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2026 Official Accountability Report - North Adams

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
35% - Moderate progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage45%28%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
35%
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----
Mathematics achievement04-24-04----
Science achievement04----04----
Achievement total01267.54867.501247.5---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-34----
Mathematics growth14-24-34----
Growth total3822.54822.56822.5---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------44----
Extended engagement rate------04----
Annual dropout rate------34----
High school completion total------71220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-34-04----
Advanced coursework completion------04----
Additional indicators total0410.03410.00810.0---
Weighted total0.710.3-3.97.6-2.810.7----
Percentage of possible points7%-51%-26%---
Percentage of possible points by gradespan29%
Weight of non-high school results:73%
26%
Weight of high school results:27%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage28%

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----
Mathematics achievement44-44-14----
Science achievement04----04----
Achievement total61267.56867.511247.5---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-14-14----
Mathematics growth24-24-14----
Growth total4822.53822.52822.5---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------04----
Extended engagement rate------04----
Annual dropout rate------34----
High school completion total------31220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-04-44----
Advanced coursework completion------44----
Additional indicators total0410.00410.08810.0---
Weighted total5.010.3-4.77.6-2.310.7----
Percentage of possible points49%-62%-22%---
Percentage of possible points by gradespan55%
Weight of non-high school results:71%
22%
Weight of high school results:29%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage45%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage26%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 achievement14-04-
Mathematics achievement14-34-
Science achievement04-04-
Achievement total21267.531270.0
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24----
Mathematics growth14----
Growth total3822.5---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---44-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---04-
High school completion total---41220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-04-
Advanced coursework completion---04-
Additional indicators total0410.00810.0
Weighted total2.010.3-2.911.6-
Percentage of possible points19%-25%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan19%
Weight of non-high school results:73%
25%
Weight of high school results:27%
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 achievement04-04-
Mathematics achievement34-04-
Science achievement04-04-
Achievement total31267.501247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-14-
Mathematics growth24-14-
Growth total4822.52822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---44-
High school completion total---41220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-44-
Advanced coursework completion---44-
Additional indicators total0410.08810.0
Weighted total2.910.3-2.110.7-
Percentage of possible points28%-20%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan28%
Weight of non-high school results:71%
20%
Weight of high school results:29%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage26%

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 480.9 480.2 -0.7 483.7 4900Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 457.2 458.6 1.4 462.3 832Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs 475.9 475.4 -0.5 478.6 3761Recovery Path: No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 14--
Low Income 475.8 475.5 -0.3 478.5 3451Recovery Path: No Change
Students with Disabilities 467.4 468.1 0.7 469.5 1632Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American---- 10--
Hispanic or Latino 476.8 477.7 0.9 479.3 582Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 471.4 470.4 -1.0 473.3 470Path Forward: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 482.8 481.7 -1.1 485.5 3710Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 491.3 486.6 -4.7 493.7 470Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 482.5 481.8 -0.7 484.5 260Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 1--
Low Income 482.2 481.8 -0.4 484.6 261Recovery Path: No Change
Students with Disabilities---- 8--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian-------
Black or African American---- 2--
Hispanic or Latino---- 5--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 3--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 493.5 486.0 -7.5 495.8 370Recovery 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 483.7 483.1 -0.6 485.7 4890Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 459.6 462.0 2.4 463.6 832Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 479.2 478.7 -0.5 481.0 3751Recovery Path: No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 14--
Low Income 478.4 478.4 0.0 480.3 3451Recovery Path: No Change
Students with Disabilities 472.6 472.5 -0.1 474.8 1631Path Forward: No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American---- 10--
Hispanic or Latino 480.9 478.9 -2.0 483.3 580Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 477.6 475.4 -2.2 479.5 470Path Forward: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 485.0 484.8 -0.2 487.0 3701Recovery Path: No Change

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 484.9 483.5 -1.4 487.4 430Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 478.2 482.3 4.1 482.0 223Path Forward: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 1--
Low Income 477.3 482.3 5.0 481.8 223Path Forward: Met Target
Students with Disabilities---- 5--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian-------
Black or African American---- 2--
Hispanic or Latino---- 4--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 3--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 486.2 482.0 -4.2 488.8 340Path 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 482.4 477.3 -5.1 485.1 1530Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 47--
High Needs 478.1 473.7 -4.4 481.1 1210Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 3--
Low Income 477.5 473.7 -3.8 480.8 1140Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 474.1 467.2 -6.9 477.5 450Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian-------
Black or African American---- 3--
Hispanic or Latino---- 16--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 17--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 484.9 477.1 -7.8 486.6 1160Recovery Path: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 488.1 474.7 -13.4 491.0 400Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 481.5 472.0 -9.5 484.7 200Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners-------
Low Income 479.0 472.0 -7.0 482.6 200Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities---- 4--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian-------
Black or African American---- 1--
Hispanic or Latino---- 1--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 2--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 489.8 474.3 -15.5 491.7 360Path Forward: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 43.7 3702Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 41.5 832Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 40.9 2722Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners- 8--
Low Income 40.6 2492Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 39.7 1141Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian- 1--
Black or African American- 5--
Hispanic or Latino 42.4 342Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 34.9 361Low Growth
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 44.7 2922Typical Growth - Low

