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2025 Official Accountability Report - Lowell High

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Lowell (01600000)
TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Lowell High (01600505)
GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12
REGION
Coastal
FEDERAL DESIGNATION
Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI), Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI)

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: Asian -Students with Disabilities

Low participation rate: Low Income -Hispanic or Latino -English Learners and Former English Learners
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
29% - Moderate progress toward targets9

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage41%20%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)
29%
Moderate progress toward targets

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All students
(High school grades)
Lowest performing students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-04-
Mathematics achievement04-04-
Science achievement04-04-
Achievement total01240.001267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-34-
Mathematics growth24-14-
Growth total4820.04822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate44----
Extended engagement rate04----
Annual dropout rate44----
High school completion total81220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total4410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-24-
Advanced coursework completion04----
Additional indicators total2810.02410.0
Weighted total3.010.0-1.110.3-
Percentage of possible points 30%-11%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage20%

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All students
(High school grades)
Lowest performing students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement14-24-
Mathematics achievement24-24-
Science achievement14-14-
Achievement total41240.051267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4820.04822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04----
Extended engagement rate04----
Annual dropout rate34----
High school completion total31220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-24-
Advanced coursework completion24----
Additional indicators total5810.02410.0
Weighted total3.810.0-4.510.3-
Percentage of possible points 38%-44%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage41%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
7

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage32%23%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)
27%
Moderate progress toward targets

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High Needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-
Mathematics achievement04-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total01247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth14-
Growth total3822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate44-
Extended engagement rate04-
Annual dropout rate44-
High school completion total81220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-
Advanced coursework completion04-
Additional indicators total2810.0
Weighted total2.510.7-
Percentage of possible points 23%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage23%

