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2025 Official Accountability Report - Waltham

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Waltham (03080000)
TITLE I STATUS
Title I District
REGION
Coastal
GRADES SERVED
PK,K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,11,12

Accountability Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
Substantial progress toward targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
53% - Substantial progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage50%54%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)
53%
Substantial progress toward targets

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 achievement34-34-04-04-
Mathematics achievement24-44-04-04-
Science achievement24----04----
Achievement total71260.07867.501240.00867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-24-24-
Mathematics growth34-34-14-24-
Growth total6820.06822.53820.04822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------24----
Extended engagement rate------04----
Annual dropout rate------34----
High school completion total------51220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total1410.0---4410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-34-24-44-
Advanced coursework completion------24----
Additional indicators total3410.03410.04810.04410.0
Weighted total5.89.6-6.47.6-2.410.0-1.37.6-
Percentage of possible points 60%-84%-24%-17%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan72%
Weight of non-high school results:65%
21%
Weight of high school results:35%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage54%

2024 Points awarded

2024 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 achievement24-24-04-14-
Mathematics achievement24-44-04-04-
Science achievement24----04----
Achievement total61260.06867.501240.01867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-14-14-
Mathematics growth34-34-14-14-
Growth total6820.06822.52820.02822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------04----
Extended engagement rate------24----
Annual dropout rate------34----
High school completion total------51220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total4410.0---4410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-34-44-24-
Advanced coursework completion------14----
Additional indicators total4410.03410.05810.02410.0
Weighted total5.69.6-5.77.6-2.310.0-1.37.6-
Percentage of possible points 58%-75%-23%-17%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan67%
Weight of non-high school results:65%
20%
Weight of high school results:35%
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage50%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage46%50%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)
49%
Moderate progress toward targets

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 achievement34-24-
Mathematics achievement24-04-
Science achievement24-04-
Achievement total71267.521247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-
Mathematics growth34-14-
Growth total6822.53822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---24-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---34-
High school completion total---51220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-24-
Advanced coursework completion---24-
Additional indicators total3410.04810.0
Weighted total6.410.3-3.010.7-
Percentage of possible points 62%-28%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan62%
Weight of non-high school results:65%
28%
Weight of high school results:35%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage50%

2024 Points awarded

2024 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 achievement24-04-
Science achievement34-04-
Achievement total71267.501247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-14-
Mathematics growth34-14-
Growth total6822.52822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---24-
Annual dropout rate---04-
High school completion total---21220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion---24-
Additional indicators total4410.06810.0
Weighted total6.510.3-1.510.7-
Percentage of possible points 63%-14%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan63%
Weight of non-high school results:65%
14%
Weight of high school results:35%
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage46%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 491.0 492.9 1.9 493.3 2,4863Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 460.7 465.5 4.8 465.8 4563Path Forward: Met Target
High Needs 480.6 482.6 2.0 482.8 1,6183Recovery Path: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 475.5 477.3 1.8 478.7 9692Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income 480.3 482.1 1.8 482.5 1,2403Recovery Path: Met Target
Students with Disabilities 472.1 473.4 1.3 474.5 5882Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 503.0 506.5 3.5 505.4 1224Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 487.6 490.2 2.6 489.9 2203Recovery Path: Met Target
Hispanic or Latino 479.6 481.4 1.8 482.4 1,1572Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 501.2 507.0 5.8 503.1 1024Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 503.8 505.3 1.5 506.0 8783Recovery Path: Met Target

