 1,6043Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 48.9 3552Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 51.1 1,2343Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 50.7 7363Typical Growth - High
Low Income 51.1 1,0583Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 44.4 3192Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 3--
Asian- 16--
Black or African American 47.9 982Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 52.0 9443Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 51.3 393Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 51.8 5043Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 60.1 1424Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing 52.3 323Typical Growth - High
High Needs 59.6 933Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 51.7 323Typical Growth - High
Low Income 58.9 853Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities- 13--
American Indian or Alaska Native- 3--
Asian- 1--
Black or African American- 6--
Hispanic or Latino 55.9 763Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 64.2 504Exceeded Typical Growth

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 82.9 90.7 7.8 84.9 3004Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 79.7 88.4 8.7 84.0 2424Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 73.3 88.1 14.8 79.0 1094Exceeded Target
Low Income 80.9 91.9 11.0 85.5 2104Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities---- 51--
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 5--
Black or African American---- 17--
Hispanic or Latino 81.0 91.1 10.1 85.7 1904Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 87.7 90.1 2.4 89.7 813Met Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 86.2 90.3 4.1 87.8 2574Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 82.9 88.9 6.0 86.3 2074Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 73.8 84.0 10.2 79.3 754Exceeded Target
Low Income 83.0 88.3 5.3 86.8 1884Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities---- 46--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American---- 12--
Hispanic or Latino 82.4 88.2 5.8 86.5 1534Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 10--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 93.7 95.1 1.4 95.0 813Met Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 1.4 1.5 0.1 1.2 9720Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 1.9 1.8 -0.1 1.7 6592Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 3.1 2.2 -0.9 2.7 2764Exceeded Target
Low Income 1.6 1.4 -0.2 1.4 5623Met Target
Students with Disabilities---- 111--
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 7--
Asian---- 14--
Black or African American---- 63--
Hispanic or Latino 1.6 1.5 -0.1 1.4 5992Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 22--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 1.1 1.1 0.0 1.0 2661No Change

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 50.0 53.2 3.2 52.7 8883Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 50.0 53.2 3.2 52.7 8883Met 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 28.9 18.5 -10.4 30.2 1510Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 28.9 18.5 -10.4 30.2 1510Declined
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 18.2 14.8 -3.4 17.2 3,1384Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 24.4 20.4 -4.0 22.3 3624Exceeded Target
High Needs 21.4 17.3 -4.1 19.6 2,4904Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 21.5 16.5 -5.0 19.0 1,5654Exceeded Target
Low Income 22.6 18.3 -4.3 20.2 2,1174Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 21.7 21.3 -0.4 19.3 6212Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 7--
Asian 17.5 8.9 -8.6 15.4 454Exceeded Target
Black or African American 17.1 12.9 -4.2 14.6 2104Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 22.4 17.5 -4.9 19.5 1,8714Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 23.9 17.2 -6.7 22.9 994Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 9.3 9.6 0.3 8.1 9061No Change

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 30.0 29.1 -0.9 28.4 8702Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 37.9 25.0 -12.9 32.6 324Exceeded Target
High Needs 36.4 35.6 -0.8 33.5 6212Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 42.6 40.3 -2.3 38.5 2832Improved Below Target
Low Income 37.8 36.9 -0.9 33.3 5482Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities---- 132--
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 6--
Asian---- 12--
Black or African American---- 67--
Hispanic or Latino 37.2 33.7 -3.5 32.8 5162Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 24--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 17.6 22.1 4.5 15.8 2440Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 61.6 66.0 4.4 65.0 4743Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 51.4 54.8 3.4 57.1 3122Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 34.7 41.0 6.3 41.4 1443Met Target
Low Income 54.2 56.4 2.2 60.4 2752Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities---- 55--
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 10--
Black or African American---- 38--
Hispanic or Latino 53.8 59.3 5.5 60.6 2802Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 11--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 83.1 78.9 -4.2 86.7 1330Declined

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 2,343 2,32899Yes 1 2,339 2,32499Yes 1 894 88799Yes 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 1,825 1,811 1,821 1,808 664 657 4,310 4,27699Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 1,108 1,100 1,102 1,099 349 347 2,559 2,54699Yes1
Low Income 1,555 1,543 1,553 1,541 572 566 3,680 3,65099Yes1
Students with Disabilities 467 459 470 460 160 155 1,097 1,07498Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 7 7 7 7 6 6 20----
Asian 27 27 28 28 10 10 65 65100Yes1
Black or African American 158 156 158 156 68 67 384 37999Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 1,363 1,354 1,358 1,350 512 509 3,233 3,21399Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 65 64 66 66 19 19 150 14999Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 709 706 708 703 279 276 1,696 1,68599Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 18
Charles Jaworek SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 30
Early Childhood CenterInsufficient data-
Francis J KaneNot requiring assistance or intervention 33
Goodnow Brothers Elementary SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 28
Marlborough HighNot requiring assistance or intervention 29
RicherRequiring assistance or intervention 16



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