Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Waltham

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2026

Accountability Report

2026 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 classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

Substantial progress toward targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
55% - Substantial 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	54%	56%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	55%
	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)
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	-	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	4	4	-	4	4	-	2	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-	-	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	4	12	60.0	6	8	67.5	8	12	40.0	4	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	2	4	-	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	2	4	-	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	20.0	4	8	22.5	4	8	20.0	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	4	4	10.0	-	-	-	4	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	1	4	-	4	4	-	3	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	1	4	10.0	5	8	10.0	3	4	10.0
Weighted total		4.4	9.6	-	5.1	7.6	-	5.9	10.0	-	3.9	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		46%		-	67%		-	59%		-	51%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		57% Weight of non-high school results:65%						55% Weight of high school results:35%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		56%

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	3	4	-	3	4	-	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	4	4	-	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	7	12	60.0	7	8	67.5	0	12	40.0	0	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	3	4	-	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	3	4	-	1	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	20.0	6	8	22.5	3	8	20.0	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	1	4	10.0	-	-	-	4	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	3	4	-	3	4	-	2	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	3	4	10.0	3	4	10.0	4	8	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		5.8	9.6	-	6.4	7.6	-	2.4	10.0	-	1.3	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		60%		-	84%		-	24%		-	17%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		72% Weight of non-high school results:65%						21% Weight of high school results:35%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		54%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	50%	30%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	38%
	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	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Achievement total	2	12	67.5	2	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	22.5	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	0	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	4	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	1	4	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	5	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	3	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	2	4	-
	Additional indicators total	3	4	10.0	6	8	10.0
Weighted total		3.0	10.3	-	3.5	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		29%		-	33%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		29% Weight of non-high school results:65%			33% Weight of high school results:35%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		30%

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	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-	0	4	-
	Achievement total	7	12	67.5	2	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	1	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	22.5	3	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	2	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	0	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	3	4	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	5	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	2	4	-
	Additional indicators total	3	4	10.0	4	8	10.0
Weighted total		6.4	10.3	-	3.0	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		62%		-	28%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		62% Weight of non-high school results:65%			28% Weight of high school results:35%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		50%

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	492.9	491.4	-1.5	495.2	2,536	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	460.1	462.8	2.7	465.2	468	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs	482.6	480.4	-2.2	484.8	1,623	0	Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	477.3	476.1	-1.2	480.5	999	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income	482.1	480.0	-2.1	484.3	1,268	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities	473.4	470.8	-2.6	475.8	596	0	Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	506.5	504.3	-2.2	508.9	124	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Black or African American	490.2	486.9	-3.3	492.5	257	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic or Latino	481.4	479.9	-1.5	484.2	1,148	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	507.0	504.5	-2.5	508.9	102	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	505.3	504.0	-1.3	507.5	898	3	Recovery Path: Met 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	489.4	489.7	0.3	492.0	426	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	467.0	468.9	1.9	472.1	79	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs	479.9	477.7	-2.2	483.2	261	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	464.6	467.5	2.9	467.8	123	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Low Income	481.1	477.8	-3.3	485.0	229	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	472.4	472.0	-0.4	473.6	69	1	Recovery Path: No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Black or African American	490.6	484.3	-6.3	493.0	46	0	Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino	477.8	480.2	2.4	481.0	210	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	503.3	503.8	0.5	505.9	140	2	Path 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	493.5	493.8	0.3	496.2	2,536	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	463.7	468.4	4.7	467.1	468	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High Needs	484.2	484.3	0.1	485.8	1,618	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	481.1	481.6	0.5	483.8	997	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income	483.1	483.5	0.4	485.0	1,263	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	475.7	475.1	-0.6	477.9	591	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	508.4	507.6	-0.8	511.3	126	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Black or African American	487.8	486.6	-1.2	489.9	256	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic or Latino	482.8	483.6	0.8	485.9	1,147	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	506.4	505.8	-0.6	508.3	103	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	505.5	505.6	0.1	507.3	897	3	Path Forward: Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	487.9	491.8	3.9	489.4	421	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	470.4	473.0	2.6	475.5	79	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs	479.5	480.6	1.1	483.3	257	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	470.7	473.6	2.9	475.8	119	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low Income	480.2	480.7	0.5	484.7	225	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	475.0	473.8	-1.2	478.4	68	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Black or African American	481.5	487.0	5.5	485.4	45	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	478.3	482.6	4.3	482.3	207	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	501.2	506.2	5.0	503.8	139	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	488.5	489.4	0.9	490.5	845	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	179	-	-
High Needs	480.0	479.1	-0.9	481.9	528	0	Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	475.5	473.5	-2.0	478.2	306	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income	477.5	478.2	0.7	480.8	406	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	474.0	473.6	-0.4	477.4	190	1	Path Forward: No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	502.1	500.8	-1.3	505.8	44	0	Path Forward: Declined
Black or African American	487.3	483.8	-3.5	489.8	81	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic or Latino	478.7	478.0	-0.7	480.7	376	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	499.1	498.9	-0.2	501.8	31	1	Path Forward: No Change
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	501.3	502.0	0.7	502.9	311	2	Recovery Path: 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	486.4	487.0	0.6	489.4	365	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	76	-	-
High Needs	477.8	476.2	-1.6	480.6	210	0	Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	467.8	471.3	3.5	470.1	82	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low Income	478.7	476.1	-2.6	481.8	184	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities	470.5	468.1	-2.4	473.7	61	0	Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Black or African American	484.7	484.0	-0.7	487.7	29	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic or Latino	476.7	478.5	1.8	479.4	179	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	497.2	497.8	0.6	500.1	131	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	53.6	1,912	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	49.3	463	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	51.7	1,190	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	52.2	721	3	Typical Growth - High
Low Income	51.6	898	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	45.6	459	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	2	-	-
Asian	59.9	94	3	Typical Growth - High
Black or African American	50.7	172	3	Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino	51.8	860	3	Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	52.9	73	3	Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	2	-	-
White	55.8	709	3	Typical Growth - High

