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Florence Sawyer School

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2026 Official Accountability Report - Florence Sawyer School

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
65% - Substantial progress toward targets81

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage71%60%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
65%
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)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement34-04-
Mathematics achievement34-24-
Science achievement44----
Achievement total101267.52867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-
Mathematics growth34-34-
Growth total6822.55822.5
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 absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.04410.0
Weighted total8.510.3-2.97.6-
Percentage of possible points 83%-38%-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage60%

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 achievement44-44-
Mathematics achievement34-24-
Science achievement04----
Achievement total71267.56867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-44-
Mathematics growth34-34-
Growth total6822.57822.5
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 absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.04410.0
Weighted total6.510.3-6.07.6-
Percentage of possible points 63%-79%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage71%

Student group percentile


Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage70%44%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
54%
Substantial 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 achievement04-
Mathematics achievement14-
Science achievement44-
Achievement total51267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth34-
Growth total5822.5
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 absenteeism04-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total0410.0
Weighted total4.510.3-
Percentage of possible points 44%-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage44%

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 achievement44-
Mathematics achievement44-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total81267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-
Mathematics growth34-
Growth total6822.5
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 absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total4410.0
Weighted total7.210.3-
Percentage of possible points 70%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage70%

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 506.3 503.5 -2.8 509.3 4853Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 484.7 482.5 -2.2 490.1 1010Recovery Path: Declined
High Needs 493.2 491.4 -1.8 495.2 1320Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 12--
Low Income 489.6 492.5 2.9 492.5 393Recovery Path: Met Target
Students with Disabilities 489.7 488.1 -1.6 492.2 1003Recovery Path: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 514.9 516.9 2.0 517.0 234Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 2--
Hispanic or Latino 493.7 499.0 5.3 496.3 284Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 510.6 511.8 1.2 512.0 234Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 506.3 502.6 -3.7 509.0 4090Recovery 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 506.4 505.5 -0.9 509.1 4883Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 483.5 486.8 3.3 487.9 1012Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 493.8 493.3 -0.5 495.9 1341Recovery Path: No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 12--
Low Income 492.7 495.7 3.0 495.1 414Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 490.2 490.0 -0.2 492.2 1011Recovery Path: No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 519.5 519.5 0.0 522.5 234Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 2--
Hispanic or Latino 495.9 498.4 2.5 498.8 283Path Forward: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 515.7 517.0 1.3 517.2 234Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 505.9 504.6 -1.3 508.3 4120Recovery 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 502.1 506.0 3.9 504.3 1724Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing---- 45--
High Needs 489.4 494.1 4.7 492.9 454Path Forward: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 3--
Low Income---- 14--
Students with Disabilities 483.5 492.4 8.9 487.7 364Path Forward: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 5--
Black or African American---- 2--
Hispanic or Latino---- 9--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 9--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 503.3 505.6 2.3 505.5 1473Path Forward: Met Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 51.9 4013Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 48.0 1012Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 49.5 1142Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners- 9--
Low Income 53.3 363Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 47.7 882Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 19--
Black or African American- 2--
Hispanic or Latino 52.4 223Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 18--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 50.9 3403Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 50.5 4053Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 53.7 1013Typical Growth - High
High Needs 52.1 1163Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners- 9--
Low Income 55.6 383Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 50.2 893Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 19--
Black or African American- 2--
Hispanic or Latino 51.1 223Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 18--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 49.8 3442Typical Growth - Low

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-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 5.0 5.2 0.2 3.9 6384Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 5.8 4.9 -0.9 2.5 1034Exceeded Target
High Needs 6.3 9.1 2.8 4.2 1870Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 19--
Low Income 9.1 8.1 -1.0 4.8 623Met Target
Students with Disabilities 6.7 11.0 4.3 4.2 1360Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 11.1 7.1 -4.0 9.0 284Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 4--
Hispanic or Latino 7.7 7.3 -0.4 3.5 413Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 334Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 4.9 5.3 0.4 3.7 5324Exceeded 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 493 49099Yes 1 493 493100Yes 1 174 174100Yes 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 138 136 138 138 46 46 322 32099Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 12 12 12 12 3 3 27----
Low Income 43 41 43 43 14 14 100 9898Yes1
Students with Disabilities 104 103 104 104 37 37 245 244100Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native-----------
Asian 24 24 24 24 5 5 53 53100Yes1
Black or African American 2 2 2 2 2 2 6----
Hispanic or Latino 29 29 29 29 9 9 67 67100Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 23 23 23 23 9 9 55 55100Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 415 412 415 415 149 149 979 976100Yes1




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