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2026 Official Accountability Report - Reading

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
54% - Substantial progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage53%55%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
54%
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 achievement34-24-04-04-
Mathematics achievement34-24-14-04-
Science achievement34----04----
Achievement total91260.04867.511247.50867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-34-24-
Mathematics growth34-34-34-24-
Growth total6820.06822.56822.54822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------44----
Extended engagement rate------44----
Annual dropout rate------34----
High school completion total------111220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total4410.0---------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-24-44-24-
Advanced coursework completion------34----
Additional indicators total4410.02410.07810.02410.0
Weighted total7.49.6-4.37.6-4.710.7-1.17.6-
Percentage of possible points77%-57%-44%-15%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan67%
Weight of non-high school results:69%
29%
Weight of high school results:31%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage55%

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 achievement34-24-04-04-
Mathematics achievement34-24-04-04-
Science achievement34----04----
Achievement total91260.04867.501247.50867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-24-24-
Mathematics growth34-34-34-34-
Growth total6820.06822.55822.55822.5
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---------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-04-34-04-
Advanced coursework completion------34----
Additional indicators total3410.00410.06810.00410.0
Weighted total7.29.6-4.17.6-4.110.7-1.17.6-
Percentage of possible points75%-54%-38%-15%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan65%
Weight of non-high school results:69%
26%
Weight of high school results:31%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage53%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage31%32%
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 achievement14-04-
Science achievement24-24-
Achievement total31267.521247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4822.54822.5
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 total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-04-
Advanced coursework completion---24-
Additional indicators total3410.02810.0
Weighted total3.210.3-3.710.7-
Percentage of possible points31%-35%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan31%
Weight of non-high school results:69%
35%
Weight of high school results:31%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage32%

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 achievement04-04-
Achievement total31267.501247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-
Mathematics growth34-34-
Growth total6822.55822.5
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 absenteeism04-04-
Advanced coursework completion---24-
Additional indicators total0410.02810.0
Weighted total3.410.3-2.710.7-
Percentage of possible points33%-25%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan33%
Weight of non-high school results:69%
25%
Weight of high school results:31%
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 507.1 505.6 -1.5 509.7 1,8363Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 480.7 481.8 1.1 487.5 3692Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 489.0 487.8 -1.2 490.9 5580Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 487.7 484.2 -3.5 489.8 780Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 492.2 491.3 -0.9 495.0 2340Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 484.6 483.5 -1.1 486.6 3910Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 514.2 513.8 -0.4 516.6 1224Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 489.6 489.2 -0.4 492.0 701Path Forward: No Change
Hispanic or Latino 498.4 494.4 -4.0 500.9 960Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 507.2 506.2 -1.0 509.1 563Path Forward: Met Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 507.9 506.4 -1.5 510.4 1,4923Recovery 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 509.2 507.6 -1.6 511.8 2830Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 487.6 481.2 -6.4 492.7 660Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 492.8 487.6 -5.2 496.1 700Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 6--
Low Income 496.9 493.1 -3.8 500.8 360Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 488.8 480.4 -8.4 491.5 410Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 11--
Black or African American---- 8--
Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 14--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 509.7 508.3 -1.4 512.3 2380Path Forward: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 507.3 507.6 0.3 509.2 1,8293Path Forward: Met Target
Lowest Performing 480.5 483.8 3.3 486.3 3692Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 490.6 490.2 -0.4 492.5 5521Path Forward: No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 491.3 492.0 0.7 493.8 782Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low Income 490.4 491.5 1.1 492.8 2312Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 487.0 485.1 -1.9 489.2 3870Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 518.7 521.9 3.2 521.6 1224Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 488.8 488.4 -0.4 491.1 701Path Forward: No Change
Hispanic or Latino 497.5 495.0 -2.5 499.9 950Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 507.4 508.7 1.3 509.3 563Path Forward: Met Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 507.8 508.1 0.3 509.6 1,4863Path Forward: Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 507.6 507.2 -0.4 510.1 2811Path Forward: No Change
Lowest Performing 485.2 482.3 -2.9 490.3 660Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 489.4 488.7 -0.7 493.2 690Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 5--
Low Income 492.3 489.9 -2.4 496.8 360Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 485.9 484.1 -1.8 489.3 410Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 10--
Black or African American---- 8--
Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 14--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 508.3 508.6 0.3 509.8 2373Recovery Path: 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 505.0 507.1 2.1 507.7 5683Path Forward: Met Target
Lowest Performing---- 124--
High Needs 489.3 490.3 1.0 492.3 1602Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 487.3 481.4 -5.9 490.5 210Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 490.1 491.7 1.6 493.4 692Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 485.0 487.6 2.6 488.4 1082Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 509.8 514.1 4.3 513.5 424Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 25--
Hispanic or Latino 493.9 499.6 5.7 496.6 284Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 21--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 506.1 507.8 1.7 508.7 4523Path 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 503.3 500.8 -2.5 505.3 2740Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 66--
High Needs 485.5 487.2 1.7 488.4 672Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 6--
Low Income 486.1 487.4 1.3 489.2 342Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 484.6 486.7 2.1 487.7 412Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 9--
Black or African American---- 7--
Hispanic or Latino---- 11--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 14--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 504.0 501.6 -2.4 505.9 2330Path Forward: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 51.3 1,4913Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 51.4 3683Typical Growth - High
High Needs 47.1 4252Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 53.1 553Typical Growth - High
Low Income 48.9 1742Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 45.3 3082Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian 56.4 923Typical Growth - High
Black or African American 51.8 593Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 42.6 792Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 52.4 413Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 51.4 1,2203Typical Growth - High

