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2026 Official Accountability Report - Malden

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
48% - Moderate progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage39%54%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
48%
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 achievement24-24-24-04-
Mathematics achievement24-44-24-04-
Science achievement24----04----
Achievement total61260.06867.541240.00867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-34-24-
Mathematics growth34-34-24-24-
Growth total6820.06822.55820.04822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------44----
Extended engagement rate------04----
Annual dropout rate------14----
High school completion total------51220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total4410.0---0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-44-04-
Advanced coursework completion------24----
Additional indicators total4410.04410.06810.00410.0
Weighted total5.69.6-5.87.6-4.210.0-0.97.6-
Percentage of possible points58%-76%-42%-12%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan67%
Weight of non-high school results:67%
27%
Weight of high school results:33%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage54%

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 achievement14-24-04-04-
Mathematics achievement04-34-04-04-
Science achievement24----04----
Achievement total31260.05867.501240.00867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-14-24-
Mathematics growth34-34-24-24-
Growth total6820.05822.53820.04822.5
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 total4410.0---4410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-44-04-44-
Advanced coursework completion------04----
Additional indicators total3410.04410.00810.04410.0
Weighted total3.79.6-4.97.6-1.010.0-1.37.6-
Percentage of possible points39%-65%-10%-17%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan52%
Weight of non-high school results:67%
14%
Weight of high school results:33%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage39%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage22%46%
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 achievement24-24-
Science achievement14-04-
Achievement total51267.541247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-
Mathematics growth34-24-
Growth total6822.54822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---44-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---14-
High school completion total---51220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-44-
Advanced coursework completion---14-
Additional indicators total3410.05810.0
Weighted total5.010.3-4.310.7-
Percentage of possible points49%-40%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan49%
Weight of non-high school results:67%
40%
Weight of high school results:33%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage46%

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 achievement04-04-
Science achievement14-04-
Achievement total21267.501247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-
Mathematics growth34-24-
Growth total6822.54822.5
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 absenteeism24-14-
Advanced coursework completion---04-
Additional indicators total2410.01810.0
Weighted total2.910.3-1.010.7-
Percentage of possible points28%-9%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan28%
Weight of non-high school results:67%
9%
Weight of high school results:33%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage22%

