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2025 Official Accountability Report - South Middle School
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Braintree (00400000)		TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School
SCHOOL
South Middle School (00400310)		GRADES SERVED
05,06,07,08
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
50% - Substantial progress toward targets81

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage55%47%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		50%
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 achievement34-04-
Mathematics achievement34-04-
Science achievement44----
Achievement total101267.50867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-
Mathematics growth34-24-
Growth total6822.54822.5
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 absenteeism14-24-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total1410.02410.0
Weighted total8.210.3-1.17.6-
Percentage of possible points 80%-15%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage47%

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 achievement34-24-
Mathematics achievement04-24-
Science achievement34----
Achievement total61267.54867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-
Mathematics growth34-34-
Growth total6822.56822.5
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 absenteeism34-14-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total3410.01410.0
Weighted total5.710.3-4.27.6-
Percentage of possible points 55%-55%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage55%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
91

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage70%57%
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 achievement24-
Mathematics achievement24-
Science achievement34-
Achievement total71267.5
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 absenteeism04-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total0410.0
Weighted total5.910.3-
Percentage of possible points 57%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage57%

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 achievement24-
Mathematics achievement24-
Science achievement44-
Achievement total81267.5
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 absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total4410.0
Weighted total7.210.3-
Percentage of possible points 70%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage70%

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 504.0 504.6 0.6 506.7 6123Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 479.1 477.7 -1.4 484.1 1020Recovery Path: Declined
High Needs 493.7 494.4 0.7 496.5 2522Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 496.0 498.1 2.1 499.7 753Recovery Path: Met Target
Low Income 495.7 495.5 -0.2 497.4 1353Recovery Path: Met Target
Students with Disabilities 483.3 483.1 -0.2 485.9 1271Recovery Path: No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 513.0 515.0 2.0 515.6 1694Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 17--
Hispanic or Latino 496.8 491.5 -5.3 498.7 370Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 20--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 501.1 502.0 0.9 503.6 3662Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 504.9 506.0 1.1 507.0 6153Path Forward: Met Target
Lowest Performing 484.3 483.3 -1.0 489.4 1020Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 497.1 497.9 0.8 499.7 2522Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 505.0 506.7 1.7 508.6 753Path Forward: Met Target
Low Income 497.8 498.5 0.7 500.2 1353Path Forward: Met Target
Students with Disabilities 487.5 487.9 0.4 490.8 1272Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 516.5 518.7 2.2 520.2 1704Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 17--
Hispanic or Latino 498.4 492.8 -5.6 501.2 370Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 20--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 500.8 502.7 1.9 503.2 3683Recovery 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 505.2 509.5 4.3 507.9 3104Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing---- 36--
High Needs 497.0 499.1 2.1 500.4 1183Path Forward: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 507.5 506.9 -0.6 511.1 263Path Forward: Met Target
Low Income 498.5 498.5 0.0 500.6 663Recovery Path: Met Target
Students with Disabilities 487.3 490.6 3.3 491.8 583Path Forward: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 515.3 519.6 4.3 519.3 754Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 10--
Hispanic or Latino---- 20--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 502.3 508.2 5.9 505.3 1924Path Forward: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 50.4 5833Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 42.6 1022Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 49.2 2332Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 59.0 723Typical Growth - High
Low Income 50.6 1243Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 39.7 1131Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 59.8 1623Typical Growth - High
Black or African American- 13--
Hispanic or Latino 46.6 322Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 18--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 2--
White 47.1 3552Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 55.0 5883Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 48.9 1022Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 53.7 2353Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 63.0 734Exceeded Typical Growth
Low Income 51.8 1263Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 51.1 1143Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 60.0 1644Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American- 13--
Hispanic or Latino 49.6 322Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 18--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 2--
White 53.7 3583Typical Growth - High

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students-------
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners-------
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 9.1 9.5 0.4 7.8 6501No Change
Lowest Performing 14.2 12.7 -1.5 10.7 1022Improved Below Target
High Needs 13.3 15.4 2.1 10.7 2730Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 5.1 10.2 5.1 2.1 880Declined
Low Income 19.0 20.0 1.0 15.3 1550Declined
Students with Disabilities 17.6 14.8 -2.8 14.3 1283Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 3.5 2.8 -0.7 1.0 1794Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 20--
Hispanic or Latino 16.2 34.9 18.7 12.5 430Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 22--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 9.8 8.6 -1.2 8.4 3833Met 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 637 63399Yes 1 634 632100Yes 1 318 31699Yes 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 272 271 267 267 124 124 663 662100Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 87 87 87 87 31 31 205 205100Yes1
Low Income 151 151 147 147 71 71 369 369100Yes1
Students with Disabilities 130 129 129 129 58 58 317 316100Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 1 1 1 1 3----
Asian 179 178 179 179 78 78 436 435100Yes1
Black or African American 19 19 19 19 11 11 49----
Hispanic or Latino 40 40 40 40 20 20 100 100100Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 21 21 21 21 13 13 55 55100Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 2 2 2 0 0 4----
White 375 372 372 370 195 193 942 93599Yes1


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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