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2025 Official Accountability Report - Palmer High
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Palmer (02270000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Palmer High (02270505)		GRADES SERVED
07,08,09,10,11,12
REGION
West/Central		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage29%73%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		56%
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)		 All Students
(High school grades)		 Lowest Performing Students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement44-34-34----
Mathematics achievement34-24-44----
Science achievement44----44----
Achievement total111267.55867.5111247.5---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-14----
Mathematics growth34-24-34----
Growth total5822.54822.54822.5---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------24----
Extended engagement rate------14----
Annual dropout rate------44----
High school completion total------71220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-24----
Advanced coursework completion------04----
Additional indicators total4410.04410.02810.0---
Weighted total9.010.3-4.77.6-7.710.7----
Percentage of possible points 87%-62%-72%---
Percentage of possible points by gradespan75%
Weight of non-high school results:48%		72%
Weight of high school results:52%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage73%

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All Students
(Non-high school grades)		 Lowest Performing Students
(Non-high school grades)		 All Students
(High school grades)		 Lowest Performing Students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-24-04----
Mathematics achievement34-24-04----
Science achievement04----04----
Achievement total31267.54867.501247.5---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-24----
Mathematics growth34-24-34----
Growth total5822.54822.55822.5---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------04----
Extended engagement rate------04----
Annual dropout rate------04----
High school completion total------01220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-24-44----
Advanced coursework completion------04----
Additional indicators total4410.02410.04810.0---
Weighted total3.610.3-3.87.6-1.510.7----
Percentage of possible points 35%-50%-14%---
Percentage of possible points by gradespan43%
Weight of non-high school results:54%		14%
Weight of high school results:46%
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage29%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
31

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage27%67%
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 High Needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)		 High Needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement44-04-
Mathematics achievement34-24-
Science achievement44-34-
Achievement total111267.551247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth34-34-
Growth total5822.55822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---24-
Extended engagement rate---24-
Annual dropout rate---44-
High school completion total---81220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-04-
Advanced coursework completion---04-
Additional indicators total4410.00810.0
Weighted total9.010.3-5.110.7-
Percentage of possible points 87%-48%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan87%
Weight of non-high school results:48%		48%
Weight of high school results:52%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage67%

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High Needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)		 High Needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-24-
Mathematics achievement34-04-
Science achievement04-04-
Achievement total31267.521247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4822.54822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---04-
High school completion total---01220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-44-
Advanced coursework completion---04-
Additional indicators total3410.04810.0
Weighted total3.210.3-2.310.7-
Percentage of possible points 31%-22%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan31%
Weight of non-high school results:54%		22%
Weight of high school results:46%
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage27%

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 483.4 487.4 4.0 486.3 1904Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 451.3 458.5 7.2 458.4 403Recovery Path: Met Target
High Needs 474.6 479.6 5.0 477.6 1244Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 6--
Low Income 476.9 481.8 4.9 479.5 1084Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 457.1 463.8 6.7 460.4 414Path Forward: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 3--
Black or African American---- 7--
Hispanic or Latino 473.4 477.3 3.9 475.9 324Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 484.6 488.7 4.1 487.6 1404Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 491.2 493.8 2.6 493.6 443Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 485.7 482.2 -3.5 489.0 300Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 4--
Low Income 486.9 483.6 -3.3 488.7 240Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities---- 7--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 3--
Black or African American-------
Hispanic or Latino---- 9--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 487.5 494.8 7.3 489.8 314Recovery 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 488.3 490.7 2.4 491.1 1893Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 462.5 464.4 1.9 466.6 402Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 480.6 483.0 2.4 482.7 1233Recovery Path: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 6--
Low Income 482.1 484.8 2.7 484.6 1073Recovery Path: Met Target
Students with Disabilities 466.8 469.4 2.6 470.2 392Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 3--
Black or African American---- 7--
Hispanic or Latino 480.0 481.8 1.8 482.6 312Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 489.4 491.8 2.4 491.6 1403Recovery Path: Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 487.6 493.1 5.5 489.8 444Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 482.3 484.4 2.1 486.4 302Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 4--
Low Income 482.2 488.0 5.8 486.2 244Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities---- 7--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 3--
Black or African American-------
Hispanic or Latino---- 9--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 486.7 494.7 8.0 488.3 314Recovery 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 481.0 486.9 5.9 483.2 834Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing---- 15--
High Needs 472.5 481.0 8.5 476.3 554Path Forward: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 3--
Low Income 472.7 482.3 9.6 476.7 504Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities---- 16--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American---- 3--
Hispanic or Latino---- 14--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 4--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 481.2 488.2 7.0 484.9 614Path Forward: Exceeded Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 483.0 489.9 6.9 485.9 384Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 477.7 481.2 3.5 480.8 243Recovery Path: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 3--
Low Income 477.7 481.9 4.2 480.4 204Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities---- 3--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 2--
Black or African American-------
Hispanic or Latino---- 7--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 483.0 490.8 7.8 485.7 284Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 49.0 1792Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 48.1 402Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 46.7 1142Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners- 5--
Low Income 47.6 1012Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 46.6 342Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 3--
Black or African American- 6--
Hispanic or Latino 50.5 313Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 7--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 46.7 1322Typical Growth - Low

