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2026 Official Accountability Report - West Springfield

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
44% - Moderate progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage32%52%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
44%
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 achievement44-34-04-04-
Science achievement44----04----
Achievement total101260.05867.501240.00867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-24-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-34-34-
Growth total4820.04822.55820.05822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------14----
Extended engagement rate------34----
Annual dropout rate------44----
High school completion total------81220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-24-04-04-
Advanced coursework completion------24----
Additional indicators total3410.02410.02810.00410.0
Weighted total7.49.6-4.57.6-2.810.0-1.17.6-
Percentage of possible points77%-59%-28%-15%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan68%
Weight of non-high school results:65%
21%
Weight of high school results:35%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage52%

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 achievement04-24-14-24-
Science achievement04----04----
Achievement total01260.04867.511240.02867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-24-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-34-24-
Growth total4820.04822.55820.04822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------24----
Extended engagement rate------24----
Annual dropout rate------04----
High school completion total------41220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total4410.0---4410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-04-34-04-
Advanced coursework completion------44----
Additional indicators total4410.00410.07810.00410.0
Weighted total1.69.6-3.67.6-3.310.0-2.37.6-
Percentage of possible points17%-47%-33%-30%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan32%
Weight of non-high school results:66%
32%
Weight of high school results:34%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage32%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage24%59%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
45%
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 achievement44-04-
Science achievement44-04-
Achievement total101267.501247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-34-
Growth total4822.55822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---14-
Extended engagement rate---24-
Annual dropout rate---44-
High school completion total---71220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-04-
Advanced coursework completion---24-
Additional indicators total2410.02810.0
Weighted total7.910.3-2.710.7-
Percentage of possible points77%-25%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan77%
Weight of non-high school results:65%
25%
Weight of high school results:35%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage59%

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 achievement14-04-
Mathematics achievement04-24-
Science achievement04-04-
Achievement total11267.521247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-34-
Growth total4822.55822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---24-
Extended engagement rate---24-
Annual dropout rate---04-
High school completion total---41220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-24-
Advanced coursework completion---34-
Additional indicators total4410.05810.0
Weighted total2.010.3-3.410.7-
Percentage of possible points19%-32%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan19%
Weight of non-high school results:66%
32%
Weight of high school results:34%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage24%