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 51.3 2673Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 41.3 662Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 40.2 642Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners- 5--
Low Income 39.7 331Low Growth
Students with Disabilities 37.5 391Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 8--
Black or African American- 7--
Hispanic or Latino- 11--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 14--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 51.7 2273Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 54.3 1,4943Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 52.6 3683Typical Growth - High
High Needs 49.9 4302Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 56.0 613Typical Growth - High
Low Income 52.6 1783Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 45.9 3082Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian 67.4 944Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American 51.3 603Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 48.1 782Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 58.1 413Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 53.7 1,2213Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 50.5 2653Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 41.4 662Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 44.9 632Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners- 5--
Low Income 44.3 322Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 43.5 382Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 8--
Black or African American- 7--
Hispanic or Latino- 11--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 14--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 51.0 2253Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 96.3 98.1 1.8 95.0 2654Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 89.9 95.4 5.5 94.2 874Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 7--
Low Income 89.7 95.7 6.0 94.3 464Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 86.4 95.0 8.6 92.5 604Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 7--
Black or African American---- 9--
Hispanic or Latino---- 11--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 5--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 96.0 98.7 2.7 95.0 2334Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 99.0 98.7 -0.3 95.0 2974Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 96.5 96.3 -0.2 95.0 1094Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 3--
Low Income 93.6 97.1 3.5 95.0 684Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 96.4 97.0 0.6 95.0 664Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 19--
Black or African American---- 10--
Hispanic or Latino---- 10--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 5--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 98.9 98.8 -0.1 95.0 2514Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 0.2 0.4 0.2 1.0 1,0903Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 0.7 1.4 0.7 1.0 2910Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 18--
Low Income 1.6 2.3 0.7 1.4 1300Declined
Students with Disabilities 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 1960Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 41--
Black or African American---- 45--
Hispanic or Latino---- 47--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 29--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 9263Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 65.9 72.7 6.8 68.6 444Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 65.9 72.7 6.8 68.6 444Exceeded 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-------
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 7.0 5.2 -1.8 6.0 2,4244Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 11.8 11.1 -0.7 9.7 3692Improved Below Target
High Needs 13.0 11.0 -2.0 11.2 7033Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 15.0 8.8 -6.2 12.5 1024Exceeded Target
Low Income 19.7 15.8 -3.9 17.3 2974Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 11.0 9.4 -1.6 8.6 4792Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 9.0 3.2 -5.8 6.9 1554Exceeded Target
Black or African American 18.4 19.5 1.1 15.9 870Declined
Hispanic or Latino 14.5 9.8 -4.7 11.6 1434Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 6.5 5.0 -1.5 5.5 804Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 5.9 4.4 -1.5 4.7 1,9594Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 9.5 8.8 -0.7 7.9 1,1004Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 18.8 18.2 -0.6 13.5 662Improved Below Target
High Needs 20.6 21.3 0.7 17.7 3000Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 24--
Low Income 27.2 25.4 -1.8 22.7 1342Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 20.6 20.5 -0.1 17.1 2052Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 4--
Asian---- 52--
Black or African American---- 48--
Hispanic or Latino---- 45--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 37--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 7.8 6.6 -1.2 6.0 9144Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 69.7 73.6 3.9 73.1 5463Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 34.9 39.3 4.4 40.6 1402Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 10--
Low Income 38.2 41.0 2.8 44.4 612Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 29.4 34.4 5.0 36.5 962Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 25--
Black or African American---- 27--
Hispanic or Latino---- 24--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 72.3 75.0 2.7 75.9 4563Met 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 2,126 2,119100Yes 1 2,122 2,11099Yes 1 859 85399Yes 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 633 628 631 621 236 232 1,500 1,48199Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 84 84 83 83 27 27 194 194100Yes1
Low Income 273 270 272 267 108 106 653 64398Yes1
Students with Disabilities 437 432 437 428 155 151 1,029 1,01198Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native-----------
Asian 134 133 133 132 53 53 320 31899Yes1
Black or African American 78 78 78 78 33 33 189 189100Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 108 108 108 107 40 40 256 255100Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 71 70 71 70 36 35 178 17598Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 1,735 1,730 1,732 1,723 697 692 4,164 4,145100Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
Alice M BarrowsNot requiring assistance or intervention 96
Arthur W Coolidge MiddleNot requiring assistance or intervention 91
Birch MeadowNot requiring assistance or intervention 80
J Warren KillamNot requiring assistance or intervention 75
Joshua EatonNot requiring assistance or intervention 83
RISE PreSchoolInsufficient data-
Reading Memorial HighNot requiring assistance or intervention 82
Walter S Parker MiddleNot requiring assistance or intervention 76
Wood End Elementary SchoolRequiring assistance or intervention 90



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