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Belmont High

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2026 Official Accountability Report - Belmont High

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Belmont (00260000)

TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School

SCHOOL
Belmont High (00260505)

GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

REGION
Coastal

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

In need of focused/targeted support

Low participation rate: Black or African American -Students with Disabilities

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
87% - Meeting or exceeding targets	98

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	82%	91%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	87%
	Meeting or exceeding 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	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	4	4	-	3	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Achievement total	12	12	40.0	10	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	7	8	20.0	7	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	12	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	4	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	7	8	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		9.7	10.0	-	8.7	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		97%		-	85%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		91%

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	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	4	4	-	3	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-	3	4	-
	Achievement total	12	12	40.0	9	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	4	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	20.0	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	4	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	3	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	7	8	10.0	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		9.3	10.0	-	7.4	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		93%		-	72%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		82%

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	79%	71%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	74%
	Substantial 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	3	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	3	4	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-
	Achievement total	9	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	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	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	2	4	-
	Additional indicators total	6	8	10.0
Weighted total		7.6	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		71%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		71%

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	3	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	3	4	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-
	Achievement total	9	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	4	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-
	Growth total	7	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	4	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	3	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	3	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	3	4	-
	Additional indicators total	6	8	10.0
Weighted total		8.5	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		79%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		79%

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	520.7	523.3	2.6	521.7	326	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	496.9	500.5	3.6	500.5	67	3	Path Forward: Met Target
High Needs	503.2	502.5	-0.7	505.9	80	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	487.8	498.6	10.8	490.7	27	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low Income	506.4	497.7	-8.7	510.0	37	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	501.0	499.9	-1.1	502.9	40	3	Path Forward: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	525.9	531.4	5.5	529.3	72	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	531.0	528.8	-2.2	532.0	38	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	521.1	521.6	0.5	522.4	183	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	522.7	526.0	3.3	523.8	323	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	496.1	498.6	2.5	499.4	67	3	Path Forward: Met Target
High Needs	506.3	508.3	2.0	511.2	79	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	505.3	516.7	11.4	510.4	27	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low Income	511.1	501.3	-9.8	515.3	36	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Students with Disabilities	498.2	500.1	1.9	500.7	40	3	Path Forward: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	535.7	541.0	5.3	539.1	72	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	533.2	527.5	-5.7	534.3	37	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	520.7	522.4	1.7	521.8	182	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	525.6	527.3	1.7	526.6	300	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	498.0	501.5	3.5	500.6	66	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
High Needs	507.2	506.9	-0.3	513.4	66	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Low Income	510.6	502.5	-8.1	515.2	32	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Students with Disabilities	500.6	503.5	2.9	503.1	41	3	Path Forward: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	535.3	540.7	5.4	537.4	60	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	535.4	529.3	-6.1	536.4	36	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	524.3	525.2	0.9	525.6	175	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	62.9	281	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing	60.1	67	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
High Needs	53.5	60	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	15	-	-
Low Income	46.0	27	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	52.9	38	3	Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	0	-	-
Asian	65.6	58	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American	-	14	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	12	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	61.2	34	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	62.0	163	4	Exceeded Typical Growth

Mathematics growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	55.1	282	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	50.8	67	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	46.7	62	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	17	-	-
Low Income	41.2	28	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	42.8	39	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	0	-	-
Asian	57.6	59	3	Typical Growth - High
Black or African American	-	14	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	12	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	48.6	33	2	Typical Growth - Low
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	54.7	164	3	Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	98.2	97.5	-0.7	95.0	356	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	95.7	92.9	-2.8	95.0	112	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Low Income	94.4	92.0	-2.4	95.0	75	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	100.0	88.9	-11.1	95.0	54	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	100.0	98.8	-1.2	95.0	83	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	21	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	100.0	91.7	-8.3	95.0	24	0	Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	98.6	97.7	-0.9	95.0	214	4	Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	98.4	98.8	0.4	95.0	325	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	94.6	96.8	2.2	95.0	93	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Low Income	96.8	95.8	-1.0	95.0	72	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	93.1	100.0	6.9	95.0	33	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	100.0	100.0	0.0	95.0	54	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	24	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	99.0	99.5	0.5	95.0	216	4	Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	0.3	0.1	-0.2	1.0	1,454	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	0.9	0.3	-0.6	1.0	349	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	4.3	0.0	-4.3	3.8	39	4	Exceeded Target
Low Income	1.1	0.6	-0.5	1.0	179	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	0.6	0.0	-0.6	1.0	177	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	338	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	59	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	83	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	114	4	Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	0.2	0.0	-0.2	1.0	856	4	Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	79.3	90.0	10.7	85.3	30	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	79.3	90.0	10.7	85.3	30	4	Exceeded 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	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	15.3	12.2	-3.1	14.2	1,505	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	27.5	13.4	-14.1	23.5	67	4	Exceeded Target
High Needs	29.5	24.5	-5.0	26.4	384	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	25.7	18.0	-7.7	21.2	133	4	Exceeded Target
Low Income	34.5	28.6	-5.9	30.3	203	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	36.8	34.1	-2.7	32.9	179	2	Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	9.3	7.7	-1.6	7.4	362	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	64	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	79	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	11.4	14.6	3.2	10.3	123	0	Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
White	14.2	11.4	-2.8	12.8	872	4	Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	89.0	88.2	-0.8	91.1	761	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	63.1	66.0	2.9	69.1	188	2	Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	75.8	66.7	-9.1	81.0	60	0	Declined
Low Income	63.9	69.9	6.0	69.7	103	3	Met Target
Students with Disabilities	41.2	51.2	10.0	48.9	84	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	98.3	96.8	-1.5	95.0	189	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	23	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	48	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	86.5	94.1	7.6	88.6	51	4	Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	88.4	88.1	-0.3	90.9	447	3	Met 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	335	330	99	Yes	1	335	327	98	Yes	1	334	320	96	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	89	84	89	83	88	78	266	245	95	Yes	2
English Learners and Former English Learners	32	31	32	31	31	27	95	89	95	Yes	2
Low Income	42	38	42	37	42	39	126	114	95	Yes	2
Students with Disabilities	45	40	45	40	45	42	135	122	94	No	2
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0	1	0	1	1	3	-	-	-	-
Asian	72	72	72	72	72	67	216	211	98	Yes	1
Black or African American	20	18	20	18	20	18	60	54	94	No	2
Hispanic or Latino	17	17	17	16	17	16	51	-	-	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	38	38	38	37	38	37	114	112	98	Yes	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	187	185	187	184	186	181	560	550	98	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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