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2026 Official Accountability Report - Burlington

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
39% - Moderate progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage41%37%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
39%
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)
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 achievement04-14-14-04-
Mathematics achievement24-24-04-04-
Science achievement24----04----
Achievement total41260.03867.511240.00867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-24-24-
Mathematics growth34-24-24-24-
Growth total5820.04822.54820.04822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------34----
Extended engagement rate------34----
Annual dropout rate------34----
High school completion total------91220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---1410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-44-04-44-
Advanced coursework completion------44----
Additional indicators total2410.04410.04810.04410.0
Weighted total3.99.6-3.37.6-3.510.0-1.37.6-
Percentage of possible points41%-43%-35%-17%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan42%
Weight of non-high school results:71%
26%
Weight of high school results:29%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage37%

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 achievement24-34-14-14-
Mathematics achievement04-14-24-04-
Science achievement34----04----
Achievement total51260.04867.531240.01867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-24-14-
Mathematics growth24-24-24-14-
Growth total5820.05822.54820.02822.5
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 total0410.0---4410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism14-04-14-04-
Advanced coursework completion------14----
Additional indicators total1410.00410.02810.00410.0
Weighted total4.19.6-3.87.6-4.010.0-1.17.6-
Percentage of possible points43%-50%-40%-15%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan46%
Weight of non-high school results:71%
27%
Weight of high school results:29%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage41%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage31%30%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
30%
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 achievement04-24-
Mathematics achievement24-24-
Science achievement04-04-
Achievement total21267.541247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-14-
Growth total4822.53822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---44-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---34-
High school completion total---71220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-14-
Advanced coursework completion---44-
Additional indicators total2410.05810.0
Weighted total2.510.3-4.510.7-
Percentage of possible points24%-42%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan24%
Weight of non-high school results:71%
42%
Weight of high school results:29%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage30%

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 achievement14-04-
Mathematics achievement04-04-
Science achievement24-24-
Achievement total31267.521247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-14-
Mathematics growth24-14-
Growth total5822.52822.5
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 absenteeism14-14-
Advanced coursework completion---04-
Additional indicators total1410.01810.0
Weighted total3.310.3-2.910.7-
Percentage of possible points32%-27%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan32%
Weight of non-high school results:71%
27%
Weight of high school results:29%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage31%

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 499.5 497.4 -2.1 502.1 1,6450Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 471.5 471.2 -0.3 475.9 3101Recovery Path: No Change
High Needs 484.6 481.7 -2.9 486.4 6290Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 484.7 480.6 -4.1 486.8 2410Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 484.3 481.8 -2.5 487.5 3430Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 474.1 473.1 -1.0 476.2 2860Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 507.1 503.8 -3.3 510.2 2953Recovery Path: Met Target
Black or African American 485.4 486.0 0.6 487.8 1202Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 488.1 482.5 -5.6 490.6 1720Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 509.0 506.6 -2.4 510.9 763Path Forward: Met Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 500.5 498.8 -1.7 505.0 9770Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 502.0 501.7 -0.3 504.6 2411Path Forward: No Change
Lowest Performing 483.2 479.3 -3.9 488.3 520Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 484.9 487.0 2.1 488.2 912Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 466.1 472.0 5.9 469.3 224Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low Income 487.3 489.3 2.0 491.2 622Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 478.3 478.7 0.4 481.0 362Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 517.0 509.8 -7.2 522.0 483Path Forward: Met Target
Black or African American---- 23--
Hispanic or Latino 478.9 488.6 9.7 482.1 244Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 10--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 501.9 501.6 -0.3 504.5 1351Path 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 501.3 502.5 1.2 503.4 1,6392Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 473.9 477.0 3.1 478.0 3102Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 487.4 487.6 0.2 488.9 6232Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 490.8 490.0 -0.8 493.3 2380Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 485.8 485.9 0.1 487.9 3382Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 477.1 479.0 1.9 479.3 2853Path Forward: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 512.6 512.6 0.0 515.5 2944Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 484.9 488.4 3.5 487.2 1214Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 488.6 486.4 -2.2 491.0 1670Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 511.7 513.8 2.1 513.6 764Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 501.8 503.1 1.3 503.4 9763Recovery 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 504.1 503.0 -1.1 506.6 2380Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 484.5 479.8 -4.7 489.6 520Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 488.5 488.6 0.1 492.3 882Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 478.9 477.3 -1.6 484.0 210Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 490.0 491.7 1.7 494.5 592Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 482.7 477.8 -4.9 486.1 340Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 522.2 513.5 -8.7 526.4 473Path Forward: Met Target
Black or African American---- 23--
Hispanic or Latino 480.5 489.2 8.7 484.5 234Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 10--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 501.6 503.0 1.4 504.2 1342Path Forward: Improved Below Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 495.9 496.1 0.2 497.6 5352Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing---- 115--
High Needs 483.1 481.8 -1.3 486.1 1980Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 485.6 480.9 -4.7 488.8 700Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 483.2 482.3 -0.9 486.5 1060Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 473.4 474.4 1.0 476.8 922Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 504.3 501.8 -2.5 505.8 1050Recovery Path: Declined
Black or African American 479.1 486.5 7.4 482.6 384Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 487.7 482.4 -5.3 490.4 530Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 19--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 496.5 496.8 0.3 499.1 3182Path Forward: Improved Below Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 504.6 500.1 -4.5 506.6 2250Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 52--
High Needs 492.1 485.8 -6.3 495.0 770Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 18--
Low Income 493.7 490.6 -3.1 496.8 480Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities---- 33--
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 520.9 506.1 -14.8 523.7 450Path Forward: Declined
Black or African American---- 16--
Hispanic or Latino---- 20--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 10--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 501.4 499.5 -1.9 503.3 1330Path Forward: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 49.3 1,3102Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 46.2 3082Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 46.1 4882Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 47.4 1772Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 45.6 2642Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 45.2 2202Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 2--
Asian 54.0 2143Typical Growth - High
Black or African American 50.5 923Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 43.2 1312Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 49.9 582Typical Growth - Low
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 2--
White 48.9 8112Typical Growth - Low

