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2026 Official Accountability Report - Gloucester

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
34% - Moderate progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage33%34%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
34%
Moderate progress toward targets

2026 Points awarded

2026 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 achievement04-24-04-04-
Mathematics achievement14-24-04-24-
Science achievement04----04----
Achievement total11260.04867.501240.02867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-24-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-44-44-
Growth total4820.04822.56820.06822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------04----
Extended engagement rate------04----
Annual dropout rate------04----
High school completion total------01220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total4410.0---0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-44-04-
Advanced coursework completion------14----
Additional indicators total4410.04410.05810.00410.0
Weighted total2.29.6-4.07.6-1.710.0-2.77.6-
Percentage of possible points23%-53%-17%-36%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan38%
Weight of non-high school results:69%
26%
Weight of high school results:31%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage34%

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 achievement14-24-04-04-
Science achievement04----24----
Achievement total31260.04867.521240.00867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-24-14-
Mathematics growth24-24-44-34-
Growth total4820.04822.56820.04822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------44----
Extended engagement rate------24----
Annual dropout rate------04----
High school completion total------61220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total0410.0---0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-04-04-44-
Advanced coursework completion------04----
Additional indicators total0410.00410.00810.04410.0
Weighted total2.69.6-3.67.6-3.210.0-1.37.6-
Percentage of possible points27%-47%-32%-17%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan37%
Weight of non-high school results:69%
25%
Weight of high school results:31%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage33%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage25%21%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
23%
Limited or no progress toward targets

2026 Points awarded

2026 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 achievement14-24-
Science achievement04-04-
Achievement total11267.521247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-34-
Growth total4822.55822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---14-
High school completion total---11220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-24-
Advanced coursework completion---24-
Additional indicators total4410.04810.0
Weighted total2.010.3-2.710.7-
Percentage of possible points19%-25%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan19%
Weight of non-high school results:69%
25%
Weight of high school results:31%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage21%

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 achievement14-04-
Mathematics achievement14-04-
Science achievement04-24-
Achievement total21267.521247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-14-
Mathematics growth24-44-
Growth total4822.55822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---44-
Extended engagement rate---24-
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---14-
Additional indicators total0410.01810.0
Weighted total2.310.3-3.410.7-
Percentage of possible points22%-32%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan22%
Weight of non-high school results:69%
32%
Weight of high school results:31%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage25%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 489.8 488.6 -1.2 492.9 1,2480Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 462.3 464.7 2.4 468.9 2352Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 481.5 480.0 -1.5 483.7 7450Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 471.9 470.1 -1.8 474.0 1750Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 482.3 480.7 -1.6 484.9 5980Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 473.8 473.0 -0.8 476.9 3120Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 15--
Black or African American 484.3 478.7 -5.6 486.7 350Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 476.2 473.5 -2.7 478.7 2130Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 490.2 486.8 -3.4 492.1 630Path Forward: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 4--
White 492.7 492.6 -0.1 495.3 9171Recovery Path: No Change

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 492.6 490.3 -2.3 494.2 1920Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 474.1 471.8 -2.3 479.2 400Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 481.8 480.8 -1.0 485.1 1080Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 19--
Low Income 482.2 481.2 -1.0 486.1 880Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 479.1 476.2 -2.9 481.8 580Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian-------
Black or African American---- 5--
Hispanic or Latino 474.4 474.4 0.0 477.6 351Path Forward: No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 7--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 496.6 494.6 -2.0 498.3 1430Recovery Path: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 488.2 488.1 -0.1 490.1 1,2541Recovery Path: No Change
Lowest Performing 463.5 466.6 3.1 467.8 2352Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 480.8 480.7 -0.1 482.3 7491Recovery Path: No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 474.9 477.2 2.3 477.4 1743Path Forward: Met Target
Low Income 481.0 480.9 -0.1 483.4 6031Recovery Path: No Change
Students with Disabilities 474.2 474.6 0.4 476.0 3152Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 15--
Black or African American 484.6 481.4 -3.2 486.9 360Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 477.1 477.6 0.5 479.5 2122Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 489.0 484.8 -4.2 490.9 610Path Forward: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 4--
White 490.7 490.9 0.2 492.4 9252Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 494.3 493.7 -0.6 496.8 1910Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 474.0 477.1 3.1 479.1 402Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs 483.2 484.8 1.6 487.0 1102Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 18--
Low Income 483.3 485.6 2.3 487.8 902Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 479.4 477.3 -2.1 482.8 600Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian-------
Black or African American---- 5--
Hispanic or Latino 476.5 482.0 5.5 480.5 344Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 497.8 496.9 -0.9 500.4 1420Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 490.5 488.7 -1.8 493.2 4130Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 95--
High Needs 482.9 478.6 -4.3 485.9 2370Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 473.6 470.3 -3.3 476.8 560Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 482.4 478.1 -4.3 485.7 1880Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 477.2 473.7 -3.5 480.6 1040Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 6--
Black or African American---- 13--
Hispanic or Latino 477.4 472.8 -4.6 480.1 670Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 22--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 492.6 492.9 0.3 495.2 3052Path Forward: Improved Below Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 493.4 486.3 -7.1 495.4 1770Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 40--
High Needs 484.5 476.5 -8.0 485.9 950Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 16--
Low Income 485.4 478.2 -7.2 487.2 780Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 480.2 472.0 -8.2 481.8 530Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian-------
Black or African American---- 5--
Hispanic or Latino 479.7 475.4 -4.3 482.8 290Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 496.1 489.6 -6.5 497.1 1350Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 49.6 9962Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 47.6 2322Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 47.6 5782Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 47.6 1302Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 47.2 4562Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 47.0 2422Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian- 12--
Black or African American 41.6 222Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 43.8 1572Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 49.5 502Typical Growth - Low
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 2--
White 50.7 7523Typical Growth - High

