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2026 Official Accountability Report - Salem

Accountability Information

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

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage62%43%
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 achievement14-24-04-04-
Mathematics achievement24-34-04-04-
Science achievement04----04----
Achievement total31260.05867.501240.00867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-34-44-
Mathematics growth24-24-44-44-
Growth total5820.04822.57820.08822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------44----
Extended engagement rate------24----
Annual dropout rate------24----
High school completion total------81220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total4410.0---0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-24-44-34-
Advanced coursework completion------44----
Additional indicators total3410.02410.08810.03410.0
Weighted total3.59.6-4.57.6-3.810.0-2.17.6-
Percentage of possible points37%-59%-38%-28%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan48%
Weight of non-high school results:69%
33%
Weight of high school results:31%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage43%

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 achievement44-34-04-24-
Mathematics achievement24-34-04-04-
Science achievement24----04----
Achievement total81260.06867.501240.02867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-44-44-
Mathematics growth24-24-44-44-
Growth total5820.05822.58820.08822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------24----
Extended engagement rate------34----
Annual dropout rate------44----
High school completion total------91220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total1410.0---3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-44-34-44-
Advanced coursework completion------44----
Additional indicators total3410.04410.07810.04410.0
Weighted total6.29.6-5.67.6-4.410.0-3.67.6-
Percentage of possible points65%-74%-44%-47%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan69%
Weight of non-high school results:70%
46%
Weight of high school results:30%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage62%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage56%24%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
37%
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 achievement04-04-
Mathematics achievement14-04-
Science achievement04-04-
Achievement total11267.501247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-
Mathematics growth24-44-
Growth total5822.57822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---44-
Extended engagement rate---24-
Annual dropout rate---04-
High school completion total---61220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-44-
Advanced coursework completion---44-
Additional indicators total2410.08810.0
Weighted total2.010.3-3.610.7-
Percentage of possible points19%-34%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan19%
Weight of non-high school results:69%
34%
Weight of high school results:31%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage24%

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 achievement44-04-
Mathematics achievement24-04-
Science achievement24-04-
Achievement total81267.501247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-44-
Mathematics growth24-44-
Growth total5822.58822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---24-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---44-
High school completion total---61220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-24-
Advanced coursework completion---44-
Additional indicators total2410.06810.0
Weighted total6.710.3-3.610.7-
Percentage of possible points65%-34%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan65%
Weight of non-high school results:70%
34%
Weight of high school results:30%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage56%

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 487.7 487.6 -0.1 490.2 1,6501Recovery Path: No Change
Lowest Performing 458.6 462.0 3.4 463.7 2712Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs 481.3 480.3 -1.0 483.3 1,1980Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 474.7 474.4 -0.3 477.5 4871Recovery Path: No Change
Low Income 480.3 480.1 -0.2 482.4 1,0101Recovery Path: No Change
Students with Disabilities 476.5 473.1 -3.4 479.0 4860Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 8--
Asian 492.6 490.3 -2.3 495.0 400Path Forward: Declined
Black or African American 485.8 482.6 -3.2 488.2 930Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 478.6 479.5 0.9 481.4 8002Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 491.0 492.7 1.7 492.9 653Path Forward: Met Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 498.5 498.0 -0.5 501.2 6421Recovery Path: No Change

