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2025 Official Accountability Report - South Middle School
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Brockton (00440000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
South Middle School (00440415)		GRADES SERVED
06,07,08
REGION
Coastal		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
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Accountability Information

Overall classificationRequiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
In need of focused/targeted support
Among the lowest performing 10% of schools
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
50% - Substantial progress toward targets7

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage58%45%
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 achievement24-24-
Mathematics achievement24-24-
Science achievement04----
Achievement total41260.04867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-14-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4820.03822.5
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 total3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.04410.0
Weighted total3.99.6-3.87.6-
Percentage of possible points 41%-50%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage45%

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 achievement14-24-
Mathematics achievement34-44-
Science achievement24----
Achievement total61260.06867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4820.04822.5
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 absenteeism44-04-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.00410.0
Weighted total4.89.6-5.07.6-
Percentage of possible points 50%-66%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage58%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
11

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage45%13%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		25%
Moderate 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 achievement04-
Mathematics achievement04-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total01267.5
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 total1.310.3-
Percentage of possible points 13%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage13%

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 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 absenteeism34-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total3410.0
Weighted total4.610.3-
Percentage of possible points 45%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage45%

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 477.6 478.5 0.9 480.6 3522Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 446.5 448.7 2.2 451.6 562Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs 475.1 474.5 -0.6 478.6 2920Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 466.2 465.8 -0.4 470.8 1501Recovery Path: No Change
Low Income 475.0 475.1 0.1 476.9 2712Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 466.1 467.0 0.9 470.2 742Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 6--
Black or African American 475.0 475.5 0.5 476.8 2362Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 476.9 479.8 2.9 480.6 502Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 488.9 492.8 3.9 492.5 463Recovery Path: Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 478.2 478.8 0.6 480.3 3532Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 456.5 457.8 1.3 460.4 562Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 476.7 475.5 -1.2 480.0 2930Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 471.3 470.7 -0.6 474.8 1510Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 476.4 475.6 -0.8 479.2 2720Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 472.5 473.2 0.7 476.2 752Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 6--
Black or African American 476.8 476.5 -0.3 480.3 2361Path Forward: No Change
Hispanic or Latino 479.0 481.2 2.2 480.9 513Recovery Path: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 483.1 487.2 4.1 485.0 464Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 476.5 475.9 -0.6 480.8 1380Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 31--
High Needs 474.5 471.4 -3.1 478.8 1060Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 465.4 464.9 -0.5 469.6 541Path Forward: No Change
Low Income 474.4 471.8 -2.6 478.5 950Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 473.0 464.5 -8.5 477.0 250Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 3--
Black or African American 473.0 473.0 0.0 477.1 921Path Forward: No Change
Hispanic or Latino---- 17--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 4--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 22--

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 46.1 3152Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 35.8 561Low Growth
High Needs 46.7 2562Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 47.1 1282Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 46.5 2382Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 48.5 592Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 2--
Asian- 5--
Black or African American 47.8 2062Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 43.1 462Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 11--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 45.0 452Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 49.4 3222Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 42.0 562Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 48.4 2632Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 47.9 1362Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 47.3 2452Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 56.6 603Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native- 2--
Asian- 5--
Black or African American 50.8 2123Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 46.1 472Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 11--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 45.2 452Typical Growth - Low

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 20.7 23.2 2.5 25.9 993Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 20.7 23.2 2.5 25.9 993Met 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 20.9 17.4 -3.5 18.7 4264Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 32.8 25.0 -7.8 27.9 564Exceeded Target
High Needs 23.0 19.8 -3.2 20.5 3644Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 15.6 10.3 -5.3 12.3 2044Exceeded Target
Low Income 24.1 19.8 -4.3 21.4 3384Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 33.0 33.3 0.3 28.7 811No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 6--
Black or African American 16.5 11.1 -5.4 12.9 2974Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 31.5 37.3 5.8 27.7 590Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 13--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 26.3 28.6 2.3 23.4 490Declined

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 415 414100Yes 1 415 415100Yes 1 159 15799Yes 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 353 352 353 353 125 123 831 828100Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 204 203 205 205 70 70 479 478100Yes1
Low Income 327 326 327 327 112 110 766 763100Yes1
Students with Disabilities 83 82 82 82 27 26 192 19099Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 2 2 2 0 0 4----
Asian 6 6 6 6 3 3 15----
Black or African American 292 291 290 290 113 111 695 692100Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 54 54 55 55 17 17 126 126100Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 13 13 13 13 4 4 30----
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 48 48 49 49 22 22 119 119100Yes1


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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