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2026 Official Accountability Report - Agawam

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
43% - Moderate progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage32%50%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
43%
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 achievement24-44-04-04-
Science achievement24----04----
Achievement total61260.06867.501240.00867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-24-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-24-24-
Growth total4820.04822.54820.04822.5
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 total4410.0---3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-14-44-44-
Advanced coursework completion------14----
Additional indicators total4410.01410.05810.04410.0
Weighted total5.29.6-5.17.6-4.010.0-1.37.6-
Percentage of possible points54%-67%-40%-17%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan61%
Weight of non-high school results:66%
29%
Weight of high school results:34%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage50%

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 achievement04-24-04-04-
Science achievement04----04----
Achievement total21260.04867.501247.50867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-24-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-34-24-
Growth total4820.04822.55822.54822.5
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 total1410.0---------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-44-44-
Advanced coursework completion------34----
Additional indicators total4410.04410.07810.04410.0
Weighted total2.59.6-4.07.6-1.810.7-1.37.6-
Percentage of possible points26%-53%-17%-17%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan39%
Weight of non-high school results:67%
17%
Weight of high school results:33%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage32%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage13%57%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
39%
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 achievement24-04-
Mathematics achievement34-04-
Science achievement44-04-
Achievement total91267.501247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4822.54822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---34-
Extended engagement rate---24-
Annual dropout rate---44-
High school completion total---91220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-24-
Advanced coursework completion---04-
Additional indicators total4410.02810.0
Weighted total7.410.3-2.910.7-
Percentage of possible points72%-27%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan72%
Weight of non-high school results:66%
27%
Weight of high school results:34%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage57%

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 achievement04-04-
Achievement total01267.501247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4822.54822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---04-
High school completion total---01220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-44-
Advanced coursework completion---24-
Additional indicators total3410.06810.0
Weighted total1.210.3-1.510.7-
Percentage of possible points12%-14%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan12%
Weight of non-high school results:67%
14%
Weight of high school results:33%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage13%

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 489.5 489.6 0.1 491.9 1,5232Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 463.2 465.3 2.1 467.6 2752Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 481.2 482.7 1.5 483.3 8652Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 478.2 480.7 2.5 480.3 2223Path Forward: Met Target
Low Income 482.5 483.8 1.3 485.2 7092Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 468.5 469.6 1.1 471.0 3132Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 489.2 489.6 0.4 491.6 462Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Black or African American 488.3 481.0 -7.3 490.7 370Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 483.0 485.4 2.4 485.5 2183Path Forward: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 490.1 494.0 3.9 492.0 454Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 490.7 490.6 -0.1 493.0 1,1731Recovery 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 496.0 493.3 -2.7 498.6 2340Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 474.8 468.2 -6.6 479.9 490Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 488.5 486.6 -1.9 491.8 1090Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 11--
Low Income 491.2 490.0 -1.2 495.1 910Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 474.1 469.5 -4.6 476.8 360Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 6--
Black or African American---- 10--
Hispanic or Latino 492.9 485.0 -7.9 496.1 300Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 3--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 497.8 494.6 -3.2 500.4 1850Path 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 491.1 492.2 1.1 493.3 1,5202Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 466.8 471.2 4.4 470.0 2754Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High Needs 484.2 486.2 2.0 486.3 8643Recovery Path: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 485.9 489.1 3.2 488.4 2224Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low Income 484.9 486.9 2.0 487.3 7083Recovery Path: Met Target
Students with Disabilities 472.5 473.3 0.8 474.4 3092Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 492.1 491.2 -0.9 495.0 460Path Forward: Declined
Black or African American 481.3 483.0 1.7 483.6 382Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 482.9 485.5 2.6 485.3 2183Path Forward: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 494.3 495.3 1.0 496.2 452Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 492.7 493.8 1.1 494.8 1,1692Recovery 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 495.0 491.5 -3.5 496.6 2280Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 475.6 471.3 -4.3 480.7 490Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 487.3 483.6 -3.7 491.1 1050Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 10--
Low Income 488.9 486.2 -2.7 493.4 880Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 476.1 468.5 -7.6 479.5 370Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 6--
Black or African American---- 9--
Hispanic or Latino 488.2 485.0 -3.2 492.2 280Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 3--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 497.1 492.9 -4.2 498.8 1820Recovery Path: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 491.3 491.5 0.2 494.0 4892Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing---- 104--
High Needs 481.8 485.5 3.7 484.8 2874Path Forward: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 482.0 486.1 4.1 485.2 684Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low Income 481.9 486.1 4.2 485.2 2404Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 472.5 474.5 2.0 475.9 872Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 11--
Black or African American---- 17--
Hispanic or Latino 483.8 486.5 2.7 486.5 703Path Forward: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 13--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 492.0 493.3 1.3 494.6 3782Path 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 497.5 490.8 -6.7 499.0 2200Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 49--
High Needs 489.2 482.9 -6.3 492.1 1020Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 10--
Low Income 491.2 485.3 -5.9 494.3 860Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 477.9 467.3 -10.6 481.0 350Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 5--
Black or African American---- 8--
Hispanic or Latino 488.7 484.7 -4.0 491.8 270Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 3--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 500.7 491.6 -9.1 502.2 1770Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 47.8 1,1682Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 49.0 2642Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 48.2 6362Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 54.5 1503Typical Growth - High
Low Income 48.1 5242Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 45.5 2342Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 54.6 343Typical Growth - High
Black or African American 33.2 251Low Growth
Hispanic or Latino 49.2 1672Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 52.5 363Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 47.5 9042Typical Growth - Low