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 56.9 363Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing----
High Needs- 19--
English Learners and Former English Learners- 0--
Low Income- 19--
Students with Disabilities- 5--
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian----
Black or African American- 1--
Hispanic or Latino- 3--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 3--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 58.2 293Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 38.7 3761Low Growth
Lowest Performing 42.5 832Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 37.7 2781Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners- 11--
Low Income 38.0 2541Low Growth
Students with Disabilities 38.9 1171Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian- 1--
Black or African American- 6--
Hispanic or Latino 27.1 380Very Low Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 40.1 362Typical Growth - Low
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 40.0 2932Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 58.3 343Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing----
High Needs- 17--
English Learners and Former English Learners- 0--
Low Income- 17--
Students with Disabilities- 3--
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian----
Black or African American- 1--
Hispanic or Latino- 2--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 3--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 56.0 283Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 69.9 83.9 14.0 71.9 874Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 64.3 81.5 17.2 68.6 654Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners-------
Low Income 64.3 82.3 18.0 68.9 624Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities---- 28--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American---- 3--
Hispanic or Latino---- 4--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 7--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 73.8 83.3 9.5 75.8 724Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 78.6 74.7 -3.9 80.2 830Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 75.7 70.0 -5.7 79.1 700Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners-------
Low Income 76.4 70.0 -6.4 80.2 700Declined
Students with Disabilities---- 21--
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American---- 5--
Hispanic or Latino---- 5--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 5--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 75.4 75.4 0.0 77.0 651No Change

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 3.6 3.2 -0.4 3.2 2853Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 4.3 5.2 0.9 3.8 1730Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 1--
Low Income 3.5 5.4 1.9 3.1 1660Declined
Students with Disabilities---- 47--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 2--
Black or African American---- 11--
Hispanic or Latino---- 23--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 24--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 3.8 1.3 -2.5 3.4 2254Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 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-------

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 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 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 28.7 29.9 1.2 27.7 6800Declined
Lowest Performing 31.5 28.9 -2.6 29.4 833Met Target
High Needs 33.4 34.6 1.2 31.6 5440Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 20--
Low Income 35.1 36.4 1.3 32.7 5050Declined
Students with Disabilities 34.7 33.6 -1.1 32.3 2412Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American---- 15--
Hispanic or Latino 35.2 34.2 -1.0 32.3 792Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 31.1 32.9 1.8 30.1 700Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 27.1 27.9 0.8 25.9 5120Declined

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 35.4 39.0 3.6 33.8 2540Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 46.4 52.2 5.8 43.5 1610Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 2--
Low Income 46.8 54.3 7.5 42.3 1510Declined
Students with Disabilities---- 42--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 2--
Black or African American---- 7--
Hispanic or Latino---- 20--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 27--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 35.3 34.8 -0.5 33.5 1982Improved Below Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 69.4 66.7 -2.7 72.8 1290Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 61.1 57.0 -4.1 66.8 790Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners-------
Low Income 61.3 60.3 -1.0 67.5 731No Change
Students with Disabilities---- 16--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 2--
Black or African American---- 2--
Hispanic or Latino---- 10--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 13--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 68.4 66.7 -1.7 72.0 1020Declined

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 549 53798Yes 1 550 53297Yes 1 211 20296Yes 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 414 402 415 397 158 149 987 94896Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 15 15 15 15 4 4 34----
Low Income 383 371 384 367 150 142 917 88096Yes1
Students with Disabilities 179 171 179 168 59 52 417 39195Yes2
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 2 2 2 0 0 4----
Asian 1 1 1 1 0 0 2----
Black or African American 13 12 13 12 7 5 33----
Hispanic or Latino 66 63 66 62 23 22 155 14795Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 50 50 50 50 20 20 120 120100Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 1 1 1 3----
White 416 408 417 404 160 154 993 96697Yes1

School Accountability Information
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BraytonInsufficient data-
Colegrove Park ElementaryNot requiring assistance or intervention 18
Drury HighRequiring assistance or intervention 8



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