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2026 Official Accountability Report - Canton

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
51% - Substantial progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage49%53%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
51%
Substantial 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 achievement34-24-04-04-
Mathematics achievement34-44-04-04-
Science achievement04----34----
Achievement total61260.06867.531240.00867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-24-24-
Mathematics growth34-34-24-24-
Growth total6820.05822.54820.04822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------34----
Extended engagement rate------44----
Annual dropout rate------34----
High school completion total------101220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-04-04-
Advanced coursework completion------34----
Additional indicators total4410.04410.03810.00410.0
Weighted total5.59.6-5.67.6-4.310.0-0.97.6-
Percentage of possible points57%-74%-43%-12%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan66%
Weight of non-high school results:67%
27%
Weight of high school results:33%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage53%

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 achievement34-24-04-04-
Science achievement44----34----
Achievement total91260.04867.531247.50867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-24-24-
Mathematics growth34-34-14-14-
Growth total6820.05822.53822.53822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------04----
Extended engagement rate------44----
Annual dropout rate------44----
High school completion total------81220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total4410.0---------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-04-04-24-
Advanced coursework completion------04----
Additional indicators total0410.00410.00810.02410.0
Weighted total7.09.6-3.87.6-3.710.7-0.97.6-
Percentage of possible points73%-50%-35%-12%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan62%
Weight of non-high school results:67%
23%
Weight of high school results:33%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage49%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage36%36%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
36%
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 achievement24-24-
Mathematics achievement24-04-
Science achievement04-04-
Achievement total41267.521247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-
Mathematics growth34-24-
Growth total6822.54822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---24-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---04-
High school completion total---21220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-04-
Advanced coursework completion---04-
Additional indicators total4410.00810.0
Weighted total4.510.3-2.310.7-
Percentage of possible points44%-22%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan44%
Weight of non-high school results:67%
22%
Weight of high school results:33%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage36%

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 achievement04-24-
Science achievement44-04-
Achievement total41267.521247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth34-24-
Growth total5822.54822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---44-
Annual dropout rate---44-
High school completion total---81220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-04-
Advanced coursework completion---04-
Additional indicators total0410.00810.0
Weighted total3.810.3-3.510.7-
Percentage of possible points37%-33%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan37%
Weight of non-high school results:67%
33%
Weight of high school results:33%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage36%

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 503.2 502.9 -0.3 505.7 1,5053Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 476.8 478.5 1.7 481.7 2842Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 487.4 487.8 0.4 489.2 5762Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 487.4 488.9 1.5 489.5 1482Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low Income 487.6 488.0 0.4 490.1 3452Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 478.3 478.8 0.5 481.0 2852Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 509.0 508.0 -1.0 511.8 1494Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 489.0 486.3 -2.7 491.6 1750Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 493.6 496.0 2.4 496.1 1283Path Forward: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 511.7 509.6 -2.1 513.6 1154Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 505.1 505.3 0.2 507.5 9353Recovery Path: Met 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 503.7 501.5 -2.2 505.4 2350Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 481.4 476.0 -5.4 486.5 480Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 486.8 487.9 1.1 490.1 842Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 19--
Low Income 487.0 489.0 2.0 490.9 582Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 481.0 478.0 -3.0 483.7 370Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 516.5 512.5 -4.0 521.5 333Path Forward: Met Target
Black or African American 494.7 492.6 -2.1 497.1 320Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino---- 17--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 505.1 503.8 -1.3 507.0 1400Recovery Path: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 505.3 505.3 0.0 507.2 1,5063Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 479.1 483.4 4.3 482.6 2844Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High Needs 490.0 490.9 0.9 492.0 5762Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 495.3 496.3 1.0 497.8 1472Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low Income 488.3 490.1 1.8 490.2 3423Recovery Path: Met Target
Students with Disabilities 481.0 482.7 1.7 483.2 2843Path Forward: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 515.7 514.0 -1.7 517.9 1504Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 486.8 488.2 1.4 489.0 1742Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 496.4 498.1 1.7 498.8 1282Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 513.1 510.9 -2.2 515.0 1154Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 507.3 507.4 0.1 509.1 9363Path Forward: Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 505.8 502.0 -3.8 507.8 2410Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 481.8 479.7 -2.1 486.9 480Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 491.9 488.4 -3.5 495.7 890Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 20--
Low Income 493.2 487.4 -5.8 497.7 610Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 485.3 483.4 -1.9 488.7 390Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 520.0 514.0 -6.0 524.2 333Path Forward: Met Target
Black or African American 497.9 484.2 -13.7 501.8 340Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino---- 18--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 506.0 505.6 -0.4 508.3 1431Recovery Path: No Change

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 503.3 497.8 -5.5 506.0 4910Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 102--
High Needs 488.4 486.4 -2.0 491.4 1870Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 488.8 489.0 0.2 492.0 532Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low Income 485.8 485.7 -0.1 489.1 1111Path Forward: No Change
Students with Disabilities 481.2 480.1 -1.1 484.6 850Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 509.4 503.7 -5.7 513.1 553Path Forward: Met Target
Black or African American 486.0 484.9 -1.1 488.1 540Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 497.3 495.9 -1.4 500.0 420Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 516.5 505.4 -11.1 519.2 353Path Forward: Met Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 505.0 498.4 -6.6 507.6 3040Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 511.8 508.7 -3.1 514.4 2173Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing---- 48--
High Needs 496.8 494.5 -2.3 499.7 730Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 14--
Low Income 498.6 495.5 -3.1 501.7 490Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 488.2 483.5 -4.7 491.3 340Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 523.2 521.5 -1.7 526.0 294Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 507.0 499.7 -7.3 509.8 253Path Forward: Met Target
Hispanic or Latino---- 15--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 511.8 510.2 -1.6 514.8 1363Recovery Path: Met Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 53.2 1,1893Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 49.8 2842Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 50.0 4253Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 57.6 993Typical Growth - High
Low Income 49.8 2542Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 45.7 2122Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 0--
Asian 58.1 1233Typical Growth - High
Black or African American 44.7 1192Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 53.1 943Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 53.3 953Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 53.8 7573Typical Growth - High