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 489.0 490.4 1.4 492.2 1,7082Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 463.3 465.6 2.3 467.6 3092Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 482.0 483.3 1.3 484.1 1,1272Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 475.9 479.1 3.2 479.2 3983Recovery Path: Met Target
Low Income 482.3 484.0 1.7 484.7 9672Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 471.3 470.7 -0.6 473.3 3490Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 492.6 489.8 -2.8 495.0 1110Path Forward: Declined
Black or African American 484.6 489.9 5.3 487.0 794Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 484.2 485.2 1.0 488.1 4282Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 485.3 486.8 1.5 487.2 983Path Forward: Met Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 491.2 493.0 1.8 493.6 9912Recovery 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 493.3 490.7 -2.6 495.9 2730Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 476.7 469.8 -6.9 481.8 520Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 485.0 481.9 -3.1 488.3 1630Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 469.3 467.0 -2.3 472.5 480Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 486.5 483.3 -3.2 490.4 1400Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 474.6 471.5 -3.1 477.3 530Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 499.6 495.0 -4.6 504.6 280Path Forward: Declined
Black or African American---- 10--
Hispanic or Latino 486.4 486.6 0.2 487.8 492Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 16--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 496.1 491.4 -4.7 498.7 1700Path 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 491.2 494.5 3.3 493.3 1,7094Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 469.5 472.3 2.8 472.6 3093Recovery Path: Met Target
High Needs 485.2 488.5 3.3 487.0 1,1294Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 483.8 488.4 4.6 486.9 3964Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low Income 485.2 488.9 3.7 487.1 9694Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 474.2 475.8 1.6 475.9 3503Recovery Path: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 493.5 492.1 -1.4 496.4 1110Path Forward: Declined
Black or African American 484.7 490.3 5.6 487.0 794Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 485.6 489.4 3.8 488.0 4254Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 488.3 490.4 2.1 490.2 993Path Forward: Met Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 494.0 497.7 3.7 496.2 9944Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 495.5 491.5 -4.0 498.0 2670Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 475.6 472.4 -3.2 480.7 520Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 488.6 483.7 -4.9 492.4 1600Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 478.1 474.2 -3.9 483.2 470Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 489.9 485.4 -4.5 494.4 1370Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 476.7 473.7 -3.0 480.1 510Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 503.8 494.9 -8.9 508.0 280Path Forward: Declined
Black or African American---- 10--
Hispanic or Latino 484.7 486.3 1.6 486.4 483Recovery Path: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 15--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 499.3 493.0 -6.3 500.7 1660Recovery 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 488.1 492.4 4.3 490.1 5814Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing---- 133--
High Needs 481.1 485.7 4.6 484.1 3754Path Forward: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 473.7 480.7 7.0 475.5 1244Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low Income 481.0 485.9 4.9 484.3 3184Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 473.4 478.0 4.6 476.8 1074Path Forward: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 492.2 488.5 -3.7 495.9 390Path Forward: Declined
Black or African American 485.5 484.1 -1.4 489.0 250Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 483.5 487.2 3.7 485.4 1354Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 484.2 490.2 6.0 486.9 334Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 490.2 495.7 5.5 492.4 3494Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 501.6 493.8 -7.8 503.6 2600Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 52--
High Needs 493.4 484.7 -8.7 496.3 1510Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 37--
Low Income 495.2 486.2 -9.0 498.3 1310Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 476.7 472.0 -4.7 479.5 510Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 507.6 499.4 -8.2 510.4 270Path Forward: Declined
Black or African American---- 9--
Hispanic or Latino 490.9 489.0 -1.9 494.0 480Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 13--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 505.2 494.6 -10.6 507.1 1630Path Forward: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 48.4 1,2972Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 46.7 3072Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 48.1 8172Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 52.4 2713Typical Growth - High
Low Income 48.5 7002Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 41.9 2352Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 46.0 902Typical Growth - Low
Black or African American 51.5 483Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 47.3 3052Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 44.3 782Typical Growth - Low
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 49.3 7752Typical Growth - Low

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 42.8 2302Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 49.3 522Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 45.4 1222Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 57.3 233Typical Growth - High
Low Income 45.0 1042Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 50.2 383Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian 47.4 262Typical Growth - Low
Black or African American- 7--
Hispanic or Latino 50.0 423Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 13--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 39.6 1421Low Growth

