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2025 Official Accountability Report - New Bedford High

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
New Bedford (02010000)
TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
New Bedford High (02010505)
GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12
REGION
Coastal
FEDERAL DESIGNATION
Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI)

Accountability Information

Overall classificationRequiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
In need of broad/comprehensive support
Underperforming school

Low student group performance: Black or African American -White -Students with Disabilities -Low Income -Hispanic or Latino -High Needs

Low participation rate: Students with Disabilities -Low Income -Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino -High Needs -All Students
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
37% - Moderate progress toward targets2

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage47%30%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)
37%
Moderate progress toward targets

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All students
(High school grades)
Lowest performing students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-24-
Mathematics achievement04-04-
Science achievement04-04-
Achievement total01240.021267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-34-
Mathematics growth14-24-
Growth total3820.05822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate24----
Extended engagement rate34----
Annual dropout rate44----
High school completion total91220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion14----
Additional indicators total5810.04410.0
Weighted total3.210.0-2.910.3-
Percentage of possible points 32%-28%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage30%

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All students
(High school grades)
Lowest performing students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement24-34-
Mathematics achievement14-24-
Science achievement14-24-
Achievement total41240.071267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth14-24-
Mathematics growth14-14-
Growth total2820.03822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate24----
Extended engagement rate04----
Annual dropout rate44----
High school completion total61220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-24-
Advanced coursework completion14----
Additional indicators total5810.02410.0
Weighted total4.010.0-5.610.3-
Percentage of possible points 40%-54%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage47%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
3

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage30%25%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)
27%
Moderate progress toward targets

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High Needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-
Mathematics achievement04-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total01247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth14-
Growth total3822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate24-
Extended engagement rate24-
Annual dropout rate44-
High school completion total81220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion04-
Additional indicators total4810.0
Weighted total2.710.7-
Percentage of possible points 25%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage25%

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High Needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement24-
Mathematics achievement04-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total21247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth14-
Mathematics growth14-
Growth total2822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate24-
Extended engagement rate04-
Annual dropout rate44-
High school completion total61220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion24-
Additional indicators total6810.0
Weighted total3.210.7-
Percentage of possible points 30%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage30%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 484.6 481.9 -2.7 488.1 6390Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 464.1 465.4 1.3 469.2 1102Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs 481.2 478.5 -2.7 485.5 5380Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 466.5 462.0 -4.5 470.0 1700Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 481.6 478.4 -3.2 486.5 5130Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 471.2 469.3 -1.9 474.4 1160Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American 482.9 479.2 -3.7 488.0 990Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 478.2 476.1 -2.1 481.9 3050Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 493.1 484.7 -8.4 496.6 360Path Forward: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 493.9 491.5 -2.4 499.0 1960Path Forward: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 481.7 476.9 -4.8 485.8 6130Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 466.1 463.4 -2.7 471.2 1100Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 479.2 473.6 -5.6 483.4 5120Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 471.5 464.1 -7.4 476.6 1590Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 479.4 473.5 -5.9 483.2 4870Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 471.7 467.3 -4.4 475.8 1110Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American 481.2 473.4 -7.8 486.3 990Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 476.7 472.4 -4.3 480.5 2860Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 483.4 478.1 -5.3 487.5 340Path Forward: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 489.4 485.2 -4.2 493.4 1910Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 478.8 476.1 -2.7 481.8 5220Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 460.3 457.2 -3.1 464.2 1050Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 475.7 471.7 -4.0 478.1 4290Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 465.5 461.4 -4.1 469.2 1090Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income 476.0 471.6 -4.4 478.6 4050Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 465.7 465.0 -0.7 468.3 980Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American 478.1 473.3 -4.8 481.3 750Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 473.2 472.3 -0.9 476.9 2380Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 478.3 475.2 -3.1 482.8 310Recovery Path: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 486.5 482.7 -3.8 489.1 1750Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 41.9 5192Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 50.1 1103Typical Growth - High
High Needs 42.8 4262Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 48.2 842Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 42.3 4062Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 44.3 1002Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 2--
Asian- 1--
Black or African American 39.6 791Low Growth
Hispanic or Latino 41.9 2232Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 42.2 332Typical Growth - Low
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 42.2 1812Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 39.0 5001Low Growth
Lowest Performing 41.1 1102Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 38.5 4071Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners 38.9 821Low Growth
Low Income 38.1 3871Low Growth
Students with Disabilities 39.9 951Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native- 2--
Asian- 1--
Black or African American 37.7 811Low Growth
Hispanic or Latino 38.3 2091Low Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 43.1 312Typical Growth - Low
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 39.3 1761Low Growth

