Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Taunton

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2026

Accountability Report

2026 Official Accountability Report - Taunton

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Taunton (02930000)

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 classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

Moderate progress toward targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
46% - Moderate progress toward targets	-

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR
SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	40%	49%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	46%
	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)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	0	4	-	2	4	-	0	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	4	4	-	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	2	12	60.0	6	8	67.5	3	12	40.0	5	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	2	4	-	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	20.0	4	8	22.5	5	8	20.0	6	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	4	4	10.0	-	-	-	1	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	3	4	-	2	4	-	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	3	4	10.0	2	4	10.0	7	8	10.0	2	4	10.0
Weighted total		2.7	9.6	-	5.2	7.6	-	3.8	10.0	-	4.9	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		28%		-	68%		-	38%		-	65%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		48% Weight of non-high school results:68%						51% Weight of high school results:32%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		49%

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)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	2	4	-	2	4	-	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	3	4	-	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	1	4	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	5	12	60.0	5	8	67.5	0	12	40.0	0	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	2	4	-	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	20.0	4	8	22.5	5	8	20.0	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	1	4	10.0	-	-	-	3	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	1	4	-	0	4	-	1	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	1	4	10.0	0	4	10.0	5	8	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		4.0	9.6	-	4.3	7.6	-	2.4	10.0	-	1.3	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		42%		-	57%		-	24%		-	17%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		49% Weight of non-high school results:68%						21% Weight of high school results:32%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		40%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	25%	29%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	28%
	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)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	0	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Achievement total	2	12	67.5	4	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5	5	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	3	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	0	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	0	4	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	3	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	4	4	-
	Additional indicators total	2	4	10.0	7	8	10.0
Weighted total		2.5	10.3	-	4.3	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		24%		-	40%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		24% Weight of non-high school results:68%			40% Weight of high school results:32%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		29%

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High Needs Student Group (Non-high school grades)			High Needs Student Group (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	2	4	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	1	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Achievement total	3	12	67.5	0	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	0	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	0	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	3	4	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	3	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	4	4	-
	Additional indicators total	0	4	10.0	4	8	10.0
Weighted total		2.9	10.3	-	1.9	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		28%		-	18%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		28% Weight of non-high school results:68%			18% Weight of high school results:32%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		25%

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	486.0	485.0	-1.0	488.7	3,658	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	458.7	459.1	0.4	464.4	630	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs	479.8	479.2	-0.6	483.0	2,540	0	Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	473.1	473.1	0.0	475.9	608	1	Recovery Path: No Change
Low Income	480.6	480.1	-0.5	484.1	2,211	1	Recovery Path: No Change
Students with Disabilities	466.4	465.4	-1.0	468.3	806	0	Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Asian	491.2	489.8	-1.4	493.6	36	0	Path Forward: Declined
Black or African American	479.9	479.5	-0.4	481.8	1,038	1	Recovery Path: No Change
Hispanic or Latino	482.5	481.9	-0.6	486.8	506	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	486.9	485.5	-1.4	490.3	249	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
White	490.0	488.8	-1.2	492.6	1,811	0	Recovery 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	488.1	486.5	-1.6	490.7	558	0	Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing	465.8	468.2	2.4	470.9	98	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs	481.6	481.8	0.2	484.9	354	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	466.5	470.4	3.9	469.7	70	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low Income	482.7	482.7	0.0	486.6	315	1	Path Forward: No Change
Students with Disabilities	469.8	471.8	2.0	471.0	92	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Black or African American	482.7	481.0	-1.7	485.1	168	0	Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino	482.6	484.5	1.9	483.8	64	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	487.0	487.0	0.0	489.6	30	1	Path Forward: No Change
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	492.3	489.9	-2.4	494.9	291	0	Path 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	483.7	484.3	0.6	486.1	3,671	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	459.2	463.0	3.8	462.4	630	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High Needs	478.4	479.2	0.8	480.2	2,557	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	475.5	477.1	1.6	478.0	618	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income	478.9	479.8	0.9	480.8	2,222	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	466.5	467.3	0.8	468.2	810	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Asian	494.6	496.2	1.6	497.5	34	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Black or African American	478.7	479.1	0.4	481.0	1,042	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino	480.1	480.8	0.7	482.4	511	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	482.4	483.2	0.8	484.8	248	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
White	487.3	488.1	0.8	489.4	1,818	2	Recovery 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	484.4	485.7	1.3	486.2	545	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing	465.6	470.4	4.8	470.7	98	3	Path Forward: Met Target
High Needs	478.4	481.1	2.7	482.2	343	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	471.4	478.5	7.1	474.0	69	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low Income	479.0	481.7	2.7	483.5	302	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	469.8	470.5	0.7	473.2	88	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Black or African American	479.7	480.7	1.0	482.0	169	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino	480.7	484.2	3.5	483.2	60	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	481.9	487.5	5.6	484.4	29	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	487.8	488.9	1.1	489.0	282	3	Recovery Path: 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	483.7	481.0	-2.7	486.4	1,225	0	Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	261	-	-
High Needs	477.9	475.3	-2.6	480.9	820	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	471.2	471.6	0.4	472.8	219	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income	478.1	475.8	-2.3	481.4	705	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	466.9	465.8	-1.1	470.3	275	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Black or African American	475.5	475.4	-0.1	479.0	348	1	Path Forward: No Change
Hispanic or Latino	480.5	478.7	-1.8	482.4	154	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	480.1	481.5	1.4	482.8	84	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	488.5	484.5	-4.0	490.2	625	0	Recovery Path: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	483.6	479.1	-4.5	485.9	508	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	96	-	-
High Needs	477.0	474.4	-2.6	478.6	309	0	Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	464.3	467.9	3.6	468.0	52	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Low Income	477.6	475.3	-2.3	479.1	273	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities	468.0	463.6	-4.4	470.6	84	0	Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Black or African American	480.0	472.8	-7.2	482.8	133	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic or Latino	478.3	476.5	-1.8	482.1	58	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	482.0	478.1	-3.9	484.0	31	0	Path Forward: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	486.7	482.6	-4.1	488.3	282	0	Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	45.8	2,796	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	43.1	616	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	45.5	1,859	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	47.8	432	2	Typical Growth - Low
Low Income	45.3	1,623	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	41.0	568	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	6	-	-
Asian	45.6	31	2	Typical Growth - Low
Black or African American	46.4	744	2	Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino	46.8	396	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	44.4	202	2	Typical Growth - Low
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	5	-	-
White	45.4	1,412	2	Typical Growth - Low

