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2025 Official Accountability Report - John F Kennedy
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Canton (00500000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
John F Kennedy (00500017)		GRADES SERVED
K,01,02,03,04,05
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
68% - Substantial progress toward targets80

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage68%69%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		68%
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 achievement34-24-
Mathematics achievement34-34-
Science achievement34----
Achievement total91267.55867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-34-
Mathematics growth34-34-
Growth total5822.56822.5
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 absenteeism44-14-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.01410.0
Weighted total7.610.3-4.87.6-
Percentage of possible points 74%-63%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage69%

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 achievement24-24-
Mathematics achievement34-44-
Science achievement24----
Achievement total71267.56867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-
Mathematics growth34-34-
Growth total6822.55822.5
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 absenteeism34-44-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total3410.04410.0
Weighted total6.410.3-5.67.6-
Percentage of possible points 62%-74%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage68%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
82

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage67%53%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		59%
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 achievement24-
Achievement total61267.5
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 absenteeism34-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total3410.0
Weighted total5.510.3-
Percentage of possible points 53%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage53%

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 achievement34-
Mathematics achievement34-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total81267.5
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 total6.910.3-
Percentage of possible points 67%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage67%

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 502.0 503.6 1.6 504.6 2473Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 481.9 486.3 4.4 487.0 352Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs 490.8 491.9 1.1 493.8 772Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 26--
Low Income 492.0 489.0 -3.0 496.0 330Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 483.5 487.6 4.1 485.5 454Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 16--
Black or African American---- 17--
Hispanic or Latino---- 15--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 19--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 501.9 504.0 2.1 505.0 1803Recovery 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 506.7 508.1 1.4 508.5 2483Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 479.7 485.3 5.6 484.9 353Recovery Path: Met Target
High Needs 494.0 494.6 0.6 496.5 772Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 26--
Low Income 495.1 491.6 -3.5 497.6 330Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 484.2 486.1 1.9 487.4 452Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 16--
Black or African American---- 17--
Hispanic or Latino---- 15--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 20--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 504.8 508.0 3.2 506.4 1804Recovery 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 504.6 505.9 1.3 506.8 863Path Forward: Met Target
Lowest Performing---- 26--
High Needs 492.0 493.0 1.0 495.5 292Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 10--
Low Income---- 11--
Students with Disabilities---- 16--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 6--
Black or African American---- 6--
Hispanic or Latino---- 6--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 7--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 504.1 505.1 1.0 506.3 612Path Forward: Improved Below Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 47.1 1492Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 52.3 353Typical Growth - High
High Needs 48.5 492Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners- 17--
Low Income 47.0 212Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 48.6 272Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 13--
Black or African American- 9--
Hispanic or Latino- 9--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 11--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 46.2 1072Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 53.7 1503Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 56.6 353Typical Growth - High
High Needs 54.1 493Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners- 17--
Low Income 55.5 213Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 48.0 272Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 13--
Black or African American- 9--
Hispanic or Latino- 9--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 53.7 1073Typical 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 5.8 4.0 -1.8 4.7 3974Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 13.9 14.3 0.4 10.6 351No Change
High Needs 6.7 5.4 -1.3 4.6 1303Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 43--
Low Income 7.2 7.0 -0.2 2.9 573Met Target
Students with Disabilities 7.8 6.0 -1.8 5.3 673Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 29--
Black or African American---- 30--
Hispanic or Latino---- 25--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 35--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 5.0 4.3 -0.7 3.8 2784Exceeded 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 250 249100Yes 1 250 250100Yes 1 87 87100Yes 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 79 79 79 79 30 30 188 188100Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 27 27 27 27 11 11 65 65100Yes1
Low Income 34 34 34 34 11 11 79 79100Yes1
Students with Disabilities 45 45 45 45 16 16 106 106100Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native-----------
Asian 16 16 16 16 6 6 38----
Black or African American 18 18 18 18 6 6 42----
Hispanic or Latino 16 16 16 16 7 7 39----
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 20 19 20 20 7 7 47 4698Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 180 180 180 180 61 61 421 421100Yes1


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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