Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Palmer

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2026

Accountability Report

2026 Official Accountability Report - Palmer

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Palmer (02270000)

TITLE I STATUS
Title I District

REGION
West/Central

GRADES SERVED
PK,K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,11,12

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

Moderate progress toward targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
46% - Moderate progress toward targets	-

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR
SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	62%	35%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	46%
	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)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	0	4	-	2	4	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	2	4	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	2	12	60.0	4	8	67.5	0	12	47.5	-	-	-
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-	1	4	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	2	4	-	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Growth total	4	8	20.0	4	8	22.5	3	8	22.5	-	-	-
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	4	4	10.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-	0	4	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	0	4	10.0	0	4	10.0	3	8	10.0	-	-	-
Weighted total		2.4	9.6	-	3.6	7.6	-	3.2	10.7	-	-	-	-
Percentage of possible points		25%		-	47%		-	30%		-	-		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		36% Weight of non-high school results:80%						30% Weight of high school results:20%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		35%

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)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	2	4	-	4	4	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	3	4	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	5	12	60.0	7	8	67.5	7	12	47.5	-	-	-
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-	1	4	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	3	4	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Growth total	4	8	20.0	5	8	22.5	4	8	22.5	-	-	-
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	3	4	10.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	3	4	-	1	4	-	-	-	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	3	4	10.0	1	8	10.0	-	-	-
Weighted total		4.5	9.6	-	6.2	7.6	-	5.7	10.7	-	-	-	-
Percentage of possible points		47%		-	82%		-	53%		-	-		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		64% Weight of non-high school results:77%						53% Weight of high school results:23%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		62%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	55%	13%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	30%
	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)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	0	12	67.5	0	8	70.0
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5	-	-	-
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	4	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	3	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	4	4	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	11	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	0	4	-
	Additional indicators total	0	4	10.0	4	8	10.0
Weighted total		0.9	10.3	-	2.6	8.8	-
Percentage of possible points		9%		-	30%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		9% Weight of non-high school results:80%			30% Weight of high school results:20%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		13%

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High Needs Student Group (Non-high school grades)			High Needs Student Group (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	3	4	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Achievement total	7	12	67.5	4	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5	5	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	2	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	2	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	4	4	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	8	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	0	4	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	0	8	10.0
Weighted total		6.0	10.3	-	4.6	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		58%		-	43%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		58% Weight of non-high school results:77%			43% Weight of high school results:23%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		55%

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	485.4	482.8	-2.6	488.1	563	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	458.0	458.4	0.4	462.7	98	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs	480.2	476.6	-3.6	482.4	368	0	Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	476.5	478.6	2.1	478.6	36	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Low Income	481.8	477.7	-4.1	484.2	321	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities	466.0	465.1	-0.9	468.1	126	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	479.8	477.3	-2.5	482.3	108	0	Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	493.7	491.7	-2.0	495.6	26	0	Path Forward: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	485.9	483.7	-2.2	488.6	409	0	Recovery Path: 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	489.1	479.7	-9.4	491.6	35	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	477.7	474.5	-3.2	479.6	25	0	Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Low Income	477.9	475.2	-2.7	480.2	22	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	490.7	479.4	-11.3	493.0	23	0	Recovery 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	488.6	486.8	-1.8	490.5	563	0	Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing	463.5	465.8	2.3	466.9	98	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs	482.8	480.3	-2.5	484.7	366	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	483.7	481.9	-1.8	486.2	35	0	Path Forward: Declined
Low Income	483.6	481.5	-2.1	485.5	320	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	469.2	467.5	-1.7	471.4	126	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	482.6	480.7	-1.9	485.0	109	0	Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	494.8	495.9	1.1	496.7	24	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	489.3	487.9	-1.4	491.1	411	0	Path Forward: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	489.1	485.0	-4.1	491.3	34	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	480.6	478.6	-2.0	484.4	25	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Low Income	482.6	478.2	-4.4	487.1	22	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	491.7	487.4	-4.3	493.6	22	0	Recovery 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	487.0	488.8	1.8	489.7	216	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	52	-	-
High Needs	483.2	480.8	-2.4	486.2	140	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Low Income	483.5	482.6	-0.9	486.8	119	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	476.1	468.9	-7.2	479.5	51	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	480.1	484.9	4.8	482.8	43	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	487.2	489.2	2.0	489.8	155	2	Path 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	489.9	478.2	-11.7	492.5	26	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Low Income	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	17	-	-

