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2026 Official Accountability Report - Melrose

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
59% - Substantial progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage58%59%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
59%
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 achievement34-24-44-34-
Mathematics achievement34-14-24-04-
Science achievement44----04----
Achievement total101260.03867.561240.03867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-44-44-
Mathematics growth24-24-34-34-
Growth total5820.05822.57820.07822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------44----
Extended engagement rate------44----
Annual dropout rate------44----
High school completion total------121220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total0410.0---0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-04-34-24-
Advanced coursework completion------24----
Additional indicators total3410.00410.05810.02410.0
Weighted total7.39.6-3.27.6-6.710.0-3.87.6-
Percentage of possible points76%-42%-67%-50%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan59%
Weight of non-high school results:69%
59%
Weight of high school results:31%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage59%

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 achievement34-24-44-34-
Mathematics achievement34-24-04-24-
Science achievement04----34----
Achievement total61260.04867.571240.05867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-44-44-
Mathematics growth24-24-34-44-
Growth total5820.05822.57820.08822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------44----
Extended engagement rate------44----
Annual dropout rate------44----
High school completion total------121220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---4410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-04-24-44-
Advanced coursework completion------24----
Additional indicators total3410.00410.04810.04410.0
Weighted total5.29.6-3.87.6-7.410.0-5.67.6-
Percentage of possible points54%-50%-74%-74%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan52%
Weight of non-high school results:71%
74%
Weight of high school results:29%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage58%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage47%44%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
45%
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 achievement14-34-
Mathematics achievement04-04-
Science achievement44-04-
Achievement total51267.531247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-44-
Mathematics growth24-34-
Growth total5822.57822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---44-
Annual dropout rate---34-
High school completion total---71220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism14-04-
Advanced coursework completion---24-
Additional indicators total1410.02810.0
Weighted total4.610.3-4.610.7-
Percentage of possible points45%-43%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan45%
Weight of non-high school results:69%
43%
Weight of high school results:31%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage44%

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 achievement24-34-
Mathematics achievement14-24-
Science achievement04-44-
Achievement total31267.591247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-44-
Mathematics growth24-34-
Growth total5822.57822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---34-
Extended engagement rate---44-
Annual dropout rate---44-
High school completion total---111220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-24-
Advanced coursework completion---24-
Additional indicators total3410.04810.0
Weighted total3.510.3-8.510.7-
Percentage of possible points34%-79%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan34%
Weight of non-high school results:71%
79%
Weight of high school results:29%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage47%

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 505.6 505.8 0.2 507.9 1,6903Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 477.4 479.1 1.7 482.5 3202Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs 488.1 488.0 -0.1 490.0 5691Recovery Path: No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 484.8 486.2 1.4 486.9 1752Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low Income 488.6 486.6 -2.0 490.7 2760Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 482.2 482.3 0.1 484.1 3352Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 505.6 503.0 -2.6 508.0 1163Path Forward: Met Target
Black or African American 487.8 487.4 -0.4 490.7 951Recovery Path: No Change
Hispanic or Latino 493.7 495.1 1.4 496.2 1032Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 507.4 510.3 2.9 509.3 1154Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 507.7 507.9 0.2 509.9 1,2584Recovery 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 516.1 517.3 1.2 518.7 2544Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 498.3 496.8 -1.5 503.4 543Path Forward: Met Target
High Needs 501.1 499.6 -1.5 504.4 793Path Forward: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 17--
Low Income 500.1 499.2 -0.9 504.0 463Path Forward: Met Target
Students with Disabilities 496.0 496.0 0.0 498.7 443Path Forward: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 13--
Black or African American---- 11--
Hispanic or Latino---- 27--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 14--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 518.9 519.7 0.8 521.5 1894Path 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 505.9 505.2 -0.7 508.4 1,6883Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 480.2 479.8 -0.4 486.5 3201Recovery Path: No Change
High Needs 490.1 489.2 -0.9 491.7 5690Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 490.0 489.8 -0.2 492.5 1751Path Forward: No Change
Low Income 488.2 486.2 -2.0 490.2 2750Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 485.3 484.2 -1.1 487.5 3350Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 510.3 507.6 -2.7 513.2 1163Path Forward: Met Target
Black or African American 488.8 486.3 -2.5 491.6 960Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 492.1 494.3 2.2 494.5 1023Path Forward: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 506.2 509.2 3.0 508.1 1144Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 507.9 507.0 -0.9 510.2 1,2573Recovery 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 506.3 507.2 0.9 508.8 2492Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 485.6 484.8 -0.8 490.7 540Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 492.8 489.8 -3.0 496.6 760Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 15--
Low Income 490.7 491.3 0.6 495.2 432Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 486.9 486.6 -0.3 490.3 431Path Forward: No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 13--
Black or African American---- 11--
Hispanic or Latino---- 24--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 14--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 509.0 509.3 0.3 511.6 1873Path Forward: Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 501.1 505.1 4.0 503.8 5844Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing---- 134--
High Needs 486.1 491.4 5.3 489.1 2014Path Forward: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 479.8 490.6 10.8 483.0 554Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low Income 486.1 489.4 3.3 489.4 973Path Forward: Met Target
Students with Disabilities 481.0 486.3 5.3 484.4 1144Path Forward: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 498.7 506.7 8.0 502.4 424Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 483.7 484.6 0.9 487.2 362Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 488.5 498.6 10.1 491.2 324Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 496.0 507.7 11.7 498.7 494Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 504.4 506.9 2.5 507.0 4243Path 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 510.1 505.9 -4.2 512.5 2310Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 54--
High Needs 498.1 492.4 -5.7 501.0 650Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 10--
Low Income 499.2 491.8 -7.4 502.3 340Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 490.0 490.2 0.2 493.1 412Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 12--
Black or African American---- 8--
Hispanic or Latino---- 19--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 512.6 507.5 -5.1 514.5 1803Path Forward: Met Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 51.9 1,3593Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 51.3 3203Typical Growth - High
High Needs 50.1 4323Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 52.8 1303Typical Growth - High
Low Income 48.4 2122Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 49.7 2492Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 0--
Asian 50.5 913Typical Growth - High
Black or African American 49.6 732Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 49.1 802Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 56.4 973Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 52.0 1,0183Typical Growth - High

