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2026 Official Accountability Report - Saugus

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
47% - Moderate progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage43%49%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
47%
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 achievement24-24-04-04-
Mathematics achievement14-44-24-24-
Science achievement14----04----
Achievement total41260.06867.521240.02867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-34-34-
Mathematics growth24-34-24-14-
Growth total4820.05822.55820.04822.5
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 total2410.0---0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-44-44-
Advanced coursework completion------04----
Additional indicators total4410.04410.04810.04410.0
Weighted total3.89.6-5.67.6-2.810.0-2.77.6-
Percentage of possible points40%-74%-28%-36%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan57%
Weight of non-high school results:70%
32%
Weight of high school results:30%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage49%

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 achievement04-24-04-04-
Mathematics achievement14-44-04-04-
Science achievement34----04----
Achievement total41260.06867.501240.00867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-24-24-
Mathematics growth34-34-24-14-
Growth total5820.05822.54820.03822.5
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 total3410.0---4410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-04-04-04-
Advanced coursework completion------24----
Additional indicators total4410.00410.02810.00410.0
Weighted total4.19.6-5.27.6-2.010.0-0.77.6-
Percentage of possible points43%-68%-20%-9%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan56%
Weight of non-high school results:69%
15%
Weight of high school results:31%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage43%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage32%20%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
25%
Moderate 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 achievement04-04-
Science achievement04-04-
Achievement total11267.501247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-34-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4822.55822.5
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 absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion---04-
Additional indicators total4410.04810.0
Weighted total2.010.3-2.110.7-
Percentage of possible points19%-20%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan19%
Weight of non-high school results:70%
20%
Weight of high school results:30%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage20%

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 achievement04-04-
Science achievement44-04-
Achievement total41267.501247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4822.54822.5
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 total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-04-
Advanced coursework completion---24-
Additional indicators total4410.02810.0
Weighted total4.010.3-1.910.7-
Percentage of possible points39%-18%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan39%
Weight of non-high school results:69%
18%
Weight of high school results:31%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage32%

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 485.4 486.2 0.8 488.1 1,1952Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 461.4 463.5 2.1 466.5 1892Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs 480.0 480.0 0.0 482.2 7621Recovery Path: No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 474.1 476.2 2.1 476.2 2783Path Forward: Met Target
Low Income 480.7 481.2 0.5 482.8 5632Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 472.2 471.4 -0.8 474.7 2830Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 8--
Asian 494.6 495.6 1.0 497.0 892Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Black or African American 476.7 479.7 3.0 479.1 874Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 479.5 481.2 1.7 482.7 3742Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 491.0 494.2 3.2 492.9 534Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 488.5 488.5 0.0 490.9 5821Recovery 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 489.0 486.7 -2.3 491.6 1660Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 471.4 468.4 -3.0 476.5 330Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 483.0 480.2 -2.8 486.3 1040Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 470.0 476.6 6.6 473.2 274Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low Income 484.5 481.3 -3.2 488.4 780Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 471.4 469.6 -1.8 474.1 390Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 15--
Black or African American---- 11--
Hispanic or Latino 479.9 483.5 3.6 483.1 733Path Forward: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 2--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 496.3 486.4 -9.9 498.9 650Path Forward: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 490.9 490.7 -0.2 492.9 1,1871Recovery Path: No Change
Lowest Performing 464.3 471.4 7.1 467.5 1894Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High Needs 485.1 484.4 -0.7 487.1 7550Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 483.0 482.8 -0.2 485.5 2761Path Forward: No Change
Low Income 485.6 485.7 0.1 487.5 5572Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 475.0 475.0 0.0 477.2 2791Path Forward: No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 8--
Asian 505.1 504.3 -0.8 508.0 880Path Forward: Declined
Black or African American 478.2 482.9 4.7 480.5 884Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 485.6 484.7 -0.9 488.3 3750Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 492.2 494.8 2.6 494.1 534Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 493.8 493.4 -0.4 496.2 5731Recovery 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 489.2 490.0 0.8 491.7 1632Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 470.7 471.4 0.7 475.8 332Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs 485.5 482.3 -3.2 489.3 1010Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 482.5 484.3 1.8 487.6 272Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low Income 486.6 483.9 -2.7 491.1 760Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 472.3 470.0 -2.3 475.7 370Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 15--
Black or African American---- 10--
Hispanic or Latino 485.1 485.9 0.8 489.1 722Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 2--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 490.0 492.3 2.3 492.6 643Path Forward: Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 489.8 489.3 -0.5 492.5 3651Path Forward: No Change
Lowest Performing---- 83--
High Needs 485.6 483.4 -2.2 488.6 2310Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 478.7 479.4 0.7 481.9 692Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low Income 486.1 484.5 -1.6 489.4 1700Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 479.3 474.4 -4.9 481.1 890Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 498.0 505.1 7.1 501.7 244Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 477.3 478.2 0.9 480.8 322Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 484.3 486.4 2.1 486.2 1123Recovery Path: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 13--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 493.1 490.9 -2.2 495.7 1810Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 491.2 481.3 -9.9 493.9 1450Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 33--
High Needs 486.7 472.9 -13.8 489.1 850Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 21--
Low Income 486.6 473.3 -13.3 489.4 620Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 475.6 464.9 -10.7 478.7 300Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 14--
Black or African American---- 7--
Hispanic or Latino 486.2 473.2 -13.0 489.8 610Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 2--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 493.5 484.8 -8.7 495.9 610Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 45.3 8992Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 46.1 1892Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 43.8 5532Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 48.0 1852Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 44.8 4072Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 40.0 1932Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 7--
Asian 49.6 672Typical Growth - Low
Black or African American 41.5 682Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 45.6 2712Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 53.8 353Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 44.5 4502Typical Growth - Low

