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2025 Official Accountability Report - Thomas R Plympton Elementary School

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Waltham (03080000)
TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Thomas R Plympton Elementary School (03080050)
GRADES SERVED
K,01,02,03,04,05
REGION
Coastal
FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
School of Recognition
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
52% - Substantial progress toward targets29

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage19%74%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)
52%
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 achievement44-44-
Mathematics achievement44-24-
Science achievement24----
Achievement total101260.06867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth34-24-
Growth total5820.04822.5
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 total3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism14-44-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total1410.04410.0
Weighted total7.49.6-5.47.6-
Percentage of possible points 77%-71%-
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 achievement04-04-
Mathematics achievement04-24-
Science achievement04----
Achievement total01260.02867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth14-14-
Mathematics growth14-24-
Growth total2820.03822.5
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 absenteeism44-04-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.00410.0
Weighted total1.29.6-2.07.6-
Percentage of possible points 13%-26%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage19%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
17

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage9%62%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)
41%
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 achievement44-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total81267.5
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 absenteeism14-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total1410.0
Weighted total6.410.3-
Percentage of possible points 62%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage62%

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 achievement04-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total01267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth14-
Mathematics growth14-
Growth total2822.5
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-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total4410.0
Weighted total0.910.3-
Percentage of possible points 9%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage9%

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 485.7 490.2 4.5 488.7 1614Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 460.8 466.7 5.9 465.9 234Path Forward: Exceeded Target
High Needs 477.5 479.0 1.5 480.0 1012Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 476.5 476.9 0.4 479.6 612Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income 475.4 476.4 1.0 478.5 702Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 471.8 474.4 2.6 474.9 363Recovery Path: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 9--
Black or African American 487.8 492.4 4.6 489.7 234Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 472.5 472.9 0.4 476.3 572Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 497.2 503.1 5.9 500.0 644Recovery 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 488.3 494.8 6.5 490.8 1604Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 464.5 469.7 5.2 470.7 232Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 480.5 484.0 3.5 483.4 1014Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 480.1 484.1 4.0 483.8 613Recovery Path: Met Target
Low Income 478.0 481.2 3.2 480.8 713Recovery Path: Met Target
Students with Disabilities 475.4 475.5 0.1 479.5 362Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 9--
Black or African American 486.0 490.8 4.8 489.0 234Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 476.1 479.3 3.2 479.6 573Recovery Path: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 500.5 507.7 7.2 502.8 634Recovery 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 483.0 483.2 0.2 486.2 622Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing---- 15--
High Needs 473.6 474.8 1.2 477.1 422Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 474.4 474.9 0.5 478.1 292Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income 471.6 469.3 -2.3 475.6 310Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities---- 15--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 3--
Black or African American---- 13--
Hispanic or Latino 467.2 471.2 4.0 470.1 254Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 3--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 18--

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 45.8 1042Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 46.6 232Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 43.2 682Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 44.4 432Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 43.0 472Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 41.9 232Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 6--
Black or African American- 16--
Hispanic or Latino 41.8 392Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 5--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 44.1 382Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 50.7 1043Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 46.5 232Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 46.0 692Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 46.9 442Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 44.2 492Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 45.8 232Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 6--
Black or African American- 17--
Hispanic or Latino 43.5 392Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 5--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 57.4 373Typical Growth - High

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 49.4 54.1 4.7 53.4 743Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 49.4 54.1 4.7 53.4 743Met 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 10.9 11.4 0.5 8.7 2981No Change
Lowest Performing 7.7 4.3 -3.4 2.8 234Exceeded Target
High Needs 12.9 13.3 0.4 10.4 1881No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 15.6 15.9 0.3 12.3 1131No Change
Low Income 15.0 12.1 -2.9 12.3 1403Met Target
Students with Disabilities 15.9 14.8 -1.1 11.6 612Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 15--
Black or African American 4.1 5.6 1.5 1.0 363Met Target
Hispanic or Latino 16.9 16.7 -0.2 13.1 1142Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 15--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 6.5 7.6 1.1 3.6 1180Declined

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 167 16398Yes 1 169 16497Yes 1 66 6395Yes 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 104 103 106 105 43 43 253 25199Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 64 63 66 65 30 30 160 15899Yes1
Low Income 73 72 75 75 32 32 180 17999Yes1
Students with Disabilities 36 36 36 36 15 15 87 87100Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native-----------
Asian 9 9 9 9 3 3 21----
Black or African American 23 23 23 23 13 13 59 59100Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 59 58 61 60 26 26 146 14499Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 8 8 8 8 3 3 19----
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 68 65 68 64 21 18 157 14796Yes2


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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