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2025 Official Accountability Report - Higginson-Lewis K-8 School
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Boston (00350000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Higginson-Lewis K-8 School (00350377)		GRADES SERVED
03,04,05,06,07,08
REGION
Coastal		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI)

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: Black or African American -High Needs
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
69% - Substantial progress toward targets4

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage86%58%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		69%
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 achievement24-44-
Science achievement04----
Achievement total41260.06867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-34-
Growth total4820.05822.5
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 absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.04410.0
Weighted total4.09.6-5.67.6-
Percentage of possible points 42%-74%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage58%

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 achievement44-44-
Mathematics achievement44-44-
Science achievement24----
Achievement total101260.08867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-
Mathematics growth24-34-
Growth total5820.06822.5
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 total1410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.04410.0
Weighted total7.59.6-7.27.6-
Percentage of possible points 78%-95%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage86%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
5

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage81%32%
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 High Needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement14-
Mathematics achievement24-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total31267.5
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 total3.310.3-
Percentage of possible points 32%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage32%

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 achievement44-
Mathematics achievement44-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total101267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-
Mathematics growth24-
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 total8.310.3-
Percentage of possible points 81%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage81%

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 474.7 475.6 0.9 477.5 1862Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 453.9 458.3 4.4 459.0 242Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs 474.5 474.5 0.0 477.4 1801Recovery Path: No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 474.5 472.7 -1.8 478.0 860Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income 474.6 474.2 -0.4 477.5 1721Recovery Path: No Change
Students with Disabilities 466.7 469.6 2.9 470.1 743Recovery Path: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 2--
Black or African American 475.0 475.4 0.4 477.3 702Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 474.3 475.3 1.0 477.3 982Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 10--

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 470.4 471.2 0.8 472.5 1862Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 455.0 461.9 6.9 459.4 244Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High Needs 470.3 470.7 0.4 472.6 1802Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 469.5 471.1 1.6 472.6 862Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income 470.3 470.4 0.1 472.6 1722Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 466.3 469.4 3.1 468.9 753Recovery Path: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 2--
Black or African American 469.8 471.4 1.6 472.5 692Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 470.0 471.0 1.0 472.6 992Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 10--

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 473.7 472.8 -0.9 478.0 630Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 12--
High Needs 473.4 471.8 -1.6 477.7 610Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 471.3 474.8 3.5 475.5 242Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low Income 472.5 470.7 -1.8 476.6 570Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 469.2 466.1 -3.1 471.6 240Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian-------
Black or African American 478.1 471.8 -6.3 482.2 230Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 469.4 469.4 0.0 473.3 331Path Forward: No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 6--

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 46.9 1362Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 49.2 242Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 46.6 1302Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 50.0 573Typical Growth - High
Low Income 46.0 1252Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 46.4 492Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian----
Black or African American 46.8 542Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 47.6 692Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White- 7--

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 47.8 1382Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 51.1 243Typical Growth - High
High Needs 48.1 1322Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 53.5 593Typical Growth - High
Low Income 48.1 1272Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 52.2 493Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian----
Black or African American 46.8 532Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 51.3 723Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White- 7--

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 34.7 47.5 12.8 39.9 614Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 34.7 47.5 12.8 39.9 614Exceeded 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 42.6 36.7 -5.9 40.4 2264Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 35.7 25.0 -10.7 30.8 244Exceeded Target
High Needs 43.2 36.1 -7.1 40.7 2194Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 34.3 26.6 -7.7 31.0 1094Exceeded Target
Low Income 44.5 37.5 -7.0 41.8 2084Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 52.9 34.6 -18.3 48.6 784Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 2--
Black or African American 46.6 41.0 -5.6 43.0 834Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 40.0 32.0 -8.0 36.2 1254Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 10--

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 228 22398Yes 1 228 22498Yes 1 75 7499Yes 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 220 215 220 216 71 70 511 50198Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 107 105 108 107 29 29 244 24199Yes1
Low Income 210 206 210 206 67 66 487 47898Yes1
Students with Disabilities 85 82 85 83 27 27 197 19297Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native-----------
Asian 2 1 2 2 0 0 4----
Black or African American 82 79 82 79 28 27 192 18596Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 124 123 124 123 38 38 286 28499Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 8 8 8 8 1 1 17----
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 12 12 12 12 8 8 32----


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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