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2025 Official Accountability Report - Westford

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Westford (03260000)
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
Substantial progress toward targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
69% - Substantial progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage75%65%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)
69%
Substantial 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 achievement34-24-34-04-
Mathematics achievement44-34-44-04-
Science achievement34----44----
Achievement total101260.05867.5111247.50867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-34-24-
Mathematics growth34-34-24-24-
Growth total6820.06822.55822.54822.5
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---------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism14-24-44-44-
Advanced coursework completion------44----
Additional indicators total1410.02410.08810.04410.0
Weighted total7.79.6-4.97.6-9.410.7-1.37.6-
Percentage of possible points 80%-65%-88%-17%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan72%
Weight of non-high school results:64%
53%
Weight of high school results:36%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage65%

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 achievement34-24-44-34-
Mathematics achievement44-34-44-34-
Science achievement34----44----
Achievement total101260.05867.5121247.56867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-44-34-
Mathematics growth34-34-24-24-
Growth total6820.06822.56822.55822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------44----
Extended engagement rate------44----
Annual dropout rate------44----
High school completion total------121220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-24-04-04-
Advanced coursework completion------14----
Additional indicators total4410.02410.01810.00410.0
Weighted total7.99.6-4.97.6-9.610.7-5.27.6-
Percentage of possible points 82%-65%-90%-68%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan73%
Weight of non-high school results:65%
79%
Weight of high school results:35%
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage75%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage30%46%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)
40%
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 achievement34-04-
Science achievement14-04-
Achievement total61267.501247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-
Mathematics growth34-24-
Growth total6822.54822.5
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 absenteeism24-44-
Advanced coursework completion---44-
Additional indicators total2410.08810.0
Weighted total5.610.3-3.310.7-
Percentage of possible points 54%-31%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan54%
Weight of non-high school results:64%
31%
Weight of high school results:36%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage46%

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 achievement04-34-
Mathematics achievement04-44-
Science achievement04-34-
Achievement total01267.5101247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-34-
Mathematics growth24-14-
Growth total4822.54822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---24-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---34-
High school completion total---51220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-04-
Advanced coursework completion---04-
Additional indicators total4410.00810.0
Weighted total1.310.3-6.710.7-
Percentage of possible points 13%-63%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan13%
Weight of non-high school results:65%
63%
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 506.0 505.2 -0.8 508.8 2,1043Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 479.0 482.6 3.6 484.1 4032Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs 488.6 489.8 1.2 491.0 6882Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 491.8 494.3 2.5 493.9 1793Path Forward: Met Target
Low Income 490.3 490.2 -0.1 493.1 2441Recovery Path: No Change
Students with Disabilities 482.3 482.4 0.1 484.6 4542Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 4--
Asian 513.8 513.3 -0.5 516.6 6744Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 494.5 488.6 -5.9 496.9 500Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 499.9 497.4 -2.5 502.4 920Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 497.8 498.0 0.2 499.7 242Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 502.9 502.1 -0.8 505.9 1,2580Recovery 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 526.8 515.5 -11.3 529.4 3663Path Forward: Met Target
Lowest Performing 503.7 493.1 -10.6 508.8 760Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 506.7 495.3 -11.4 510.0 790Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 5--
Low Income 518.9 498.5 -20.4 522.8 260Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 496.6 491.6 -5.0 499.3 590Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 532.4 525.1 -7.3 537.4 1404Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 11--
Hispanic or Latino---- 2--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 523.4 510.1 -13.3 526.0 2110Path 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 510.8 510.1 -0.7 513.2 2,1044Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 483.6 486.5 2.9 487.5 4033Recovery Path: Met Target
High Needs 493.9 494.6 0.7 495.6 6833Recovery Path: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 501.1 503.5 2.4 503.6 1783Path Forward: Met Target
Low Income 492.9 492.2 -0.7 494.9 2440Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 486.9 486.6 -0.3 488.6 4501Recovery Path: No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 4--
Asian 522.4 522.2 -0.2 525.3 6784Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 496.6 490.8 -5.8 498.9 500Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 501.6 497.1 -4.5 504.0 930Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 499.8 496.3 -3.5 501.7 240Path Forward: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 506.0 505.6 -0.4 507.8 1,2533Recovery Path: Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 521.4 517.1 -4.3 523.9 3724Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 498.1 493.7 -4.4 503.2 760Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 501.5 494.9 -6.6 505.3 820Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 5--
Low Income 513.2 499.5 -13.7 517.7 270Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 491.0 489.7 -1.3 494.4 610Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 535.6 530.0 -5.6 537.9 1394Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 10--
Hispanic or Latino---- 2--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 514.2 510.4 -3.8 516.8 2193Path 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 507.7 508.2 0.5 510.4 7083Path Forward: Met Target
Lowest Performing---- 167--
High Needs 492.6 492.1 -0.5 495.6 2161Path Forward: No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 493.2 493.8 0.6 496.4 472Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low Income 490.2 491.4 1.2 493.5 682Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 488.1 486.9 -1.2 490.0 1510Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 512.3 515.3 3.0 516.0 2314Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 11--
Hispanic or Latino 496.4 502.5 6.1 499.1 294Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 9--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 506.7 505.2 -1.5 509.3 4253Path Forward: Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 522.9 516.8 -6.1 524.9 3504Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing---- 76--
High Needs 505.0 499.3 -5.7 507.9 770Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 4--
Low Income 513.9 501.8 -12.1 517.0 253Path Forward: Met Target
Students with Disabilities 496.0 496.6 0.6 499.1 593Path Forward: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 529.5 524.3 -5.2 532.3 1304Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 9--
Hispanic or Latino---- 2--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino-------
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 519.8 512.8 -7.0 521.7 2083Path Forward: Met Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 52.5 1,6943Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 51.4 4023Typical Growth - High
High Needs 50.4 5173Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 56.5 1333Typical Growth - High
Low Income 50.6 1813Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 47.0 3382Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 4--
Asian 56.8 5533Typical Growth - High
Black or African American 43.5 302Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 55.6 643Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 16--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 2--
White 50.3 1,0253Typical Growth - High

