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2025 Official Accountability Report - North High
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Worcester (03480000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
REGION
West/Central		GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

Accountability Information

Overall classificationRequiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
In need of focused/targeted support
Among the lowest performing 10% of schools

Low student group performance: White -Students with Disabilities -Low Income -Hispanic or Latino -High Needs

Low participation rate: White
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
17% - Limited or no progress toward targets2

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage20%15%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		17%
Limited or no progress toward targets

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
2

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage34%18%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		24%
Limited or no progress toward targets

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 483.0 476.7 -6.3 484.9 3050Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 459.5 457.3 -2.2 464.6 480Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 480.7 474.3 -6.4 485.0 2730Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 468.5 462.3 -6.2 470.6 1390Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income 481.2 474.7 -6.5 486.1 2560Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 466.5 465.6 -0.9 468.2 540Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian---- 20--
Black or African American 482.3 477.1 -5.2 487.4 750Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 480.1 474.5 -5.6 483.8 1470Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 10--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 491.4 477.6 -13.8 496.5 500Path Forward: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 478.4 474.7 -3.7 480.6 3010Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 463.0 459.3 -3.7 468.1 480Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 476.6 473.0 -3.6 480.8 2690Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 472.3 466.9 -5.4 477.4 1370Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 476.6 473.1 -3.5 478.6 2520Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 467.7 465.3 -2.4 471.8 530Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian---- 21--
Black or African American 477.0 475.1 -1.9 482.1 750Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 476.5 473.0 -3.5 478.3 1440Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 9--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 484.6 473.9 -10.7 488.6 490Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 478.2 472.1 -6.1 481.5 2110Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 456.8 452.5 -4.3 460.7 420Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 476.3 470.3 -6.0 479.6 1880Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 470.5 460.7 -9.8 474.3 780Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income 476.6 470.7 -5.9 479.9 1750Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 469.0 462.5 -6.5 472.8 440Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 15--
Black or African American 478.7 474.8 -3.9 482.6 390Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 473.6 469.2 -4.4 477.9 1070Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 485.4 473.5 -11.9 488.3 400Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 39.6 2171Low Growth
Lowest Performing 39.3 481Low Growth
High Needs 39.0 1901Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners 44.3 702Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 38.4 1771Low Growth
Students with Disabilities 35.4 421Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native- 2--
Asian- 11--
Black or African American 47.7 442Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 38.2 1121Low Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 30.9 401Low Growth

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 34.4 2191Low Growth
Lowest Performing 34.2 481Low Growth
High Needs 34.0 1921Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners 34.2 741Low Growth
Low Income 33.0 1781Low Growth
Students with Disabilities 29.3 420Very Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native- 2--
Asian- 12--
Black or African American 33.6 461Low Growth
Hispanic or Latino 34.4 1121Low Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 29.4 390Very Low Growth

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 81.6 83.1 1.5 86.1 3602Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 81.1 83.0 1.9 86.2 3472Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 73.2 81.0 7.8 78.8 1264Exceeded Target
Low Income 82.8 82.8 0.0 88.1 3311No Change
Students with Disabilities 73.1 80.8 7.7 82.2 782Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 12--
Black or African American 86.1 86.8 0.7 92.0 762Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 81.8 83.6 1.8 88.2 2012Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 75.0 71.2 -3.8 78.9 590Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 87.4 85.0 -2.4 90.1 3260Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 87.3 84.6 -2.7 90.9 3120Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 82.7 78.4 -4.3 89.7 970Declined
Low Income 89.2 86.4 -2.8 93.5 3020Declined
Students with Disabilities 88.2 79.5 -8.7 95.0 780Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 11--
Black or African American 89.1 87.5 -1.6 94.0 720Declined
Hispanic or Latino 84.2 84.7 0.5 88.3 1762Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 11--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 91.8 80.4 -11.4 94.6 560Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 4.8 3.6 -1.2 4.3 1,3994Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 5.0 3.9 -1.1 4.5 1,2344Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 5.3 3.8 -1.5 4.8 5224Exceeded Target
Low Income 4.7 3.7 -1.0 4.2 1,1214Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 5.4 6.4 1.0 4.9 2510Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian---- 64--
Black or African American 3.4 1.3 -2.1 3.1 3004Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 6.0 4.1 -1.9 5.4 7364Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 56--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 3.7 6.7 3.0 3.3 2390Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 10.1 16.6 6.5 11.6 4394Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 10.1 16.6 6.5 11.6 4394Exceeded 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-------

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 48.3 46.9 -1.4 45.3 1,4332Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 53.5 39.6 -13.9 46.6 484Exceeded Target
High Needs 50.2 48.5 -1.7 46.6 1,2952Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 49.1 48.0 -1.1 44.7 6562Improved Below Target
Low Income 51.3 49.6 -1.7 47.3 1,2072Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 53.4 54.0 0.6 49.6 2370Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian---- 77--
Black or African American 31.3 29.9 -1.4 27.6 3452Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 55.9 55.7 -0.2 52.0 7272Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 42--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 54.1 50.6 -3.5 50.5 2393Met Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 61.6 58.6 -3.0 66.4 6520Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 60.0 55.6 -4.4 65.1 5760Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 51.5 48.6 -2.9 59.1 2530Declined
Low Income 59.9 55.4 -4.5 65.2 5380Declined
Students with Disabilities 52.7 37.9 -14.8 58.2 1030Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 31--
Black or African American 61.9 58.5 -3.4 68.6 1590Declined
Hispanic or Latino 59.4 56.0 -3.4 65.9 3340Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 18--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 66.7 62.7 -4.0 71.5 1100Declined


About this report

Overall classification: All Massachusetts districts and schools with sufficient data are classified into one of two accountability categories: districts and schools requiring assistance or intervention, and districts and schools not requiring assistance or intervention. The reason(s) for the district's or school's classification are noted on this report.

Progress toward improvement targets: The criterion-referenced target percentage combines multiple years of data related to achievement, growth, high school completion, English learner progress, advanced coursework completion, and chronic absenteeism into a single number between 0 and 100. For a group to be considered to be meeting targets it must have a cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage of 75% or higher.

The annual criterion-referenced target percentage is calculated by dividing the weighted total points earned by the weighted total possible points. The calculation for each is displayed below.

Weighted total of points earned = (Total achievement points earned x Achievement weight) + (Total growth points earned x Growth weight) + (Total high school completion points earned x high school completion weight) + (EL progress points earned x EL progress weight) + (Total additional indicator points earned x Additional indicator weight)

The cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage represents a weighted average of the annual criterion-referenced target percentages. At a minimum, a group must have an annual criterion-referenced target percentage for the most recent year in order to receive a cumulative percentage.

Accountability percentile: An accountability percentile between 1 and 99 is reported for most schools. This number is an indication of the school's overall performance relative to other schools that serve similar grades, and is calculated using multiple years of data for all accountability indicators. School percentiles are not calculated for districts.


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