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Peabody Veterans Memorial High

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Accountability Report

2026 Official Accountability Report - Peabody Veterans Memorial High

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Peabody (02290000)

TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School

SCHOOL
Peabody Veterans Memorial High (02290510)

GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

REGION
Coastal

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

In need of focused/targeted support

Among the lowest performing 10% of schools

Low student group performance: White -High Needs

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
16% - Limited or no progress toward targets	9

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	18%	15%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	16%
	Limited or no progress toward targets

2026 Points awarded

2026 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		All Students (High school grades)			Lowest Performing Students (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	2	4	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Achievement total	2	12	40.0	0	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics growth	1	4	-	1	4	-
	Growth total	3	8	20.0	2	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	3	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	0	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	8	10.0	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		2.4	10.0	-	0.5	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		24%		-	5%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		15%

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		All Students (High school grades)			Lowest Performing Students (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Achievement total	0	12	40.0	0	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	1	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	1	4	-	1	4	-
	Growth total	2	8	20.0	3	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	6	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	4	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	3	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	5	8	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		2.5	10.0	-	1.1	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		25%		-	11%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		18%

Student group percentile

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

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	21%	33%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	28%
	Moderate progress toward targets

2026 Points awarded

2026 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High Needs Student Group (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	1	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-
	Achievement total	3	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	1	4	-
	Growth total	3	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	4	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	0	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	1	4	-
	High school completion total	5	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	4	4	-
	Additional indicators total	4	8	10.0
Weighted total		3.5	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		33%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		33%

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High Needs Student Group (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-
	Achievement total	0	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	1	4	-
	Mathematics growth	1	4	-
	Growth total	2	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	0	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	2	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	4	4	-
	High school completion total	6	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	3	4	-
	Additional indicators total	5	8	10.0
Weighted total		2.2	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		21%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		21%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	485.2	485.9	0.7	486.6	259	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	470.2	462.1	-8.1	475.3	50	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	476.5	477.4	0.9	480.8	156	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	466.1	466.0	-0.1	469.6	53	1	Path Forward: No Change
Low Income	477.6	480.2	2.6	482.5	118	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	471.1	468.3	-2.8	474.3	49	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Black or African American	485.5	480.8	-4.7	490.6	20	0	Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino	477.2	479.5	2.3	480.9	67	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	487.7	488.8	1.1	492.8	163	2	Path Forward: 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	485.5	484.1	-1.4	489.6	258	0	Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing	469.2	465.8	-3.4	474.3	50	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	478.1	477.6	-0.5	482.3	154	1	Path Forward: No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners	469.7	471.4	1.7	474.8	51	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low Income	478.6	478.3	-0.3	480.4	117	1	Recovery Path: No Change
Students with Disabilities	474.5	471.0	-3.5	478.6	48	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Black or African American	479.2	481.1	1.9	484.3	20	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino	479.0	478.5	-0.5	482.8	67	1	Path Forward: No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	488.5	486.1	-2.4	492.5	162	0	Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	488.6	486.1	-2.5	491.3	231	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	469.9	463.2	-6.7	473.8	50	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	481.8	479.3	-2.5	484.9	135	0	Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	475.1	471.9	-3.2	479.0	41	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income	482.9	481.4	-1.5	486.1	101	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities	474.5	469.3	-5.2	477.5	45	0	Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	480.4	482.0	1.6	483.5	58	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	491.7	487.7	-4.0	494.1	147	0	Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	41.0	230	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	39.4	50	1	Low Growth
High Needs	40.6	133	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	39.8	39	1	Low Growth
Low Income	41.0	102	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	37.8	42	1	Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	5	-	-
Black or African American	-	16	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	36.7	56	1	Low Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	3	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	1	-	-
White	41.8	149	2	Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	31.0	233	1	Low Growth
Lowest Performing	32.4	50	1	Low Growth
High Needs	32.1	134	1	Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners	29.3	40	0	Very Low Growth
Low Income	30.0	104	1	Low Growth
Students with Disabilities	37.4	40	1	Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	5	-	-
Black or African American	-	16	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	29.0	58	0	Very Low Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	3	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	1	-	-
White	30.7	150	1	Low Growth

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	85.7	90.7	5.0	90.2	343	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	80.2	86.7	6.5	85.3	226	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	51.2	74.4	23.2	56.8	43	4	Exceeded Target
Low Income	81.3	86.2	4.9	86.6	196	3	Met Target
Students with Disabilities	71.2	81.5	10.3	80.3	65	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	77.5	86.9	9.4	83.9	84	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	88.6	91.1	2.5	92.5	224	2	Improved Below Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	91.2	88.3	-2.9	93.9	343	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	88.7	83.5	-5.2	92.3	237	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	61.4	58.5	-2.9	68.4	41	0	Declined
Low Income	87.7	84.6	-3.1	92.0	214	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	89.6	77.3	-12.3	95.0	66	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	81.8	80.9	-0.9	85.9	89	0	Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	94.0	90.8	-3.2	95.0	228	0	Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	1.1	1.3	0.2	1.0	1,323	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	1.8	1.8	0.0	1.6	791	1	No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners	4.3	5.5	1.2	3.8	200	0	Declined
Low Income	1.4	0.7	-0.7	1.2	607	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	2.4	1.2	-1.2	2.1	251	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	21	-	-
Black or African American	1.1	0.0	-1.1	1.0	102	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	1.9	1.7	-0.2	1.7	356	3	Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	33	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	0.7	1.2	0.5	1.0	805	0	Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	32.8	22.4	-10.4	38.3	161	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	32.8	22.4	-10.4	38.3	161	0	Declined
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	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	22.2	24.5	2.3	19.2	1,201	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	13.5	26.0	12.5	6.6	50	0	Declined
High Needs	28.9	32.7	3.8	25.3	715	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	33.9	35.3	1.4	29.5	252	0	Declined
Low Income	30.8	34.4	3.6	26.8	604	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	23.1	29.1	6.0	19.3	158	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	24	-	-
Black or African American	8.5	17.9	9.4	4.8	95	0	Declined
Hispanic or Latino	31.8	35.3	3.5	27.9	346	0	Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	28	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	20.1	20.6	0.5	16.5	705	1	No Change

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	48.7	57.4	8.7	53.5	585	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	34.4	46.2	11.8	39.5	338	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	9.9	42.4	32.5	17.5	92	4	Exceeded Target
Low Income	37.8	48.6	10.8	43.1	276	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	19.3	26.7	7.4	24.8	105	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Black or African American	36.4	56.9	20.5	43.1	51	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	33.1	44.9	11.8	39.6	147	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	56.0	61.8	5.8	60.8	356	3	Met Target

Assessment participation - All students
Group	English language arts					Mathematics					Science
Group	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate
All Students	272	270	99	Yes	1	271	268	99	Yes	1	272	270	99	Yes	1

Assessment participation - Student Group
Group	English language arts		Mathematics		Science		Overall
Group	Enrolled	Assessed	Enrolled	Assessed	Enrolled	Assessed	Total Enrolled	Total Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate
High Needs	167	165	165	162	166	165	498	492	99	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	59	57	57	54	58	58	174	169	97	Yes	1
Low Income	129	127	128	125	128	127	385	379	98	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	52	51	51	51	52	51	155	153	99	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	5	5	5	5	5	5	15	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	21	21	21	21	21	21	63	63	100	Yes	1
Hispanic or Latino	76	74	75	73	76	76	227	223	98	Yes	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	3	3	3	3	3	3	9	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	-	-	-	-
White	166	166	166	165	166	164	498	495	99	Yes	1

About this report

About the Data

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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