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 53.6 1433Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 51.3 333Typical Growth - High
High Needs 53.2 833Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 63.9 204Exceeded Typical Growth
Low Income 54.3 633Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 41.1 302Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 14--
Black or African American- 7--
Hispanic or Latino 56.3 643Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 2--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 50.6 563Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 48.8 8952Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 51.9 1893Typical Growth - High
High Needs 45.8 5522Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 47.6 1902Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 47.2 4072Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 43.8 1892Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 7--
Asian 57.3 683Typical Growth - High
Black or African American 45.9 682Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 45.1 2752Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 51.1 353Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 50.1 4413Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 41.9 1442Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 38.3 331Low Growth
High Needs 40.4 842Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 52.0 223Typical Growth - High
Low Income 40.0 642Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 38.6 291Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 14--
Black or African American- 8--
Hispanic or Latino 43.1 642Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 2--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 40.8 562Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 85.8 84.1 -1.7 87.8 2080Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 80.7 78.4 -2.3 85.0 1390Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 60.9 73.1 12.2 66.6 264Exceeded Target
Low Income 81.5 80.2 -1.3 86.1 1260Declined
Students with Disabilities 81.0 64.5 -16.5 87.1 310Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 13--
Black or African American---- 19--
Hispanic or Latino 76.4 71.4 -5.0 81.1 700Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 2--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 91.2 90.1 -1.1 93.2 1010Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 91.2 89.3 -1.9 92.8 1970Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 90.0 85.7 -4.3 93.4 1400Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 85.7 60.9 -24.8 91.2 230Declined
Low Income 91.0 85.5 -5.5 94.8 1240Declined
Students with Disabilities 87.5 90.5 3.0 92.1 422Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 9--
Black or African American---- 12--
Hispanic or Latino 83.6 81.9 -1.7 87.7 720Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino-------
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 96.3 93.1 -3.2 95.0 1020Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 2.9 2.4 -0.5 2.6 7413Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 4.2 3.4 -0.8 3.7 4463Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 12.9 4.5 -8.4 11.6 894Exceeded Target
Low Income 4.3 3.3 -1.0 3.8 3684Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 3.2 1.7 -1.5 2.8 1184Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 5--
Asian---- 47--
Black or African American---- 59--
Hispanic or Latino 5.4 3.5 -1.9 4.8 2894Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 11--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 3--
White 1.7 1.5 -0.2 1.5 3273Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 65.6 66.4 0.8 70.5 2202Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 65.6 66.4 0.8 70.5 2202Improved 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-------

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 35.7 15.4 -20.3 42.7 650Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 35.7 15.4 -20.3 42.7 650Declined
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 23.0 19.1 -3.9 22.0 1,7174Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 26.9 23.3 -3.6 24.8 1894Exceeded Target
High Needs 28.2 24.1 -4.1 26.4 1,1104Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 29.8 21.1 -8.7 27.3 4414Exceeded Target
Low Income 31.0 26.7 -4.3 28.6 8464Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 24.4 21.4 -3.0 22.0 3834Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 10--
Asian 8.7 10.1 1.4 6.6 1290Declined
Black or African American 16.4 13.4 -3.0 13.9 1273Met Target
Hispanic or Latino 29.5 23.1 -6.4 26.6 5714Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 20.3 24.3 4.0 19.3 700Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 22.2 18.4 -3.8 21.0 8094Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 44.3 38.3 -6.0 42.7 7314Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 54.5 45.5 -9.0 49.2 334Exceeded Target
High Needs 51.5 44.1 -7.4 48.6 4794Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 56.4 42.0 -14.4 52.3 1314Exceeded Target
Low Income 53.3 43.4 -9.9 48.8 3894Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 48.4 55.6 7.2 44.9 1510Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 4--
Asian---- 53--
Black or African American---- 49--
Hispanic or Latino 51.8 43.5 -8.3 47.4 2994Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 14--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 41.9 37.7 -4.2 40.1 3104Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 69.8 50.6 -19.2 73.2 3460Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 58.5 40.5 -18.0 64.2 2220Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 43.2 30.4 -12.8 49.9 560Declined
Low Income 60.4 43.6 -16.8 66.6 1810Declined
Students with Disabilities 32.7 16.2 -16.5 39.8 680Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian---- 19--
Black or African American---- 27--
Hispanic or Latino 58.9 45.9 -13.0 65.7 1350Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 73.5 53.5 -20.0 77.1 1550Declined

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 1,397 1,36598Yes 1 1,396 1,35497Yes 1 573 53095Yes 2

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 892 870 888 860 362 334 2,142 2,06496Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 312 309 310 307 102 99 724 71599Yes1
Low Income 662 644 658 636 269 247 1,589 1,52796Yes1
Students with Disabilities 330 322 329 316 139 127 798 76596Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 8 8 8 8 2 2 18----
Asian 107 106 106 105 43 40 256 25198Yes1
Black or African American 98 98 98 98 43 41 239 23799Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 456 448 455 448 192 184 1,103 1,08098Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 58 55 58 55 19 15 135 12595Yes2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 1 1 1 3----
White 668 648 669 638 273 247 1,610 1,53395Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
Belmonte STEAM AcademyNot requiring assistance or intervention 36
Saugus HighNot requiring assistance or intervention 13
Saugus Middle SchoolRequiring assistance or intervention 18
Veterans Early Learning CenterInsufficient data-



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