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2026 Official Accountability Report - John F Kennedy

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
42% - Moderate progress toward targets14

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage41%43%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
42%
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)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement14-24-
Mathematics achievement04-44-
Science achievement04----
Achievement total11260.06867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-14-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4820.03822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------
Extended engagement rate------
Annual dropout rate------
High school completion total------
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-24-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.02410.0
Weighted total2.19.6-4.97.6-
Percentage of possible points 22%-65%-
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)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-24-
Mathematics achievement04-44-
Science achievement04----
Achievement total01260.06867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4820.04822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------
Extended engagement rate------
Annual dropout rate------
High school completion total------
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-44-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total0410.04410.0
Weighted total1.19.6-5.47.6-
Percentage of possible points 12%-71%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage41%

Student group percentile


Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage11%18%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
15%
Limited or no progress toward targets

2026 Points awarded

2026 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High Needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement14-
Mathematics achievement04-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total11267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total4822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---
Extended engagement rate---
Annual dropout rate---
High school completion total---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total2410.0
Weighted total1.810.3-
Percentage of possible points 18%-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage18%

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High Needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-
Mathematics achievement04-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total01267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total4822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---
Extended engagement rate---
Annual dropout rate---
High school completion total---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total2410.0
Weighted total1.110.3-
Percentage of possible points 11%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage11%

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 483.5 483.3 -0.2 485.8 2631Path Forward: No Change
Lowest Performing 458.5 461.0 2.5 463.6 352Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs 478.7 478.5 -0.2 481.6 1971Path Forward: No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 475.0 471.4 -3.6 478.3 1040Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income 480.1 479.0 -1.1 482.5 1760Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 466.2 473.7 7.5 468.4 644Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 2--
Black or African American 482.9 481.0 -1.9 486.2 1360Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 476.4 477.3 0.9 479.8 632Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 14--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 491.5 496.8 5.3 493.9 464Path Forward: Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 484.6 481.1 -3.5 486.2 2630Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 457.1 463.8 6.7 461.3 354Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High Needs 479.8 477.4 -2.4 482.5 1970Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 477.6 474.5 -3.1 479.6 1040Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income 481.5 478.3 -3.2 483.3 1760Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 465.1 468.3 3.2 468.5 643Path Forward: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 2--
Black or African American 483.2 477.1 -6.1 486.5 1360Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 483.6 481.2 -2.4 486.2 630Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 14--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 489.6 491.1 1.5 492.4 462Path Forward: Improved Below Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 481.5 480.6 -0.9 485.1 850Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 20--
High Needs 478.3 473.7 -4.6 482.1 650Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 469.8 467.6 -2.2 473.9 330Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 478.4 474.0 -4.4 482.4 550Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities---- 26--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American 476.7 475.7 -1.0 481.8 540Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino---- 13--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 2--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 15--

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 45.9 1522Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 37.3 341Low Growth
High Needs 43.3 1122Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 47.3 552Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 44.4 992Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 35.7 351Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native- 0--
Asian- 1--
Black or African American 49.3 822Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 41.2 332Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 43.0 282Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 41.4 1592Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 43.5 342Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 40.4 1192Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 42.7 612Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 40.2 1052Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 38.2 351Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native- 0--
Asian- 1--
Black or African American 42.3 862Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 43.1 362Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 34.7 281Low Growth

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 57.1 59.4 2.3 61.1 1433Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 57.1 59.4 2.3 61.1 1433Met 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 18.4 15.7 -2.7 16.9 4664Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 15.0 14.3 -0.7 10.4 352Improved Below Target
High Needs 18.3 17.5 -0.8 15.9 3612Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 15.1 16.7 1.6 11.6 1860Declined
Low Income 19.5 17.2 -2.3 16.3 3322Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 22.6 24.5 1.9 19.0 940Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian---- 4--
Black or African American 16.0 10.4 -5.6 12.4 2514Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 21.4 24.6 3.2 17.2 1140Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 23--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 21.2 12.9 -8.3 19.4 704Exceeded 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 281 281100Yes 1 280 280100Yes 1 87 87100Yes 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 215 215 214 214 67 67 496 496100Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 119 119 118 118 35 35 272 272100Yes1
Low Income 194 194 193 193 57 57 444 444100Yes1
Students with Disabilities 67 67 67 67 26 26 160 160100Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 2 2 2 0 0 4----
Asian 3 3 3 3 1 1 7----
Black or African American 150 150 150 150 56 56 356 356100Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 66 66 65 65 13 13 144 144100Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 14 14 14 14 2 2 30----
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 46 46 46 46 15 15 107 107100Yes1




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