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 52.1 3433Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 46.0 762Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 48.7 702Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners- 5--
Low Income 46.7 242Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 46.7 512Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 57.3 1283Typical Growth - High
Black or African American- 9--
Hispanic or Latino- 2--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 49.0 2022Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 54.1 1,6963Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 55.6 4023Typical Growth - High
High Needs 53.2 5153Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 61.3 1324Exceeded Typical Growth
Low Income 51.3 1803Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 49.1 3372Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 4--
Asian 58.1 5533Typical Growth - High
Black or African American 51.5 303Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 53.1 663Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 16--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 2--
White 52.1 1,0253Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 44.7 3482Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 41.3 762Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 41.1 722Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners- 5--
Low Income 39.2 241Low Growth
Students with Disabilities 37.9 521Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 48.5 1282Typical Growth - Low
Black or African American- 9--
Hispanic or Latino- 2--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 42.7 2072Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 96.8 94.8 -2.0 95.0 3883Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 90.5 87.2 -3.3 94.8 1090Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 6--
Low Income 90.0 93.0 3.0 94.6 572Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 87.7 80.3 -7.4 93.8 710Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 99.2 93.5 -5.7 95.0 1230Declined
Black or African American---- 4--
Hispanic or Latino---- 11--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 96.2 95.1 -1.1 95.0 2473Met Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 98.0 98.4 0.4 95.0 4314Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 91.7 97.1 5.4 95.0 1054Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 6--
Low Income 89.1 96.7 7.6 92.9 604Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 90.0 98.2 8.2 94.6 574Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 100.0 100.0 0.0 95.0 1264Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 2--
Hispanic or Latino---- 9--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 97.7 98.3 0.6 95.0 2864Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 0.3 0.1 -0.2 1.0 1,4434Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 0.4 0.3 -0.1 1.0 2864Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 6--
Low Income 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1033Met Target
Students with Disabilities 0.5 0.0 -0.5 1.0 2064Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 7--
Asian 0.2 0.4 0.2 1.0 4733Met Target
Black or African American---- 34--
Hispanic or Latino---- 48--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 2--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 0.4 0.0 -0.4 1.0 8784Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 55.9 60.6 4.7 56.9 1044Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 55.9 60.6 4.7 56.9 1044Exceeded 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-------
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 7.9 8.3 0.4 6.9 2,7851No Change
Lowest Performing 13.5 12.9 -0.6 11.4 4032Improved Below Target
High Needs 13.6 13.2 -0.4 11.8 9302Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 7.9 10.9 3.0 5.4 2670Declined
Low Income 23.5 21.7 -1.8 21.1 3222Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 14.1 12.9 -1.2 11.7 5812Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 5--
Asian 5.4 7.3 1.9 3.3 9003Met Target
Black or African American 8.5 10.0 1.5 6.0 700Declined
Hispanic or Latino 18.2 18.4 0.2 15.3 1361No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 17.9 17.8 -0.1 16.9 452Improved Below Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 8.1 7.7 -0.4 6.9 1,6273Met Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 25.6 12.6 -13.0 24.0 1,5404Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 27.8 7.9 -19.9 22.5 764Exceeded Target
High Needs 42.0 23.5 -18.5 39.1 3234Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 24--
Low Income 46.9 31.3 -15.6 42.4 1314Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 43.8 24.9 -18.9 40.3 2174Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 6--
Asian 18.3 9.0 -9.3 15.5 5204Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 43--
Hispanic or Latino---- 58--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 28.6 14.0 -14.6 26.8 9004Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 68.4 82.1 13.7 71.8 7204Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 33.8 67.6 33.8 39.5 1364Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 5--
Low Income 49.2 72.9 23.7 55.4 594Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 23.4 62.2 38.8 30.5 904Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 5--
Asian 90.6 96.5 5.9 94.3 2284Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 23--
Hispanic or Latino---- 31--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 2--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 60.3 73.8 13.5 63.9 4314Exceeded 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 2,506 2,47399Yes 1 2,509 2,48499Yes 1 1,096 1,07998Yes 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 789 770 787 773 310 301 1,886 1,84498Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 194 187 193 191 56 55 443 43398Yes1
Low Income 278 272 278 274 99 95 655 64198Yes1
Students with Disabilities 524 512 523 511 220 214 1,267 1,23798Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 5 5 5 5 3 3 13----
Asian 821 815 824 821 377 372 2,022 2,00899Yes1
Black or African American 62 62 62 61 22 21 146 14499Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 98 96 98 97 32 31 228 22498Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 25 25 25 25 10 10 60 60100Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 2 2 2 1 1 5----
White 1,493 1,468 1,493 1,473 651 641 3,637 3,58298Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
Abbot ElementaryNot requiring assistance or intervention 87
Blanchard MiddleNot requiring assistance or intervention 90
Col John RobinsonInsufficient data-
Day ElementaryNot requiring assistance or intervention 78
John A. Crisafulli Elementary SchoolRequiring assistance or intervention 82
NabnassetInsufficient data-
Rita E. Miller Elementary SchoolInsufficient data-
Stony Brook SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 90
Westford AcademyNot requiring assistance or intervention 84


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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