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 488.6 489.1 0.5 491.4 2,6182Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 456.9 461.1 4.2 462.0 4412Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs 482.1 482.4 0.3 484.0 1,9722Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 477.3 477.2 -0.1 479.9 1,0741Recovery Path: No Change
Low Income 482.3 482.7 0.4 484.7 1,6392Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 469.3 469.2 -0.1 471.3 5051Recovery Path: No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 13--
Asian 500.6 499.2 -1.4 502.7 5210Recovery Path: Declined
Black or African American 483.5 483.4 -0.1 485.7 5341Recovery Path: No Change
Hispanic or Latino 481.3 482.0 0.7 484.0 8602Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 493.0 494.5 1.5 494.9 1123Path Forward: Met Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 3--
White 492.1 495.2 3.1 494.2 5754Recovery Path: Exceeded 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 491.0 491.6 0.6 493.6 4312Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 469.3 467.5 -1.8 474.4 770Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 485.2 485.4 0.2 488.5 3282Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 470.0 471.6 1.6 471.5 1273Recovery Path: Met Target
Low Income 485.5 486.4 0.9 489.4 2912Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 471.5 469.7 -1.8 474.2 720Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 507.1 507.2 0.1 512.1 892Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Black or African American 482.3 489.0 6.7 484.7 974Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 483.5 481.2 -2.3 486.7 1380Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 13--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 492.9 493.0 0.1 495.5 932Path Forward: Improved Below Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 490.4 491.3 0.9 492.6 2,6172Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 462.0 467.7 5.7 465.6 4414Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High Needs 485.0 485.7 0.7 486.6 1,9692Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 483.1 484.1 1.0 485.9 1,0712Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income 484.7 485.9 1.2 486.7 1,6352Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 470.9 471.1 0.2 472.5 5012Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 13--
Asian 508.1 507.3 -0.8 511.0 5213Path Forward: Met Target
Black or African American 482.8 482.9 0.1 485.5 5372Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 482.8 484.2 1.4 485.7 8592Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 491.6 494.1 2.5 493.5 1144Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 3--
White 492.1 495.1 3.0 493.8 5704Recovery 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 489.5 489.9 0.4 491.4 4202Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 470.8 469.4 -1.4 475.9 770Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 485.1 485.2 0.1 488.9 3172Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 476.2 476.5 0.3 479.3 1222Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income 485.3 486.2 0.9 489.8 2802Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 472.2 470.0 -2.2 475.6 690Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 510.7 512.7 2.0 514.9 893Path Forward: Met Target
Black or African American 480.2 484.7 4.5 483.2 944Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 480.1 478.4 -1.7 484.1 1330Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 13--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 489.8 489.5 -0.3 491.0 901Recovery 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 487.3 488.9 1.6 490.0 8662Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing---- 156--
High Needs 482.0 481.7 -0.3 485.0 6371Path Forward: No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 478.3 476.1 -2.2 480.6 3530Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income 482.5 482.4 -0.1 485.8 5341Path Forward: No Change
Students with Disabilities 469.0 470.5 1.5 471.0 1443Recovery Path: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 502.4 500.4 -2.0 503.9 1820Recovery Path: Declined
Black or African American 480.1 483.6 3.5 482.0 1694Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 481.4 481.2 -0.2 483.5 2871Recovery Path: No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 491.9 481.8 -10.1 494.6 260Path Forward: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 490.3 495.0 4.7 491.9 1994Recovery 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 490.4 486.8 -3.6 492.7 3740Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 75--
High Needs 484.0 481.5 -2.5 486.0 2800Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 468.1 470.1 2.0 471.7 932Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income 484.3 482.9 -1.4 487.6 2480Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 468.3 465.8 -2.5 471.4 640Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 506.8 507.0 0.2 509.6 853Path Forward: Met Target
Black or African American 484.6 483.4 -1.2 488.8 760Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 480.5 474.0 -6.5 483.8 1120Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 13--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 490.2 486.7 -3.5 492.1 870Path Forward: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 56.8 1,9633Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 50.9 4373Typical Growth - High
High Needs 56.0 1,4443Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 56.1 7693Typical Growth - High
Low Income 56.2 1,1943Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 49.2 3532Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 7--
Asian 61.6 4084Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American 56.2 3833Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 54.3 6313Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 60.7 734Exceeded Typical Growth
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 3--
White 55.7 4583Typical Growth - High