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High Needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-
Mathematics achievement24-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total21247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total4822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04-
Extended engagement rate14-
Annual dropout rate44-
High school completion total51220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-
Advanced coursework completion24-
Additional indicators total5810.0
Weighted total3.410.7-
Percentage of possible points 32%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage32%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 492.8 487.8 -5.0 496.3 7750Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 471.0 469.4 -1.6 476.1 1320Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 487.1 482.4 -4.7 491.4 6030Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 475.5 469.7 -5.8 479.0 2290Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 487.1 483.0 -4.1 492.0 5510Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 474.2 470.2 -4.0 477.4 1210Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 499.1 497.8 -1.3 504.2 2370Path Forward: Declined
Black or African American 491.2 483.8 -7.4 496.3 600Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 484.5 478.2 -6.3 488.2 3020Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 500.8 502.7 1.9 504.2 242Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 498.6 490.8 -7.8 503.7 1510Path Forward: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 492.1 485.3 -6.8 496.2 7630Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 470.2 465.7 -4.5 475.3 1320Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 486.3 481.1 -5.2 490.5 5950Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 478.9 471.7 -7.2 484.0 2260Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 486.0 481.0 -5.0 487.9 5430Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 475.4 471.7 -3.7 479.5 1190Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 502.8 495.9 -6.9 504.6 2360Recovery Path: Declined
Black or African American 491.1 481.3 -9.8 496.2 620Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 482.1 476.5 -5.6 484.0 2970Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 496.0 490.7 -5.3 499.8 240Recovery Path: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 494.3 486.6 -7.7 498.3 1440Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 489.0 478.7 -10.3 491.6 6910Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 464.8 460.3 -4.5 468.7 1290Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 483.0 474.2 -8.8 486.0 5360Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 474.4 464.8 -9.6 478.5 1960Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income 483.0 474.3 -8.7 485.9 4860Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 474.6 467.1 -7.5 477.6 1150Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 497.0 486.7 -10.3 499.6 2150Recovery Path: Declined
Black or African American 487.2 481.3 -5.9 491.8 480Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 479.2 470.8 -8.4 482.7 2710Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 496.0 489.7 -6.3 499.3 210Recovery Path: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 494.5 479.3 -15.2 497.4 1360Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 45.8 6482Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 52.4 1323Typical Growth - High
High Needs 44.1 4912Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 46.2 1502Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 44.1 4512Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 41.6 1052Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 46.6 2102Typical Growth - Low
Black or African American 44.2 462Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 41.5 2462Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 58.4 233Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 51.5 1223Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 40.6 6412Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 36.8 1321Low Growth
High Needs 39.9 4881Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners 41.8 1552Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 39.4 4481Low Growth
Students with Disabilities 35.4 1021Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native- 0--
Asian 43.9 2112Typical Growth - Low
Black or African American 41.5 462Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 36.9 2451Low Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 38.7 211Low Growth
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 42.3 1182Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 75.3 81.9 6.6 79.8 7854Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 71.4 79.3 7.9 76.5 6714Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 57.0 68.7 11.7 62.6 2334Exceeded Target
Low Income 71.4 80.5 9.1 76.7 6454Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 46.8 73.3 26.5 55.9 1204Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 84.4 95.6 11.2 90.3 2254Exceeded Target
Black or African American 80.0 87.5 7.5 85.9 724Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 65.7 73.0 7.3 72.1 2964Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 77.8 81.0 3.2 82.3 212Improved Below Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 76.1 77.2 1.1 80.0 1712Improved Below Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 85.4 82.2 -3.2 88.1 7080Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 83.1 79.4 -3.7 86.7 5870Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 76.7 69.3 -7.4 83.7 2280Declined
Low Income 83.3 79.2 -4.1 87.6 5630Declined
Students with Disabilities 70.3 63.8 -6.5 77.3 940Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 91.6 92.9 1.3 95.0 2242Improved Below Target
Black or African American 88.1 86.7 -1.4 93.0 750Declined
Hispanic or Latino 76.6 72.5 -4.1 80.7 2650Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 89.3 88.9 -0.4 92.0 271No Change
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 84.3 79.5 -4.8 87.1 1170Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 3.8 2.9 -0.9 3.4 3,3814Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 4.6 3.5 -1.1 4.1 2,6454Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 7.5 7.6 0.1 6.8 8791No Change
Low Income 4.6 3.7 -0.9 4.1 2,3213Met Target
Students with Disabilities 7.2 2.6 -4.6 6.5 4984Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 1.4 1.6 0.2 1.3 9630Declined
Black or African American 2.7 3.1 0.4 2.4 2900Declined
Hispanic or Latino 5.2 4.0 -1.2 4.7 1,3724Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 3.4 0.8 -2.6 3.1 1284Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 5.0 2.9 -2.1 4.5 6254Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 13.6 23.4 9.8 19.1 7524Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 13.6 23.4 9.8 19.1 7524Exceeded 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 - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 34.9 33.1 -1.8 31.9 3,5752Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 42.4 37.1 -5.3 35.5 1322Improved Below Target
High Needs 38.8 37.0 -1.8 35.2 2,8322Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 36.1 32.5 -3.6 31.7 1,2202Improved Below Target
Low Income 40.6 38.2 -2.4 36.6 2,6032Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 45.5 48.1 2.6 41.7 5110Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 22.5 20.1 -2.4 18.1 9912Improved Below Target
Black or African American 21.4 18.1 -3.3 17.7 3483Met Target
Hispanic or Latino 44.4 43.2 -1.2 40.5 1,4852Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 38.9 46.2 7.3 35.9 1190Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 38.4 35.2 -3.2 34.8 6283Met Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 55.3 43.0 -12.3 60.1 1,6200Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 48.3 33.7 -14.6 53.4 1,2240Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 36.7 17.1 -19.6 44.3 5040Declined
Low Income 48.3 33.5 -14.8 53.6 1,1280Declined
Students with Disabilities 22.9 9.8 -13.1 28.4 1930Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 70.2 64.5 -5.7 75.2 4840Declined
Black or African American 59.9 44.0 -15.9 66.6 1660Declined
Hispanic or Latino 38.7 28.6 -10.1 45.2 6540Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 54.9 35.5 -19.4 59.7 620Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 61.7 40.6 -21.1 66.5 2540Declined

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 870 83496Yes 1 875 83295Yes 1 879 83795Yes 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 691 656 697 658 701 662 2,089 1,97695Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 291 273 293 276 295 279 879 82894No1
Low Income 634 599 640 601 644 606 1,918 1,80694No1
Students with Disabilities 131 124 134 127 135 129 400 38095Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 1 0 1 0 3----
Asian 253 247 253 246 253 248 759 74198Yes1
Black or African American 73 70 78 78 78 76 229 22498Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 357 334 356 332 360 337 1,073 1,00393No1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 26 25 26 25 26 25 78 7596Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 160 157 161 151 161 151 482 45995Yes1


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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