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Billerica Memorial High School

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2026 Official Accountability Report - Billerica Memorial High School

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
27% - Moderate progress toward targets67

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage23%29%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
27%
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)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement24-04-
Mathematics achievement44-24-
Science achievement24----
Achievement total81267.52867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth14-04-
Mathematics growth14-14-
Growth total2822.51822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------
Extended engagement rate------
Annual dropout rate------
High school completion total------
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-04-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.00410.0
Weighted total6.310.3-1.67.6-
Percentage of possible points 61%-21%-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage29%

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All Students
(Non-high school grades)
Lowest Performing Students
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-24-
Mathematics achievement04-04-
Science achievement14----
Achievement total11267.52867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth14-14-
Mathematics growth04-14-
Growth total1822.52822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------
Extended engagement rate------
Annual dropout rate------
High school completion total------
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism14-04-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total1410.00410.0
Weighted total1.010.3-1.87.6-
Percentage of possible points 10%-24%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage23%

Student group percentile


Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage30%22%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
25%
Moderate progress toward targets

2026 Points awarded

2026 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High Needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-
Mathematics achievement44-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total41267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth04-
Mathematics growth14-
Growth total1822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---
Extended engagement rate---
Annual dropout rate---
High school completion total---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total4410.0
Weighted total3.310.3-
Percentage of possible points 32%-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage22%

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High Needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement24-
Mathematics achievement04-
Science achievement34-
Achievement total51267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth14-
Mathematics growth04-
Growth total1822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---
Extended engagement rate---
Annual dropout rate---
High school completion total---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total0410.0
Weighted total3.610.3-
Percentage of possible points 35%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage30%

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 491.5 492.1 0.6 493.5 3662Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 467.8 463.0 -4.8 472.9 850Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 483.0 475.9 -7.1 485.8 1470Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 19--
Low Income 487.6 478.7 -8.9 489.9 1020Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 474.5 467.7 -6.8 477.4 790Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 506.4 511.3 4.9 509.0 384Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 482.1 484.9 2.8 484.8 213Path Forward: Met Target
Hispanic or Latino 486.9 483.2 -3.7 488.8 440Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 491.8 491.1 -0.7 493.8 2490Path Forward: 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 499.7 499.2 -0.5 501.6 3041Recovery Path: No Change
Lowest Performing 478.4 476.5 -1.9 483.5 650Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 489.9 486.2 -3.7 492.5 1070Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 15--
Low Income 493.8 489.6 -4.2 496.3 770Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 479.7 477.8 -1.9 481.0 450Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 504.0 507.1 3.1 509.5 332Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Black or African American 493.8 486.9 -6.9 497.8 320Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 492.5 495.9 3.4 495.2 404Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 11--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 501.5 500.4 -1.1 503.2 1880Recovery 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 485.6 492.8 7.2 487.7 3664Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 469.7 470.2 0.5 474.8 852Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs 477.4 480.7 3.3 480.0 1474Path Forward: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 19--
Low Income 480.3 482.4 2.1 482.7 1023Path Forward: Met Target
Students with Disabilities 471.0 473.1 2.1 474.3 792Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 501.3 509.8 8.5 505.0 384Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 473.3 487.2 13.9 476.3 214Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 478.7 486.6 7.9 481.5 444Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 486.6 491.9 5.3 488.7 2494Path Forward: Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 497.0 496.8 -0.2 498.9 3011Path Forward: No Change
Lowest Performing 476.6 476.3 -0.3 481.7 651Path Forward: No Change
High Needs 487.7 485.6 -2.1 491.5 1050Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 14--
Low Income 491.2 488.2 -3.0 494.8 750Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 477.6 478.8 1.2 480.3 452Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 504.5 505.4 0.9 508.1 342Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Black or African American 487.0 486.9 -0.1 492.1 311Path Forward: No Change
Hispanic or Latino 490.1 494.7 4.6 493.6 394Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 11--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 498.7 497.2 -1.5 501.3 1860Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 495.9 496.9 1.0 498.6 3662Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing---- 85--
High Needs 487.7 484.5 -3.2 491.1 1470Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 19--
Low Income 491.7 486.8 -4.9 495.1 1020Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 479.8 476.6 -3.2 484.3 790Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 508.7 511.6 2.9 512.7 384Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 487.3 486.8 -0.5 489.9 211Path Forward: No Change
Hispanic or Latino 490.8 489.7 -1.1 495.9 440Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 496.5 496.6 0.1 499.5 2492Path 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 507.6 502.0 -5.6 511.2 2880Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 487.0 476.8 -10.2 490.2 650Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 500.6 489.4 -11.2 504.4 950Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 8--
Low Income 503.4 492.0 -11.4 506.2 660Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 491.3 480.4 -10.9 494.2 430Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 511.0 507.3 -3.7 515.6 323Recovery Path: Met Target
Black or African American---- 22--
Hispanic or Latino 499.0 501.0 2.0 501.7 363Path Forward: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 11--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 509.5 501.9 -7.6 511.8 1870Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 32.4 3581Low Growth
Lowest Performing 27.7 850Very Low Growth
High Needs 28.8 1390Very Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners- 16--
Low Income 31.6 951Low Growth
Students with Disabilities 25.7 770Very Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native- 2--
Asian 44.1 382Typical Growth - Low
Black or African American- 17--
Hispanic or Latino 30.2 421Low Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 31.1 2471Low Growth

