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Boston Arts Academy

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Accountability Report

2026 Official Accountability Report - Boston Arts Academy

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Boston (00350000)

TITLE I STATUS
Title I School

SCHOOL
Boston Arts Academy (00350546)

GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

REGION
Coastal

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	34%	11%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	20%
	Limited or no 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	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Achievement total	0	12	40.0	0	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	5	8	20.0	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	0	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	0	8	10.0	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		1.4	10.0	-	0.9	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		14%		-	9%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		11%

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	2	4	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-	0	4	-
	Achievement total	6	12	40.0	0	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	5	8	20.0	6	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	4	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	4	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	2	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	8	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		5.0	10.0	-	1.8	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		50%		-	18%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		34%

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	22%	18%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	19%
	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	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	3	4	-
	Growth total	5	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	2	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	0	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	1	4	-
	High school completion total	3	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	2	4	-
	Additional indicators total	2	8	10.0
Weighted total		1.9	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		18%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		18%

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	1	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-
	Achievement total	1	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-
	Growth total	5	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	3	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	0	4	-
	Additional indicators total	3	8	10.0
Weighted total		2.3	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		22%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		22%

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	504.2	492.6	-11.6	507.7	119	0	Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing	482.3	473.3	-9.0	487.4	24	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	499.2	487.6	-11.6	503.5	89	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Low Income	497.6	487.6	-10.0	502.5	75	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	494.2	478.0	-16.2	497.4	29	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Black or African American	497.5	487.5	-10.0	502.6	46	0	Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino	498.6	490.8	-7.8	502.3	44	0	Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	19	-	-

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	493.5	489.5	-4.0	497.6	119	0	Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing	473.4	471.6	-1.8	478.5	24	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	489.9	485.2	-4.7	494.1	89	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Low Income	488.7	485.2	-3.5	492.5	75	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	487.4	478.1	-9.3	491.5	28	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Black or African American	484.2	484.9	0.7	486.8	46	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino	491.3	490.2	-1.1	495.1	43	0	Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	19	-	-

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	495.7	486.9	-8.8	497.9	114	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	476.7	465.0	-11.7	480.6	24	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	491.7	482.0	-9.7	493.5	87	0	Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Low Income	490.1	481.3	-8.8	491.9	73	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities	491.3	473.1	-18.2	494.3	29	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Black or African American	485.6	481.1	-4.5	487.9	44	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic or Latino	492.1	483.7	-8.4	495.6	42	0	Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	18	-	-

English language arts growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	43.6	102	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	36.7	24	1	Low Growth
High Needs	43.5	77	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	11	-	-
Low Income	43.5	65	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	34.5	26	1	Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	4	-	-
Black or African American	36.7	39	1	Low Growth
Hispanic or Latino	49.1	39	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	3	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	-	16	-	-

Mathematics growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	53.2	102	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	52.0	24	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	52.3	77	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	10	-	-
Low Income	53.5	65	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	44.3	25	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	4	-	-
Black or African American	57.2	39	3	Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino	57.5	38	3	Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	4	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	-	16	-	-

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	90.8	93.9	3.1	95.0	114	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	91.3	93.1	1.8	95.0	87	2	Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Low Income	90.5	91.7	1.2	95.0	72	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	82.1	92.6	10.5	91.2	27	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	93.1	92.3	-0.8	95.0	39	0	Declined
Hispanic or Latino	89.1	92.0	2.9	95.0	50	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	22	-	-

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	92.8	90.8	-2.0	95.0	98	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	93.9	91.3	-2.6	95.0	92	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Low Income	93.3	90.5	-2.8	95.0	84	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	96.2	82.1	-14.1	95.0	28	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Black or African American	95.9	93.1	-2.8	95.0	29	0	Declined
Hispanic or Latino	91.5	89.1	-2.4	95.0	55	0	Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	7	-	-

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	1.7	2.4	0.7	1.5	498	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	2.2	2.3	0.1	1.9	347	1	No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	24	-	-
Low Income	1.7	2.7	1.0	1.5	296	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	3.7	3.8	0.1	3.3	104	1	No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Black or African American	1.2	3.6	2.4	1.0	169	0	Declined
Hispanic or Latino	2.8	1.9	-0.9	2.5	214	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	82	-	-

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	50.0	21.7	-28.3	51.5	23	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	38.6	40.7	2.1	35.6	494	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	30.0	54.2	24.2	23.1	24	0	Declined
High Needs	41.1	47.6	6.5	37.5	359	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	77	-	-
Low Income	41.9	48.6	6.7	37.9	311	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	46.8	52.0	5.2	43.0	98	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Black or African American	35.2	36.8	1.6	31.5	163	0	Declined
Hispanic or Latino	46.7	47.4	0.7	42.8	213	0	Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	25	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	78	-	-

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	68.4	66.0	-2.4	73.2	238	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	63.5	65.1	1.6	68.6	166	2	Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	33	-	-
Low Income	61.2	64.2	3.0	66.5	148	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	58.7	58.0	-0.7	64.2	50	1	No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Black or African American	66.7	61.5	-5.2	73.4	78	0	Declined
Hispanic or Latino	61.3	67.0	5.7	67.8	106	3	Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	35	-	-

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	123	121	98	Yes	1	126	121	96	Yes	1	128	127	99	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	90	89	93	89	95	95	278	273	98	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	15	15	15	14	16	16	46	-	-	-	-
Low Income	76	75	78	75	79	79	233	229	98	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	29	29	30	28	32	32	91	89	98	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	-	-	-	-
Asian	4	4	4	4	4	4	12	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	49	48	49	48	50	50	148	146	99	Yes	1
Hispanic or Latino	45	44	46	43	47	46	138	133	96	Yes	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	5	5	6	6	6	6	17	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	19	19	20	19	20	20	59	58	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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