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2025 Official Accountability Report - Doherty Memorial High
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Worcester (03480000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Doherty Memorial High (03480512)		GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12
REGION
West/Central		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
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Accountability Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
Moderate progress toward targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
38% - Moderate progress toward targets19

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage74%13%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		38%
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 growth34-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total5820.04822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate14----
Extended engagement rate04----
Annual dropout rate04----
High school completion total11220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-04-
Advanced coursework completion04----
Additional indicators total2810.00410.0
Weighted total1.710.0-0.910.3-
Percentage of possible points 17%-9%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage13%

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 achievement44-44-
Mathematics achievement34-24-
Science achievement44-44-
Achievement total111240.0101267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total5820.04822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04----
Extended engagement rate34----
Annual dropout rate14----
High school completion total41220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-34-
Advanced coursework completion44----
Additional indicators total6810.03410.0
Weighted total7.110.0-8.010.3-
Percentage of possible points 71%-78%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage74%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
19

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage68%17%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		37%
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 growth34-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total5822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate24-
Extended engagement rate04-
Annual dropout rate04-
High school completion total21220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-
Advanced coursework completion04-
Additional indicators total3810.0
Weighted total1.810.7-
Percentage of possible points 17%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage17%

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 achievement44-
Mathematics achievement34-
Science achievement44-
Achievement total111247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total4822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04-
Extended engagement rate24-
Annual dropout rate14-
High school completion total31220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-
Advanced coursework completion44-
Additional indicators total6810.0
Weighted total7.310.7-
Percentage of possible points 68%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage68%

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 498.4 494.4 -4.0 500.1 3680Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 476.7 468.7 -8.0 481.8 610Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 491.3 483.9 -7.4 495.6 2290Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 473.0 465.3 -7.7 476.5 810Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 491.8 484.4 -7.4 496.7 2090Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 479.6 466.6 -13.0 482.8 340Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 498.5 492.7 -5.8 503.6 250Path Forward: Declined
Black or African American 493.5 486.8 -6.7 498.6 570Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 490.5 484.0 -6.5 494.2 1120Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 25--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 507.7 505.7 -2.0 512.8 1480Path Forward: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 492.6 488.8 -3.8 494.8 3590Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 470.8 466.0 -4.8 475.9 610Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 487.2 479.9 -7.3 491.4 2200Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 474.3 468.8 -5.5 479.4 780Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 487.3 480.5 -6.8 491.1 2000Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 474.9 467.1 -7.8 479.0 320Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 499.2 492.6 -6.6 504.3 230Path Forward: Declined
Black or African American 488.8 482.6 -6.2 491.4 560Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 483.9 477.7 -6.2 486.1 1090Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 23--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 501.7 498.9 -2.8 505.7 1470Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 494.6 490.1 -4.5 497.9 3080Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 473.2 468.3 -4.9 477.1 610Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 489.1 481.7 -7.4 492.2 1750Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 477.2 467.3 -9.9 482.1 520Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income 488.7 482.7 -6.0 491.6 1570Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 482.4 466.3 -16.1 485.4 250Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 19--
Black or African American 497.7 488.7 -9.0 500.8 380Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 485.9 482.0 -3.9 489.8 890Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 23--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 500.8 497.1 -3.7 503.6 1380Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 53.4 2993Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 47.6 612Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 50.8 1763Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 50.4 433Typical Growth - High
Low Income 50.2 1593Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 39.2 301Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian- 18--
Black or African American 48.0 402Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 51.2 883Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 23--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 55.9 1293Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 48.1 2912Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 41.8 612Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 46.2 1682Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 42.7 442Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 45.8 1512Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 40.3 282Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 0--
Asian- 18--
Black or African American 46.5 402Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 43.1 852Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 21--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 53.1 1273Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 89.1 89.1 0.0 93.6 3481No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 85.8 86.7 0.9 90.9 2642Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 73.3 73.2 -0.1 78.9 711No Change
Low Income 86.2 87.1 0.9 91.5 2562Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 83.6 84.7 1.1 92.7 592Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 90.5 85.7 -4.8 95.0 210Declined
Black or African American 97.2 90.6 -6.6 95.0 530Declined
Hispanic or Latino 82.9 84.7 1.8 89.3 1312Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 15--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 94.8 93.7 -1.1 95.0 1270Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 94.9 90.6 -4.3 95.0 3290Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 93.3 87.8 -5.5 95.0 2460Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 87.4 75.6 -11.8 94.4 860Declined
Low Income 93.0 87.9 -5.1 95.0 2320Declined
Students with Disabilities 89.1 86.6 -2.5 95.0 670Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 95.7 90.5 -5.2 95.0 210Declined
Black or African American 91.7 100.0 8.3 95.0 364Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 93.3 85.0 -8.3 95.0 1400Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 15--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 97.2 95.7 -1.5 95.0 1164Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 1.8 2.4 0.6 1.6 1,3910Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 2.5 3.2 0.7 2.2 9130Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 5.5 7.2 1.7 5.0 2650Declined
Low Income 2.3 2.4 0.1 2.1 8021No Change
Students with Disabilities 2.3 5.9 3.6 2.1 1880Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 4--
Asian 1.2 2.4 1.2 1.1 840Declined
Black or African American 0.9 1.9 1.0 1.0 2120Declined
Hispanic or Latino 3.4 3.6 0.2 3.1 4940Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 74--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 0.6 1.9 1.3 1.0 5230Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 13.5 16.9 3.4 15.0 2903Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 13.5 16.9 3.4 15.0 2903Met 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 33.9 32.2 -1.7 30.9 1,6042Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 32.3 37.7 5.4 25.4 610Declined
High Needs 41.6 38.5 -3.1 38.0 1,1023Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 41.3 34.7 -6.6 36.9 4154Exceeded Target
Low Income 42.0 39.4 -2.6 38.0 1,0192Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 55.1 44.9 -10.2 51.3 1854Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 16.1 15.8 -0.3 11.7 952Improved Below Target
Black or African American 26.6 23.3 -3.3 22.9 2883Met Target
Hispanic or Latino 44.6 41.2 -3.4 40.7 5783Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 89--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 28.3 29.0 0.7 24.7 5520Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 56.4 52.1 -4.3 61.2 7080Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 44.0 40.2 -3.8 49.1 4820Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 34.2 22.3 -11.9 41.8 1570Declined
Low Income 44.5 41.3 -3.2 49.8 4430Declined
Students with Disabilities 24.5 16.7 -7.8 30.0 780Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 81.1 73.8 -7.3 86.1 420Declined
Black or African American 58.9 51.9 -7.0 65.6 1350Declined
Hispanic or Latino 41.6 36.4 -5.2 48.1 2500Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 35--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 68.6 64.9 -3.7 73.4 2450Declined

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 401 39699Yes 1 400 38897Yes 1 402 402100Yes 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 260 255 259 247 260 260 779 76298Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 102 98 102 96 102 102 306 29697Yes1
Low Income 238 234 237 226 238 238 713 69898Yes1
Students with Disabilities 34 34 34 32 34 34 102 10098Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 1 1 1 1 3----
Asian 28 28 27 26 28 28 83 8299Yes1
Black or African American 68 68 68 66 68 68 204 20299Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 127 123 127 122 127 127 381 37298Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 25 25 25 23 25 25 75 7397Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 152 151 152 150 153 153 457 45499Yes1


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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