English language arts growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	44.8	477	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	50.3	97	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	46.6	286	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	43.6	45	2	Typical Growth - Low
Low Income	45.7	253	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	51.8	73	3	Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	2	-	-
Black or African American	48.2	126	2	Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino	45.2	56	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	43.2	29	2	Typical Growth - Low
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	1	-	-
White	43.3	262	2	Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	44.0	2,830	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	45.2	616	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	44.3	1,893	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	48.1	453	2	Typical Growth - Low
Low Income	43.9	1,650	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	43.9	574	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	6	-	-
Asian	55.2	29	3	Typical Growth - High
Black or African American	43.5	758	2	Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino	45.8	401	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	46.7	201	2	Typical Growth - Low
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	5	-	-
White	43.1	1,430	2	Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	53.1	460	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	50.2	97	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	50.8	272	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	53.6	44	3	Typical Growth - High
Low Income	50.8	237	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	49.2	67	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	2	-	-
Black or African American	53.0	124	3	Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino	52.1	52	3	Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	48.2	27	2	Typical Growth - Low
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	1	-	-
White	54.1	253	3	Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	85.8	89.0	3.2	87.8	611	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	82.1	86.5	4.4	86.4	451	3	Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	76.1	88.5	12.4	81.8	87	4	Exceeded Target
Low Income	82.2	86.2	4.0	86.8	421	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	71.7	73.6	1.9	77.8	125	2	Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Black or African American	85.0	89.7	4.7	89.9	165	3	Met Target
Hispanic or Latino	81.2	82.6	1.4	85.9	92	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	91.4	70.8	-20.6	93.4	24	0	Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
White	86.9	92.2	5.3	88.9	320	4	Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	93.0	87.7	-5.3	94.6	584	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	90.7	84.6	-6.1	94.1	442	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	85.3	82.6	-2.7	90.8	46	0	Declined
Low Income	90.4	84.7	-5.7	94.2	432	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	81.5	75.5	-6.0	86.1	106	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Black or African American	92.9	89.3	-3.6	95.0	140	0	Declined
Hispanic or Latino	95.0	82.4	-12.6	95.0	85	0	Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	100.0	91.4	-8.6	95.0	35	0	Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	92.2	87.9	-4.3	93.8	314	0	Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	2.2	3.1	0.9	1.9	2,330	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	3.3	4.2	0.9	2.9	1,443	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	5.7	5.4	-0.3	5.1	261	2	Improved Below Target
Low Income	3.2	3.6	0.4	2.8	1,277	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	3.9	5.8	1.9	3.5	416	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	25	-	-
Black or African American	3.3	3.4	0.1	2.9	641	1	No Change
Hispanic or Latino	2.5	5.6	3.1	2.2	321	0	Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	2.6	2.7	0.1	2.3	113	1	No Change
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
White	1.7	2.3	0.6	1.5	1,212	0	Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	44.2	52.2	8.0	46.9	523	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	44.2	52.2	8.0	46.9	523	4	Exceeded 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	18.6	15.7	-2.9	19.8	235	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	18.6	15.7	-2.9	19.8	235	1	No Change
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	19.7	18.7	-1.0	18.7	5,171	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	25.7	25.6	-0.1	23.6	630	2	Improved Below Target
High Needs	23.9	23.0	-0.9	22.1	3,660	2	Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	17.1	15.0	-2.1	14.6	923	3	Met Target
Low Income	24.6	24.5	-0.1	22.2	3,203	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	29.3	27.0	-2.3	26.9	1,133	3	Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Asian	1.9	0.0	-1.9	1.0	51	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	15.5	13.5	-2.0	13.0	1,496	3	Met Target
Hispanic or Latino	27.1	26.3	-0.8	24.2	739	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	31.0	31.1	0.1	30.0	328	1	No Change
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
White	18.6	18.3	-0.3	17.4	2,527	2	Improved Below Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	34.1	32.7	-1.4	32.5	2,456	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	35.1	33.7	-1.4	29.8	98	2	Improved Below Target
High Needs	42.5	40.0	-2.5	39.6	1,586	3	Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	33.6	26.5	-7.1	29.5	400	4	Exceeded Target
Low Income	44.1	42.2	-1.9	39.6	1,409	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	40.0	37.8	-2.2	36.5	429	2	Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	34	-	-
Black or African American	32.7	30.0	-2.7	29.0	733	2	Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino	41.1	43.3	2.2	36.7	328	0	Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	49.2	51.7	2.5	47.6	120	0	Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
White	31.5	30.0	-1.5	29.7	1,222	3	Met Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	66.1	74.5	8.4	69.5	1,177	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	54.3	63.5	9.2	60.0	724	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	36.2	52.9	16.7	42.9	189	4	Exceeded Target
Low Income	54.5	63.6	9.1	60.7	645	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	41.6	48.1	6.5	48.7	189	3	Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Black or African American	54.6	68.4	13.8	61.1	351	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	62.5	74.8	12.3	69.3	151	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	66.7	65.2	-1.5	70.1	46	0	Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	72.7	78.6	5.9	76.3	602	4	Exceeded Target