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 44.2 2782Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 42.9 652Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 44.6 862Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners- 9--
Low Income 46.9 652Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 39.9 321Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian 48.7 312Typical Growth - Low
Black or African American 47.0 232Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 44.1 352Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 9--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 42.6 1802Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 35.6 3591Low Growth
Lowest Performing 32.4 851Low Growth
High Needs 33.6 1401Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners- 17--
Low Income 34.0 961Low Growth
Students with Disabilities 31.0 771Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native- 2--
Asian 40.4 382Typical Growth - Low
Black or African American- 17--
Hispanic or Latino 39.0 421Low Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 34.0 2481Low Growth

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 50.8 2763Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 46.5 652Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 50.9 863Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners- 9--
Low Income 50.8 643Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 46.7 332Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian 57.3 323Typical Growth - High
Black or African American 43.3 232Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 52.1 343Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 9--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 49.8 1782Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 94.7 97.4 2.7 95.0 3084Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 90.9 94.4 3.5 94.4 1263Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 14--
Low Income 89.9 93.8 3.9 93.9 973Met Target
Students with Disabilities 91.1 94.2 3.1 95.0 522Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 96.3 100.0 3.7 95.0 374Exceeded Target
Black or African American 100.0 92.6 -7.4 95.0 270Declined
Hispanic or Latino 81.8 89.5 7.7 85.9 384Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 95.8 99.0 3.2 95.0 1964Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 97.2 95.4 -1.8 95.0 2823Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 94.5 91.6 -2.9 95.0 1430Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 17--
Low Income 94.3 90.7 -3.6 95.0 1290Declined
Students with Disabilities 97.8 93.3 -4.5 95.0 450Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 100.0 96.3 -3.7 95.0 274Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 21--
Hispanic or Latino 85.0 81.8 -3.2 88.7 330Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 7--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 97.7 96.9 -0.8 95.0 1924Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 0.8 1.1 0.3 1.0 1,2080Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 1.8 2.6 0.8 1.6 4200Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 29--
Low Income 2.6 3.4 0.8 2.3 2910Declined
Students with Disabilities 0.5 1.0 0.5 1.0 1973Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.0 1293Met Target
Black or African American 1.1 0.0 -1.1 1.0 1084Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 3.6 4.2 0.6 3.2 1430Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 44--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 0.5 0.8 0.3 1.0 7803Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-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-------

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 38.5 20.7 -17.8 40.0 290Declined
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 13.2 11.2 -2.0 11.9 3854Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 17.9 18.8 0.9 14.4 850Declined
High Needs 24.0 17.4 -6.6 21.4 1614Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 26--
Low Income 26.6 18.3 -8.3 22.9 1154Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 29.4 21.8 -7.6 26.1 784Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 5.6 2.6 -3.0 2.7 384Exceeded Target
Black or African American 3.7 0.0 -3.7 1.0 244Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 17.6 16.3 -1.3 13.9 492Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 13--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 13.6 12.4 -1.2 12.2 2593Met Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 18.5 21.2 2.7 17.2 1,1960Declined
Lowest Performing 3.4 23.1 19.7 1.0 650Declined
High Needs 29.9 31.5 1.6 27.6 4260Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 77--
Low Income 32.5 34.7 2.2 27.9 3260Declined
Students with Disabilities 32.0 28.1 -3.9 28.4 1393Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 12.6 13.5 0.9 9.5 1330Declined
Black or African American 15.5 21.0 5.5 12.5 1240Declined
Hispanic or Latino 19.3 33.6 14.3 15.5 1490Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 47--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 19.6 19.9 0.3 18.2 7431No Change

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 84.1 87.6 3.5 87.4 5713Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 68.5 74.8 6.3 73.8 2023Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 26--
Low Income 70.1 79.9 9.8 76.8 1444Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 58.5 58.2 -0.3 66.8 791No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 85.1 91.5 6.4 90.2 594Exceeded Target
Black or African American 77.8 89.1 11.3 83.3 554Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 79.1 78.7 -0.4 89.4 611No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 25--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 85.7 88.9 3.2 89.2 3713Met 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 693 68999Yes 1 693 68399Yes 1 694 68599Yes 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 272 269 273 265 273 265 818 79998Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 41 41 40 39 40 40 121 12099Yes1
Low Income 192 190 192 186 191 185 575 56198Yes1
Students with Disabilities 130 128 131 128 132 128 393 38498Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 2 2 2 2 2 6----
Asian 73 72 73 73 73 73 219 218100Yes1
Black or African American 56 56 56 55 56 55 168 16699Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 92 90 90 87 90 87 272 26497Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 24 24 25 23 25 23 74 7095Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 446 445 447 443 448 445 1,341 1,33399Yes1




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