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2026 Official Accountability Report - Westborough

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
73% - Substantial progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage79%69%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
73%
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 achievement34-24-34-04-
Mathematics achievement44-44-44-04-
Science achievement34----34----
Achievement total101260.06867.5101240.00867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-34-34-
Mathematics growth44-34-34-34-
Growth total7820.06822.56820.06822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------34----
Extended engagement rate------44----
Annual dropout rate------34----
High school completion total------101220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-04-04-
Advanced coursework completion------24----
Additional indicators total4410.04410.02810.00410.0
Weighted total8.19.6-5.87.6-7.410.0-1.47.6-
Percentage of possible points84%-76%-74%-18%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan80%
Weight of non-high school results:66%
46%
Weight of high school results:34%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage69%

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 achievement34-44-44-34-
Mathematics achievement44-34-44-24-
Science achievement34----44----
Achievement total101260.07867.5121240.05867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-34-34-
Mathematics growth44-34-24-34-
Growth total7820.06822.55820.06822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------34----
Extended engagement rate------44----
Annual dropout rate------34----
High school completion total------101220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total4410.0---4410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-04-04-44-
Advanced coursework completion------14----
Additional indicators total0410.00410.01810.04410.0
Weighted total7.89.6-6.17.6-8.310.0-5.17.6-
Percentage of possible points81%-80%-83%-67%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan81%
Weight of non-high school results:65%
75%
Weight of high school results:35%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage79%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage44%52%
Weight40%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 High Needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
High Needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-04-
Mathematics achievement34-34-
Science achievement24-44-
Achievement total51267.571247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-
Mathematics growth34-34-
Growth total6822.55822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---24-
Extended engagement rate---44-
Annual dropout rate---04-
High school completion total---61220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-14-
Advanced coursework completion---24-
Additional indicators total4410.03810.0
Weighted total5.110.3-6.010.7-
Percentage of possible points50%-56%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan50%
Weight of non-high school results:66%
56%
Weight of high school results:34%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage52%

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High Needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
High Needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement34-24-
Mathematics achievement34-04-
Science achievement04-04-
Achievement total61267.521247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-
Mathematics growth44-24-
Growth total7822.54822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---24-
Annual dropout rate---04-
High school completion total---21220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism14-24-
Advanced coursework completion---04-
Additional indicators total1410.02810.0
Weighted total5.710.3-2.510.7-
Percentage of possible points55%-23%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan55%
Weight of non-high school results:65%
23%
Weight of high school results:35%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage44%

