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2025 Official Accountability Report - James S Daley Middle School
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Lowell (01600000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
James S Daley Middle School (01600315)		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
51% - Substantial progress toward targets61

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage48%54%
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 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 achievement24-34-
Mathematics achievement24-24-
Science achievement04----
Achievement total41260.05867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-
Mathematics growth34-24-
Growth total6820.05822.5
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 absenteeism44-24-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.02410.0
Weighted total4.49.6-4.77.6-
Percentage of possible points 46%-62%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage54%

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 achievement04-24-
Mathematics achievement34-24-
Science achievement04----
Achievement total31260.04867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-
Mathematics growth44-34-
Growth total7820.06822.5
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 absenteeism44-24-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.02410.0
Weighted total3.79.6-4.37.6-
Percentage of possible points 39%-57%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage48%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
87

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage38%29%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		33%
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 achievement24-
Mathematics achievement04-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total21267.5
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 absenteeism34-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total3410.0
Weighted total3.010.3-
Percentage of possible points 29%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage29%

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 achievement04-
Mathematics achievement34-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total31267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-
Mathematics growth44-
Growth total7822.5
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 total3.910.3-
Percentage of possible points 38%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage38%

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 493.8 496.3 2.5 497.4 6482Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 463.1 467.0 3.9 467.5 1103Recovery Path: Met Target
High Needs 489.7 490.7 1.0 492.3 4922Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 487.6 491.4 3.8 491.4 2653Recovery Path: Met Target
Low Income 489.7 490.3 0.6 492.2 3692Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 472.7 472.5 -0.2 474.3 1651Recovery Path: No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 495.8 500.4 4.6 498.3 3334Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 494.3 493.0 -1.3 497.0 350Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 485.6 486.9 1.3 488.1 1212Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 494.2 492.9 -1.3 497.0 250Recovery Path: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 495.8 496.0 0.2 498.2 1342Recovery 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 501.0 501.4 0.4 503.1 6452Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 472.5 473.6 1.1 476.6 1102Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 497.7 496.3 -1.4 499.3 4920Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 497.7 497.9 0.2 500.6 2652Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income 497.2 495.1 -2.1 499.3 3690Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 480.9 479.9 -1.0 484.2 1650Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 504.9 506.4 1.5 508.6 3323Path Forward: Met Target
Black or African American 496.6 499.1 2.5 499.6 353Path Forward: Met Target
Hispanic or Latino 491.9 490.4 -1.5 494.3 1210Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 500.9 497.8 -3.1 502.2 250Recovery Path: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 500.0 500.3 0.3 502.6 1322Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 490.3 489.7 -0.6 493.0 3100Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 45--
High Needs 487.2 485.4 -1.8 490.6 2360Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 484.6 483.9 -0.7 488.2 1260Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 487.5 485.2 -2.3 490.9 1840Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 477.2 477.0 -0.2 481.7 781Path Forward: No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 492.6 493.2 0.6 496.6 1542Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Black or African American---- 18--
Hispanic or Latino 481.5 483.5 2.0 486.6 582Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 14--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 492.5 488.3 -4.2 495.5 660Path Forward: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 57.6 6013Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 54.1 1083Typical Growth - High
High Needs 57.6 4453Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 60.0 2464Exceeded Typical Growth
Low Income 57.4 3323Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 53.1 1303Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian 59.4 3113Typical Growth - High
Black or African American 61.3 304Exceeded Typical Growth
Hispanic or Latino 55.5 1113Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 54.2 243Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 54.7 1253Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 58.1 6023Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 49.4 1082Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 57.2 4493Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 57.8 2503Typical Growth - High
Low Income 57.8 3363Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 54.6 1303Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian 58.6 3143Typical Growth - High
Black or African American 71.5 304Exceeded Typical Growth
Hispanic or Latino 58.0 1113Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 47.8 242Typical Growth - Low
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 55.7 1233Typical Growth - High

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 31.6 41.0 9.4 36.8 1054Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 31.6 41.0 9.4 36.8 1054Exceeded 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 11.2 8.2 -3.0 9.9 6744Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 18.4 15.5 -2.9 14.9 1102Improved Below Target
High Needs 12.2 10.1 -2.1 9.6 5173Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 12.3 8.2 -4.1 9.3 2794Exceeded Target
Low Income 13.9 11.7 -2.2 10.2 3942Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 14.8 15.0 0.2 11.5 1731No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 8.1 3.2 -4.9 5.2 3414Exceeded Target
Black or African American 10.8 0.0 -10.8 7.3 394Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 17.8 18.5 0.7 14.1 1300Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 24.1 14.8 -9.3 22.8 274Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 10.1 11.7 1.6 8.7 1370Declined

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 661 658100Yes 1 660 659100Yes 1 321 31999Yes 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 505 502 506 506 246 245 1,257 1,253100Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 273 270 273 273 131 131 677 674100Yes1
Low Income 381 379 382 382 193 192 956 953100Yes1
Students with Disabilities 170 167 171 171 80 80 421 41899Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native-----------
Asian 338 336 338 337 157 156 833 829100Yes1
Black or African American 38 38 38 38 20 20 96 96100Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 126 125 126 126 63 63 315 314100Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 25 25 26 26 14 14 65 65100Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 134 134 132 132 67 66 333 332100Yes1


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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