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 39.9 401Low Growth
Lowest Performing----
High Needs 40.1 272Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners- 4--
Low Income 36.3 221Low Growth
Students with Disabilities- 6--
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 3--
Black or African American----
Hispanic or Latino- 8--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 38.1 281Low Growth

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 52.4 1803Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 47.2 402Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 50.5 1153Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners- 5--
Low Income 51.2 1023Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 44.1 332Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 3--
Black or African American- 6--
Hispanic or Latino 51.8 303Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 7--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 50.9 1343Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 56.5 403Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing----
High Needs 53.4 273Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners- 4--
Low Income 54.1 223Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities- 6--
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 3--
Black or African American----
Hispanic or Latino- 8--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 54.2 283Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 85.1 85.2 0.1 87.6 612Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 80.0 80.4 0.4 84.4 462Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 2--
Low Income 78.8 79.5 0.7 82.9 442Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities---- 13--
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 4--
Black or African American-------
Hispanic or Latino---- 9--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 5--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 85.5 90.5 5.0 87.8 424Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 88.0 87.8 -0.2 90.1 741No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 82.0 83.6 1.6 85.7 552Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 1--
Low Income 81.3 82.7 1.4 85.0 522Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities---- 17--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian-------
Black or African American---- 3--
Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 4--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 88.9 89.1 0.2 91.0 552Improved Below Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 3.0 0.9 -2.1 2.7 2324Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 4.8 1.3 -3.5 4.3 1524Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 11--
Low Income 5.0 1.5 -3.5 4.5 1374Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities---- 43--
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 10--
Black or African American---- 3--
Hispanic or Latino---- 42--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 16--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 3.2 0.0 -3.2 2.9 1604Exceeded Target

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-------

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - 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 16.5 14.1 -2.4 15.0 2134Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 4.5 2.5 -2.0 1.0 404Exceeded Target
High Needs 21.4 17.6 -3.8 19.0 1424Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 7--
Low Income 23.8 18.9 -4.9 20.6 1274Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 10.4 11.4 1.0 6.8 440Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 3--
Black or African American---- 11--
Hispanic or Latino 26.0 15.8 -10.2 21.8 384Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 15.1 14.4 -0.7 13.3 1532Improved Below Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 31.8 31.7 -0.1 29.5 2302Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 39.3 41.0 1.7 35.5 1560Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 20--
Low Income 40.3 42.7 2.4 35.2 1430Declined
Students with Disabilities---- 45--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 12--
Black or African American---- 5--
Hispanic or Latino---- 44--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 14--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 26.8 29.7 2.9 24.3 1550Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 58.8 54.8 -4.0 62.9 1350Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 47.1 40.7 -6.4 53.2 860Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 9--
Low Income 50.6 42.0 -8.6 57.4 810Declined
Students with Disabilities---- 27--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 5--
Black or African American---- 4--
Hispanic or Latino---- 24--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 10--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 61.4 56.5 -4.9 65.5 920Declined

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 255 25299Yes 1 256 25298Yes 1 146 13696Yes 2

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 174 171 175 171 102 93 451 43596Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 11 11 11 11 8 8 30----
Low Income 152 149 153 149 91 83 396 38196Yes1
Students with Disabilities 57 56 57 54 30 23 144 13396Yes2
American Indian or Alaska Native-----------
Asian 6 6 6 6 4 4 16----
Black or African American 9 9 9 9 4 4 22----
Hispanic or Latino 47 46 48 46 31 27 126 11997Yes2
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 9 9 9 9 5 5 23----
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 184 182 184 182 102 96 470 46098Yes1


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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