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Canton High

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2026 Official Accountability Report - Canton High

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Canton (00500000)

TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School

SCHOOL
Canton High (00500505)

GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

REGION
Coastal

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

Moderate progress toward targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
25% - Moderate progress toward targets	61

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	22%	27%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	25%
	Moderate progress toward targets

2026 Points awarded

2026 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		All Students (High school grades)			Lowest Performing Students (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-	0	4	-
	Achievement total	3	12	40.0	0	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	20.0	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	3	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	11	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	0	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	3	8	10.0	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		4.5	10.0	-	0.9	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		45%		-	9%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		27%

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		All Students (High school grades)			Lowest Performing Students (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-	0	4	-
	Achievement total	3	12	47.5	0	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	1	4	-	1	4	-
	Growth total	3	8	22.5	3	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	8	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	0	8	10.0	2	4	10.0
Weighted total		3.7	10.7	-	0.9	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		35%		-	9%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		22%

Student group percentile

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

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	23%	22%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	22%
	Limited or no progress toward targets

2026 Points awarded

2026 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High Needs Student Group (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-
	Achievement total	2	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	2	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	0	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-
	High school completion total	2	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	0	4	-
	Additional indicators total	0	8	10.0
Weighted total		2.3	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		22%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		22%

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High Needs Student Group (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-
	Achievement total	0	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	0	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	4	4	-
	High school completion total	8	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	0	4	-
	Additional indicators total	0	8	10.0
Weighted total		2.5	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		23%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		23%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	503.7	501.8	-1.9	505.2	230	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	481.4	475.5	-5.9	486.5	47	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	486.0	487.7	1.7	488.6	80	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Low Income	486.7	489.2	2.5	489.2	56	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Students with Disabilities	478.5	476.8	-1.7	480.6	34	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	516.8	512.5	-4.3	520.5	33	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Black or African American	494.9	492.7	-2.2	498.9	31	0	Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	505.1	504.0	-1.1	507.0	137	0	Recovery Path: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	506.0	502.8	-3.2	507.8	234	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	481.8	479.6	-2.2	486.9	47	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	491.5	489.3	-2.2	495.3	83	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Low Income	493.4	487.9	-5.5	497.0	59	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	482.2	484.8	2.6	484.9	34	3	Path Forward: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	522.3	514.0	-8.3	526.4	33	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Black or African American	497.8	484.8	-13.0	502.9	32	0	Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	506.1	506.1	0.0	508.3	140	1	Recovery Path: No Change

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	512.3	508.8	-3.5	514.9	215	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing	487.9	480.3	-7.6	491.1	47	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	497.3	494.5	-2.8	501.1	71	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Low Income	498.6	495.5	-3.1	501.9	49	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	487.6	482.8	-4.8	490.5	32	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	523.9	521.5	-2.4	526.8	29	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American	507.0	499.7	-7.3	510.0	25	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	512.5	510.4	-2.1	515.5	134	3	Recovery Path: Met Target

English language arts growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	45.0	206	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	40.2	47	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	42.1	67	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	11	-	-
Low Income	44.0	47	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	34.0	29	1	Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	1	-	-
Asian	49.4	27	2	Typical Growth - Low
Black or African American	50.8	26	3	Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino	-	14	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	11	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	43.7	127	2	Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	47.4	207	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	44.2	47	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	42.8	67	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	11	-	-
Low Income	36.5	47	1	Low Growth
Students with Disabilities	51.6	29	3	Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	1	-	-
Asian	53.5	27	3	Typical Growth - High
Black or African American	40.1	26	2	Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino	-	14	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	11	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	47.2	128	2	Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	94.4	96.1	1.7	95.0	228	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	88.9	89.9	1.0	92.4	89	2	Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Low Income	90.5	89.0	-1.5	94.5	73	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	82.1	93.1	11.0	87.0	29	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	100.0	97.1	-2.9	95.0	34	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	91.7	90.5	-1.2	93.7	42	0	Declined
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	96.2	98.5	2.3	95.0	130	4	Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	98.1	96.2	-1.9	95.0	213	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	97.6	93.8	-3.8	95.0	81	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Low Income	96.8	93.2	-3.6	95.0	74	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	97.0	96.4	-0.6	95.0	28	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Black or African American	96.2	100.0	3.8	95.0	36	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	98.0	97.0	-1.0	95.0	133	4	Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	0.3	0.8	0.5	1.0	962	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	0.0	2.5	2.5	1.0	325	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	35	-	-
Low Income	0.0	3.1	3.1	1.0	223	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	0.0	1.4	1.4	1.0	147	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	0.0	0.8	0.8	1.0	118	3	Met Target
Black or African American	0.0	1.3	1.3	1.0	154	0	Declined
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	58	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	45	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
White	0.3	0.3	0.0	1.0	581	3	Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	37.0	33.3	-3.7	43.0	27	0	Declined
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	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	18.8	25.5	6.7	17.5	979	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	13.3	40.4	27.1	8.5	47	0	Declined
High Needs	37.1	40.6	3.5	34.8	325	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	63	-	-
Low Income	36.9	43.4	6.5	32.3	244	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	42.9	41.4	-1.5	39.3	133	2	Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	10.3	14.0	3.7	7.2	114	0	Declined
Black or African American	26.5	33.1	6.6	23.5	163	0	Declined
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	68	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	47	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
White	17.6	24.0	6.4	16.2	579	0	Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	71.7	74.5	2.8	75.0	495	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	49.7	48.1	-1.6	55.0	158	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	25	-	-
Low Income	54.5	48.6	-5.9	61.2	111	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	36.2	31.3	-4.9	44.5	67	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	93.2	94.7	1.5	95.0	57	3	Met Target
Black or African American	56.1	51.9	-4.2	61.6	79	0	Declined
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	32	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
White	73.3	78.6	5.3	76.8	299	4	Exceeded Target

Assessment participation - All students
Group	English language arts					Mathematics					Science
Group	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate
All Students	241	233	97	Yes	1	240	238	99	Yes	1	242	237	98	Yes	1

Assessment participation - Student Group
Group	English language arts		Mathematics		Science		Overall
Group	Enrolled	Assessed	Enrolled	Assessed	Enrolled	Assessed	Total Enrolled	Total Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate
High Needs	88	82	88	86	89	85	265	253	95	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	19	19	20	20	20	19	59	58	98	Yes	1
Low Income	64	58	63	61	64	60	191	179	95	Yes	2
Students with Disabilities	37	35	38	36	38	36	113	107	95	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	1	1	1	0	3	-	-	-	-
Asian	33	33	33	33	33	32	99	98	99	Yes	1
Black or African American	33	32	34	34	34	34	101	100	99	Yes	1
Hispanic or Latino	17	17	17	17	17	17	51	-	-	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	12	12	12	12	12	12	36	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	145	138	143	141	145	142	433	421	97	Yes	1

About this report

About the Data

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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