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2025 Official Accountability Report - Watertown High
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Watertown (03140000)		TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School
REGION
Coastal		GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

Accountability Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
Moderate progress toward targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
32% - Moderate progress toward targets45

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage30%33%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		32%
Moderate 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
39

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage22%21%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		21%
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 498.6 500.8 2.2 500.2 1684Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 480.0 479.2 -0.8 485.1 320Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 488.6 484.9 -3.7 491.9 820Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 475.5 469.4 -6.1 477.3 300Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income 489.7 485.5 -4.2 491.4 700Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 479.4 475.7 -3.7 482.0 240Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 10--
Black or African American---- 6--
Hispanic or Latino 490.2 485.8 -4.4 493.7 410Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 13--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 504.0 507.1 3.1 507.0 983Path Forward: Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 504.0 505.1 1.1 506.1 1642Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 479.9 479.0 -0.9 485.0 320Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 492.9 489.9 -3.0 495.1 790Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 485.3 476.9 -8.4 490.4 270Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 494.4 489.5 -4.9 497.3 680Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 478.7 478.0 -0.7 483.1 240Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 10--
Black or African American---- 6--
Hispanic or Latino 495.6 492.8 -2.8 500.0 370Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 507.9 510.2 2.3 509.2 994Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 498.9 498.2 -0.7 502.3 1540Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 478.5 477.0 -1.5 483.2 320Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 489.2 485.0 -4.2 492.6 690Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 18--
Low Income 490.0 485.4 -4.6 493.2 580Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 479.6 471.4 -8.2 482.2 250Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 10--
Black or African American---- 4--
Hispanic or Latino 489.0 491.4 2.4 493.7 312Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 13--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 505.2 501.2 -4.0 508.1 960Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 55.9 1463Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 54.3 323Typical Growth - High
High Needs 50.8 643Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners- 14--
Low Income 50.3 563Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 48.0 222Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 9--
Black or African American- 4--
Hispanic or Latino 51.6 293Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 13--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 56.6 913Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 64.1 1484Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing 51.3 323Typical Growth - High
High Needs 57.9 673Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners- 16--
Low Income 54.9 573Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 52.9 233Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 9--
Black or African American- 4--
Hispanic or Latino 58.2 283Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 67.0 954Exceeded Typical Growth

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 86.4 87.0 0.6 88.9 1772Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 78.1 80.2 2.1 82.5 1162Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 48.3 61.3 13.0 56.2 314Exceeded Target
Low Income 76.4 81.7 5.3 80.5 1044Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 73.3 86.2 12.9 80.6 294Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 9--
Black or African American---- 10--
Hispanic or Latino 65.0 70.0 5.0 69.5 503Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 14--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 92.7 96.8 4.1 95.0 934Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 91.4 88.8 -2.6 93.5 1690Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 87.6 81.9 -5.7 91.3 1050Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 55.6 51.7 -3.9 62.3 290Declined
Low Income 85.4 80.9 -4.5 89.1 890Declined
Students with Disabilities 100.0 83.3 -16.7 95.0 300Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 15--
Black or African American---- 6--
Hispanic or Latino 76.2 70.0 -6.2 81.0 400Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 10--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 96.5 93.8 -2.7 95.0 960Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 1.8 3.0 1.2 1.6 7560Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 2.8 5.3 2.5 2.5 4170Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 10.5 13.9 3.4 9.4 1080Declined
Low Income 1.8 5.9 4.1 1.6 3370Declined
Students with Disabilities 0.8 2.5 1.7 1.0 1220Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 55--
Black or African American---- 30--
Hispanic or Latino 5.5 7.2 1.7 5.0 1940Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 53--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 0.7 1.2 0.5 1.0 4220Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 38.5 39.1 0.6 44.0 922Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 38.5 39.1 0.6 44.0 922Improved Below 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 32.6 26.9 -5.7 30.3 7934Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 37.8 25.0 -12.8 32.0 324Exceeded Target
High Needs 41.8 37.5 -4.3 38.0 4643Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 43.2 40.2 -3.0 39.0 1842Improved Below Target
Low Income 43.1 39.1 -4.0 38.0 3862Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 40.0 39.7 -0.3 35.6 1212Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 64--
Black or African American---- 38--
Hispanic or Latino 49.0 44.7 -4.3 45.0 1973Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 54--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 28.0 21.2 -6.8 25.5 4384Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 57.7 56.5 -1.2 61.8 3980Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 42.5 42.1 -0.4 48.6 2401No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 26.8 18.2 -8.6 33.5 770Declined
Low Income 42.8 44.9 2.1 49.6 2052Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 22.6 32.8 10.2 30.7 644Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 36--
Black or African American---- 20--
Hispanic or Latino 43.6 28.4 -15.2 51.0 950Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 25--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 63.7 67.4 3.7 67.8 2213Met Target


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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