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2026 Official Accountability Report - North Middlesex

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
35% - Moderate progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage42%30%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
35%
Moderate progress toward targets

2026 Points awarded

2026 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All Students
(Non-high school grades)
Lowest Performing Students
(Non-high school grades)
All Students
(High school grades)
Lowest Performing Students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-24-04-04-
Mathematics achievement24-24-04-04-
Science achievement04----04----
Achievement total21260.04867.501247.50867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-14-14-
Mathematics growth24-24-24-24-
Growth total4820.04822.53822.53822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------04----
Extended engagement rate------44----
Annual dropout rate------04----
High school completion total------41220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism14-04-04-04-
Advanced coursework completion------44----
Additional indicators total1410.00410.04810.00410.0
Weighted total2.49.6-3.67.6-1.910.7-0.77.6-
Percentage of possible points25%-47%-18%-9%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan36%
Weight of non-high school results:74%
14%
Weight of high school results:26%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage30%

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 achievement24-24-04-04-
Mathematics achievement24-24-04-04-
Science achievement24----04----
Achievement total61260.04867.501247.50867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-24-34-
Mathematics growth24-24-24-24-
Growth total4820.04822.54822.55822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------04----
Extended engagement rate------44----
Annual dropout rate------14----
High school completion total------51220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-04-04-44-
Advanced coursework completion------44----
Additional indicators total3410.00410.04810.04410.0
Weighted total5.09.6-3.67.6-2.310.7-1.57.6-
Percentage of possible points52%-47%-22%-20%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan50%
Weight of non-high school results:73%
21%
Weight of high school results:27%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage42%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage38%23%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
29%
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 achievement14-04-
Mathematics achievement24-04-
Science achievement04-04-
Achievement total31267.501247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-14-
Mathematics growth24-14-
Growth total4822.52822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---04-
High school completion total---01220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-04-
Advanced coursework completion---34-
Additional indicators total0410.03810.0
Weighted total2.910.3-0.810.7-
Percentage of possible points28%-8%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan28%
Weight of non-high school results:74%
8%
Weight of high school results:26%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage23%

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 achievement24-04-
Mathematics achievement14-04-
Science achievement24-04-
Achievement total51267.501247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-14-
Growth total4822.53822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---34-
Annual dropout rate---34-
High school completion total---61220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-14-
Advanced coursework completion---44-
Additional indicators total2410.05810.0
Weighted total4.510.3-2.410.7-
Percentage of possible points44%-22%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan44%
Weight of non-high school results:73%
22%
Weight of high school results:27%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage38%

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 493.8 492.7 -1.1 496.6 1,4070Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 470.2 470.8 0.6 474.2 2712Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 485.0 484.7 -0.3 486.9 6541Recovery Path: No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 486.3 482.0 -4.3 488.4 820Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 487.1 487.8 0.7 489.9 4032Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 478.4 478.5 0.1 481.0 3652Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian 489.8 494.3 4.5 492.2 364Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 494.6 493.3 -1.3 497.0 493Path Forward: Met Target
Hispanic or Latino 486.7 485.0 -1.7 489.2 1370Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 494.7 500.9 6.2 496.6 484Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 494.7 493.3 -1.4 497.4 1,1320Recovery 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 503.0 494.6 -8.4 505.6 1500Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 482.2 474.4 -7.8 487.3 250Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 490.8 479.3 -11.5 494.1 570Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 6--
Low Income 498.3 482.3 -16.0 502.2 360Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 479.9 469.9 -10.0 482.6 300Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 3--
Black or African American---- 7--
Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 505.0 495.9 -9.1 507.6 1190Path 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 493.0 493.2 0.2 494.9 1,4052Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 468.9 471.4 2.5 472.0 2712Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 484.6 485.1 0.5 486.1 6532Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 486.9 486.2 -0.7 489.4 820Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 485.4 487.0 1.6 487.6 4012Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 479.7 479.0 -0.7 481.9 3650Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian 498.5 498.1 -0.4 501.4 361Path Forward: No Change
Black or African American 493.4 488.1 -5.3 495.7 500Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 486.4 485.9 -0.5 488.8 1371Path Forward: No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 490.0 499.3 9.3 491.9 484Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 493.8 493.9 0.1 495.6 1,1292Recovery 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 496.0 493.5 -2.5 497.8 1430Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 477.4 472.8 -4.6 482.5 250Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 485.9 480.6 -5.3 489.7 560Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 6--
Low Income 492.9 483.4 -9.5 497.4 340Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 477.1 470.5 -6.6 480.5 300Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 3--
Black or African American---- 7--
Hispanic or Latino---- 11--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 496.9 494.3 -2.6 499.5 1130Path 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 494.3 492.3 -2.0 496.1 4840Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 112--
High Needs 485.9 485.2 -0.7 488.9 2300Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 22--
Low Income 486.8 486.6 -0.2 490.1 1471Path Forward: No Change
Students with Disabilities 481.1 480.8 -0.3 484.5 1241Path Forward: No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 18--
Black or African American---- 18--
Hispanic or Latino 485.5 485.8 0.3 488.2 402Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 14--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 495.6 492.7 -2.9 498.2 3930Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 500.7 495.1 -5.6 502.7 1380Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 24--
High Needs 490.9 481.9 -9.0 493.8 510Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 4--
Low Income 495.6 485.1 -10.5 498.7 300Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 484.0 473.4 -10.6 487.1 290Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 3--
Black or African American---- 4--
Hispanic or Latino---- 7--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 7--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 501.8 495.5 -6.3 503.7 1160Path Forward: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 46.2 1,1242Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 47.8 2682Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 45.2 4982Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 48.0 602Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 45.0 2982Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 47.0 2762Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 59.6 303Typical Growth - High
Black or African American 49.0 372Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 43.5 982Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 53.9 373Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 2--
White 45.6 9192Typical Growth - Low