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	43.3	428	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	41.5	97	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	40.3	264	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	49.7	29	2	Typical Growth - Low
Low Income	38.7	231	1	Low Growth
Students with Disabilities	40.3	86	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	5	-	-
Black or African American	-	10	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	41.1	73	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	48.6	22	2	Typical Growth - Low
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	43.6	318	2	Typical Growth - Low

English language arts growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	39.1	26	1	Low Growth
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	18	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	3	-	-
Low Income	-	15	-	-
Students with Disabilities	-	8	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	3	-	-
Black or African American	-	0	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	3	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	2	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	-	18	-	-

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	46.3	425	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	43.3	97	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	44.2	262	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	47.8	28	2	Typical Growth - Low
Low Income	44.5	230	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	38.3	85	1	Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	5	-	-
Black or African American	-	9	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	46.3	73	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	51.6	21	3	Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	45.8	317	2	Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	46.7	26	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	18	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	3	-	-
Low Income	-	15	-	-
Students with Disabilities	-	8	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	3	-	-
Black or African American	-	0	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	3	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	2	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	-	18	-	-

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	85.5	94.9	9.4	87.5	78	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	80.9	93.2	12.3	85.2	59	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Low Income	80.0	93.1	13.1	84.6	58	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	90.5	94.0	3.5	92.5	50	4	Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	88.2	90.3	2.1	89.8	62	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	84.2	87.2	3.0	87.6	47	3	Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Low Income	83.3	86.7	3.4	87.1	45	3	Met Target
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	89.1	92.9	3.8	90.7	42	4	Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	0.9	0.5	-0.4	1.0	214	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	1.3	0.8	-0.5	1.1	131	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Low Income	1.5	0.9	-0.6	1.3	116	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	39	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	39	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	0.0	0.7	0.7	1.0	145	3	Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	54.2	80.0	25.8	55.8	30	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	54.2	80.0	25.8	55.8	30	4	Exceeded 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	12.6	15.2	2.6	11.6	774	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	15.0	16.3	1.3	12.9	98	0	Declined
High Needs	16.9	20.8	3.9	15.1	509	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	22.8	23.1	0.3	20.3	52	1	No Change
Low Income	17.7	22.8	5.1	15.3	451	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	19.6	22.1	2.5	17.2	163	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	20.7	27.8	7.1	17.8	144	0	Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	11.4	7.3	-4.1	10.4	41	4	Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	10.4	12.5	2.1	9.2	562	0	Declined

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	32.3	31.2	-1.1	30.7	205	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	41.6	36.1	-5.5	38.7	147	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Low Income	43.2	37.6	-5.6	38.7	133	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	47	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	44	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	29.7	32.8	3.1	27.9	137	0	Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	54.4	49.5	-4.9	57.8	109	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	40.2	37.3	-2.9	45.9	75	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Low Income	41.5	38.2	-3.3	47.7	68	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	24	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	55.9	54.1	-1.8	59.5	74	0	Declined

Assessment participation - All students
Group	English language arts					Mathematics					Science
Group	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate
All Students	608	601	99	Yes	1	608	600	99	Yes	1	260	250	96	Yes	1

Assessment participation - Student Group
Group	English language arts		Mathematics		Science		Overall
Group	Enrolled	Assessed	Enrolled	Assessed	Enrolled	Assessed	Total Enrolled	Total Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate
High Needs	400	396	399	394	171	165	970	955	98	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	44	44	44	43	19	18	107	105	98	Yes	1
Low Income	348	344	347	343	145	140	840	827	98	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	138	136	138	136	63	61	339	333	98	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	13	13	13	13	8	7	34	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	14	14	13	13	7	7	34	-	-	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	116	114	116	115	50	49	282	278	99	Yes	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	28	28	27	26	11	11	66	65	98	Yes	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	437	432	439	433	184	176	1,060	1,041	98	Yes	1

School Accountability Information
School	Accountability information	School accountability percentile
Old Mill Pond	Not requiring assistance or intervention	26
Palmer High	Requiring assistance or intervention	34

About this report

About the Data

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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Glossary of Accountability Terms