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 70.8 2314Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing 70.1 544Exceeded Typical Growth
High Needs 68.7 634Exceeded Typical Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners- 8--
Low Income 68.7 324Exceeded Typical Growth
Students with Disabilities 65.9 394Exceeded Typical Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 12--
Black or African American- 9--
Hispanic or Latino- 19--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 71.0 1794Exceeded Typical Growth

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 46.8 1,3582Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 43.4 3202Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 44.7 4342Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 48.6 1322Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 44.5 2112Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 43.5 2502Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 0--
Asian 50.2 913Typical Growth - High
Black or African American 43.2 752Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 48.6 792Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 51.1 963Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 46.1 1,0172Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 52.1 2293Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 54.3 543Typical Growth - High
High Needs 52.5 633Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners- 9--
Low Income 53.0 333Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 53.4 383Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 12--
Black or African American- 9--
Hispanic or Latino- 18--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 52.5 1783Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 97.1 97.6 0.5 95.0 2514Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 95.2 94.2 -1.0 95.0 1030Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 14--
Low Income 97.2 96.7 -0.5 95.0 604Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 90.9 89.6 -1.3 95.0 480Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 18--
Black or African American---- 22--
Hispanic or Latino---- 17--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 14--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 97.8 98.9 1.1 95.0 1804Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 98.2 97.5 -0.7 95.0 2424Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 96.6 96.2 -0.4 95.0 1054Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 12--
Low Income 94.7 97.2 2.5 95.0 714Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 95.7 93.2 -2.5 95.0 440Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 6--
Black or African American---- 29--
Hispanic or Latino---- 20--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 9--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 98.3 97.8 -0.5 95.0 1784Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 0.4 0.3 -0.1 1.0 9674Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 0.7 0.7 0.0 1.0 3043Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 38--
Low Income 0.6 0.0 -0.6 1.0 1584Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 1.4 0.6 -0.8 1.2 1544Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 0--
Asian---- 73--
Black or African American---- 72--
Hispanic or Latino---- 72--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 47--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 0.4 0.3 -0.1 1.0 7024Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 66.7 60.8 -5.9 67.7 1200Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 66.7 60.8 -5.9 67.7 1200Declined
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 46.9 29.6 -17.3 49.0 270Declined
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 8.8 7.9 -0.9 7.8 2,3183Met Target
Lowest Performing 13.1 13.8 0.7 11.0 3200Declined
High Needs 15.1 15.6 0.5 13.3 7961No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 13.6 14.5 0.9 11.1 2690Declined
Low Income 22.1 22.4 0.3 19.7 3971No Change
Students with Disabilities 11.9 11.6 -0.3 9.5 4402Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 6--
Asian 2.4 6.2 3.8 1.0 1613Met Target
Black or African American 15.6 13.0 -2.6 13.1 1383Met Target
Hispanic or Latino 19.1 17.7 -1.4 16.2 1642Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 9.6 11.2 1.6 8.6 1520Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 7.8 6.4 -1.4 6.6 1,6973Met Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 14.1 13.0 -1.1 12.5 1,0433Met Target
Lowest Performing 16.7 14.8 -1.9 11.4 542Improved Below Target
High Needs 22.5 27.0 4.5 19.6 3260Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 81--
Low Income 27.0 31.6 4.6 22.5 2150Declined
Students with Disabilities 22.0 24.1 2.1 18.5 1410Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 74--
Black or African American---- 70--
Hispanic or Latino---- 99--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 57--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 11.7 9.2 -2.5 9.9 7424Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 78.4 80.4 2.0 81.8 4852Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 51.3 54.2 2.9 57.0 1442Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 29--
Low Income 57.0 59.8 2.8 63.2 822Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 38.6 35.2 -3.4 45.7 710Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 42--
Black or African American---- 39--
Hispanic or Latino---- 36--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 20--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 83.2 84.7 1.5 86.8 3473Met 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 1,973 1,95399Yes 1 1,970 1,94699Yes 1 858 84098Yes 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 670 657 668 654 292 283 1,630 1,59498Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 201 201 199 199 77 77 477 477100Yes1
Low Income 334 331 331 327 150 147 815 80599Yes1
Students with Disabilities 392 381 392 380 165 158 949 91997Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 2 2 2 0 0 4----
Asian 133 133 133 133 58 58 324 324100Yes1
Black or African American 106 106 107 107 48 47 261 260100Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 132 132 130 128 59 59 321 31999Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 131 129 131 128 65 63 327 32098Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 1,468 1,450 1,466 1,447 627 612 3,561 3,50999Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
Early Childhood CenterInsufficient data-
Herbert Clark HooverNot requiring assistance or intervention 80
Horace MannNot requiring assistance or intervention 99
LincolnNot requiring assistance or intervention 79
Melrose HighNot requiring assistance or intervention 86
Melrose MiddleNot requiring assistance or intervention 55
RooseveltNot requiring assistance or intervention 91
WinthropNot requiring assistance or intervention 94



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