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2025 Official Accountability Report - Pollard Middle
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Needham (01990000)		TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School
SCHOOL
Pollard Middle (01990405)		GRADES SERVED
07,08
REGION
Coastal		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
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Accountability Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
Meeting or exceeding targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
93% - Meeting or exceeding targets97

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage93%93%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		93%
Meeting or exceeding 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 achievement44-44-
Mathematics achievement44-44-
Science achievement34----
Achievement total111267.58867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-
Mathematics growth44-44-
Growth total7822.57822.5
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 absenteeism34-34-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total3410.03410.0
Weighted total9.310.3-7.37.6-
Percentage of possible points 90%-96%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage93%

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 achievement44-44-
Mathematics achievement44-44-
Science achievement34----
Achievement total111267.58867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-44-
Mathematics growth34-44-
Growth total6822.58822.5
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 absenteeism44-24-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.02410.0
Weighted total9.210.3-7.47.6-
Percentage of possible points 89%-97%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage93%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
94

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage80%68%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		73%
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 achievement34-
Mathematics achievement34-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total81267.5
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 absenteeism04-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total0410.0
Weighted total7.010.3-
Percentage of possible points 68%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage68%

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 achievement44-
Mathematics achievement44-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total101267.5
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 absenteeism14-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total1410.0
Weighted total8.210.3-
Percentage of possible points 80%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage80%

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 516.0 516.1 0.1 519.0 8454Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 485.6 491.8 6.2 490.8 994Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High Needs 496.0 496.9 0.9 498.5 2623Recovery Path: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 502.5 506.3 3.8 504.9 644Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low Income 496.9 497.3 0.4 499.7 783Recovery Path: Met Target
Students with Disabilities 489.8 489.5 -0.3 492.8 1773Recovery Path: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 524.4 525.0 0.6 526.9 1014Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 486.8 494.6 7.8 489.0 314Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 506.5 506.9 0.4 508.5 523Recovery Path: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 525.2 525.0 -0.2 528.2 504Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 516.3 515.8 -0.5 519.3 6114Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 516.4 515.3 -1.1 518.5 8464Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 487.8 493.9 6.1 492.6 994Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High Needs 500.9 499.9 -1.0 503.4 2603Path Forward: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 506.2 511.7 5.5 509.2 634Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low Income 500.5 496.5 -4.0 502.8 783Recovery Path: Met Target
Students with Disabilities 494.7 492.9 -1.8 496.7 1763Recovery Path: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 526.5 528.4 1.9 529.5 1014Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 494.4 498.3 3.9 497.4 314Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 505.5 502.5 -3.0 507.4 523Recovery Path: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 523.8 525.8 2.0 525.3 504Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 516.4 514.3 -2.1 518.1 6124Recovery 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 510.0 508.4 -1.6 511.7 4133Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing---- 98--
High Needs 492.0 494.8 2.8 495.5 1202Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 494.6 500.2 5.6 498.8 254Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low Income 491.1 494.2 3.1 495.5 373Path Forward: Met Target
Students with Disabilities 488.6 490.5 1.9 492.8 813Path Forward: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 515.5 515.6 0.1 516.6 484Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 17--
Hispanic or Latino 498.1 501.2 3.1 502.7 283Path Forward: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 517.7 520.3 2.6 519.9 264Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 511.0 508.4 -2.6 512.5 2943Recovery Path: Met Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 59.3 8153Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 55.1 993Typical Growth - High
High Needs 56.0 2473Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 64.7 604Exceeded Typical Growth
Low Income 59.0 753Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 52.1 1663Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian 64.8 994Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American 58.3 313Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 57.2 513Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 61.0 484Exceeded Typical Growth
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 58.4 5863Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 61.7 8204Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing 63.8 994Exceeded Typical Growth
High Needs 60.3 2494Exceeded Typical Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners 61.4 614Exceeded Typical Growth
Low Income 58.5 763Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 59.4 1673Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian 62.8 994Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American 65.0 314Exceeded Typical Growth
Hispanic or Latino 57.0 513Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 65.5 494Exceeded Typical Growth
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 61.4 5904Exceeded Typical Growth

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 7.1 7.0 -0.1 6.0 8683Met Target
Lowest Performing 8.6 9.0 0.4 5.3 1003Met Target
High Needs 12.9 13.6 0.7 10.8 2720Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 19.0 13.4 -5.6 16.0 674Exceeded Target
Low Income 24.2 19.5 -4.7 19.9 873Met Target
Students with Disabilities 11.9 13.6 1.7 9.4 1840Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 4.0 1.9 -2.1 1.9 1044Exceeded Target
Black or African American 6.1 11.8 5.7 3.1 340Declined
Hispanic or Latino 23.9 14.5 -9.4 19.7 554Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 3.6 2.0 -1.6 2.5 504Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 6.1 7.4 1.3 4.9 6253Met 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 852 851100Yes 1 855 853100Yes 1 422 41899Yes 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 268 267 268 266 127 124 663 65799Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 69 68 68 67 31 29 168 16498Yes1
Low Income 84 83 85 84 43 41 212 20898Yes1
Students with Disabilities 178 177 178 176 84 81 440 43499Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native-----------
Asian 102 102 102 102 49 49 253 253100Yes1
Black or African American 33 33 33 33 18 18 84 84100Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 54 53 54 53 31 29 139 13597Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 50 50 50 50 26 26 126 126100Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 613 613 616 615 298 296 1,527 1,524100Yes1


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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