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 491.1 489.4 -1.7 493.7 4150Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 470.7 467.0 -3.7 475.8 770Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 477.8 479.9 2.1 481.1 2712Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 459.0 464.6 5.6 462.2 1154Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low Income 477.8 481.1 3.3 481.7 2212Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 474.6 472.4 -2.2 475.8 730Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 11--
Black or African American 487.2 490.6 3.4 489.6 364Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 477.8 477.8 0.0 481.0 2131Path Forward: No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 508.9 503.3 -5.6 511.5 1460Path Forward: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 492.2 493.5 1.3 494.9 2,4802Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 465.1 469.3 4.2 468.5 4564Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High Needs 483.2 484.2 1.0 484.8 1,6142Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 480.1 481.1 1.0 482.8 9682Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income 482.7 483.1 0.4 484.6 1,2412Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 474.7 475.7 1.0 476.9 5852Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 505.2 508.4 3.2 508.1 1213Path Forward: Met Target
Black or African American 486.0 487.8 1.8 488.1 2233Recovery Path: Met Target
Hispanic or Latino 482.6 482.8 0.2 485.7 1,1542Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 499.8 506.4 6.6 501.7 1024Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 503.7 505.5 1.8 506.8 8733Recovery Path: Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 491.9 487.9 -4.0 493.4 4150Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 472.1 470.4 -1.7 477.2 770Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 480.9 479.5 -1.4 484.7 2720Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 470.4 470.7 0.3 475.5 1152Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low Income 480.4 480.2 -0.2 484.9 2211Path Forward: No Change
Students with Disabilities 479.5 475.0 -4.5 482.9 730Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 11--
Black or African American 483.1 481.5 -1.6 487.0 370Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 480.7 478.3 -2.4 484.7 2140Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 507.0 501.2 -5.8 509.6 1440Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 488.4 488.5 0.1 490.4 8242Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing---- 189--
High Needs 478.9 480.0 1.1 480.8 5672Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 472.8 475.5 2.7 475.5 3573Recovery Path: Met Target
Low Income 478.9 477.5 -1.4 482.2 4430Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 470.0 474.0 4.0 473.4 2004Path Forward: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 502.5 502.1 -0.4 506.2 341Path Forward: No Change
Black or African American 481.9 487.3 5.4 484.4 834Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 477.9 478.7 0.8 479.9 4142Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 498.3 499.1 0.8 501.0 372Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 500.8 501.3 0.5 502.4 2562Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 491.6 486.4 -5.2 494.6 3570Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 77--
High Needs 481.6 477.8 -3.8 484.4 2210Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 469.7 467.8 -1.9 472.0 750Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income 481.2 478.7 -2.5 484.3 1790Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 476.4 470.5 -5.9 479.6 690Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 9--
Black or African American 480.8 484.7 3.9 483.8 264Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 482.6 476.7 -5.9 485.3 1780Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 7--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 502.3 497.2 -5.1 505.2 1370Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 57.0 1,8873Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 51.2 4533Typical Growth - High
High Needs 55.4 1,1933Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 55.3 7103Typical Growth - High
Low Income 55.5 9033Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 50.0 4513Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 63.8 904Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American 56.2 1603Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 55.1 8743Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 65.8 734Exceeded Typical Growth
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 57.6 6883Typical Growth - High

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 46.7 3222Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 43.1 772Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 47.1 1922Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 47.5 552Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 47.6 1552Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 39.4 611Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 8--
Black or African American 50.1 263Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 45.5 1542Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 7--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 46.1 1262Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 57.0 1,8933Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 52.3 4533Typical Growth - High
High Needs 55.9 1,2013Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 54.8 7183Typical Growth - High
Low Income 54.7 9143Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 52.8 4503Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 66.7 894Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American 58.4 1623Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 54.1 8793Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 62.2 744Exceeded Typical Growth
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 58.4 6873Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 38.8 3211Low Growth
Lowest Performing 42.5 772Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 37.9 1931Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners 38.7 571Low Growth
Low Income 38.2 1561Low Growth
Students with Disabilities 44.2 612Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 8--
Black or African American 36.2 261Low Growth
Hispanic or Latino 35.0 1541Low Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 7--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 41.9 1252Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 79.7 80.8 1.1 81.7 4752Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 71.6 75.2 3.6 75.9 3552Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 53.1 61.8 8.7 58.8 1234Exceeded Target
Low Income 71.4 77.3 5.9 76.0 3224Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 68.8 65.2 -3.6 74.9 920Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 21--
Black or African American 86.0 95.1 9.1 90.9 414Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 66.4 72.3 5.9 71.1 2354Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 93.8 89.2 -4.6 95.0 1660Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 86.6 83.1 -3.5 88.2 4380Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 82.1 76.7 -5.4 85.5 2960Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 70.4 60.8 -9.6 75.9 1300Declined
Low Income 82.1 76.6 -5.5 85.9 2690Declined
Students with Disabilities 88.4 80.5 -7.9 93.0 770Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 14--
Black or African American 92.5 88.4 -4.1 95.0 430Declined
Hispanic or Latino 79.4 72.0 -7.4 83.5 2140Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 93.0 94.4 1.4 94.6 1613Met Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 4.4 3.8 -0.6 4.0 1,8053Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 6.6 5.7 -0.9 5.9 1,1753Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 14.4 12.9 -1.5 13.0 4113Met Target
Low Income 5.9 5.7 -0.2 5.3 9291No Change
Students with Disabilities 3.9 1.8 -2.1 3.5 2784Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 69--
Black or African American 1.9 0.7 -1.2 1.7 1504Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 7.0 6.5 -0.5 6.3 9472Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 38--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 2.2 0.8 -1.4 2.0 6014Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 51.2 49.2 -2.0 53.9 7251No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 51.2 49.2 -2.0 53.9 7251No Change
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 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 12.9 19.7 6.8 14.2 3004Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 12.9 19.7 6.8 14.2 3004Exceeded 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-------

