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2025 Official Accountability Report - Benjamin G Brown
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Somerville (02740000)		TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School
SCHOOL
Benjamin G Brown (02740015)		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
71% - Substantial progress toward targets91

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage65%74%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		71%
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 achievement44-24-
Mathematics achievement34-24-
Science achievement44----
Achievement total111267.54867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-
Mathematics growth34-34-
Growth total6822.56822.5
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 absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.04410.0
Weighted total9.210.3-4.57.6-
Percentage of possible points 89%-59%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage74%

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 achievement44-34-
Mathematics achievement44-04-
Science achievement------
Achievement total8867.53867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-
Mathematics growth24-14-
Growth total5822.53822.5
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 total6.87.6-3.17.6-
Percentage of possible points 90%-41%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage65%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
78

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage88%34%
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 High Needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-
Mathematics achievement24-
Science achievement---
Achievement total2867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total4822.5
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 total2.67.6-
Percentage of possible points 34%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage34%

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 achievement44-
Science achievement---
Achievement total7890.0
GrowthEnglish language arts growth---
Mathematics growth---
Growth total---
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 total6.77.6-
Percentage of possible points 88%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage88%

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 515.3 512.0 -3.3 518.0 1104Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 485.1 487.8 2.7 490.2 202Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs 499.7 493.9 -5.8 502.3 310Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 13--
Low Income---- 16--
Students with Disabilities---- 14--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 10--
Black or African American---- 10--
Hispanic or Latino---- 6--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 19--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 515.5 513.5 -2.0 518.2 654Recovery 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 509.0 510.0 1.0 510.4 1083Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 481.7 483.1 1.4 485.7 202Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 496.0 496.7 0.7 498.6 302Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 13--
Low Income---- 15--
Students with Disabilities---- 13--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 10--
Black or African American---- 10--
Hispanic or Latino---- 6--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 18--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 505.2 508.9 3.7 506.9 644Path Forward: 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 518.6 512.5 -6.1 520.8 374Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing---- 17--
High Needs---- 12--
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 4--
Low Income---- 8--
Students with Disabilities---- 7--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American---- 4--
Hispanic or Latino---- 1--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 5--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 26--

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 53.6 683Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 51.1 203Typical Growth - High
High Needs 41.5 212Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners- 7--
Low Income- 14--
Students with Disabilities- 10--
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 5--
Black or African American- 6--
Hispanic or Latino- 3--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 14--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 50.8 403Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 54.7 673Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 50.7 203Typical Growth - High
High Needs 42.4 202Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners- 7--
Low Income- 13--
Students with Disabilities- 9--
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 5--
Black or African American- 6--
Hispanic or Latino- 3--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 13--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 56.5 403Typical 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 6.1 3.1 -3.0 5.0 1944Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 4.8 0.0 -4.8 1.5 204Exceeded Target
High Needs 6.1 5.6 -0.5 4.0 543Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 22--
Low Income---- 26--
Students with Disabilities---- 23--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 15--
Black or African American---- 17--
Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 31--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 0.9 1.7 0.8 1.0 1194Exceeded 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 115 115100Yes 1 115 11398Yes 1 38 38100Yes 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 35 35 35 34 13 13 83 8299Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 16 16 16 16 5 5 37----
Low Income 18 18 18 17 8 8 44----
Students with Disabilities 14 14 14 13 7 7 35----
American Indian or Alaska Native-----------
Asian 11 11 11 11 2 2 24----
Black or African American 12 12 12 12 4 4 28----
Hispanic or Latino 6 6 6 6 1 1 13----
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 19 19 19 18 5 5 43----
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 67 67 67 66 26 26 160 15999Yes1


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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