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 47.7 2102Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 40.2 492Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 47.6 932Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners- 5--
Low Income 49.2 802Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 40.5 292Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 6--
Black or African American- 8--
Hispanic or Latino 42.5 262Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 3--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 48.7 1672Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 47.4 1,1732Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 48.7 2642Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 46.8 6402Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 54.0 1533Typical Growth - High
Low Income 46.4 5272Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 43.3 2322Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 57.1 353Typical Growth - High
Black or African American 49.2 252Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 45.2 1662Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 51.1 363Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 47.3 9092Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 42.3 2082Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 41.2 492Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 44.6 912Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners- 7--
Low Income 45.9 782Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 37.4 291Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 6--
Black or African American- 8--
Hispanic or Latino 39.5 231Low Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 3--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 42.0 1682Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 87.2 92.5 5.3 89.2 2394Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 82.2 86.8 4.6 86.5 1363Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 7--
Low Income 81.5 87.0 5.5 86.1 1154Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 69.0 79.6 10.6 75.1 494Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 7--
Black or African American---- 8--
Hispanic or Latino---- 19--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 87.1 92.9 5.8 89.1 1974Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 88.4 91.1 2.7 90.0 2574Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 85.4 87.5 2.1 88.8 1522Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 5--
Low Income 81.9 85.5 3.6 85.7 1243Met Target
Students with Disabilities 79.0 82.8 3.8 83.6 582Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 12--
Black or African American---- 8--
Hispanic or Latino 80.0 90.5 10.5 84.1 214Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 88.6 90.5 1.9 90.2 2103Met Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 1.3 1.0 -0.3 1.1 1,0164Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 2.4 1.3 -1.1 2.1 4694Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 48--
Low Income 2.8 1.3 -1.5 2.5 3794Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 2.6 2.4 -0.2 2.3 1672Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 37--
Black or African American---- 30--
Hispanic or Latino 1.7 3.2 1.5 1.5 1240Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 30--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 1.5 0.6 -0.9 1.3 7954Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 56.0 66.3 10.3 60.9 1844Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 56.0 66.3 10.3 60.9 1844Exceeded 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 24.3 32.1 7.8 31.3 533Met Target
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 16.2 11.6 -4.6 15.2 2,0824Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 17.8 17.8 0.0 15.7 2751No Change
High Needs 22.7 16.5 -6.2 20.9 1,1924Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 18.3 12.3 -6.0 15.8 3264Exceeded Target
Low Income 24.7 17.9 -6.8 22.3 9894Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 25.0 18.8 -6.2 22.6 4044Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 4--
Asian 13.6 13.4 -0.2 11.5 672Improved Below Target
Black or African American 12.7 13.5 0.8 10.2 520Declined
Hispanic or Latino 23.9 17.1 -6.8 21.0 3224Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 22.0 3.3 -18.7 21.0 604Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 14.9 10.7 -4.2 13.7 1,5754Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 42.2 35.6 -6.6 40.6 1,0644Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 42.3 30.6 -11.7 37.0 494Exceeded Target
High Needs 49.4 47.5 -1.9 46.5 5072Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 73--
Low Income 51.0 50.5 -0.5 46.5 4142Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 44.3 43.9 -0.4 40.8 1802Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 33--
Black or African American---- 37--
Hispanic or Latino 47.3 50.7 3.4 42.9 1340Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 33--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 42.6 32.8 -9.8 40.8 8264Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 65.9 65.0 -0.9 69.3 4921No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 46.7 42.5 -4.2 52.4 2120Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 30--
Low Income 53.2 48.3 -4.9 59.4 1720Declined
Students with Disabilities 11.6 15.1 3.5 18.7 732Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 21--
Black or African American---- 14--
Hispanic or Latino 48.0 46.3 -1.7 54.8 670Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 19--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 69.3 69.0 -0.3 72.9 3711No Change

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 1,773 1,75899Yes 1 1,770 1,75099Yes 1 731 72499Yes 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 987 975 986 971 403 399 2,376 2,34599Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 236 234 236 234 80 80 552 54899Yes1
Low Income 809 799 809 796 337 333 1,955 1,92899Yes1
Students with Disabilities 354 348 355 346 128 124 837 81898Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 2 2 2 0 0 4----
Asian 52 52 52 52 17 17 121 121100Yes1
Black or African American 48 48 49 48 27 26 124 12298Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 254 249 252 247 105 102 611 59898Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 49 48 49 48 16 16 114 11298Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 1 0 0 2----
White 1,366 1,357 1,364 1,351 566 563 3,296 3,27199Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
Agawam Early Childhood CenterInsufficient data-
Agawam HighNot requiring assistance or intervention 29
Agawam Junior HighNot requiring assistance or intervention 21
Benjamin J PhelpsNot requiring assistance or intervention 53
Clifford M GrangerNot requiring assistance or intervention 63
James Clark SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 43
Roberta G. Doering SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 32
William P. Sapelli ElementaryNot requiring assistance or intervention 47



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