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2025 Official Accountability Report - Merriam School
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Acton-Boxborough (06000000)		TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School
SCHOOL
Merriam School (06000010)		GRADES SERVED
K,01,02,03,04,05,06
REGION
Coastal		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
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Accountability Information

Overall classificationRequiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
In need of focused/targeted support
Low participation rate: Students with Disabilities -Low Income
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
42% - Moderate progress toward targets73

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage38%45%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		42%
Moderate 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 achievement04-04-
Mathematics achievement24-24-
Science achievement44----
Achievement total61260.02867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth34-34-
Growth total5820.05822.5
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 total0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.04410.0
Weighted total5.09.6-2.97.6-
Percentage of possible points 52%-38%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage45%

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 achievement34-04-
Mathematics achievement04-24-
Science achievement04----
Achievement total31260.02867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth34-34-
Growth total5820.05822.5
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 absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.04410.0
Weighted total3.69.6-2.97.6-
Percentage of possible points 38%-38%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage38%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
70

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage15%29%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		23%
Limited or no 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 achievement14-
Science achievement---
Achievement total1867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth34-
Growth total5822.5
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 total2.27.6-
Percentage of possible points 29%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage29%

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 achievement---
Achievement total0867.5
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 absenteeism24-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total2410.0
Weighted total1.17.6-
Percentage of possible points 15%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage15%

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 503.6 500.8 -2.8 506.4 2600Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 480.1 479.5 -0.6 485.4 440Recovery Path: Declined
High Needs 487.6 485.0 -2.6 490.5 810Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 488.9 485.5 -3.4 491.3 340Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income 490.0 478.0 -12.0 492.1 260Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 483.0 480.8 -2.2 485.7 450Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 506.3 503.4 -2.9 508.6 480Recovery Path: Declined
Black or African American---- 11--
Hispanic or Latino---- 15--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 503.9 507.5 3.6 505.3 224Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 504.8 502.3 -2.5 507.2 1640Recovery Path: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 504.0 504.2 0.2 506.3 2582Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 475.2 479.0 3.8 479.8 442Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 491.7 491.3 -0.4 493.5 801Recovery Path: No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 493.3 494.1 0.8 495.9 342Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income 491.2 484.3 -6.9 493.1 250Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 486.7 487.8 1.1 489.9 442Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 513.8 512.9 -0.9 516.8 484Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 11--
Hispanic or Latino---- 15--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 509.2 512.3 3.1 510.7 224Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 502.8 503.8 1.0 504.8 1622Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 502.5 505.3 2.8 504.7 644Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing---- 15--
High Needs---- 20--
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 8--
Low Income---- 5--
Students with Disabilities---- 11--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 11--
Black or African American---- 2--
Hispanic or Latino---- 4--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 4--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 502.7 507.4 4.7 504.9 434Path Forward: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 46.3 1862Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 42.6 442Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 49.1 542Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners- 17--
Low Income- 13--
Students with Disabilities 47.8 352Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian 47.1 372Typical Growth - Low
Black or African American- 4--
Hispanic or Latino- 10--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 17--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 46.0 1182Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 52.1 1853Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 51.1 443Typical Growth - High
High Needs 53.5 543Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners- 17--
Low Income- 14--
Students with Disabilities 52.2 353Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian 55.0 363Typical Growth - High
Black or African American- 5--
Hispanic or Latino- 10--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 17--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 51.6 1173Typical Growth - High

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 70.8 56.3 -14.5 74.8 320Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 70.8 56.3 -14.5 74.8 320Declined
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 9.9 6.8 -3.1 8.8 3654Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 4.4 4.5 0.1 1.1 444Exceeded Target
High Needs 14.3 11.3 -3.0 12.2 1244Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 25.0 15.6 -9.4 22.0 644Exceeded Target
Low Income 20.8 16.3 -4.5 16.5 493Met Target
Students with Disabilities 7.8 8.5 0.7 5.3 590Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 9.7 3.1 -6.6 7.6 644Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 16--
Hispanic or Latino---- 29--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 13.3 10.7 -2.6 12.2 284Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 7.9 5.7 -2.2 6.7 2284Exceeded 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 273 26798Yes 1 273 26697Yes 1 67 6597Yes 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 92 87 93 87 23 21 208 19595Yes2
English Learners and Former English Learners 40 40 41 41 9 9 90 90100Yes1
Low Income 33 30 34 30 6 5 73 6593No2
Students with Disabilities 49 45 49 44 13 11 111 10092No2
American Indian or Alaska Native-----------
Asian 52 52 52 52 12 12 116 116100Yes1
Black or African American 11 11 11 11 2 2 24----
Hispanic or Latino 17 17 18 18 4 4 39----
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 22 22 22 22 4 4 48 48100Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 171 165 170 163 45 43 386 37196Yes1


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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