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2025 Official Accountability Report - James Sullivan Middle School
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Lowell (01600000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
James Sullivan Middle School (01600340)		GRADES SERVED
05,06,07,08
REGION
Coastal		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI)

Accountability Information

Overall classificationRequiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
In need of focused/targeted support
Among the lowest performing 10% of schools

Low student group performance: Asian
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
51% - Substantial progress toward targets10

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage44%55%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		51%
Substantial progress toward targets

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 achievement24-24-
Mathematics achievement24-24-
Science achievement34----
Achievement total71260.04867.5
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 total4410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-24-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.02410.0
Weighted total5.89.6-3.87.6-
Percentage of possible points 60%-50%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage55%

2024 Points awarded

2024 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 achievement24-44-
Science achievement04----
Achievement total21260.06867.5
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 total0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-14-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total3410.01410.0
Weighted total2.39.6-4.87.6-
Percentage of possible points 24%-63%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage44%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
10

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage24%52%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		41%
Moderate progress toward targets

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 achievement24-
Mathematics achievement24-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total61267.5
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 absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total4410.0
Weighted total5.410.3-
Percentage of possible points 52%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage52%

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High Needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-
Mathematics achievement24-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total21267.5
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 total2.510.3-
Percentage of possible points 24%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage24%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 477.4 479.2 1.8 480.3 5712Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 450.6 453.3 2.7 456.1 872Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 472.7 474.1 1.4 475.2 4772Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 468.8 468.5 -0.3 471.3 2501Recovery Path: No Change
Low Income 472.7 475.0 2.3 475.3 4133Recovery Path: Met Target
Students with Disabilities 462.0 461.5 -0.5 464.8 1151Recovery Path: No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian 488.1 489.2 1.1 489.6 713Recovery Path: Met Target
Black or African American 469.9 471.7 1.8 473.2 232Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 470.3 472.3 2.0 473.3 2852Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 15--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 483.6 486.7 3.1 486.8 1733Recovery Path: Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 482.4 483.5 1.1 484.5 5742Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 462.0 462.9 0.9 466.6 872Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 478.3 479.3 1.0 481.6 4802Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 477.0 476.1 -0.9 479.4 2550Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income 478.5 479.5 1.0 480.5 4172Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 469.1 469.1 0.0 472.8 1131Path Forward: No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian 493.9 491.1 -2.8 497.8 710Path Forward: Declined
Black or African American 469.3 465.6 -3.7 471.9 270Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 476.8 478.9 2.1 479.9 2872Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 15--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 487.8 490.3 2.5 489.8 1703Recovery Path: Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 476.2 480.0 3.8 480.5 2883Path Forward: Met Target
Lowest Performing---- 32--
High Needs 472.4 475.3 2.9 476.7 2352Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 468.4 469.8 1.4 472.6 1262Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low Income 472.4 475.5 3.1 476.5 2042Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 464.2 467.8 3.6 468.2 583Path Forward: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian 487.5 483.5 -4.0 492.6 340Path Forward: Declined
Black or African American---- 16--
Hispanic or Latino 469.9 475.4 5.5 473.8 1334Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 7--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 482.6 486.2 3.6 487.5 942Path Forward: Improved Below Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 45.4 5132Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 45.9 872Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 44.5 4232Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 45.4 2022Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 45.1 3642Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 40.2 1102Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 44.3 702Typical Growth - Low
Black or African American- 18--
Hispanic or Latino 45.0 2462Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 15--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 45.9 1622Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 49.5 5362Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 46.0 872Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 48.6 4462Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 49.1 2272Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 48.7 3852Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 46.7 1092Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 47.4 702Typical Growth - Low
Black or African American 42.0 212Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 50.2 2673Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 15--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 49.5 1612Typical Growth - Low

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 18.7 36.7 18.0 23.9 1694Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 18.7 36.7 18.0 23.9 1694Exceeded 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 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 23.7 17.7 -6.0 21.5 6554Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 26.3 23.0 -3.3 21.4 872Improved Below Target
High Needs 26.3 19.5 -6.8 23.8 5544Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 24.8 21.4 -3.4 21.5 3043Met Target
Low Income 28.1 20.9 -7.2 25.4 4894Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 23.2 22.6 -0.6 18.9 1242Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian 17.5 9.3 -8.2 14.3 754Exceeded Target
Black or African American 17.6 10.8 -6.8 14.0 374Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 24.7 18.6 -6.1 20.9 3334Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 17--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 25.1 21.7 -3.4 22.2 1893Met 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 626 61999Yes 1 627 624100Yes 1 313 31199Yes 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 529 522 530 527 259 257 1,318 1,30699Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 290 283 291 289 143 141 724 71398Yes1
Low Income 463 456 465 462 227 225 1,155 1,14399Yes1
Students with Disabilities 122 122 123 122 63 63 308 307100Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 3 3 3 3 3 9----
Asian 73 73 73 73 35 35 181 181100Yes1
Black or African American 32 28 34 33 19 18 85 7996Yes2
Hispanic or Latino 322 319 323 322 149 148 794 78999Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 15 15 15 15 7 7 37----
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 1 1 1 3----
White 180 180 178 177 99 99 457 456100Yes1


About this report

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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