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2025 Official Accountability Report - Northampton

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Northampton (02100000)
TITLE I STATUS
Title I District
REGION
West/Central
GRADES SERVED
PK,K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,11,12

Accountability Information

Overall classificationRequiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
In need of focused/targeted support
Low participation rate: Asian -Black or African American -Students with Disabilities -Low Income -English Learners and Former English Learners
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
36% - Moderate progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage44%30%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)
36%
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 achievement04-04-04-04-
Mathematics achievement04-24-24-04-
Science achievement04----34----
Achievement total01260.02867.551240.00867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-34-34-
Mathematics growth24-24-44-34-
Growth total4820.04822.57820.06822.5
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 total4410.0---3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-44-44-
Advanced coursework completion------34----
Additional indicators total4410.04410.07810.04410.0
Weighted total1.69.6-2.77.6-5.210.0-1.87.6-
Percentage of possible points 17%-36%-52%-24%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan26%
Weight of non-high school results:63%
38%
Weight of high school results:37%
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 achievement04-24-04-24-
Mathematics achievement04-24-04-14-
Science achievement24----04----
Achievement total21260.04867.501240.03867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-44-44-
Mathematics growth24-24-44-44-
Growth total4820.04822.58820.08822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------34----
Extended engagement rate------44----
Annual dropout rate------44----
High school completion total------111220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total4410.0---4410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-34-04-34-
Advanced coursework completion------34----
Additional indicators total4410.03410.03810.03410.0
Weighted total2.89.6-3.97.6-4.510.0-4.17.6-
Percentage of possible points 29%-51%-45%-54%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan40%
Weight of non-high school results:61%
50%
Weight of high school results:39%
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage44%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage29%33%
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 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 achievement04-34-
Mathematics achievement04-34-
Science achievement04-44-
Achievement total01267.5101247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-34-
Mathematics growth24-34-
Growth total4822.56822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---34-
Annual dropout rate---04-
High school completion total---31220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-34-
Advanced coursework completion---24-
Additional indicators total4410.05810.0
Weighted total1.310.3-7.210.7-
Percentage of possible points 13%-67%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan13%
Weight of non-high school results:63%
67%
Weight of high school results:37%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage33%

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 achievement14-24-
Mathematics achievement04-04-
Science achievement04-04-
Achievement total11267.521247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-44-
Mathematics growth24-44-
Growth total4822.58822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---44-
Annual dropout rate---44-
High school completion total---81220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-04-
Advanced coursework completion---24-
Additional indicators total4410.02810.0
Weighted total2.010.3-4.610.7-
Percentage of possible points 19%-43%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan19%
Weight of non-high school results:61%
43%
Weight of high school results:39%
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage29%

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 495.5 494.7 -0.8 498.6 1,0600Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 466.5 465.8 -0.7 472.8 1880Recovery Path: Declined
High Needs 481.6 480.7 -0.9 484.0 4980Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 475.3 475.8 0.5 477.4 932Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low Income 479.8 478.7 -1.1 482.2 3610Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 476.1 474.3 -1.8 478.3 2940Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 496.7 487.0 -9.7 499.1 200Path Forward: Declined
Black or African American 482.8 479.7 -3.1 485.2 300Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 476.4 475.4 -1.0 479.7 1930Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 499.6 500.2 0.6 501.5 742Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 501.1 500.0 -1.1 504.1 7420Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 512.6 510.1 -2.5 515.2 2240Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 491.1 488.9 -2.2 496.2 350Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 497.3 500.0 2.7 500.6 843Path Forward: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 10--
Low Income 495.6 497.6 2.0 499.5 582Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 494.2 495.6 1.4 496.9 453Path Forward: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 7--
Black or African American---- 4--
Hispanic or Latino 487.8 494.5 6.7 489.4 264Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 20--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 517.0 513.1 -3.9 519.6 1673Path Forward: Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 490.8 490.2 -0.6 492.8 1,0590Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 463.6 464.0 0.4 468.0 1882Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 477.7 476.5 -1.2 479.3 4980Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 470.4 471.1 0.7 472.9 982Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low Income 476.2 475.0 -1.2 478.6 3590Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 473.0 470.5 -2.5 475.2 2890Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 492.8 489.4 -3.4 495.7 220Path Forward: Declined
Black or African American 481.1 477.3 -3.8 483.4 290Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 472.8 472.8 0.0 475.5 1911Recovery Path: No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 494.2 497.8 3.6 496.1 744Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 496.1 494.5 -1.6 497.9 7420Recovery Path: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 505.7 506.1 0.4 507.4 2122Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 484.5 482.1 -2.4 489.6 350Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 492.3 496.6 4.3 496.1 793Path Forward: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 9--
Low Income 490.7 494.9 4.2 495.2 573Path Forward: Met Target
Students with Disabilities 490.7 489.3 -1.4 494.1 430Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 6--
Black or African American---- 4--
Hispanic or Latino 484.4 491.0 6.6 488.2 264Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 18--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 508.4 508.8 0.4 511.0 1582Path Forward: Improved Below Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 494.9 494.0 -0.9 497.6 3910Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 85--
High Needs 481.6 478.6 -3.0 484.6 1810Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 472.0 469.7 -2.3 475.2 290Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 479.6 476.3 -3.3 482.9 1280Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 476.6 473.0 -3.6 478.4 1090Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 6--
Black or African American---- 11--
Hispanic or Latino 475.5 474.2 -1.3 478.2 760Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 498.2 494.5 -3.7 500.9 250Path Forward: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 499.9 500.2 0.3 502.5 2732Path Forward: Improved Below Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 511.1 513.8 2.7 514.9 2203Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing---- 31--
High Needs 497.3 503.8 6.5 501.2 824Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 4--
Low Income 496.6 502.0 5.4 501.5 553Recovery Path: Met Target
Students with Disabilities 492.7 497.0 4.3 495.8 464Path Forward: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 6--
Black or African American---- 2--
Hispanic or Latino 488.2 496.4 8.2 495.7 274Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 18--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 514.4 516.5 2.1 517.6 1674Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 44.8 8522Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 41.2 1882Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 41.6 3952Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 46.3 692Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 40.0 2822Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 39.1 2421Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian- 13--
Black or African American 37.7 251Low Growth
Hispanic or Latino 39.3 1601Low Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 44.3 592Typical Growth - Low
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 46.8 5942Typical Growth - Low