Assessment participation - All students
Group	English language arts					Mathematics					Science
Group	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate
All Students	4,334	4,243	98	Yes	1	4,337	4,243	98	Yes	1	1,856	1,805	97	Yes	1

Assessment participation - Student Group
Group	English language arts		Mathematics		Science		Overall
Group	Enrolled	Assessed	Enrolled	Assessed	Enrolled	Assessed	Total Enrolled	Total Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate
High Needs	3,004	2,921	3,009	2,927	1,243	1,195	7,256	7,043	97	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	721	705	725	714	306	302	1,752	1,721	98	Yes	1
Low Income	2,620	2,550	2,624	2,548	1,079	1,036	6,323	6,134	97	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	939	898	940	898	399	372	2,278	2,168	95	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	11	10	11	10	3	2	25	-	-	-	-
Asian	41	41	39	39	15	15	95	95	100	Yes	1
Black or African American	1,249	1,229	1,253	1,233	541	529	3,043	2,991	98	Yes	1
Hispanic or Latino	589	571	589	573	230	219	1,408	1,363	97	Yes	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	284	279	286	277	120	115	690	671	97	Yes	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9	9	9	9	3	3	21	-	-	-	-
White	2,150	2,103	2,149	2,101	944	922	5,243	5,126	98	Yes	1

School Accountability Information
School	Accountability information	School accountability percentile
Benjamin Friedman Middle	Not requiring assistance or intervention	23
East Taunton Elementary	Not requiring assistance or intervention	45
Edmund Hatch Bennett	Not requiring assistance or intervention	18
Edward F. Leddy Preschool	Insufficient data	-
Elizabeth Pole	Requiring assistance or intervention	12
H H Galligan	Not requiring assistance or intervention	34
James L. Mulcahey Elementary School	Not requiring assistance or intervention	19
John F Parker Middle	Not requiring assistance or intervention	15
Joseph C Chamberlain	Not requiring assistance or intervention	18
Joseph H Martin	Not requiring assistance or intervention	27
Taunton Alternative High School	Insufficient data	-
Taunton High	Requiring assistance or intervention	23
Taunton Public Virtual Academy (TPVA)	Requiring assistance or intervention	-

About this report

About the Data

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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