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2025 Official Accountability Report - Bellingham

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Bellingham (00250000)
TITLE I STATUS
Title I District
REGION
Coastal
GRADES SERVED
PK,K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,11,12

Accountability Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
Moderate progress toward targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
31% - Moderate progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage32%30%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)
31%
Moderate progress toward targets

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 achievement24-24-04-04-
Mathematics achievement14-04-24-04-
Science achievement14----24----
Achievement total41260.02867.541247.50867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-34-34-
Mathematics growth24-24-24-24-
Growth total4820.04822.55822.55822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------04----
Extended engagement rate------44----
Annual dropout rate------04----
High school completion total------41220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total0410.0---------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-04-04-04-
Advanced coursework completion------34----
Additional indicators total0410.00410.03810.00410.0
Weighted total3.29.6-2.37.6-4.110.7-1.17.6-
Percentage of possible points 33%-30%-38%-15%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan32%
Weight of non-high school results:66%
26%
Weight of high school results:34%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage30%

2024 Points awarded

2024 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 achievement04-14-04-04-
Mathematics achievement14-24-04-04-
Science achievement14----24----
Achievement total21260.03867.521247.50867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-24-34-
Mathematics growth24-24-24-24-
Growth total4820.04822.54822.55822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------44----
Extended engagement rate------04----
Annual dropout rate------44----
High school completion total------81220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total0410.0---------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-34-34-24-
Advanced coursework completion------34----
Additional indicators total4410.03410.06810.02410.0
Weighted total2.49.6-3.27.6-4.110.7-1.37.6-
Percentage of possible points 25%-42%-38%-17%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan34%
Weight of non-high school results:65%
28%
Weight of high school results:35%
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage32%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage30%21%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)
25%
Moderate progress toward targets

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 achievement04-04-
Science achievement04-04-
Achievement total21267.501247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4822.54822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---24-
Extended engagement rate---44-
Annual dropout rate---04-
High school completion total---61220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-04-
Advanced coursework completion---04-
Additional indicators total0410.00810.0
Weighted total2.310.3-2.110.7-
Percentage of possible points 22%-20%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan22%
Weight of non-high school results:66%
20%
Weight of high school results:34%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage21%

2024 Points awarded

2024 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 achievement24-04-
Achievement total31267.501247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth14-34-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total3822.55822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---44-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---44-
High school completion total---81220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-44-
Advanced coursework completion---44-
Additional indicators total3410.08810.0
Weighted total3.010.3-3.510.7-
Percentage of possible points 29%-33%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan29%
Weight of non-high school results:65%
33%
Weight of high school results:35%
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage30%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 485.7 486.6 0.9 488.7 8862Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 459.9 463.3 3.4 464.6 1592Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 477.4 478.2 0.8 479.2 4842Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 475.3 479.0 3.7 477.4 924Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low Income 480.1 479.5 -0.6 482.7 3310Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 469.1 469.5 0.4 471.2 2342Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 498.8 502.8 4.0 501.2 244Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 484.0 484.9 0.9 486.4 352Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 478.3 477.7 -0.6 480.8 1530Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 494.8 495.9 1.1 496.7 332Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 6--
White 486.3 487.7 1.4 489.3 6332Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 500.5 497.7 -2.8 503.1 1540Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 484.2 477.7 -6.5 489.3 300Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 496.3 485.8 -10.5 499.6 600Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 7--
Low Income 497.9 490.4 -7.5 501.8 390Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 488.3 480.4 -7.9 491.0 260Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 5--
Black or African American---- 4--
Hispanic or Latino---- 18--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 501.2 499.9 -1.3 503.8 1200Path Forward: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 490.6 490.2 -0.4 493.0 8921Recovery Path: No Change
Lowest Performing 468.8 467.3 -1.5 474.8 1590Recovery Path: Declined
High Needs 482.8 481.7 -1.1 484.7 4880Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 484.5 485.2 0.7 487.0 942Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low Income 485.0 482.8 -2.2 487.8 3330Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 474.8 473.2 -1.6 477.0 2380Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 510.2 506.0 -4.2 513.1 243Path Forward: Met Target
Black or African American 482.5 483.5 1.0 484.8 352Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 482.1 484.9 2.8 484.5 1543Path Forward: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 496.3 498.5 2.2 498.2 333Path Forward: Met Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 6--
White 491.6 490.8 -0.8 493.9 6380Recovery Path: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 494.6 496.0 1.4 497.1 1542Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 477.0 474.2 -2.8 482.1 300Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 488.5 481.9 -6.6 492.3 580Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 7--
Low Income 490.3 487.5 -2.8 494.8 370Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 482.7 474.4 -8.3 486.1 250Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 5--
Black or African American---- 4--
Hispanic or Latino---- 18--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 496.1 498.3 2.2 498.7 1203Path Forward: Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 491.8 491.7 -0.1 494.5 3081Path Forward: No Change
Lowest Performing---- 74--
High Needs 484.2 481.0 -3.2 487.2 1660Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 477.5 484.1 6.6 480.7 284Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low Income 485.2 482.7 -2.5 488.5 1110Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 476.9 472.7 -4.2 480.3 770Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 9--
Black or African American---- 5--
Hispanic or Latino 482.9 481.9 -1.0 485.6 510Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 11--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 492.8 492.2 -0.6 495.4 2300Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 498.0 498.7 0.7 501.3 1472Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing---- 30--
High Needs 492.0 486.8 -5.2 494.9 580Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 3--
Low Income 494.3 492.2 -2.1 497.2 370Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 484.1 479.1 -5.0 487.2 280Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 5--
Black or African American---- 3--
Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 499.3 500.2 0.9 501.4 1202Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 43.0 6972Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 46.4 1582Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 42.4 3642Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 52.5 643Typical Growth - High
Low Income 40.2 2522Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 43.6 1652Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 2--
Asian 62.4 204Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American 47.2 202Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 41.2 1042Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 47.4 252Typical Growth - Low
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 6--
White 42.3 5202Typical Growth - Low