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 506.9 505.7 -1.2 509.2 1,6613Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 477.7 481.0 3.3 481.8 3062Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 492.7 490.2 -2.5 494.6 7000Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 493.5 490.8 -2.7 495.6 3510Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 488.3 486.8 -1.5 490.9 3100Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 484.8 481.6 -3.2 487.2 3410Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 4--
Asian 514.0 513.4 -0.6 516.0 5624Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 497.4 496.3 -1.1 499.8 453Path Forward: Met Target
Hispanic or Latino 488.8 485.7 -3.1 491.3 2190Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 508.0 503.9 -4.1 509.9 673Path Forward: Met Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 507.0 506.6 -0.4 509.3 7623Recovery Path: 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 518.1 513.8 -4.3 520.7 2863Path Forward: Met Target
Lowest Performing 498.2 489.7 -8.5 503.3 630Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 496.7 492.1 -4.6 500.0 790Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 484.9 482.7 -2.2 488.1 263Path Forward: Met Target
Low Income 502.4 493.4 -9.0 506.3 480Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 484.3 481.5 -2.8 487.0 260Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 526.6 522.5 -4.1 531.6 1024Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 8--
Hispanic or Latino 489.2 487.3 -1.9 492.4 260Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 7--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 517.9 513.1 -4.8 520.5 1433Path Forward: 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 510.5 510.5 0.0 512.6 1,6604Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 480.9 485.6 4.7 484.1 3064Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High Needs 498.0 495.9 -2.1 499.9 7033Recovery Path: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 502.0 499.9 -2.1 504.5 3540Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 491.0 489.3 -1.7 493.9 3120Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 488.2 485.6 -2.6 490.3 3440Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 4--
Asian 522.5 524.1 1.6 524.6 5604Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 493.5 497.2 3.7 495.8 454Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 489.6 487.6 -2.0 492.0 2210Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 506.7 504.1 -2.6 508.6 680Path Forward: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 508.4 508.6 0.2 510.3 7603Recovery 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 517.7 516.0 -1.7 520.2 2844Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 493.5 490.2 -3.3 498.6 630Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 496.3 499.0 2.7 500.1 793Path Forward: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 491.5 497.8 6.3 496.6 264Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low Income 501.2 496.2 -5.0 505.7 480Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 479.1 485.3 6.2 482.5 264Path Forward: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 530.8 532.4 1.6 535.0 1024Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 8--
Hispanic or Latino 486.9 485.6 -1.3 490.9 250Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 7--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 515.3 511.3 -4.0 517.9 1423Path 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 506.4 507.6 1.2 508.2 5493Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing---- 122--
High Needs 491.1 491.2 0.1 494.1 2062Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 491.9 490.7 -1.2 495.1 1090Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 485.3 481.9 -3.4 488.6 890Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 483.6 485.0 1.4 487.0 952Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 515.2 514.6 -0.6 518.9 1994Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 12--
Hispanic or Latino 486.2 485.0 -1.2 488.9 700Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 501.2 509.4 8.2 503.9 234Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 507.4 509.0 1.6 510.0 2434Path 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 514.5 513.7 -0.8 516.5 2703Path Forward: Met Target
Lowest Performing---- 63--
High Needs 492.7 499.2 6.5 495.6 714Path Forward: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 21--
Low Income 499.9 499.8 -0.1 503.0 413Path Forward: Met Target
Students with Disabilities 479.4 487.7 8.3 480.9 244Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 524.1 523.2 -0.9 526.9 984Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 6--
Hispanic or Latino---- 20--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 7--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 512.5 511.8 -0.7 514.4 1393Path Forward: Met Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 59.4 1,3263Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 56.9 3053Typical Growth - High
High Needs 56.8 5203Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 56.8 2633Typical Growth - High
Low Income 55.0 2263Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 53.7 2483Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native- 2--
Asian 61.4 4594Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American 52.1 373Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 55.1 1623Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 60.4 524Exceeded Typical Growth
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 59.5 6133Typical Growth - High

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 51.1 2653Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 54.5 633Typical Growth - High
High Needs 49.3 662Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners- 17--
Low Income 49.6 412Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 51.0 223Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian 52.1 953Typical Growth - High
Black or African American- 8--
Hispanic or Latino- 19--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 7--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 51.2 1363Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 60.8 1,3364Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing 57.1 3053Typical Growth - High
High Needs 57.4 5323Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 59.7 2733Typical Growth - High
Low Income 51.8 2353Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 52.1 2493Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native- 2--
Asian 67.1 4624Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American 60.7 364Exceeded Typical Growth
Hispanic or Latino 53.7 1613Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 61.0 544Exceeded Typical Growth
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 57.9 6203Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 53.4 2653Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 57.2 633Typical Growth - High
High Needs 56.2 683Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners- 18--
Low Income 51.9 423Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 48.3 232Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian 62.7 964Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American- 8--
Hispanic or Latino- 18--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 7--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 48.1 1362Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 94.8 95.4 0.6 95.0 3283Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 85.0 86.0 1.0 89.3 1072Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 22--
Low Income 89.5 83.1 -6.4 94.1 710Declined
Students with Disabilities 81.6 83.3 1.7 87.7 482Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 96.7 99.1 2.4 95.0 1154Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 6--
Hispanic or Latino 73.1 81.5 8.4 77.8 274Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 96.9 94.8 -2.1 95.0 1723Met Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 96.7 98.6 1.9 95.0 2894Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 94.4 96.0 1.6 95.0 1004Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 14--
Low Income 95.1 96.5 1.4 95.0 574Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 94.6 95.9 1.3 95.0 494Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 98.7 100.0 1.3 95.0 904Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 4--
Hispanic or Latino 90.5 88.5 -2.0 94.6 260Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 9--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 96.8 99.4 2.6 95.0 1604Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 0.4 0.6 0.2 1.0 1,2043Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 1.4 1.9 0.5 1.2 3110Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 1.5 3.8 2.3 1.3 800Declined
Low Income 1.9 2.1 0.2 1.7 1900Declined
Students with Disabilities 0.8 0.0 -0.8 1.0 1174Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian 0.0 0.2 0.2 1.0 4063Met Target
Black or African American---- 44--
Hispanic or Latino 3.8 3.5 -0.3 3.4 1132Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 30--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 0.2 0.3 0.1 1.0 6083Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 72.3 72.3 0.0 73.9 2023Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 72.3 72.3 0.0 73.9 2023Met 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 42.9 30.4 -12.5 45.0 460Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 42.9 30.4 -12.5 45.0 460Declined
Low Income-------
Students with Disabilities-------
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian-------
Black or African American-------
Hispanic or Latino-------
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino-------
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White-------