Chronic absenteeism - Non-high school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 12.0 11.0 -1.0 11.0 3,5733Met Target
Lowest Performing 15.5 13.6 -1.9 13.4 4563Met Target
High Needs 16.0 14.0 -2.0 14.2 2,3263Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 16.1 14.1 -2.0 13.6 1,4563Met Target
Low Income 17.0 15.5 -1.5 14.6 1,8552Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 16.3 13.5 -2.8 13.9 7323Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 17.8 12.0 -5.8 15.7 1844Exceeded Target
Black or African American 7.4 5.3 -2.1 4.9 3224Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 16.2 14.8 -1.4 13.3 1,6932Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 10.9 12.1 1.2 9.9 1490Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 6.9 7.0 0.1 5.7 1,2213Met Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 32.1 31.4 -0.7 30.5 1,9912Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 42.5 23.4 -19.1 37.2 774Exceeded Target
High Needs 41.2 39.5 -1.7 38.3 1,3482Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 48.0 46.4 -1.6 43.9 6362Improved Below Target
Low Income 43.3 40.6 -2.7 38.8 1,1542Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 37.8 33.8 -4.0 34.3 3053Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 65--
Black or African American 25.3 25.1 -0.2 21.6 1832Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 42.6 41.0 -1.6 38.2 1,0722Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 54--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 17.3 17.3 0.0 15.5 6131No Change

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 53.2 54.6 1.4 56.6 9202Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 36.9 38.1 1.2 42.6 5862Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 20.4 15.9 -4.5 27.1 2520Declined
Low Income 37.5 39.4 1.9 43.7 5032Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 20.7 29.5 8.8 27.8 1124Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 35--
Black or African American 57.8 52.3 -5.5 64.3 880Declined
Hispanic or Latino 35.3 38.1 2.8 42.1 4702Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 29--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 73.3 75.8 2.5 76.9 2982Improved Below 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 3,041 3,00899Yes 1 3,043 3,00299Yes 1 1,315 1,28998Yes 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 2,023 1,996 2,024 1,993 910 888 4,957 4,87798Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 1,208 1,191 1,206 1,190 536 521 2,950 2,90298Yes1
Low Income 1,586 1,563 1,586 1,564 728 710 3,900 3,83798Yes1
Students with Disabilities 671 662 672 660 282 273 1,625 1,59598Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 2 2 2 0 0 4----
Asian 141 141 141 140 47 46 329 32799Yes1
Black or African American 285 280 288 283 136 134 709 69798Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 1,461 1,441 1,459 1,440 677 661 3,597 3,54298Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 110 110 110 110 45 45 265 265100Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 3 3 3 1 1 7----
White 1,036 1,028 1,037 1,021 409 402 2,482 2,45199Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
Douglas MacArthur Elementary SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 59
Dual Language SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 59
Henry Whittemore Elementary SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 33
James Fitzgerald Elementary SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 55
John F Kennedy MiddleNot requiring assistance or intervention 60
John W. McDevitt Middle SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 39
Northeast Elementary SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 27
Thomas R Plympton Elementary SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 29
Waltham Sr HighRequiring assistance or intervention 9
Waltham Valor High SchoolInsufficient data-
William F. Stanley Elementary SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 50


About this report

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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