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 43.3 2192Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 44.9 522Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 41.5 742Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners- 15--
Low Income 43.0 482Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 38.7 331Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 51.0 453Typical Growth - High
Black or African American- 15--
Hispanic or Latino- 18--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 9--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 39.3 1311Low Growth

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 51.3 1,3093Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 48.7 3082Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 48.4 4852Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 50.5 1763Typical Growth - High
Low Income 47.6 2582Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 46.6 2202Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 2--
Asian 57.8 2153Typical Growth - High
Black or African American 52.0 943Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 46.5 1262Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 53.4 593Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 2--
White 50.0 8113Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 43.3 2162Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 42.0 522Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 37.6 711Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners- 14--
Low Income 36.7 461Low Growth
Students with Disabilities 38.1 311Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 46.9 442Typical Growth - Low
Black or African American- 15--
Hispanic or Latino- 18--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 10--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 41.6 1282Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 91.0 93.5 2.5 93.0 2473Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 77.7 83.8 6.1 82.0 994Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 60.9 65.5 4.6 66.6 292Improved Below Target
Low Income 78.9 82.4 3.5 83.5 742Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 63.3 81.2 17.9 69.4 324Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 100.0 100.0 0.0 95.0 534Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 21--
Hispanic or Latino 64.3 70.7 6.4 69.0 414Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 13--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 95.0 98.3 3.3 95.0 1194Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 98.7 94.8 -3.9 95.0 2333Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 96.4 87.2 -9.2 95.0 940Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 23--
Low Income 96.8 88.7 -8.1 95.0 710Declined
Students with Disabilities 93.5 83.3 -10.2 95.0 300Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 100.0 100.0 0.0 95.0 384Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 22--
Hispanic or Latino---- 28--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 3--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 99.4 97.9 -1.5 95.0 1404Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 0.9 0.8 -0.1 1.0 9183Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 2.7 2.4 -0.3 2.4 2873Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 6.8 6.7 -0.1 6.1 751No Change
Low Income 2.5 2.1 -0.4 2.2 1883Met Target
Students with Disabilities 1.3 2.0 0.7 1.1 990Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1844Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 78--
Hispanic or Latino 5.2 4.3 -0.9 4.6 1173Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 29--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 0.2 0.2 0.0 1.0 5083Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 50.6 54.8 4.2 53.3 1883Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 50.6 54.8 4.2 53.3 1883Met 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 27.0 25.0 -2.0 28.2 641No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 27.0 25.0 -2.0 28.2 641No 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-------

Chronic absenteeism - Non-high school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 11.4 11.0 -0.4 10.4 2,2752Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 16.2 13.5 -2.7 14.1 3104Exceeded Target
High Needs 17.6 17.0 -0.6 15.8 9172Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 19.9 18.8 -1.1 17.4 3892Improved Below Target
Low Income 21.3 21.0 -0.3 18.9 5182Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 15.8 15.5 -0.3 13.4 3812Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 4--
Asian 14.6 11.9 -2.7 12.5 4194Exceeded Target
Black or African American 7.9 7.9 0.0 5.4 1911No Change
Hispanic or Latino 24.6 24.8 0.2 21.7 2501No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 13.4 11.0 -2.4 12.4 1004Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 8.2 8.5 0.3 7.0 1,3091No Change

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 18.0 19.5 1.5 16.4 9570Declined
Lowest Performing 21.3 15.4 -5.9 16.0 524Exceeded Target
High Needs 32.8 32.8 0.0 29.9 3451No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 42.1 42.1 0.0 38.0 1141No Change
Low Income 35.8 35.1 -0.7 31.3 2422Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 31.8 36.1 4.3 28.3 1190Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 12.0 11.8 -0.2 9.2 1783Met Target
Black or African American---- 91--
Hispanic or Latino 45.3 44.9 -0.4 40.9 1182Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 30--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 14.8 18.2 3.4 13.0 5380Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 68.7 76.1 7.4 72.1 4564Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 33.5 46.3 12.8 39.2 1474Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 11.3 31.6 20.3 18.0 574Exceeded Target
Low Income 36.4 48.6 12.2 42.6 1114Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 16.7 29.4 12.7 23.8 344Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 89.8 95.3 5.5 93.5 864Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 43--
Hispanic or Latino 25.8 39.7 13.9 32.6 584Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 5--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 77.5 79.8 2.3 81.1 2632Improved Below 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 1,928 1,90799Yes 1 1,925 1,89899Yes 1 807 78597Yes 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 749 741 747 732 310 298 1,806 1,77198Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 288 284 286 280 106 101 680 66598Yes1
Low Income 418 415 417 407 181 171 1,016 99398Yes1
Students with Disabilities 331 324 331 321 134 129 796 77497Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 3 3 3 3 3 9----
Asian 348 348 348 346 155 154 851 848100Yes1
Black or African American 151 150 152 151 68 66 371 36799Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 205 203 201 197 85 80 491 48098Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 89 86 88 86 31 29 208 20197Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 2 2 2 0 0 4----
White 1,129 1,114 1,130 1,112 465 453 2,724 2,67998Yes1

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