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2026 Official Accountability Report - Ashland

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
53% - Substantial progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage56%50%
Weight40%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 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 achievement04-34-34-04-
Mathematics achievement24-44-34-04-
Science achievement04----34----
Achievement total21260.07867.591240.00867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-34-34-
Mathematics growth34-34-34-34-
Growth total6820.06822.56820.06822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------04----
Extended engagement rate------04----
Annual dropout rate------34----
High school completion total------31220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total1410.0---0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-24-04-24-
Advanced coursework completion------04----
Additional indicators total4410.02410.00810.02410.0
Weighted total2.99.6-6.37.6-5.410.0-1.67.6-
Percentage of possible points30%-83%-54%-21%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan57%
Weight of non-high school results:66%
38%
Weight of high school results:34%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage50%

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 achievement24-34-34-04-
Mathematics achievement04-34-34-24-
Science achievement24----24----
Achievement total41260.06867.581240.02867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-34-34-
Mathematics growth34-34-34-44-
Growth total6820.06822.56820.07822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------04----
Extended engagement rate------44----
Annual dropout rate------44----
High school completion total------81220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total0410.0---3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-34-24-34-
Advanced coursework completion------04----
Additional indicators total3410.03410.02810.03410.0
Weighted total3.99.6-5.77.6-6.510.0-3.27.6-
Percentage of possible points41%-75%-65%-42%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan58%
Weight of non-high school results:67%
54%
Weight of high school results:33%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage56%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage41%26%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
32%
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 achievement24-04-
Science achievement04-04-
Achievement total21267.501247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-
Mathematics growth34-34-
Growth total6822.56822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---14-
High school completion total---11220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-24-
Advanced coursework completion---04-
Additional indicators total4410.02810.0
Weighted total3.110.3-1.810.7-
Percentage of possible points30%-17%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan30%
Weight of non-high school results:66%
17%
Weight of high school results:34%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage26%

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 achievement04-24-
Science achievement24-34-
Achievement total41267.551247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-
Mathematics growth34-34-
Growth total6822.55822.5
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 absenteeism14-14-
Advanced coursework completion---04-
Additional indicators total1410.01810.0
Weighted total4.210.3-4.410.7-
Percentage of possible points41%-41%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan41%
Weight of non-high school results:67%
41%
Weight of high school results:33%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage41%

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 500.7 500.1 -0.6 502.9 1,3290Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 470.9 474.7 3.8 474.6 2553Recovery Path: Met Target
High Needs 485.9 484.6 -1.3 488.1 5810Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 483.0 482.3 -0.7 485.1 2510Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 484.8 482.6 -2.2 487.1 3440Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 478.4 477.5 -0.9 481.0 2880Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 513.6 514.6 1.0 516.6 2624Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 493.5 489.7 -3.8 495.9 500Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 486.4 485.9 -0.5 489.5 2871Recovery Path: No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 502.4 500.5 -1.9 504.3 520Path Forward: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 501.9 501.4 -0.5 504.0 6731Recovery Path: No Change

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 510.7 510.1 -0.6 512.7 2253Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 488.1 485.9 -2.2 493.2 470Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 491.3 487.5 -3.8 494.6 790Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 27--
Low Income 491.8 488.6 -3.2 495.7 510Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 483.9 481.7 -2.2 486.6 340Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 527.4 528.9 1.5 532.4 364Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 6--
Hispanic or Latino 489.0 487.4 -1.6 492.2 550Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 9--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 513.0 513.9 0.9 514.7 1193Recovery 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 503.5 503.8 0.3 505.5 1,3312Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 472.6 479.3 6.7 476.2 2554Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High Needs 487.3 487.9 0.6 489.0 5812Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 486.5 488.3 1.8 489.0 2502Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low Income 484.8 484.7 -0.1 487.0 3441Recovery Path: No Change
Students with Disabilities 480.4 481.2 0.8 482.6 2882Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian 522.9 522.9 0.0 525.8 2604Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 491.5 488.6 -2.9 493.8 500Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 485.4 486.6 1.2 487.6 2872Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 510.7 507.0 -3.7 512.6 543Path Forward: Met Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 503.7 504.9 1.2 505.5 6743Recovery 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 514.4 512.0 -2.4 516.9 2223Path Forward: Met Target
Lowest Performing 490.3 486.2 -4.1 495.4 470Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 494.2 488.8 -5.4 498.0 770Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 26--
Low Income 497.3 488.8 -8.5 501.8 500Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 482.1 484.4 2.3 485.5 322Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 538.4 535.5 -2.9 542.6 354Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 6--
Hispanic or Latino 495.5 487.8 -7.7 499.5 540Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 9--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 514.9 515.8 0.9 517.5 1183Path 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 502.1 499.7 -2.4 504.8 4680Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 95--
High Needs 488.5 483.1 -5.4 491.5 1890Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 487.7 479.2 -8.5 490.9 810Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 487.3 480.0 -7.3 490.6 1150Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 483.5 476.5 -7.0 486.9 1000Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 516.8 515.7 -1.1 520.5 894Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 21--
Hispanic or Latino 485.9 480.8 -5.1 487.6 1000Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 20--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 502.7 501.8 -0.9 505.3 2370Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 508.3 508.4 0.1 511.0 2063Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing---- 46--
High Needs 492.7 488.0 -4.7 496.0 630Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 20--
Low Income 495.9 489.8 -6.1 499.3 370Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 480.9 482.4 1.5 484.6 282Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 523.6 528.0 4.4 526.4 344Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 5--
Hispanic or Latino 498.2 490.2 -8.0 501.8 400Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 9--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 507.6 509.3 1.7 510.6 1183Recovery Path: Met Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 55.8 1,0893Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 54.3 2553Typical Growth - High
High Needs 52.2 4463Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 55.5 1863Typical Growth - High
Low Income 51.9 2613Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 49.6 2282Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 2--
Asian 61.6 2214Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American 48.3 412Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 53.0 2143Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 56.4 413Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 55.2 5693Typical Growth - High