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 48.5 1,3052Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 46.0 3072Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 48.5 8272Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 50.9 2823Typical Growth - High
Low Income 48.8 7082Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 45.8 2382Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 41.8 902Typical Growth - Low
Black or African American 51.0 483Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 52.1 3023Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 48.2 782Typical Growth - Low
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 47.7 7862Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 58.2 2293Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 50.4 523Typical Growth - High
High Needs 56.0 1243Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 55.3 253Typical Growth - High
Low Income 56.3 1063Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 55.6 363Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian 61.9 264Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American- 7--
Hispanic or Latino 57.0 423Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 57.2 1423Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 91.9 91.4 -0.5 93.9 2911No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 87.9 87.8 -0.1 92.2 2051No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 65.2 73.1 7.9 70.9 264Exceeded Target
Low Income 87.2 87.0 -0.2 91.8 1931No Change
Students with Disabilities 75.5 71.4 -4.1 81.6 490Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 95.0 100.0 5.0 95.0 254Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 15--
Hispanic or Latino 75.5 83.3 7.8 80.2 544Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 19--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 96.2 94.4 -1.8 95.0 1770Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 93.6 94.5 0.9 95.0 2723Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 90.5 92.0 1.5 93.9 1742Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 23--
Low Income 89.8 91.5 1.7 93.6 1642Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 86.4 85.7 -0.7 91.0 490Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 92.3 95.0 2.7 94.1 204Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 8--
Hispanic or Latino 85.1 84.9 -0.2 89.2 531No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 9--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 96.2 96.7 0.5 95.0 1824Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 2.3 1.5 -0.8 2.0 1,2214Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 3.5 2.3 -1.2 3.1 7364Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 2.7 2.1 -0.6 2.4 1454Exceeded Target
Low Income 3.6 2.5 -1.1 3.2 6444Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 5.4 3.0 -2.4 4.8 2034Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 1.1 1.9 0.8 1.0 1040Declined
Black or African American---- 69--
Hispanic or Latino 4.1 3.5 -0.6 3.6 2573Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 63--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 1.8 1.0 -0.8 1.6 7274Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 68.9 72.7 3.8 71.6 2753Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 68.9 72.7 3.8 71.6 2753Met 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 51.2 27.3 -23.9 58.2 1210Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 51.2 27.3 -23.9 58.2 1210Declined
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 15.7 14.6 -1.1 14.7 2,2883Met Target
Lowest Performing 20.2 19.7 -0.5 18.1 3092Improved Below Target
High Needs 19.4 18.7 -0.7 17.6 1,5702Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 14.2 14.4 0.2 11.7 5611No Change
Low Income 20.9 20.0 -0.9 18.5 1,3562Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 22.9 22.0 -0.9 20.5 4602Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 7.2 5.8 -1.4 5.1 1543Met Target
Black or African American 11.3 13.2 1.9 8.8 1140Declined
Hispanic or Latino 23.7 21.0 -2.7 20.8 5823Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 18.3 19.3 1.0 17.3 1400Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 13.2 12.4 -0.8 12.0 1,2953Met Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 22.8 23.6 0.8 21.2 1,2100Declined
Lowest Performing 29.4 36.5 7.1 24.1 520Declined
High Needs 30.8 32.2 1.4 27.9 7550Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 27.3 29.4 2.1 23.2 2010Declined
Low Income 31.8 33.2 1.4 27.3 6600Declined
Students with Disabilities 39.1 35.8 -3.3 35.6 2263Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 13.2 23.7 10.5 10.4 970Declined
Black or African American---- 55--
Hispanic or Latino 36.4 32.5 -3.9 32.0 2553Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 65--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 19.9 21.0 1.1 18.1 7380Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 62.4 62.9 0.5 65.8 5562Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 46.4 47.5 1.1 52.1 3202Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 14.3 32.1 17.8 21.0 784Exceeded Target
Low Income 48.1 48.2 0.1 54.3 2762Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 18.0 24.7 6.7 25.1 853Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 76.0 72.9 -3.1 79.7 480Declined
Black or African American---- 26--
Hispanic or Latino 41.3 48.2 6.9 48.1 1143Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 26--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 68.8 67.8 -1.0 72.4 3421No 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 1,999 1,98699Yes 1 1,993 1,98199Yes 1 869 86099Yes 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 1,308 1,295 1,305 1,294 552 544 3,165 3,13399Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 451 451 450 448 175 175 1,076 1,074100Yes1
Low Income 1,119 1,110 1,117 1,109 468 462 2,704 2,68199Yes1
Students with Disabilities 413 402 411 401 170 163 994 96697Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 1 1 0 0 2----
Asian 141 141 141 141 70 69 352 351100Yes1
Black or African American 89 89 89 89 35 35 213 213100Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 483 479 480 475 190 187 1,153 1,14199Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 116 114 114 114 49 49 279 27799Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 1,169 1,162 1,168 1,161 525 520 2,862 2,84399Yes1

School Accountability Information
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John AshleyInsufficient data-
John R FauseyNot requiring assistance or intervention 74
MemorialNot requiring assistance or intervention 29
MittineagueNot requiring assistance or intervention 37
Philip G CoburnNot requiring assistance or intervention 46
TathamNot requiring assistance or intervention 64
West Springfield HighNot requiring assistance or intervention 34
West Springfield MiddleRequiring assistance or intervention 27



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