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Athol-Royalston

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2026

Accountability Report

2026 Official Accountability Report - Athol-Royalston

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Athol-Royalston (06150000)

TITLE I STATUS
Title I District

REGION
West/Central

GRADES SERVED
PK,K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,11,12

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

In need of focused/targeted support

Low participation rate: Students with Disabilities -All Students

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
35% - 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	22%	44%
Weight	40%	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)
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	1	4	-	2	4	-	4	4	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	4	4	-	3	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	1	12	60.0	6	8	67.5	11	12	47.5	1	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	2	4	-	2	4	-	1	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	20.0	4	8	22.5	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	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	0	4	10.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	3	4	-	4	4	-	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	3	4	10.0	4	8	10.0	2	4	10.0
Weighted total		1.8	9.6	-	5.3	7.6	-	6.7	10.7	-	1.8	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		19%		-	70%		-	63%		-	24%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		44% Weight of non-high school results:71%						43% Weight of high school results:29%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		44%

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	0	4	-	1	4	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	2	4	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	0	12	60.0	3	8	67.5	0	12	47.5	-	-	-
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	1	4	-	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	2	4	-	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Growth total	4	8	20.0	3	8	22.5	4	8	22.5	-	-	-
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	3	4	10.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-	0	4	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	0	4	10.0	0	4	10.0	4	8	10.0	-	-	-
Weighted total		1.1	9.6	-	2.7	7.6	-	1.9	10.7	-	-	-	-
Percentage of possible points		12%		-	36%		-	18%		-	-		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		24% Weight of non-high school results:71%						18% Weight of high school results:29%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		22%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	11%	44%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	31%
	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	2	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	1	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Achievement total	5	12	67.5	6	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	-	-	-	1	4	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	1	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	0	4	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	4	8	10.0
Weighted total		4.7	10.3	-	4.4	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		46%		-	41%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		46% Weight of non-high school results:71%			41% Weight of high school results:29%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		44%

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	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Achievement total	0	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	-	-	-	3	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	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	3	4	-
	Additional indicators total	0	4	10.0	3	8	10.0
Weighted total		0.9	10.3	-	1.8	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		9%		-	17%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		9% Weight of non-high school results:71%			17% Weight of high school results:29%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		11%

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	480.1	480.0	-0.1	482.9	692	1	Recovery Path: No Change
Lowest Performing	453.5	457.0	3.5	458.4	118	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs	476.5	476.6	0.1	478.8	508	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	471.1	471.0	-0.1	473.2	57	1	Path Forward: No Change
Low Income	477.6	477.5	-0.1	480.2	449	1	Recovery Path: No Change
Students with Disabilities	464.9	466.2	1.3	467.0	211	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	478.1	476.4	-1.7	480.8	124	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	483.7	484.9	1.2	485.6	31	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	480.4	480.8	0.4	483.1	515	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	484.7	491.6	6.9	486.5	94	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	468.5	468.3	-0.2	473.6	20	1	Path Forward: No Change
High Needs	481.1	485.2	4.1	484.4	69	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Low Income	479.8	487.5	7.7	483.7	62	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	468.3	467.0	-1.3	471.0	25	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	484.8	493.3	8.5	486.9	68	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	481.6	480.8	-0.8	483.7	688	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	456.9	462.8	5.9	461.5	118	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High Needs	478.2	477.7	-0.5	479.6	506	1	Recovery Path: No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners	475.7	475.7	0.0	478.2	55	1	Path Forward: No Change
Low Income	479.2	478.3	-0.9	481.7	448	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities	467.5	467.5	0.0	469.3	210	1	Recovery Path: No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	476.4	476.8	0.4	478.8	120	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	485.7	487.0	1.3	487.6	30	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	482.4	481.2	-1.2	484.4	516	0	Recovery Path: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	484.4	487.1	2.7	486.9	94	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Lowest Performing	473.5	468.0	-5.5	478.6	20	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	481.4	480.4	-1.0	485.2	69	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Low Income	481.1	480.9	-0.2	485.6	62	1	Path Forward: No Change
Students with Disabilities	473.5	468.9	-4.6	476.9	26	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	486.0	490.4	4.4	488.6	68	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	478.9	478.1	-0.8	481.6	214	0	Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	33	-	-
High Needs	475.8	476.6	0.8	478.8	161	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Low Income	475.8	477.9	2.1	479.1	142	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	471.2	469.4	-1.8	474.6	58	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	471.9	474.3	2.4	475.0	41	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	480.5	479.1	-1.4	483.1	155	0	Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	481.8	484.7	2.9	483.8	85	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
High Needs	477.6	478.5	0.9	480.5	62	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Low Income	476.8	480.0	3.2	478.0	55	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	470.3	464.5	-5.8	473.4	26	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	484.4	485.0	0.6	486.3	68	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	43.6	519	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	44.8	118	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	42.5	376	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	41.2	41	2	Typical Growth - Low
Low Income	42.6	326	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	40.8	153	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	4	-	-
Black or African American	-	8	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	43.7	84	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	52.0	22	3	Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	43.2	401	2	Typical Growth - Low