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 54.7 2133Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 56.2 463Typical Growth - High
High Needs 50.4 693Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners- 21--
Low Income 51.5 433Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 43.7 312Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian 56.1 353Typical Growth - High
Black or African American- 5--
Hispanic or Latino 53.9 453Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 9--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 52.0 1193Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 59.0 1,0953Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 57.7 2553Typical Growth - High
High Needs 56.4 4513Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 61.0 1894Exceeded Typical Growth
Low Income 56.2 2663Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 51.3 2293Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native- 3--
Asian 65.2 2184Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American 48.4 412Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 57.0 2193Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 57.9 433Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 58.3 5703Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 52.5 2093Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 57.1 463Typical Growth - High
High Needs 50.3 663Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners- 20--
Low Income 47.3 422Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 52.6 293Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian 48.4 342Typical Growth - Low
Black or African American- 5--
Hispanic or Latino 51.7 433Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 9--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 52.0 1183Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 93.1 91.5 -1.6 95.0 2240Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 85.3 83.2 -2.1 89.6 1010Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 21--
Low Income 85.5 83.1 -2.4 90.1 770Declined
Students with Disabilities 79.4 78.0 -1.4 85.5 410Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 93.5 96.4 2.9 95.0 284Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 6--
Hispanic or Latino 75.7 81.6 5.9 80.4 494Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 97.1 94.7 -2.4 95.0 1333Met Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 96.8 93.5 -3.3 95.0 2170Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 92.8 86.3 -6.5 95.0 950Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 18--
Low Income 92.2 85.5 -6.7 95.0 760Declined
Students with Disabilities 93.1 82.4 -10.7 95.0 340Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 100.0 93.5 -6.5 95.0 310Declined
Black or African American---- 6--
Hispanic or Latino 96.2 75.7 -20.5 95.0 370Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 5--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 96.7 97.8 1.1 95.0 1364Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 0.8 0.8 0.0 1.0 8843Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 2.1 2.0 -0.1 1.8 3061No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 51--
Low Income 1.1 2.5 1.4 1.0 2010Declined
Students with Disabilities 2.2 3.1 0.9 1.9 1290Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 5--
Asian 0.9 0.0 -0.9 1.0 1234Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 24--
Hispanic or Latino 2.0 1.7 -0.3 1.8 1743Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 26--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 0.5 0.8 0.3 1.0 5323Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 66.7 64.2 -2.5 69.4 1201No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 66.7 64.2 -2.5 69.4 1201No Change
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 35.7 23.1 -12.6 36.9 260Declined
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 12.5 10.3 -2.2 11.5 1,7884Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 19.5 19.1 -0.4 17.4 2562Improved Below Target
High Needs 18.9 15.3 -3.6 17.1 8184Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 19.7 17.6 -2.1 17.2 3583Met Target
Low Income 21.9 19.0 -2.9 19.5 4963Met Target
Students with Disabilities 19.5 15.9 -3.6 17.1 3904Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian 11.9 8.8 -3.1 9.8 3534Exceeded Target
Black or African American 13.1 8.8 -4.3 10.6 684Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 20.5 17.7 -2.8 17.6 4133Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 14.7 5.8 -8.9 13.7 694Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 4--
White 8.9 7.7 -1.2 7.7 8783Met Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 12.8 13.9 1.1 11.2 9120Declined
Lowest Performing 18.8 14.9 -3.9 13.5 472Improved Below Target
High Needs 25.3 25.0 -0.3 22.4 3242Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 93--
Low Income 30.6 30.3 -0.3 26.1 2212Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 25.9 22.6 -3.3 22.4 1333Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 6--
Asian 4.9 7.3 2.4 2.1 1244Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 28--
Hispanic or Latino 26.9 29.0 2.1 22.5 1860Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 32--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 9.5 9.0 -0.5 7.7 5364Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 68.1 62.4 -5.7 71.5 4440Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 47.2 27.2 -20.0 52.9 1470Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 42--
Low Income 47.9 30.6 -17.3 54.1 1080Declined
Students with Disabilities 47.0 9.3 -37.7 54.1 540Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 5--
Asian 91.1 96.6 5.5 94.8 584Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 13--
Hispanic or Latino 44.1 31.0 -13.1 50.9 840Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 72.0 64.7 -7.3 75.6 2720Declined

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 1,573 1,55899Yes 1 1,567 1,55799Yes 1 704 69098Yes 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 674 664 669 662 274 265 1,617 1,59198Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 284 282 280 280 110 109 674 671100Yes1
Low Income 405 399 401 398 170 163 976 96098Yes1
Students with Disabilities 329 322 326 320 138 132 793 77498Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 2 3 3 0 0 6----
Asian 298 298 297 295 127 124 722 71799Yes1
Black or African American 56 56 56 56 27 27 139 139100Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 348 343 345 342 156 151 849 83698Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 64 61 63 63 29 29 156 15398Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 2 2 2 0 0 4----
White 801 795 800 795 364 358 1,965 1,94899Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
Ashland HighNot requiring assistance or intervention 74
Ashland MiddleNot requiring assistance or intervention 81
David MindessNot requiring assistance or intervention 70
Henry E Warren ElementaryInsufficient data-
William Pittaway ElementaryInsufficient data-



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