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 50.0 3293Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 48.8 762Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 49.6 2332Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 53.4 643Typical Growth - High
Low Income 49.4 2092Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 44.5 502Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 57.3 743Typical Growth - High
Black or African American 55.0 683Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 45.9 922Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 11--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 44.0 832Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 53.1 2,0003Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 51.0 4373Typical Growth - High
High Needs 52.4 1,4813Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 54.5 8073Typical Growth - High
Low Income 52.4 1,2283Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 46.2 3512Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 7--
Asian 58.5 4183Typical Growth - High
Black or African American 48.4 3982Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 52.7 6433Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 51.8 733Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 3--
White 53.1 4583Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 42.5 3352Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 43.3 762Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 42.9 2392Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 42.7 712Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 41.5 2122Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 44.2 492Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 51.0 783Typical Growth - High
Black or African American 40.5 682Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 38.9 951Low Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 11--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 40.7 822Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 79.8 85.2 5.4 81.8 5284Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 76.6 83.1 6.5 80.9 4374Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 56.8 72.2 15.4 62.5 1154Exceeded Target
Low Income 76.8 84.0 7.2 81.4 4054Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 64.6 67.8 3.2 70.7 902Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 90.5 96.5 6.0 93.6 1154Exceeded Target
Black or African American 80.4 88.6 8.2 85.3 1144Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 69.2 75.9 6.7 73.9 1624Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 23--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 85.6 83.3 -2.3 87.6 1140Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 88.2 85.1 -3.1 89.8 4890Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 86.3 82.6 -3.7 89.7 4140Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 73.7 64.2 -9.5 79.2 950Declined
Low Income 86.1 82.5 -3.6 89.9 3880Declined
Students with Disabilities 81.8 80.5 -1.3 86.4 820Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 97.2 95.2 -2.0 95.0 1053Met Target
Black or African American 88.7 87.9 -0.8 93.2 1070Declined
Hispanic or Latino 80.1 74.8 -5.3 84.2 1590Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 88.9 89.4 0.5 90.5 1042Improved Below Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 3.3 3.3 0.0 2.9 1,8781No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 4.1 4.0 -0.1 3.6 1,3651No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 6.2 7.8 1.6 5.5 4240Declined
Low Income 3.6 3.8 0.2 3.2 1,1930Declined
Students with Disabilities 6.8 3.4 -3.4 6.1 2914Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 0.3 0.8 0.5 1.0 3793Met Target
Black or African American 2.0 2.4 0.4 1.8 4130Declined
Hispanic or Latino 5.8 6.3 0.5 5.2 5750Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 83--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 3.7 2.1 -1.6 3.3 4264Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 52.2 58.8 6.6 53.8 1,0524Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 52.2 58.8 6.6 53.8 1,0524Exceeded 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 41.3 26.2 -15.1 42.6 3400Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 41.3 26.2 -15.1 42.6 3400Declined
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 17.4 15.4 -2.0 16.4 3,8274Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 23.7 18.4 -5.3 21.6 4414Exceeded Target
High Needs 20.2 18.0 -2.2 18.4 2,9863Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 17.4 15.1 -2.3 14.9 1,7503Met Target
Low Income 21.7 19.4 -2.3 19.3 2,4583Met Target
Students with Disabilities 27.8 22.6 -5.2 25.4 7604Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 30--
Asian 5.4 5.0 -0.4 3.3 7264Exceeded Target
Black or African American 9.7 12.4 2.7 7.2 8000Declined
Hispanic or Latino 26.0 21.2 -4.8 23.1 1,2934Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 26.8 21.4 -5.4 25.8 1734Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 6--
White 20.2 17.0 -3.2 19.0 7994Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 40.3 33.9 -6.4 38.7 1,8974Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 25.0 32.5 7.5 19.7 770Declined
High Needs 43.0 38.1 -4.9 40.1 1,4314Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 38.4 35.7 -2.7 34.3 6002Improved Below Target
Low Income 43.6 38.4 -5.2 39.1 1,2244Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 52.8 50.4 -2.4 49.3 3552Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 4--
Asian 15.3 15.2 -0.1 12.5 3682Improved Below Target
Black or African American 34.4 26.1 -8.3 30.7 4564Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 52.8 44.3 -8.5 48.4 5924Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 80--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 46.6 41.1 -5.5 44.8 3974Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 44.6 45.4 0.8 48.0 9252Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 36.7 36.5 -0.2 42.4 6661No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 16.9 25.1 8.2 23.6 2674Exceeded Target
Low Income 38.2 38.0 -0.2 44.4 5731No Change
Students with Disabilities 17.4 9.3 -8.1 24.5 1500Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 74.6 77.8 3.2 78.3 1893Met Target
Black or African American 35.5 34.4 -1.1 42.0 2240Declined
Hispanic or Latino 31.0 31.0 0.0 37.8 2681No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 37--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 45.3 49.0 3.7 48.9 2063Met 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 3,129 3,10899Yes 1 3,124 3,09999Yes 1 1,326 1,31599Yes 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 2,378 2,359 2,371 2,348 994 983 5,743 5,69099Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 1,265 1,260 1,259 1,255 500 500 3,024 3,015100Yes1
Low Income 1,983 1,967 1,975 1,954 842 832 4,800 4,75399Yes1
Students with Disabilities 588 576 582 570 223 216 1,393 1,36298Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 14 14 14 14 3 3 31----
Asian 640 638 640 638 284 282 1,564 1,558100Yes1
Black or African American 644 641 647 642 271 271 1,562 1,55499Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 1,019 1,011 1,014 1,007 432 427 2,465 2,44599Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 127 126 129 128 40 40 296 29499Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 3 3 3 1 1 7----
White 682 675 677 667 295 291 1,654 1,63399Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
BeebeNot requiring assistance or intervention 52
FerrywayNot requiring assistance or intervention 55
ForestdaleNot requiring assistance or intervention 46
LindenNot requiring assistance or intervention 43
Malden Early Learning CenterInsufficient data-
Malden HighRequiring assistance or intervention 15
SalemwoodNot requiring assistance or intervention 27



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