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 38.6 1341Low Growth
Lowest Performing 38.4 251Low Growth
High Needs 32.6 461Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners- 3--
Low Income 30.9 301Low Growth
Students with Disabilities 35.0 231Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian- 3--
Black or African American- 7--
Hispanic or Latino- 8--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 40.1 1092Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 44.9 1,1232Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 46.1 2682Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 44.4 4962Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 49.0 602Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 44.1 2942Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 43.3 2762Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 46.0 302Typical Growth - Low
Black or African American 37.3 371Low Growth
Hispanic or Latino 45.5 982Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 51.4 363Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 2--
White 44.8 9192Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 43.7 1292Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 42.4 252Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 36.0 461Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners- 3--
Low Income 38.3 291Low Growth
Students with Disabilities 31.0 241Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian- 3--
Black or African American- 7--
Hispanic or Latino- 8--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 46.2 1042Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 93.6 88.8 -4.8 95.0 2140Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 88.0 80.8 -7.2 92.3 1040Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 10--
Low Income 84.6 77.0 -7.6 89.2 740Declined
Students with Disabilities 84.0 70.2 -13.8 90.1 570Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 8--
Black or African American---- 4--
Hispanic or Latino---- 14--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 94.3 90.6 -3.7 95.0 1800Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 97.8 95.7 -2.1 95.0 1884Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 95.4 92.4 -3.0 95.0 920Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 4--
Low Income 95.0 89.2 -5.8 95.0 650Declined
Students with Disabilities 95.8 90.0 -5.8 95.0 500Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 5--
Black or African American---- 6--
Hispanic or Latino---- 11--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 97.5 96.2 -1.3 95.0 1584Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 1.3 1.7 0.4 1.1 7000Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 2.1 2.5 0.4 1.8 2810Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 13--
Low Income 2.4 3.2 0.8 2.1 1580Declined
Students with Disabilities 2.4 2.5 0.1 2.1 1591No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 20--
Black or African American---- 16--
Hispanic or Latino---- 61--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 30--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 1.3 1.4 0.1 1.1 5720Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 64.4 68.9 4.5 69.3 613Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 64.4 68.9 4.5 69.3 613Met 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 12.9 0.3 11.6 1,8951No Change
Lowest Performing 16.5 19.9 3.4 14.4 2710Declined
High Needs 17.4 18.5 1.1 15.6 8980Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 14.3 17.5 3.2 11.8 1200Declined
Low Income 19.7 19.8 0.1 17.3 5751No Change
Students with Disabilities 18.1 17.6 -0.5 15.7 4902Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 4--
Asian 8.0 13.3 5.3 5.9 450Declined
Black or African American 17.4 13.0 -4.4 14.9 694Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 18.9 19.4 0.5 16.0 1911No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 19.1 22.2 3.1 18.1 630Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 11.5 11.5 0.0 10.3 1,5211No Change

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 25.0 27.0 2.0 23.4 6890Declined
Lowest Performing 18.2 44.0 25.8 12.9 250Declined
High Needs 32.9 38.6 5.7 30.0 2800Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 21--
Low Income 34.2 42.8 8.6 29.7 1940Declined
Students with Disabilities 31.8 39.2 7.4 28.3 1480Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 15--
Black or African American---- 22--
Hispanic or Latino---- 77--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 33--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 24.1 27.4 3.3 22.3 5400Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 89.6 91.8 2.2 93.0 3424Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 82.1 82.6 0.5 87.8 1383Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 6--
Low Income 79.8 83.0 3.2 86.0 883Met Target
Students with Disabilities 76.8 75.7 -1.1 83.9 740Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 10--
Black or African American---- 7--
Hispanic or Latino---- 35--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 14--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 91.6 92.7 1.1 95.0 2754Exceeded 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 1,567 1,55799Yes 1 1,563 1,54899Yes 1 643 63398Yes 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 719 711 717 709 293 287 1,729 1,70799Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 89 88 89 88 29 28 207 20499Yes1
Low Income 444 439 441 435 186 182 1,071 1,05699Yes1
Students with Disabilities 401 395 400 395 159 155 960 94598Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 4 4 4 1 1 9----
Asian 39 39 39 39 21 21 99 99100Yes1
Black or African American 58 56 58 57 26 24 142 13796Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 149 149 148 148 52 51 349 348100Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 57 56 57 56 24 22 138 13497Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 2 2 2 1 1 5----
White 1,258 1,251 1,255 1,242 518 513 3,031 3,00699Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
Hawthorne BrookNot requiring assistance or intervention 23
Nissitissit Middle SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 45
North Middlesex RegionalNot requiring assistance or intervention 39
Spaulding MemorialNot requiring assistance or intervention 53
Squannacook Early Childhood CenterInsufficient data-
Varnum BrookNot requiring assistance or intervention 58



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