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 51.0 1403Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 50.9 303Typical Growth - High
High Needs 49.2 472Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners- 1--
Low Income 52.3 313Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 45.9 202Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian- 4--
Black or African American- 3--
Hispanic or Latino- 12--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 50.7 1143Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 45.9 7012Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 41.0 1582Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 44.0 3662Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 56.6 643Typical Growth - High
Low Income 43.6 2552Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 41.8 1652Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 2--
Asian 52.8 203Typical Growth - High
Black or African American 39.5 201Low Growth
Hispanic or Latino 52.3 1073Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 51.4 253Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 6--
White 44.1 5212Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 46.0 1392Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 43.7 302Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 43.7 462Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners- 1--
Low Income 48.5 302Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities- 19--
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian- 4--
Black or African American- 3--
Hispanic or Latino- 12--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 46.0 1132Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 91.6 90.0 -1.6 93.6 1600Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 85.1 85.2 0.1 89.4 882Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 5--
Low Income 84.9 87.7 2.8 89.5 732Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 81.8 73.0 -8.8 87.9 370Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 10--
Black or African American---- 5--
Hispanic or Latino---- 20--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 7--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 93.6 90.7 -2.9 95.0 1180Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 91.1 93.9 2.8 92.7 1314Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 83.1 88.1 5.0 86.5 674Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 5--
Low Income 80.0 86.8 6.8 83.8 534Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 79.2 87.9 8.7 83.8 334Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 3--
Black or African American---- 7--
Hispanic or Latino---- 9--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 2--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 93.8 96.4 2.6 95.0 1104Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 1.3 1.5 0.2 1.2 6200Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 2.3 2.7 0.4 2.1 2560Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 11--
Low Income 2.8 1.7 -1.1 2.5 1804Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 1.6 4.5 2.9 1.4 1110Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian---- 25--
Black or African American---- 14--
Hispanic or Latino---- 70--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 18--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 0.8 1.4 0.6 1.0 4900Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 63.8 60.5 -3.3 68.7 810Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 63.8 60.5 -3.3 68.7 810Declined
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 2024 Rate (%) 2025 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 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 17.1 17.8 0.7 16.1 1,2290Declined
Lowest Performing 22.6 26.3 3.7 20.5 1600Declined
High Needs 25.4 26.2 0.8 23.6 6710Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 23.1 24.5 1.4 20.6 1510Declined
Low Income 29.2 29.3 0.1 26.8 4841No Change
Students with Disabilities 25.1 27.4 2.3 22.7 3030Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian 15.6 24.3 8.7 13.5 370Declined
Black or African American 13.8 4.3 -9.5 11.3 464Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 29.5 24.4 -5.1 26.6 2384Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 2.9 8.7 5.8 1.9 460Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 6--
White 15.2 16.8 1.6 14.0 8530Declined

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 20.4 23.9 3.5 18.8 6240Declined
Lowest Performing 15.6 33.3 17.7 10.3 300Declined
High Needs 32.2 36.6 4.4 29.3 2730Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 31--
Low Income 30.4 39.5 9.1 25.9 1950Declined
Students with Disabilities 43.1 40.2 -2.9 39.6 1322Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian---- 21--
Black or African American---- 18--
Hispanic or Latino---- 80--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 16--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 19.6 22.0 2.4 17.8 4860Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 83.1 82.3 -0.8 86.5 2943Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 69.9 66.7 -3.2 75.6 1170Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 13--
Low Income 71.0 69.3 -1.7 77.2 880Declined
Students with Disabilities 53.7 40.0 -13.7 60.8 450Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 11--
Black or African American---- 9--
Hispanic or Latino---- 40--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 85.4 86.7 1.3 89.0 2263Met 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 1,057 1,04198Yes 1 1,061 1,04799Yes 1 476 46798Yes 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 558 545 560 547 238 229 1,356 1,32197Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 100 100 102 102 35 35 237 237100Yes1
Low Income 382 371 381 371 158 152 921 89497Yes1
Students with Disabilities 268 260 272 263 112 106 652 62996Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 3 3 3 1 1 7----
Asian 29 29 29 29 14 14 72 72100Yes1
Black or African American 39 39 39 39 9 9 87 87100Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 174 172 175 173 71 69 420 41499Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 39 39 39 39 17 17 95 95100Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 6 6 6 6 2 2 14----
White 767 753 770 758 362 355 1,899 1,86698Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
Bellingham High SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 56
Bellingham Memorial SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 31
Joseph F DiPietro Elementary SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention-
Keough Memorial AcademyInsufficient data-
Stall BrookNot requiring assistance or intervention-


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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