English language arts growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	42.2	329	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	44.2	79	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	41.5	185	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	46.9	66	2	Typical Growth - Low
Low Income	43.0	160	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	37.1	54	1	Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	0	-	-
Asian	-	9	-	-
Black or African American	53.9	28	3	Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino	41.6	158	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	12	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	1	-	-
White	40.5	121	2	Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	55.3	1,933	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	48.9	463	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	53.5	1,211	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	52.9	744	3	Typical Growth - High
Low Income	52.6	918	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	49.0	456	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	2	-	-
Asian	60.6	98	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American	51.8	177	3	Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino	52.9	873	3	Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	58.3	73	3	Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	2	-	-
White	58.0	708	3	Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	45.9	331	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	44.7	79	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	41.7	186	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	42.5	66	2	Typical Growth - Low
Low Income	41.6	160	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	39.1	55	1	Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	0	-	-
Asian	-	10	-	-
Black or African American	48.2	30	2	Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino	42.6	156	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	12	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	1	-	-
White	48.0	122	2	Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	80.8	74.5	-6.3	82.8	542	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	75.2	68.3	-6.9	79.5	410	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	61.8	54.0	-7.8	67.5	198	0	Declined
Low Income	77.3	67.9	-9.4	81.9	371	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	65.2	73.6	8.4	71.3	91	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	25	-	-
Black or African American	95.1	88.6	-6.5	95.0	44	0	Declined
Hispanic or Latino	72.3	63.7	-8.6	77.0	303	0	Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	89.2	88.1	-1.1	91.2	159	0	Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	83.1	87.2	4.1	84.7	475	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	76.7	83.7	7.0	80.1	355	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	60.8	69.1	8.3	66.3	123	4	Exceeded Target
Low Income	76.6	84.8	8.2	80.4	322	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	80.5	88.0	7.5	85.1	92	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	21	-	-
Black or African American	88.4	97.6	9.2	92.9	41	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	72.0	79.6	7.6	76.1	235	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	94.4	95.2	0.8	95.0	166	3	Met Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	3.8	3.7	-0.1	3.4	1,826	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	5.7	5.6	-0.1	5.1	1,154	1	No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners	12.9	13.0	0.1	11.6	422	1	No Change
Low Income	5.7	4.6	-1.1	5.1	948	3	Met Target
Students with Disabilities	1.8	1.9	0.1	1.6	259	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	59	-	-
Black or African American	0.7	0.0	-0.7	1.0	160	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	6.5	6.6	0.1	5.8	979	1	No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	50	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	0.8	0.3	-0.5	1.0	575	4	Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	49.2	55.1	5.9	51.9	726	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	49.2	55.1	5.9	51.9	726	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	19.7	25.2	5.5	21.0	270	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	19.7	25.2	5.5	21.0	270	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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Chronic absenteeism - Non-high school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	11.0	9.1	-1.9	10.0	3,526	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	12.3	12.4	0.1	10.2	468	1	No Change
High Needs	14.0	12.2	-1.8	12.2	2,243	3	Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	14.1	11.2	-2.9	11.6	1,378	3	Met Target
Low Income	15.5	13.7	-1.8	13.1	1,795	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	13.5	14.2	0.7	11.1	760	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Asian	12.0	9.9	-2.1	9.9	192	3	Met Target
Black or African American	5.3	7.5	2.2	2.8	360	0	Declined
Hispanic or Latino	14.8	12.1	-2.7	11.9	1,582	3	Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	12.1	6.8	-5.3	11.1	146	4	Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	7.0	5.7	-1.3	5.8	1,240	3	Met Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	31.4	23.3	-8.1	29.8	1,926	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	23.4	17.7	-5.7	18.1	79	3	Met Target
High Needs	39.5	31.1	-8.4	36.6	1,249	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	46.4	37.5	-8.9	42.3	613	4	Exceeded Target
Low Income	40.6	31.9	-8.7	36.1	1,063	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	33.8	25.8	-8.0	30.3	299	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	57	-	-
Black or African American	25.1	16.8	-8.3	21.4	196	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	41.0	32.8	-8.2	36.6	979	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	70	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	17.3	12.1	-5.2	15.5	621	4	Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	54.6	54.5	-0.1	58.0	912	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	38.1	39.0	0.9	43.8	575	2	Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	15.9	22.8	6.9	22.6	272	3	Met Target
Low Income	39.4	40.5	1.1	45.6	481	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	29.5	26.1	-3.4	36.6	115	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	27	-	-
Black or African American	52.3	49.5	-2.8	58.8	93	0	Declined
Hispanic or Latino	38.1	39.1	1.0	44.9	470	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	28	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	75.8	75.5	-0.3	79.4	294	1	No Change

