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UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester

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Accountability Report

2026 Official Accountability Report - UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester (District) (35050000)

TITLE I STATUS
Title I School

SCHOOL
UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester (35050405)

GRADES SERVED
PK,K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08

REGION
Coastal

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

Meeting or exceeding targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
75% - Meeting or exceeding targets	27

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	75%	75%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	75%
	Meeting or exceeding targets

2026 Points awarded

2026 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		All Students (Non-high school grades)			Lowest Performing Students (Non-high school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	0	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	3	4	-	4	4	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	6	12	60.0	8	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	20.0	6	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	4	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	2	4	10.0
Weighted total		5.6	9.6	-	7.0	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		58%		-	92%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		75%

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		All Students (Non-high school grades)			Lowest Performing Students (Non-high school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	1	4	-	3	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	7	12	60.0	7	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	7	8	20.0	7	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	4	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		6.4	9.6	-	6.3	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		67%		-	83%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		75%

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	65%	56%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	60%
	Substantial progress toward targets

2026 Points awarded

2026 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High Needs Student Group (Non-high school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	3	4	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-
	Achievement total	6	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		5.8	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		56%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		56%

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High Needs Student Group (Non-high school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	1	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-
	Achievement total	7	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	4	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-
	Growth total	7	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		6.7	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		65%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		65%

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	483.2	482.4	-0.8	485.5	384	0	Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing	457.5	464.0	6.5	462.6	64	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
High Needs	482.6	481.1	-1.5	485.5	355	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	479.5	479.4	-0.1	482.0	205	1	Path Forward: No Change
Low Income	482.6	481.4	-1.2	485.0	328	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	466.7	465.9	-0.8	470.0	79	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Black or African American	482.4	481.6	-0.8	485.7	203	0	Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino	483.1	482.8	-0.3	485.6	162	1	Path Forward: No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	3	-	-

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	480.3	482.9	2.6	482.8	379	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Lowest Performing	458.5	465.8	7.3	463.6	64	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
High Needs	479.8	482.1	2.3	482.5	350	3	Path Forward: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	478.4	481.6	3.2	481.9	203	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Low Income	479.7	482.4	2.7	482.5	323	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Students with Disabilities	464.9	469.1	4.2	468.3	79	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Black or African American	478.3	482.2	3.9	481.6	202	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	481.7	483.1	1.4	484.3	160	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	2	-	-

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	480.6	483.9	3.3	484.2	123	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
High Needs	479.7	483.1	3.4	483.5	113	3	Path Forward: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	477.8	483.3	5.5	481.9	67	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low Income	479.6	483.5	3.9	483.6	104	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Students with Disabilities	464.7	469.2	4.5	468.5	24	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Black or African American	480.3	481.9	1.6	485.4	68	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino	479.6	485.9	6.3	483.2	49	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	55.2	304	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	54.5	64	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	54.1	279	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	55.7	159	3	Typical Growth - High
Low Income	54.2	259	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	40.6	64	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	7	-	-
Black or African American	51.8	170	3	Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino	59.8	119	3	Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	5	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	-	2	-	-

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	59.4	302	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	52.2	64	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	58.6	277	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	59.2	160	3	Typical Growth - High
Low Income	59.4	257	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	45.7	64	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	7	-	-
Black or African American	58.3	168	3	Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino	61.9	120	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	5	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	-	1	-	-

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	41.9	55.7	13.8	45.9	192	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	41.9	55.7	13.8	45.9	192	4	Exceeded 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	22.9	19.6	-3.3	21.4	536	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	14.5	12.5	-2.0	9.9	64	2	Improved Below Target
High Needs	23.5	20.4	-3.1	21.1	500	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	18.8	15.0	-3.8	15.3	294	3	Met Target
Low Income	24.6	21.8	-2.8	21.4	454	3	Met Target
Students with Disabilities	33.7	25.9	-7.8	30.1	108	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Black or African American	21.3	16.2	-5.1	17.7	272	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	24.5	22.3	-2.2	20.3	233	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	4	-	-

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	387	384	99	Yes	1	386	379	98	Yes	1	126	123	98	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	357	355	356	350	115	113	828	818	99	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	205	205	204	203	67	67	476	475	100	Yes	1
Low Income	330	328	329	323	106	104	765	755	99	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	80	79	80	79	25	24	185	182	98	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	-	-	-	-
Asian	9	9	9	9	3	3	21	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	204	203	204	202	69	68	477	473	99	Yes	1
Hispanic or Latino	163	162	162	160	50	49	375	371	99	Yes	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	7	6	7	5	3	2	17	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	3	3	3	2	0	0	6	-	-	-	-

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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