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Bedford High

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2026 Official Accountability Report - Bedford High

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Bedford (00230000)

TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School

SCHOOL
Bedford High (00230505)

GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

REGION
Coastal

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

Substantial progress toward targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
56% - Substantial progress toward targets	90

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	52%	58%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	56%
	Substantial 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	4	4	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	4	4	-	1	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-	0	4	-
	Achievement total	12	12	47.5	2	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	22.5	5	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	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	6	8	10.0	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		9.9	10.7	-	2.5	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		93%		-	24%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		58%

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	4	4	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	3	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-	0	4	-
	Achievement total	11	12	47.5	0	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	22.5	6	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	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	7	8	10.0	2	4	10.0
Weighted total		9.5	10.7	-	1.6	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		89%		-	16%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		52%

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	43%	26%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	33%
	Moderate 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	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-
	Achievement total	0	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-
	Growth total	5	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	3	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	3	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-
	High school completion total	6	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	3	4	-
	Additional indicators total	5	8	10.0
Weighted total		2.8	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		26%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		26%

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	1	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-
	Achievement total	3	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-
	Growth total	5	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	3	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	3	4	-
	High school completion total	10	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		4.6	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		43%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		43%

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	515.6	517.6	2.0	516.6	200	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	493.1	492.8	-0.3	496.7	39	1	Path Forward: No Change
High Needs	500.6	492.5	-8.1	502.5	54	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Low Income	505.9	492.8	-13.1	509.5	27	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	491.5	487.8	-3.7	493.4	34	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	523.0	532.9	9.9	526.4	38	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	517.0	518.8	1.8	518.3	108	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	512.1	515.6	3.5	513.2	190	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	486.2	485.8	-0.4	489.5	39	1	Path Forward: No Change
High Needs	494.2	493.1	-1.1	496.9	48	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Low Income	499.9	493.8	-6.1	504.4	24	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	486.3	485.6	-0.7	488.8	30	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	528.4	533.3	4.9	531.8	38	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	512.8	515.0	2.2	513.9	103	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	513.8	514.6	0.8	514.8	186	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	486.8	485.3	-1.5	489.4	39	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	493.8	488.9	-4.9	497.4	47	0	Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Low Income	496.7	488.0	-8.7	498.7	24	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	485.3	484.6	-0.7	489.6	30	0	Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	526.8	532.9	6.1	528.9	38	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	515.3	514.0	-1.3	516.6	103	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	55.6	174	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	54.3	39	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	51.1	44	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	9	-	-
Low Income	52.7	21	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	49.5	28	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	1	-	-
Asian	62.8	38	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American	-	10	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	13	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	14	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	54.8	98	3	Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	50.7	168	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	40.2	39	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	44.1	41	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	9	-	-
Low Income	39.3	20	1	Low Growth
Students with Disabilities	40.7	26	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	1	-	-
Asian	55.4	38	3	Typical Growth - High
Black or African American	-	10	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	12	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	14	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	50.2	93	3	Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	98.5	98.6	0.1	95.0	222	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	95.5	95.5	0.0	95.0	66	3	Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Low Income	92.3	92.9	0.6	95.0	42	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	100.0	93.9	-6.1	95.0	33	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	100.0	100.0	0.0	95.0	41	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	30	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	99.1	98.5	-0.6	95.0	135	4	Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	99.0	98.5	-0.5	95.0	196	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	96.7	95.5	-1.2	95.0	66	3	Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Low Income	95.2	92.3	-2.9	95.0	39	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	96.2	100.0	3.8	95.0	39	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	100.0	100.0	0.0	95.0	33	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	23	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	99.2	99.1	-0.1	95.0	114	4	Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	0.2	0.5	0.3	1.0	868	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	0.9	2.0	1.1	1.0	198	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Low Income	1.0	3.1	2.1	1.0	97	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	0.0	2.5	2.5	1.0	122	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	160	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	63	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	82	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	41	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	0.2	0.4	0.2	1.0	521	3	Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	12.6	10.9	-1.7	11.5	853	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	15.6	17.9	2.3	11.6	39	0	Declined
High Needs	29.5	27.9	-1.6	26.4	219	2	Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	31	-	-
Low Income	37.5	34.8	-2.7	33.3	112	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	29.4	32.6	3.2	25.5	129	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	3.7	3.2	-0.5	1.8	155	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	54	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	84	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	55	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	10.2	8.4	-1.8	8.8	502	4	Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	79.2	79.7	0.5	81.3	418	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	44.6	50.0	5.4	50.6	100	3	Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Low Income	50.0	54.2	4.2	55.8	48	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	30.2	38.3	8.1	37.9	60	3	Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	97.5	96.3	-1.2	95.0	81	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	23	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	32	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	79.1	79.7	0.6	81.6	261	2	Improved Below 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	212	207	98	Yes	1	213	198	97	Yes	2	212	211	100	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	56	55	56	49	56	55	168	159	95	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	12	12	12	11	12	12	36	-	-	-	-
Low Income	28	27	28	24	28	27	84	78	96	Yes	2
Students with Disabilities	35	35	35	31	35	35	105	101	96	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	1	1	1	0	3	-	-	-	-
Asian	38	38	38	38	38	38	114	114	100	Yes	1
Black or African American	15	14	15	12	15	15	45	-	-	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	26	25	26	23	26	26	78	74	95	Yes	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	17	17	17	17	17	17	51	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	-	-	-	-
White	114	111	115	106	114	114	343	331	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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