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2026 Official Accountability Report - Natick

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
62% - Substantial progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage55%66%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
62%
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 achievement34-44-34-14-
Science achievement34----44----
Achievement total91260.06867.5101240.01867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-24-24-
Mathematics growth34-34-34-34-
Growth total6820.06822.55820.05822.5
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---1410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-14-04-04-
Advanced coursework completion------44----
Additional indicators total4410.01410.04810.00410.0
Weighted total7.49.6-5.57.6-7.510.0-1.87.6-
Percentage of possible points77%-72%-75%-24%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan75%
Weight of non-high school results:66%
49%
Weight of high school results:34%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage66%

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 achievement34-24-34-04-
Science achievement34----44----
Achievement total91260.04867.571240.00867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-24-24-
Mathematics growth34-34-34-24-
Growth total6820.06822.55820.04822.5
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 total0410.0---4410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-04-24-04-
Advanced coursework completion------24----
Additional indicators total4410.00410.04810.00410.0
Weighted total7.09.6-4.17.6-6.810.0-0.97.6-
Percentage of possible points73%-54%-68%-12%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan63%
Weight of non-high school results:66%
40%
Weight of high school results:34%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage55%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage53%23%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
35%
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 growth34-24-
Mathematics growth34-34-
Growth total6822.55822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---04-
High school completion total---01220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism14-04-
Advanced coursework completion---44-
Additional indicators total1410.04810.0
Weighted total2.810.3-1.510.7-
Percentage of possible points27%-14%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan27%
Weight of non-high school results:66%
14%
Weight of high school results:34%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage23%

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 achievement24-34-
Science achievement24-44-
Achievement total61267.571247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-
Mathematics growth34-24-
Growth total6822.54822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---24-
Extended engagement rate---24-
Annual dropout rate---04-
High school completion total---41220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-04-
Advanced coursework completion---44-
Additional indicators total2410.04810.0
Weighted total5.610.3-5.410.7-
Percentage of possible points54%-51%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan54%
Weight of non-high school results:66%
51%
Weight of high school results:34%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage53%

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 505.8 505.1 -0.7 509.7 2,4033Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 478.4 480.3 1.9 484.1 4692Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 488.1 487.5 -0.6 490.4 8330Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 485.4 485.0 -0.4 487.5 2691Path Forward: No Change
Low Income 486.5 485.8 -0.7 490.5 3940Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 482.8 481.4 -1.4 484.4 5080Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 515.1 514.1 -1.0 517.5 2964Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 491.7 490.5 -1.2 494.1 690Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 491.5 490.2 -1.3 494.0 2910Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 510.4 509.1 -1.3 512.3 1624Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 506.6 506.4 -0.2 510.5 1,5833Recovery 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 510.4 511.9 1.5 513.0 3883Path Forward: Met Target
Lowest Performing 488.2 486.4 -1.8 493.3 840Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 494.1 488.6 -5.5 497.4 1080Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 13--
Low Income 491.9 488.9 -3.0 494.2 600Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 488.8 483.5 -5.3 490.0 660Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 521.2 522.6 1.4 526.2 404Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 9--
Hispanic or Latino 486.7 498.3 11.6 489.9 354Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 506.9 516.8 9.9 509.5 354Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 513.3 511.8 -1.5 515.9 2693Path 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 507.6 508.5 0.9 509.8 2,4013Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 479.8 484.9 5.1 484.0 4694Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High Needs 490.9 491.5 0.6 492.8 8312Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 492.8 491.4 -1.4 495.3 2700Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 487.6 487.6 0.0 490.0 3941Recovery Path: No Change
Students with Disabilities 484.6 485.5 0.9 486.8 5052Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 521.3 522.8 1.5 524.2 2974Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 492.4 489.0 -3.4 494.7 690Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 492.3 491.6 -0.7 494.7 2920Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 513.2 514.4 1.2 515.1 1614Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 507.7 509.2 1.5 509.8 1,5803Recovery 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 513.8 512.7 -1.1 516.3 3863Path Forward: Met Target
Lowest Performing 486.8 486.7 -0.1 491.9 841Path Forward: No Change
High Needs 497.0 490.1 -6.9 500.8 1060Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 12--
Low Income 495.8 492.0 -3.8 500.3 570Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 489.4 484.2 -5.2 492.8 660Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 532.2 528.8 -3.4 536.4 404Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 9--
Hispanic or Latino 488.9 497.4 8.5 492.9 354Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 506.5 516.3 9.8 509.0 324Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 516.0 512.6 -3.4 517.4 2703Recovery 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 506.0 504.9 -1.1 508.7 7763Path Forward: Met Target
Lowest Performing---- 191--
High Needs 490.8 489.1 -1.7 493.8 2770Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 486.8 485.1 -1.7 490.0 840Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 486.5 486.9 0.4 489.8 1292Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 487.2 484.4 -2.8 490.6 1680Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 516.7 513.4 -3.3 520.4 964Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 20--
Hispanic or Latino 490.9 492.5 1.6 493.6 1042Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 508.7 516.6 7.9 511.4 364Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 506.5 505.7 -0.8 509.1 5193Path 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 518.8 515.4 -3.4 522.0 3734Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing---- 84--
High Needs 502.3 490.9 -11.4 505.5 950Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 9--
Low Income 500.8 491.8 -9.0 504.0 500Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 494.3 484.6 -9.7 497.2 610Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 535.0 530.6 -4.4 537.8 404Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 7--
Hispanic or Latino 496.1 505.6 9.5 499.2 294Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 516.4 517.0 0.6 518.4 344Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 520.9 514.4 -6.5 524.4 2634Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 54.3 1,9563Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 52.9 4683Typical Growth - High
High Needs 51.0 6413Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 57.6 1753Typical Growth - High
Low Income 51.5 2923Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 48.8 4072Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 54.9 2423Typical Growth - High
Black or African American 52.3 503Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 54.0 2153Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 53.0 1333Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 54.5 1,3153Typical Growth - High