English language arts growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	49.7	77	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	53.4	20	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	48.6	54	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	1	-	-
Low Income	49.6	47	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	-	19	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	-	1	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	10	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	47.8	60	2	Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	43.2	514	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	45.4	118	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	41.3	373	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	36.2	39	1	Low Growth
Low Income	40.3	324	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	37.4	154	1	Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	4	-	-
Black or African American	-	8	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	41.7	80	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	39.5	22	1	Low Growth
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	43.6	400	2	Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	47.5	75	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	38.2	20	1	Low Growth
High Needs	43.8	53	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	1	-	-
Low Income	42.6	46	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	41.3	20	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	-	1	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	9	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	4	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	50.4	61	3	Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	83.0	81.7	-1.3	85.0	120	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	80.5	78.5	-2.0	84.8	93	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Low Income	79.3	78.7	-0.6	83.9	89	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	70.0	58.6	-11.4	76.1	29	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	24	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	81.9	83.3	1.4	83.9	84	2	Improved Below Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	91.7	88.7	-3.0	93.3	106	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	90.3	86.2	-4.1	93.7	87	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Low Income	91.2	85.4	-5.8	95.0	82	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	85.2	83.3	-1.9	89.8	30	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	25	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	93.8	86.1	-7.7	95.0	72	0	Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	2.9	2.9	0.0	2.6	413	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	3.2	3.3	0.1	2.8	272	1	No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Low Income	3.6	3.0	-0.6	3.2	237	3	Met Target
Students with Disabilities	5.9	3.0	-2.9	5.3	100	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	78	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	2.7	2.3	-0.4	2.4	299	3	Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	38.6	21.6	-17.0	41.3	37	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	38.6	21.6	-17.0	41.3	37	0	Declined
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	25.3	21.4	-3.9	24.3	1,030	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	32.1	29.7	-2.4	30.0	118	3	Met Target
High Needs	29.6	25.5	-4.1	27.8	749	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	30.4	27.4	-3.0	27.9	73	3	Met Target
Low Income	29.4	26.5	-2.9	27.0	665	3	Met Target
Students with Disabilities	36.5	30.7	-5.8	34.1	300	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	28	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	33.2	25.3	-7.9	30.3	174	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	31.0	23.4	-7.6	30.0	47	4	Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
White	23.0	19.8	-3.2	21.8	766	4	Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	24.1	17.4	-6.7	22.5	426	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	18.2	15.0	-3.2	12.9	20	2	Improved Below Target
High Needs	29.6	20.0	-9.6	26.7	310	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	29	-	-
Low Income	30.6	20.5	-10.1	26.1	283	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	35.9	22.5	-13.4	32.4	102	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	89	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	23.5	15.5	-8.0	21.7	303	4	Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	73.2	67.6	-5.6	76.6	188	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	64.4	62.5	-1.9	70.1	128	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Low Income	63.2	62.4	-0.8	69.4	117	1	No Change
Students with Disabilities	48.8	43.2	-5.6	55.9	37	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	41	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	72.7	71.7	-1.0	76.3	127	1	No Change

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	829	785	95	Yes	1	828	782	95	Yes	2	330	307	93	No	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	608	576	606	575	243	230	1,457	1,381	95	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	62	60	61	59	24	22	147	141	96	Yes	1
Low Income	537	510	535	510	215	204	1,287	1,224	95	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	258	235	257	236	91	85	606	556	92	No	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	3	3	3	1	1	7	-	-	-	-
Asian	5	5	5	5	1	1	11	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	18	17	18	17	6	6	42	-	-	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	144	138	143	135	56	56	343	329	96	Yes	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	38	38	37	37	20	19	95	94	99	Yes	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	1	1	1	0	3	-	-	-	-
White	620	583	621	584	245	224	1,486	1,391	95	Yes	2

School Accountability Information
School	Accountability information	School accountability percentile
Athol Community Elementary School	Requiring assistance or intervention	5
Athol High	Requiring assistance or intervention	17
Athol-Royalston Middle School	Requiring assistance or intervention	4
Royalston Community School	Not requiring assistance or intervention	49

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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Glossary of Accountability Terms