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 81.2 82.4 1.2 85.7 6522Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 79.7 81.4 1.7 84.8 6082Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 71.8 75.5 3.7 77.4 1922Improved Below Target
Low Income 80.6 81.5 0.9 85.9 5992Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 72.9 68.2 -4.7 82.0 1320Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 6--
Asian---- 6--
Black or African American 85.0 80.8 -4.2 90.9 990Declined
Hispanic or Latino 77.0 80.6 3.6 83.4 2732Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 81.8 79.3 -2.5 86.3 290Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 84.9 86.6 1.7 88.8 2382Improved Below Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 80.1 82.5 2.4 82.8 6873Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 79.0 81.1 2.1 82.6 6292Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 71.4 72.2 0.8 78.4 2342Improved Below Target
Low Income 79.3 81.7 2.4 83.6 6082Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 77.9 77.9 0.0 84.9 1401No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian---- 2--
Black or African American 90.3 88.0 -2.3 95.0 1000Declined
Hispanic or Latino 75.2 77.6 2.4 79.3 3042Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 91.9 84.8 -7.1 94.6 330Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 79.7 86.1 6.4 82.5 2454Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 3.6 1.6 -2.0 3.2 2,8934Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 3.9 1.8 -2.1 3.5 2,4924Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 7.4 2.9 -4.5 6.7 7464Exceeded Target
Low Income 4.0 1.8 -2.2 3.6 2,2984Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 2.7 2.5 -0.2 2.4 5532Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 11--
Asian---- 19--
Black or African American 2.5 0.4 -2.1 2.2 4524Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 4.8 2.1 -2.7 4.3 1,3674Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 1.4 1.9 0.5 1.3 1570Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 2.5 1.2 -1.3 2.2 8854Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 12.2 15.1 2.9 13.7 6303Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 12.2 15.1 2.9 13.7 6303Met 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 - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 52.9 42.1 -10.8 49.9 2,9694Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 55.8 40.9 -14.9 48.9 1104Exceeded Target
High Needs 55.7 44.6 -11.1 52.1 2,5644Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 56.5 45.1 -11.4 52.1 9824Exceeded Target
Low Income 56.9 45.3 -11.6 52.9 2,4234Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 54.9 42.8 -12.1 51.1 5594Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 9--
Asian---- 16--
Black or African American 46.7 32.4 -14.3 43.0 5104Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 57.6 47.8 -9.8 53.7 1,4484Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 57.6 40.1 -17.5 54.6 1574Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 3--
White 48.7 39.3 -9.4 45.1 8264Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 45.8 45.0 -0.8 50.6 1,3971No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 41.3 39.9 -1.4 46.4 1,1830Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 30.0 23.7 -6.3 37.6 4550Declined
Low Income 41.3 41.4 0.1 46.6 1,1052Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 22.2 23.5 1.3 27.7 2432Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 4--
Asian---- 11--
Black or African American 45.2 43.8 -1.4 51.9 2650Declined
Hispanic or Latino 39.0 37.9 -1.1 45.5 6720Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 50.0 53.3 3.3 54.8 752Improved Below Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 54.3 54.9 0.6 59.1 3682Improved Below 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 750 69996Yes 2 744 67495Yes 2 743 66493No 2

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 646 596 640 571 639 562 1,925 1,72994No2
English Learners and Former English Learners 221 210 217 199 217 196 655 60596Yes2
Low Income 619 569 613 544 612 535 1,844 1,64894No2
Students with Disabilities 137 123 137 120 136 114 410 35793No2
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 2 2 2 2 2 6----
Asian 2 2 1 1 1 1 4----
Black or African American 130 121 130 121 130 116 390 35896Yes2
Hispanic or Latino 357 332 351 315 350 311 1,058 95895Yes2
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 41 38 41 36 41 37 123 11194No2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 218 204 219 199 219 197 656 60095Yes2


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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