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Charlestown High School

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2026 Official Accountability Report - Charlestown High School

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
51% - Substantial progress toward targets6

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage39%58%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
51%
Substantial progress toward targets

2026 Points awarded

2026 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All Students
(Non-high school grades)
Lowest Performing Students
(Non-high school grades)
All Students
(High school grades)
Lowest Performing Students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement44----24----
Mathematics achievement24----44----
Science achievement44----04----
Achievement total101267.5---61240.0---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth14----24----
Mathematics growth24----34----
Growth total3822.5---5820.0---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------44----
Extended engagement rate------44----
Annual dropout rate------04----
High school completion total------81220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------1410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism14----14----
Advanced coursework completion------44----
Additional indicators total1410.0---5810.0---
Weighted total7.510.3----5.610.0----
Percentage of possible points73%---56%---
Percentage of possible points by gradespan73%
Weight of non-high school results:12%
56%
Weight of high school results:88%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage58%

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All Students
(Non-high school grades)
Lowest Performing Students
(Non-high school grades)
All Students
(High school grades)
Lowest Performing Students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04----24----
Mathematics achievement44----04----
Science achievement04----24----
Achievement total41267.5---41240.0---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth04----34----
Mathematics growth34----34----
Growth total3822.5---6820.0---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------24----
Extended engagement rate------04----
Annual dropout rate------04----
High school completion total------21220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------4410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04----24----
Advanced coursework completion------24----
Additional indicators total0410.0---4810.0---
Weighted total3.410.3----4.010.0----
Percentage of possible points33%---40%---
Percentage of possible points by gradespan33%
Weight of non-high school results:9%
40%
Weight of high school results:91%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage39%

Student group percentile


Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage31%58%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
47%
Moderate progress toward targets

2026 Points awarded

2026 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High Needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
High Needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement44-24-
Mathematics achievement24-44-
Science achievement44-04-
Achievement total101267.561247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth14-24-
Mathematics growth24-34-
Growth total3822.55822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---44-
Extended engagement rate---34-
Annual dropout rate---04-
High school completion total---71220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-24-
Advanced coursework completion---44-
Additional indicators total3410.06810.0
Weighted total7.710.3-6.010.7-
Percentage of possible points75%-56%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan75%
Weight of non-high school results:12%
56%
Weight of high school results:88%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage58%

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High Needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
High Needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-04-
Mathematics achievement44-04-
Science achievement04-24-
Achievement total41267.521247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth04-34-
Mathematics growth34-34-
Growth total3822.56822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---24-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---14-
High school completion total---31220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-24-
Advanced coursework completion---24-
Additional indicators total0410.04810.0
Weighted total3.410.3-3.310.7-
Percentage of possible points33%-31%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan33%
Weight of non-high school results:9%
31%
Weight of high school results:91%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage31%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 463.9 471.5 7.6 467.3 584Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 463.9 470.9 7.0 467.4 554Path Forward: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 458.4 473.8 15.4 462.1 214Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low Income 463.7 470.3 6.6 466.7 514Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 460.3 467.5 7.2 464.4 304Path Forward: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American---- 17--
Hispanic or Latino 463.7 469.9 6.2 467.0 324Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 7--

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 479.9 481.5 1.6 483.4 712Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing---- 14--
High Needs 478.1 480.8 2.7 482.4 672Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 467.7 478.2 10.5 471.2 304Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low Income 477.6 481.1 3.5 482.5 572Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 474.9 482.4 7.5 477.5 374Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 3--
Black or African American 489.4 483.7 -5.7 494.5 220Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 474.2 479.0 4.8 477.9 404Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino-------
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 6--

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 476.4 478.5 2.1 479.6 602Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 476.4 478.1 1.7 479.7 562Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 478.5 482.8 4.3 482.0 224Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low Income 475.8 477.1 1.3 478.6 522Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 471.1 471.8 0.7 474.8 302Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American---- 17--
Hispanic or Latino 476.2 478.1 1.9 479.3 342Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 7--

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 481.8 487.9 6.1 485.9 714Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing---- 14--
High Needs 481.1 487.8 6.7 485.3 684Path Forward: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 476.3 486.3 10.0 481.4 324Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low Income 480.7 487.6 6.9 484.5 574Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 475.1 489.6 14.5 479.0 384Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 4--
Black or African American 489.5 486.2 -3.3 494.6 210Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 476.1 486.3 10.2 479.9 404Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino-------
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 6--

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 472.3 478.1 5.8 476.6 294Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 472.3 477.3 5.0 476.6 284Path Forward: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 13--
Low Income 472.4 477.0 4.6 476.5 253Path Forward: Met Target
Students with Disabilities---- 12--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian-------
Black or African American---- 6--
Hispanic or Latino---- 19--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 3--