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 496.0 487.9 -8.1 498.6 2200Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 478.2 471.8 -6.4 483.3 310Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 486.7 481.1 -5.6 490.0 1650Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 467.5 471.2 3.7 470.7 333Path Forward: Met Target
Low Income 486.0 482.1 -3.9 489.9 1420Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 481.5 470.5 -11.0 484.2 800Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 5--
Black or African American---- 19--
Hispanic or Latino 485.3 480.3 -5.0 486.7 1000Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 9--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 507.9 499.6 -8.3 510.5 870Path Forward: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 484.2 485.0 0.8 486.4 1,6462Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 459.4 463.8 4.4 463.3 2713Recovery Path: Met Target
High Needs 478.8 478.6 -0.2 480.4 1,1931Recovery Path: No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 475.0 474.8 -0.2 477.6 4901Recovery Path: No Change
Low Income 477.9 477.9 0.0 479.7 1,0061Recovery Path: No Change
Students with Disabilities 473.0 471.7 -1.3 474.9 4810Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 7--
Asian 491.8 491.7 -0.1 494.7 421Path Forward: No Change
Black or African American 482.1 484.5 2.4 484.4 943Path Forward: Met Target
Hispanic or Latino 476.2 477.1 0.9 478.5 7992Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 483.5 487.7 4.2 485.4 664Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 493.9 494.4 0.5 496.1 6362Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 494.6 490.1 -4.5 497.1 2120Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 480.1 472.8 -7.3 485.2 310Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 485.1 483.7 -1.4 488.9 1580Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 477.4 478.9 1.5 482.5 312Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low Income 484.7 484.9 0.2 489.2 1352Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 479.6 473.3 -6.3 483.0 750Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 5--
Black or African American---- 18--
Hispanic or Latino 485.0 481.2 -3.8 489.0 960Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 7--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 504.6 501.6 -3.0 507.2 860Path 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 487.5 486.3 -1.2 489.5 5500Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 128--
High Needs 481.3 477.7 -3.6 484.3 3890Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 472.2 472.2 0.0 474.2 1651Recovery Path: No Change
Low Income 479.8 476.1 -3.7 483.1 3260Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 476.6 473.1 -3.5 480.0 1660Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 11--
Black or African American 479.9 478.4 -1.5 483.4 330Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 477.8 477.0 -0.8 480.2 2710Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 490.8 490.0 -0.8 493.5 240Path Forward: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 499.5 499.0 -0.5 502.1 2091Path Forward: No Change

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 494.8 486.8 -8.0 496.8 1920Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 31--
High Needs 485.4 479.4 -6.0 488.3 1390Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 23--
Low Income 484.7 480.7 -4.0 487.8 1190Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 479.2 468.7 -10.5 482.3 700Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 3--
Black or African American---- 13--
Hispanic or Latino 486.3 478.2 -8.1 489.4 900Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 501.5 499.0 -2.5 503.4 780Path Forward: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 53.2 1,2063Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 49.0 2692Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 51.3 8513Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 53.2 3563Typical Growth - High
Low Income 51.5 7143Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 44.8 3352Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 3--
Asian 55.1 263Typical Growth - High
Black or African American 48.9 622Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 51.5 5753Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 51.7 533Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 55.6 4863Typical Growth - High

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 57.0 1503Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 64.7 304Exceeded Typical Growth
High Needs 56.9 1033Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners- 14--
Low Income 56.6 893Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 54.5 483Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 3--
Black or African American- 13--
Hispanic or Latino 58.5 573Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 7--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 59.6 703Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 48.2 1,2112Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 44.8 2692Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 46.1 8542Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 45.3 3622Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 44.8 7182Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 43.1 3352Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 3--
Asian 45.8 282Typical Growth - Low
Black or African American 54.0 643Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 44.4 5782Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 53.2 533Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 51.9 4843Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 70.5 1494Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing 60.6 304Exceeded Typical Growth
High Needs 68.5 1024Exceeded Typical Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners- 14--
Low Income 69.3 874Exceeded Typical Growth
Students with Disabilities 59.9 473Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 3--
Black or African American- 13--
Hispanic or Latino 68.8 584Exceeded Typical Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 73.2 694Exceeded Typical Growth