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 46.5 1582Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 48.0 402Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 41.8 802Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners- 11--
Low Income 41.4 652Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 41.9 422Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian----
Black or African American- 3--
Hispanic or Latino 44.3 262Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 47.2 1212Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 47.5 9952Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 44.7 2322Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 46.0 5782Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 51.5 1323Typical Growth - High
Low Income 46.0 4572Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 44.7 2382Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian- 12--
Black or African American 49.1 222Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 48.8 1592Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 42.3 492Typical Growth - Low
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 2--
White 47.2 7502Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 61.7 1564Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing 63.2 404Exceeded Typical Growth
High Needs 59.4 803Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners- 11--
Low Income 59.0 653Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 53.9 413Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian----
Black or African American- 3--
Hispanic or Latino 66.7 254Exceeded Typical Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 7--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 61.0 1194Exceeded Typical Growth

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 87.2 84.7 -2.5 89.2 2020Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 81.7 78.8 -2.9 86.0 1370Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 28--
Low Income 80.6 78.5 -2.1 85.2 1210Declined
Students with Disabilities 75.3 77.8 2.5 81.4 542Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian---- 2--
Black or African American---- 2--
Hispanic or Latino 64.0 61.0 -3.0 68.7 410Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 90.0 90.2 0.2 92.0 1532Improved Below Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 90.6 89.8 -0.8 92.2 2350Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 86.8 85.4 -1.4 90.2 1640Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 23--
Low Income 85.8 84.7 -1.1 89.6 1440Declined
Students with Disabilities 93.0 81.8 -11.2 95.0 770Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 6--
Black or African American---- 3--
Hispanic or Latino 70.4 68.0 -2.4 74.5 250Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 93.2 92.6 -0.6 94.8 1900Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 2.5 3.0 0.5 2.2 7690Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 4.1 4.3 0.2 3.6 4441No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 80--
Low Income 3.6 3.5 -0.1 3.2 3471No Change
Students with Disabilities 3.0 3.8 0.8 2.7 2080Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 6--
Asian---- 9--
Black or African American---- 9--
Hispanic or Latino 7.5 8.0 0.5 6.7 1380Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 19--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 1.6 2.0 0.4 1.4 5870Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 29.0 42.4 13.4 31.7 1654Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 29.0 42.4 13.4 31.7 1654Exceeded 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 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 10.1 6.2 -3.9 11.4 650Declined
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 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 23.1 19.4 -3.7 22.1 1,7524Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 32.9 27.2 -5.7 30.8 2354Exceeded Target
High Needs 30.1 25.9 -4.2 28.3 1,0434Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 31.3 26.6 -4.7 28.8 2524Exceeded Target
Low Income 33.0 29.2 -3.8 30.6 8484Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 28.2 24.9 -3.3 25.8 4174Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 24--
Black or African American 21.3 9.8 -11.5 18.8 514Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 31.8 29.0 -2.8 28.9 3143Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 19.5 30.1 10.6 18.5 930Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 5--
White 21.4 16.8 -4.6 20.2 1,2644Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 36.6 34.1 -2.5 35.0 8044Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 27.8 35.0 7.2 22.5 400Declined
High Needs 45.9 44.6 -1.3 43.0 4782Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 99--
Low Income 48.5 47.3 -1.2 44.0 3832Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 44.0 43.3 -0.7 40.5 2452Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian---- 12--
Black or African American---- 16--
Hispanic or Latino 47.4 48.6 1.2 43.0 1440Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 24--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 35.0 30.8 -4.2 33.2 6044Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 37.3 36.5 -0.8 40.7 3531No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 17.2 17.9 0.7 22.9 1952Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 37--
Low Income 18.6 19.0 0.4 24.8 1532Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 8.3 10.3 2.0 15.4 972Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 7--
Black or African American---- 6--
Hispanic or Latino 7.7 9.1 1.4 14.5 552Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 9--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 42.7 41.6 -1.1 46.3 2740Declined

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 1,468 1,44699Yes 1 1,474 1,45299Yes 1 625 60697Yes 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 878 859 883 866 363 347 2,124 2,07298Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 201 200 200 199 77 76 478 47599Yes1
Low Income 708 692 714 700 291 279 1,713 1,67198Yes1
Students with Disabilities 381 369 386 375 174 164 941 90896Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 2 2 2 1 1 5----
Asian 15 15 15 15 6 6 36----
Black or African American 41 40 41 41 18 18 100 9999Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 251 250 251 249 104 101 606 60099Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 71 70 72 69 33 29 176 16895Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5 5 5 5 1 1 11----
White 1,083 1,064 1,088 1,071 462 450 2,633 2,58598Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
Beeman MemorialNot requiring assistance or intervention 13
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Gloucester HighNot requiring assistance or intervention 19
Gloucester PreSchoolInsufficient data-
Plum Cove SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 69
Ralph B O'Maley MiddleRequiring assistance or intervention 17
West ParishNot requiring assistance or intervention 49



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