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 485.3 478.2 -7.1 488.2 540Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 14--
High Needs 486.4 479.0 -7.4 489.7 490Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 22--
Low Income 485.8 477.1 -8.7 489.0 410Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities---- 34--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American---- 14--
Hispanic or Latino 478.8 477.0 -1.8 480.8 320Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino-------
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 7--

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 38.4 461Low Growth
Lowest Performing----
High Needs 37.9 431Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners- 13--
Low Income 37.0 411Low Growth
Students with Disabilities 32.5 221Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 1--
Black or African American- 9--
Hispanic or Latino 36.6 281Low Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White- 7--

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 44.6 432Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing- 14--
High Needs 44.5 402Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners- 12--
Low Income 43.8 352Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities- 19--
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 1--
Black or African American- 16--
Hispanic or Latino 42.7 222Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino----
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White- 4--

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 45.4 482Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing----
High Needs 44.4 452Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners- 15--
Low Income 43.7 432Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 35.2 221Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 1--
Black or African American- 10--
Hispanic or Latino 45.9 292Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White- 7--

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 54.3 433Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing- 14--
High Needs 54.4 413Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners- 13--
Low Income 54.3 353Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities- 19--
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 1--
Black or African American- 16--
Hispanic or Latino 56.7 223Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino----
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White- 4--

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 63.5 74.5 11.0 68.0 2124Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 63.2 73.9 10.7 68.3 2034Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 55.6 70.2 14.6 61.2 1214Exceeded Target
Low Income 64.8 74.0 9.2 70.1 1924Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 51.2 65.9 14.7 60.3 444Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 14--
Black or African American 64.5 63.6 -0.9 70.4 330Declined
Hispanic or Latino 63.6 75.7 12.1 70.0 1524Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 3--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 10--

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 73.0 77.2 4.2 75.7 1894Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 73.2 77.3 4.1 76.8 1853Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 68.7 66.7 -2.0 75.7 900Declined
Low Income 73.1 77.8 4.7 77.4 1763Met Target
Students with Disabilities 82.0 88.4 6.4 89.0 432Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 6--
Black or African American 76.9 77.4 0.5 81.8 312Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 69.0 76.2 7.2 73.1 1434Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 2--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 6--

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 8.3 9.3 1.0 7.4 6420Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 7.9 9.1 1.2 7.1 5920Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 11.4 13.9 2.5 10.2 2870Declined
Low Income 7.5 7.6 0.1 6.7 5241No Change
Students with Disabilities 2.9 1.8 -1.1 2.6 1644Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 37--
Black or African American 6.9 4.7 -2.2 6.2 1274Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 9.6 10.3 0.7 8.6 4260Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 7--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 45--

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-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-------

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 23.3 21.6 -1.7 24.8 1711No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 23.3 21.6 -1.7 24.8 1711No Change
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 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 48.3 48.8 0.5 46.1 801No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 48.3 45.3 -3.0 45.8 753Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 40.0 27.3 -12.7 36.7 334Exceeded Target
Low Income 48.2 47.0 -1.2 45.5 662Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 61.8 48.6 -13.2 57.5 374Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 4--
Black or African American---- 26--
Hispanic or Latino 50.0 55.0 5.0 46.2 400Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 2--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 8--

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 64.2 64.3 0.1 61.2 5571No Change
Lowest Performing---- 14--
High Needs 64.1 63.5 -0.6 60.5 5202Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 62.7 59.0 -3.7 58.3 2612Improved Below Target
Low Income 65.1 65.3 0.2 61.1 4531No Change
Students with Disabilities 56.0 59.9 3.9 52.2 1920Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 43--
Black or African American 55.1 62.1 7.0 51.4 1450Declined
Hispanic or Latino 70.2 71.3 1.1 66.3 3170Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 10--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 41--

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 35.6 52.7 17.1 40.4 3574Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 33.9 51.7 17.8 39.0 3334Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 19.9 43.1 23.2 27.5 1744Exceeded Target
Low Income 33.7 52.1 18.4 39.0 2904Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 29.7 28.4 -1.3 35.2 1020Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 27--
Black or African American 43.9 51.1 7.2 50.6 903Met Target
Hispanic or Latino 27.0 49.8 22.8 33.5 2074Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 25--

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 167 15293No 2 167 15392No 1 129 12496Yes 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 157 144 157 145 122 117 436 40693No1
English Learners and Former English Learners 72 66 72 69 59 58 203 19395Yes1
Low Income 134 123 134 123 101 97 369 34393No1
Students with Disabilities 80 71 80 71 59 54 219 19691No2
American Indian or Alaska Native-----------
Asian 11 10 11 11 9 9 31----
Black or African American 50 43 50 43 35 32 135 11892No2
Hispanic or Latino 87 81 87 83 71 69 245 23395Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 2 2 2 2 2 2 6----
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 17 16 17 14 12 12 46----




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