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2025 Official Accountability Report - Dedham Middle School
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Dedham (00730000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Dedham Middle School (00730305)		GRADES SERVED
06,07,08
REGION
Coastal		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
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Accountability Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
Substantial progress toward targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
55% - Substantial progress toward targets50

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage34%68%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		55%
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 achievement34-44-
Mathematics achievement34-24-
Science achievement24----
Achievement total81260.06867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-44-
Mathematics growth34-34-
Growth total6820.07822.5
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 absenteeism04-04-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total0410.00410.0
Weighted total6.09.6-5.67.6-
Percentage of possible points 63%-74%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage68%

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 achievement04-14-
Mathematics achievement14-14-
Science achievement24----
Achievement total31267.52867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth34-24-
Growth total5822.54822.5
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 absenteeism44-24-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.02410.0
Weighted total3.610.3-2.57.6-
Percentage of possible points 35%-33%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage34%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
45

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage48%72%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		62%
Substantial 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 achievement44-
Mathematics achievement34-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total91267.5
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 absenteeism04-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total0410.0
Weighted total7.410.3-
Percentage of possible points 72%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage72%

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 achievement14-
Mathematics achievement24-
Science achievement24-
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 absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total4410.0
Weighted total4.910.3-
Percentage of possible points 48%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage48%

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 492.6 495.8 3.2 496.2 5413Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 460.6 471.1 10.5 465.7 814Path Forward: Exceeded Target
High Needs 479.2 483.8 4.6 481.4 2744Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 469.9 477.3 7.4 474.0 784Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low Income 480.4 485.4 5.0 483.0 1814Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 472.3 476.9 4.6 475.0 1344Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 12--
Black or African American 483.1 483.2 0.1 485.3 532Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 482.5 487.8 5.3 486.3 1114Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 500.7 496.6 -4.1 503.0 320Path Forward: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 496.4 500.3 3.9 498.7 3324Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 498.5 500.5 2.0 500.8 5413Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 473.8 477.4 3.6 479.6 812Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 486.7 488.8 2.1 488.6 2743Recovery Path: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 483.5 486.7 3.2 486.0 784Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low Income 487.1 488.5 1.4 489.3 1812Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 480.0 483.8 3.8 482.0 1344Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 12--
Black or African American 488.4 487.9 -0.5 491.7 531Path Forward: No Change
Hispanic or Latino 489.8 493.0 3.2 492.5 1113Recovery Path: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 504.3 501.8 -2.5 506.8 320Path Forward: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 502.0 504.5 2.5 504.0 3323Recovery 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 490.9 492.1 1.2 494.5 1832Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing---- 46--
High Needs 480.5 481.9 1.4 484.3 892Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 470.4 476.9 6.5 474.5 264Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low Income 480.0 482.6 2.6 484.0 622Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 476.4 475.8 -0.6 480.2 440Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 2--
Black or African American---- 20--
Hispanic or Latino 485.9 485.1 -0.8 489.5 410Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 9--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 495.3 494.9 -0.4 499.0 1101Path Forward: No Change

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 52.7 5133Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 60.0 814Exceeded Typical Growth
High Needs 54.4 2473Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 59.5 603Typical Growth - High
Low Income 56.2 1613Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 51.8 1253Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian- 12--
Black or African American 52.1 423Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 56.0 1033Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 45.9 302Typical Growth - Low
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 52.7 3253Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 56.9 5163Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 56.7 813Typical Growth - High
High Needs 55.9 2503Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 62.6 644Exceeded Typical Growth
Low Income 55.4 1633Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 54.9 1243Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian- 12--
Black or African American 61.4 434Exceeded Typical Growth
Hispanic or Latino 61.1 1054Exceeded Typical Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 49.3 302Typical Growth - Low
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 55.7 3253Typical Growth - High

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 16.7 6.9 -9.8 21.9 290Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 16.7 6.9 -9.8 21.9 290Declined
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 9.9 12.7 2.8 8.4 5740Declined
Lowest Performing 16.7 23.5 6.8 12.1 810Declined
High Needs 16.5 20.6 4.1 14.1 3010Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 16.8 10.6 -6.2 13.3 944Exceeded Target
Low Income 20.3 23.8 3.5 17.1 2060Declined
Students with Disabilities 16.3 25.7 9.4 12.7 1360Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 12--
Black or African American 8.2 16.9 8.7 4.6 650Declined
Hispanic or Latino 20.8 20.5 -0.3 16.6 1222Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 10.3 15.2 4.9 8.8 330Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 6.1 9.4 3.3 4.3 3410Declined

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 560 558100Yes 1 562 560100Yes 1 190 190100Yes 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 292 290 293 291 95 95 680 67699Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 87 87 88 88 28 28 203 203100Yes1
Low Income 194 194 195 195 67 67 456 456100Yes1
Students with Disabilities 139 137 139 137 45 45 323 31999Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 1 1 1 1 3----
Asian 12 12 12 12 2 2 26----
Black or African American 62 62 63 63 23 23 148 148100Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 117 117 117 117 44 44 278 278100Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 33 32 33 32 9 9 75 7397Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 335 334 336 335 111 111 782 780100Yes1


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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