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 45.1 2072Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 40.2 472Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 42.3 682Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners- 11--
Low Income 44.0 472Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 34.5 301Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 49.4 272Typical Growth - Low
Black or African American 50.8 263Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino- 14--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 11--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 43.7 1282Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 55.4 1,1913Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 53.7 2843Typical Growth - High
High Needs 51.8 4263Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 51.5 1023Typical Growth - High
Low Income 50.9 2543Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 53.1 2083Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native- 0--
Asian 56.2 1243Typical Growth - High
Black or African American 55.9 1193Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 55.8 963Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 52.5 953Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 55.5 7563Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 47.4 2092Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 44.2 472Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 43.0 692Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners- 11--
Low Income 36.5 471Low Growth
Students with Disabilities 51.4 313Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 53.5 273Typical Growth - High
Black or African American 40.1 262Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino- 15--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 11--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 47.4 1292Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 92.3 94.8 2.5 94.3 2323Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 84.4 87.1 2.7 88.7 932Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 9--
Low Income 86.2 85.7 -0.5 90.8 771No Change
Students with Disabilities 73.0 84.8 11.8 79.1 334Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 100.0 97.1 -2.9 95.0 344Exceeded Target
Black or African American 84.6 90.5 5.9 89.5 424Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 11--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 94.9 96.2 1.3 95.0 1334Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 97.7 96.4 -1.3 95.0 2224Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 96.8 94.4 -2.4 95.0 900Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 2--
Low Income 95.8 93.8 -2.0 95.0 800Declined
Students with Disabilities 95.5 97.3 1.8 95.0 374Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 22--
Black or African American 100.0 100.0 0.0 95.0 394Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 11--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 97.5 97.1 -0.4 95.0 1384Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 0.3 0.8 0.5 1.0 9623Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 0.0 2.5 2.5 1.0 3250Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 35--
Low Income 0.0 3.1 3.1 1.0 2230Declined
Students with Disabilities 0.0 1.4 1.4 1.0 1470Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.0 1183Met Target
Black or African American 0.0 1.3 1.3 1.0 1540Declined
Hispanic or Latino---- 58--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 45--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 4--
White 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.0 5813Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 73.3 71.4 -1.9 76.0 913Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 73.3 71.4 -1.9 76.0 913Met 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 37.0 32.1 -4.9 44.0 280Declined
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 12.7 8.3 -4.4 11.7 2,0524Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 19.8 15.5 -4.3 17.7 2844Exceeded Target
High Needs 19.7 15.8 -3.9 17.9 8024Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 20.4 12.2 -8.2 17.9 2134Exceeded Target
Low Income 27.5 21.4 -6.1 25.1 4954Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 18.1 15.9 -2.2 15.7 3913Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 9.3 5.2 -4.1 7.2 2104Exceeded Target
Black or African American 20.5 17.6 -2.9 18.0 2613Met Target
Hispanic or Latino 20.4 17.8 -2.6 17.5 1803Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 9.4 5.2 -4.2 8.4 1534Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 11.1 5.9 -5.2 9.9 1,2454Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 19.4 26.4 7.0 17.8 1,0060Declined
Lowest Performing 13.3 41.7 28.4 8.0 480Declined
High Needs 37.8 42.0 4.2 34.9 3520Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 64--
Low Income 37.7 44.7 7.0 33.2 2530Declined
Students with Disabilities 43.2 44.4 1.2 39.7 1600Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian 10.9 14.5 3.6 8.1 1170Declined
Black or African American 27.7 33.9 6.2 24.0 1650Declined
Hispanic or Latino---- 69--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 51--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 5--
White 18.0 25.0 7.0 16.2 5960Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 71.7 74.4 2.7 75.1 4963Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 49.7 47.8 -1.9 55.4 1590Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 25--
Low Income 54.5 48.2 -6.3 60.7 1120Declined
Students with Disabilities 36.2 30.9 -5.3 43.3 680Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 93.2 94.7 1.5 95.0 574Exceeded Target
Black or African American 56.1 51.9 -4.2 62.6 790Declined
Hispanic or Latino---- 32--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 23--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 4--
White 73.3 78.6 5.3 76.9 2994Exceeded Target

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 1,758 1,74399Yes 1 1,756 1,751100Yes 1 741 73299Yes 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 676 663 672 669 282 276 1,630 1,60899Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 172 170 171 171 75 74 418 41599Yes1
Low Income 410 403 406 404 176 171 992 97899Yes1
Students with Disabilities 329 322 326 323 126 123 781 76898Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 3 3 3 1 0 7----
Asian 185 184 185 185 90 89 460 458100Yes1
Black or African American 210 208 209 209 89 88 508 50599Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 147 146 147 147 61 59 355 35299Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 127 127 128 127 47 47 302 301100Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 1 1 1 3----
White 1,085 1,074 1,083 1,079 452 448 2,620 2,60199Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
Canton HighNot requiring assistance or intervention 61
Dean S LuceNot requiring assistance or intervention 78
John F KennedyNot requiring assistance or intervention 80
Lt Peter M HansenNot requiring assistance or intervention 79
Rodman Early Childhood CenterInsufficient data-
Wm H Galvin MiddleNot requiring assistance or intervention 74



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