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 81.6 86.3 4.7 83.6 2564Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 79.1 84.0 4.9 83.4 2124Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 61.5 87.0 25.5 67.2 544Exceeded Target
Low Income 79.1 84.0 4.9 83.7 1943Met Target
Students with Disabilities 66.7 72.2 5.5 72.8 792Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 9--
Black or African American---- 20--
Hispanic or Latino 77.1 89.3 12.2 81.8 1314Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 9--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 85.9 83.9 -2.0 87.9 870Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 87.9 88.4 0.5 89.5 2502Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 85.2 86.8 1.6 88.6 2202Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 72.3 71.8 -0.5 77.8 391No Change
Low Income 85.3 87.0 1.7 89.1 2152Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 81.4 82.7 1.3 86.0 752Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 8--
Black or African American---- 21--
Hispanic or Latino 82.6 86.3 3.7 86.7 1313Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 10--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 92.7 91.0 -1.7 94.3 780Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 1.8 1.7 -0.1 1.6 9992Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 2.2 2.4 0.2 1.9 7180Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 2.5 2.0 -0.5 2.2 1484Exceeded Target
Low Income 2.0 2.6 0.6 1.8 6200Declined
Students with Disabilities 2.8 4.1 1.3 2.5 2660Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 23--
Black or African American---- 78--
Hispanic or Latino 1.6 0.8 -0.8 1.4 4934Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 44--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 2.6 1.9 -0.7 2.3 3594Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 55.1 61.5 6.4 57.8 3844Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 55.1 61.5 6.4 57.8 3844Exceeded 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 20.3 8.5 -11.8 21.6 1290Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 20.3 8.5 -11.8 21.6 1290Declined
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 16.7 15.6 -1.1 15.7 2,4223Met Target
Lowest Performing 19.9 19.2 -0.7 17.8 2712Improved Below Target
High Needs 20.5 19.7 -0.8 18.7 1,7552Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 17.1 17.0 -0.1 14.6 7112Improved Below Target
Low Income 22.3 21.4 -0.9 19.9 1,5002Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 22.1 21.0 -1.1 19.7 6622Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 21--
Asian 10.9 1.7 -9.2 8.8 594Exceeded Target
Black or African American 7.6 7.0 -0.6 5.1 1572Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 20.0 20.0 0.0 17.1 1,1721No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 22.4 21.6 -0.8 21.4 1113Met Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 3--
White 13.8 11.3 -2.5 12.6 8994Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 22.6 18.4 -4.2 21.0 1,0774Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 5.7 9.7 4.0 1.0 313Met Target
High Needs 27.1 23.0 -4.1 24.2 7794Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 25.7 21.6 -4.1 21.6 2043Met Target
Low Income 27.5 23.9 -3.6 23.0 6732Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 33.3 31.3 -2.0 29.8 3072Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 26--
Black or African American---- 80--
Hispanic or Latino 26.1 22.5 -3.6 21.7 5122Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 52--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 17.4 12.1 -5.3 15.6 4054Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 73.3 81.6 8.3 76.7 4994Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 67.1 77.8 10.7 72.8 3344Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 64.6 71.4 6.8 71.3 773Met Target
Low Income 66.4 77.2 10.8 72.6 2814Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 52.0 70.3 18.3 59.1 1184Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 13--
Black or African American---- 38--
Hispanic or Latino 70.6 76.4 5.8 77.4 2333Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 29--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 78.0 86.5 8.5 81.6 1854Exceeded 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 1,918 1,89199Yes 1 1,917 1,88298Yes 1 795 78098Yes 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 1,407 1,384 1,404 1,375 576 563 3,387 3,32298Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 550 541 551 545 208 206 1,309 1,29299Yes1
Low Income 1,187 1,166 1,183 1,158 486 475 2,856 2,79998Yes1
Students with Disabilities 582 565 581 558 258 248 1,421 1,37196Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 8 8 8 7 2 2 18----
Asian 49 46 49 49 16 16 114 11197Yes1
Black or African American 119 114 119 115 56 51 294 28095Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 929 915 926 911 386 379 2,241 2,20598Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 74 74 75 73 33 32 182 17998Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 2 2 2 0 0 4----
White 737 732 738 725 302 300 1,777 1,75799Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
BatesNot requiring assistance or intervention 53
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CarltonNot requiring assistance or intervention 41
Collins MiddleNot requiring assistance or intervention 23
Horace Mann LaboratoryNot requiring assistance or intervention 29
New Liberty Innovation SchoolInsufficient data-
Salem Early ChildhoodInsufficient data-
Salem HighNot requiring assistance or intervention 44
Salem Prep High SchoolInsufficient data-
Saltonstall SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 36
Witchcraft HeightsNot requiring assistance or intervention 35



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