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 59.3 1943Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 58.7 353Typical Growth - High
High Needs 54.7 753Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners- 5--
Low Income 53.4 513Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 52.9 413Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 6--
Black or African American- 4--
Hispanic or Latino 44.4 222Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 18--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 60.9 1444Exceeded Typical Growth

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 45.1 8432Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 42.3 1882Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 43.1 3952Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 45.0 752Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 42.5 2812Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 40.6 2382Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian- 15--
Black or African American 37.4 231Low Growth
Hispanic or Latino 43.0 1602Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 49.3 592Typical Growth - Low
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 45.3 5852Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 64.8 1844Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing 56.7 353Typical Growth - High
High Needs 59.5 713Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners- 6--
Low Income 58.9 503Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 56.9 383Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 5--
Black or African American- 4--
Hispanic or Latino 52.8 213Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 16--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 67.3 1384Exceeded Typical Growth

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 94.7 92.9 -1.8 95.0 2110Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 90.4 87.0 -3.4 94.7 1080Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 11--
Low Income 90.1 83.8 -6.3 94.7 800Declined
Students with Disabilities 85.1 84.6 -0.5 91.2 651No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 7--
Black or African American---- 3--
Hispanic or Latino 91.4 70.3 -21.1 95.0 370Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 14--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 95.6 98.0 2.4 95.0 1504Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 97.8 96.8 -1.0 95.0 2474Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 95.8 94.7 -1.1 95.0 1143Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 13--
Low Income 94.9 93.4 -1.5 95.0 910Declined
Students with Disabilities 94.9 89.4 -5.5 95.0 470Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 7--
Black or African American---- 6--
Hispanic or Latino 96.0 94.3 -1.7 95.0 350Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 17--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 97.7 97.2 -0.5 95.0 1804Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 0.4 1.1 0.7 1.0 8980Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 0.7 1.6 0.9 1.0 3120Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 27--
Low Income 0.9 2.2 1.3 1.0 2250Declined
Students with Disabilities 1.3 1.3 0.0 1.2 1581No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 27--
Black or African American---- 29--
Hispanic or Latino 0.8 3.0 2.2 1.0 1320Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 74--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 0.5 0.9 0.4 1.0 6363Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 65.7 72.4 6.7 67.3 584Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 65.7 72.4 6.7 67.3 584Exceeded 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 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 33.3 34.8 1.5 34.6 233Met Target
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 17.8 14.7 -3.1 16.8 1,4944Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 27.1 21.3 -5.8 25.0 1884Exceeded Target
High Needs 26.0 22.4 -3.6 24.2 7464Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 30.5 20.1 -10.4 28.0 1444Exceeded Target
Low Income 31.1 27.6 -3.5 28.7 5614Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 25.8 23.6 -2.2 23.4 4193Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 24.3 17.1 -7.2 22.2 354Exceeded Target
Black or African American 14.0 23.9 9.9 11.5 460Declined
Hispanic or Latino 35.8 28.5 -7.3 32.9 2984Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 21.1 11.7 -9.4 20.1 1034Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 12.1 10.5 -1.6 10.9 1,0103Met Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 19.2 15.9 -3.3 17.6 8914Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 20.9 14.3 -6.6 15.6 354Exceeded Target
High Needs 31.0 27.9 -3.1 28.1 3373Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 40--
Low Income 34.2 33.9 -0.3 29.7 2392Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 35.8 34.0 -1.8 32.3 1882Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 31--
Black or African American---- 33--
Hispanic or Latino 38.0 36.4 -1.6 33.6 1292Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 73--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 15.7 12.2 -3.5 13.9 6244Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 77.2 80.4 3.2 80.6 4543Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 50.9 54.9 4.0 56.6 1642Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 20--
Low Income 45.4 53.8 8.4 51.6 1194Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 36.5 42.2 5.7 43.6 832Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 14--
Black or African American---- 21--
Hispanic or Latino 43.9 40.0 -3.9 50.7 650Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 42--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 85.9 89.7 3.8 89.5 3124Exceeded 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 1,350 1,28495Yes 1 1,353 1,27196Yes 2 649 63197Yes 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 630 582 631 577 292 278 1,553 1,43795Yes2
English Learners and Former English Learners 115 103 115 107 41 40 271 25094No2
Low Income 455 419 455 416 208 197 1,118 1,03294No2
Students with Disabilities 371 339 373 332 177 164 921 83594No2
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 1 3 1 2 0 8----
Asian 31 27 31 28 14 14 76 6992No2
Black or African American 40 34 39 33 17 16 96 8391No2
Hispanic or Latino 234 219 235 217 113 108 582 54495Yes2
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 97 94 97 92 46 45 240 23196Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 945 909 948 900 457 448 2,350 2,25796Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
Bridge StreetRequiring assistance or intervention 19
Jackson StreetNot requiring assistance or intervention 62
John F Kennedy Middle SchoolRequiring assistance or intervention 36
LeedsNot requiring assistance or intervention 63
Northampton HighRequiring assistance or intervention 81
R. K. Finn Ryan RoadNot requiring assistance or intervention 30


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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