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 47.0 3602Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 44.9 842Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 42.6 902Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners- 8--
Low Income 40.8 512Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 42.1 542Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian 51.3 383Typical Growth - High
Black or African American- 6--
Hispanic or Latino 47.8 282Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 48.2 342Typical Growth - Low
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 45.7 2542Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 57.4 1,9603Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 58.1 4683Typical Growth - High
High Needs 55.4 6463Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 59.3 1853Typical Growth - High
Low Income 53.7 2953Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 54.4 4053Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 62.2 2434Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American 48.5 502Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 56.8 2183Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 59.3 1323Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 56.8 1,3163Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 55.5 3593Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 53.9 843Typical Growth - High
High Needs 54.3 883Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners- 7--
Low Income 55.7 483Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 50.3 543Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian 57.3 383Typical Growth - High
Black or African American- 7--
Hispanic or Latino 57.9 283Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 59.5 313Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 54.5 2553Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 96.1 94.9 -1.2 95.0 3933Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 89.6 88.3 -1.3 93.9 1630Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 12--
Low Income 88.7 83.7 -5.0 93.3 980Declined
Students with Disabilities 88.9 85.7 -3.2 95.0 980Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 93.8 88.0 -5.8 95.0 250Declined
Black or African American---- 14--
Hispanic or Latino---- 34--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 30--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 97.4 96.6 -0.8 95.0 2904Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 98.0 96.8 -1.2 95.0 3804Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 94.3 91.8 -2.5 95.0 1340Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 5--
Low Income 91.9 90.1 -1.8 95.0 710Declined
Students with Disabilities 96.0 92.2 -3.8 95.0 900Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 100.0 93.8 -6.2 95.0 320Declined
Black or African American---- 12--
Hispanic or Latino---- 19--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 15--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 99.0 98.3 -0.7 95.0 3024Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 0.7 0.8 0.1 1.0 1,6373Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 1.6 2.3 0.7 1.4 4870Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 47--
Low Income 3.0 2.9 -0.1 2.7 2451No Change
Students with Disabilities 1.3 2.7 1.4 1.1 2970Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.0 1443Met Target
Black or African American---- 59--
Hispanic or Latino 3.2 2.7 -0.5 2.8 1473Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 3.8 0.0 -3.8 3.4 1004Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 0.3 0.7 0.4 1.0 1,1863Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 61.1 77.8 16.7 66.0 1674Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 61.1 77.8 16.7 66.0 1674Exceeded 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 45.5 43.2 -2.3 47.6 371No Change
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 4.7 4.8 0.1 3.7 3,1944Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 7.9 8.1 0.2 5.8 4691No Change
High Needs 9.5 9.5 0.0 7.7 1,1041No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 8.6 12.1 3.5 6.1 3720Declined
Low Income 13.7 14.0 0.3 11.3 5201No Change
Students with Disabilities 10.0 9.7 -0.3 7.6 6512Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian 1.5 2.0 0.5 1.0 4034Exceeded Target
Black or African American 12.9 5.5 -7.4 10.4 914Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 9.5 13.5 4.0 6.6 3920Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 6.5 3.6 -2.9 5.5 2224Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 4.0 3.7 -0.3 2.8 2,0834Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 16.4 20.4 4.0 14.8 1,6730Declined
Lowest Performing 15.1 23.8 8.7 9.8 840Declined
High Needs 29.9 38.7 8.8 27.0 5070Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 90--
Low Income 38.5 49.1 10.6 34.0 2830Declined
Students with Disabilities 27.1 36.4 9.3 23.6 3130Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 8.1 12.0 3.9 5.3 1580Declined
Black or African American---- 55--
Hispanic or Latino 35.9 43.2 7.3 31.5 1620Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 20.8 22.5 1.7 19.2 1020Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 13.9 17.5 3.6 12.1 1,1930Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 75.6 83.6 8.0 79.0 8554Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 55.8 66.2 10.4 61.5 2634Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 49--
Low Income 59.1 64.7 5.6 65.3 1503Met Target
Students with Disabilities 49.4 60.1 10.7 56.5 1534Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 87.5 98.8 11.3 91.2 814Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 33--
Hispanic or Latino 58.2 57.5 -0.7 65.0 801No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 83.3 71.1 -12.2 86.7 380Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 76.6 86.2 9.6 80.2 6224Exceeded 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 2,815 2,79799Yes 1 2,810 2,79399Yes 1 1,181 1,16799Yes 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 958 947 957 943 397 388 2,312 2,27899Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 290 288 290 288 102 101 682 67799Yes1
Low Income 459 456 462 453 195 190 1,116 1,09998Yes1
Students with Disabilities 582 574 580 571 239 234 1,401 1,37998Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 2 2 2 1 1 5----
Asian 338 335 337 337 137 136 812 808100Yes1
Black or African American 80 78 80 78 31 30 191 18697Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 328 327 329 328 139 137 796 79299Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 198 197 197 193 72 71 467 46199Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 1,869 1,858 1,865 1,855 801 792 4,535 4,50599Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
Bennett-HemenwayNot requiring assistance or intervention 91
BrownNot requiring assistance or intervention 90
J F Kennedy Middle SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 91
Lilja ElementaryNot requiring assistance or intervention 69
MemorialNot requiring assistance or intervention 85
Natick HighRequiring assistance or intervention 80
Wilson MiddleNot requiring assistance or intervention 86



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