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2025 Official Accountability Report - Amherst Regional High
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Amherst-Pelham (06050000)		TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School
SCHOOL
Amherst Regional High (06050505)		GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12
REGION
West/Central		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: White -Students with Disabilities -Low Income -Hispanic or Latino -High Needs -All Students
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
61% - Substantial progress toward targets61

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage63%59%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		61%
Substantial 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 achievement04-34-
Mathematics achievement34-34-
Science achievement04-24-
Achievement total31240.081267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth44-44-
Mathematics growth44-44-
Growth total8820.08822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate24----
Extended engagement rate34----
Annual dropout rate04----
High school completion total51220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-44-
Advanced coursework completion14----
Additional indicators total3810.04410.0
Weighted total4.410.0-7.610.3-
Percentage of possible points 44%-74%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage59%

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 achievement44-34-
Mathematics achievement24-04-
Science achievement44-24-
Achievement total101240.051267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-
Mathematics growth44-34-
Growth total7820.05822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04----
Extended engagement rate34----
Annual dropout rate44----
High school completion total71220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total4410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion24----
Additional indicators total6810.04410.0
Weighted total7.810.0-4.910.3-
Percentage of possible points 78%-48%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage63%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
52

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage52%29%
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 High Needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-
Mathematics achievement24-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total21247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-
Mathematics growth34-
Growth total6822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate14-
Extended engagement rate14-
Annual dropout rate04-
High school completion total21220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-
Advanced coursework completion24-
Additional indicators total4810.0
Weighted total3.110.7-
Percentage of possible points 29%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage29%

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 achievement04-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total61247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth34-
Growth total5822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04-
Extended engagement rate24-
Annual dropout rate34-
High school completion total51220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion24-
Additional indicators total6810.0
Weighted total5.610.7-
Percentage of possible points 52%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage52%

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 512.1 509.4 -2.7 514.0 1630Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 479.0 483.7 4.7 484.1 243Path Forward: Met Target
High Needs 495.5 491.6 -3.9 497.7 570Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 12--
Low Income 497.0 490.5 -6.5 500.4 430Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 491.8 487.2 -4.6 493.2 270Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 17--
Black or African American---- 9--
Hispanic or Latino---- 23--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 14--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 520.0 514.6 -5.4 522.2 1003Recovery 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 508.8 510.3 1.5 510.7 1413Path Forward: Met Target
Lowest Performing 477.3 482.3 5.0 482.4 243Path Forward: Met Target
High Needs 489.8 491.7 1.9 493.6 522Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 13--
Low Income 489.3 494.0 4.7 492.9 404Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 485.4 483.0 -2.4 488.1 230Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 19--
Black or African American---- 8--
Hispanic or Latino---- 19--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 517.0 517.1 0.1 519.6 834Path 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 509.1 507.4 -1.7 511.9 1430Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 479.7 480.2 0.5 482.9 212Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs 493.1 490.6 -2.5 495.7 510Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 10--
Low Income 491.9 488.6 -3.3 495.6 380Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 490.4 482.9 -7.5 493.3 270Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 15--
Black or African American---- 7--
Hispanic or Latino---- 20--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 13--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 517.1 513.6 -3.5 520.0 884Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 60.5 1374Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing 63.8 244Exceeded Typical Growth
High Needs 58.2 453Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners- 7--
Low Income 57.1 343Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 58.5 243Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 12--
Black or African American- 8--
Hispanic or Latino- 16--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 13--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 62.0 884Exceeded Typical Growth

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 69.2 1184Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing 68.1 244Exceeded Typical Growth
High Needs 59.8 423Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners- 9--
Low Income 63.5 314Exceeded Typical Growth
Students with Disabilities 64.8 214Exceeded Typical Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 14--
Black or African American- 6--
Hispanic or Latino- 13--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 11--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 70.9 744Exceeded Typical Growth

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 91.2 92.6 1.4 93.2 2162Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 85.2 85.1 -0.1 88.7 1011No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 19--
Low Income 85.1 83.7 -1.4 89.1 860Declined
Students with Disabilities 79.6 84.6 5.0 84.5 523Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 12--
Black or African American---- 18--
Hispanic or Latino---- 41--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 17--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 92.8 96.1 3.3 94.6 1284Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 95.5 94.9 -0.6 95.0 2173Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 91.8 91.8 0.0 94.9 1221No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 27--
Low Income 90.6 92.1 1.5 94.2 1012Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 88.4 88.9 0.5 91.4 542Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 23--
Black or African American---- 18--
Hispanic or Latino---- 43--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 22--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 97.1 96.4 -0.7 95.0 1114Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 0.9 1.1 0.2 1.0 8370Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 2.2 2.4 0.2 2.0 3380Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 53--
Low Income 2.7 3.1 0.4 2.4 2240Declined
Students with Disabilities 2.0 3.1 1.1 1.8 1960Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 71--
Black or African American---- 57--
Hispanic or Latino---- 151--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 68--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 0.2 0.4 0.2 1.0 4903Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 11.4 13.6 2.2 12.9 443Met Target
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 - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 24.4 24.2 -0.2 23.1 8262Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 35.5 29.2 -6.3 30.7 244Exceeded Target
High Needs 39.3 38.3 -1.0 37.0 3602Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 65--
Low Income 42.7 42.4 -0.3 38.1 2692Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 43.3 43.1 -0.2 39.7 1972Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 95--
Black or African American---- 67--
Hispanic or Latino---- 154--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 54--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 19.8 19.3 -0.5 18.4 4552Improved Below Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 62.0 61.2 -0.8 65.3 4251No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 31.6 35.6 4.0 36.9 1882Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 31--
Low Income 33.6 37.0 3.4 40.3 1352Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 22.2 25.5 3.3 30.5 1102Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 47--
Black or African American---- 35--
Hispanic or Latino---- 82--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 31--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 72.9 72.6 -0.3 76.4 2301No Change

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 197 16692No 2 198 14586No 2 198 15889No 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 83 60 83 56 83 63 249 17985No2
English Learners and Former English Learners 15 12 15 14 15 13 45----
Low Income 61 46 61 44 61 50 183 14086No2
Students with Disabilities 48 29 48 26 48 32 144 8779No2
American Indian or Alaska Native-----------
Asian 19 17 19 19 19 18 57----
Black or African American 11 10 12 9 12 10 35----
Hispanic or Latino 32 24 32 21 32 26 96 7185No2
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 15 14 15 12 15 13 45----
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 120 101 120 84 120 91 360 27689No2


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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