Chronic absenteeism - Non-high school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 12.1 8.3 -3.8 11.1 2,2334Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 16.0 10.5 -5.5 13.9 3064Exceeded Target
High Needs 17.5 13.9 -3.6 15.7 9904Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 18.5 12.8 -5.7 16.0 5224Exceeded Target
Low Income 23.9 21.8 -2.1 21.5 4363Met Target
Students with Disabilities 17.5 14.1 -3.4 15.1 4544Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 10--
Asian 12.8 6.2 -6.6 10.7 7414Exceeded Target
Black or African American 6.8 7.8 1.0 4.3 640Declined
Hispanic or Latino 23.6 20.8 -2.8 20.7 3123Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 10.6 9.3 -1.3 9.6 973Met Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 8.3 6.1 -2.2 7.1 1,0084Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 18.5 19.8 1.3 16.9 1,1590Declined
Lowest Performing 13.6 17.5 3.9 8.3 630Declined
High Needs 33.6 34.1 0.5 30.7 3281No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 37.9 33.8 -4.1 33.8 1303Met Target
Low Income 38.8 37.4 -1.4 34.3 2112Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 34.2 42.9 8.7 30.7 1120Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian 13.0 11.3 -1.7 10.2 3883Met Target
Black or African American---- 37--
Hispanic or Latino 45.2 43.7 -1.5 40.8 1352Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 29--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 16.3 19.0 2.7 14.5 5670Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 64.2 66.3 2.1 67.6 5782Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 25.3 27.7 2.4 31.0 1482Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 9.8 25.9 16.1 16.5 584Exceeded Target
Low Income 27.8 33.3 5.5 34.0 993Met Target
Students with Disabilities 12.7 9.4 -3.3 19.8 530Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian 90.4 87.8 -2.6 94.1 1883Met Target
Black or African American---- 23--
Hispanic or Latino 16.7 14.3 -2.4 23.5 560Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 14--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 59.6 63.9 4.3 63.2 2943Met 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 1,975 1,966100Yes 1 1,971 1,96199Yes 1 847 84199Yes 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 807 798 805 799 297 292 1,909 1,88999Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 398 396 397 397 143 143 938 936100Yes1
Low Income 368 364 367 365 141 138 876 86799Yes1
Students with Disabilities 374 367 375 370 124 121 873 85898Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 4 4 4 1 1 9----
Asian 677 675 674 672 305 304 1,656 1,651100Yes1
Black or African American 53 53 53 53 20 20 126 126100Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 252 251 252 251 99 98 603 600100Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 75 74 75 75 30 30 180 17999Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 1 0 0 2----
White 912 907 911 904 391 387 2,214 2,19899Yes1

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