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	3,011	2,986	99	Yes	1	3,012	2,981	99	Yes	1	1,299	1,277	98	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	1,928	1,908	1,926	1,899	817	797	4,671	4,604	99	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	1,154	1,146	1,148	1,140	441	434	2,743	2,720	99	Yes	1
Low Income	1,531	1,516	1,528	1,507	658	642	3,717	3,665	99	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	677	663	675	659	270	261	1,622	1,583	98	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	4	4	4	3	3	11	-	-	-	-
Asian	140	140	141	141	57	57	338	338	100	Yes	1
Black or African American	310	310	310	308	128	126	748	744	99	Yes	1
Hispanic or Latino	1,383	1,372	1,384	1,369	605	593	3,372	3,334	99	Yes	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	118	116	118	117	46	45	282	278	99	Yes	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	3	3	3	2	2	8	-	-	-	-
White	1,050	1,038	1,049	1,036	458	451	2,557	2,525	99	Yes	1

School Accountability Information
School	Accountability information	School accountability percentile
Douglas MacArthur Elementary School	Not requiring assistance or intervention	58
Dual Language School	Not requiring assistance or intervention	55
Henry Whittemore Elementary School	Not requiring assistance or intervention	37
James Fitzgerald Elementary School	Not requiring assistance or intervention	64
John F Kennedy Middle	Not requiring assistance or intervention	66
John W. McDevitt Middle School	Not requiring assistance or intervention	40
Northeast Elementary School	Not requiring assistance or intervention	31
Thomas R Plympton Elementary School	Not requiring assistance or intervention	23
Waltham Sr High	Requiring assistance or intervention	11
Waltham Valor High School	Insufficient data	-
William F. Stanley Elementary School	Not requiring assistance or intervention	42

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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