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Quincy Upper School

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2026 Official Accountability Report - Quincy Upper School

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
43% - Moderate progress toward targets37

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage44%42%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
43%
Moderate 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 achievement04-34-04----
Mathematics achievement04-34-14----
Science achievement04----04----
Achievement total01260.06867.511240.0---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-34----
Mathematics growth14-24-44----
Growth total3820.04822.57820.0---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------04----
Extended engagement rate------44----
Annual dropout rate------34----
High school completion total------71220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total2410.0---4410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-24----
Advanced coursework completion------44----
Additional indicators total4410.04410.06810.0---
Weighted total1.29.6-5.47.6-4.210.0----
Percentage of possible points13%-71%-42%---
Percentage of possible points by gradespan42%
Weight of non-high school results:56%
42%
Weight of high school results:44%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage42%

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 achievement04-24-04----
Mathematics achievement04-34-04----
Science achievement44----04----
Achievement total41260.05867.501240.0---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-14-34----
Mathematics growth24-24-44----
Growth total4820.03822.57820.0---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------44----
Extended engagement rate------44----
Annual dropout rate------34----
High school completion total------111220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total2410.0---0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-04-04----
Advanced coursework completion------44----
Additional indicators total4410.00410.04810.0---
Weighted total3.89.6-4.17.6-4.010.0----
Percentage of possible points40%-54%-40%---
Percentage of possible points by gradespan47%
Weight of non-high school results:56%
40%
Weight of high school results:44%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage44%

Student group percentile


Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage39%34%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
36%
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 achievement24-04-
Mathematics achievement24-04-
Science achievement04-04-
Achievement total41267.501247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth14-34-
Mathematics growth14-44-
Growth total2822.57822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---44-
Annual dropout rate---34-
High school completion total---71220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-14-
Advanced coursework completion---44-
Additional indicators total4410.05810.0
Weighted total3.610.3-3.510.7-
Percentage of possible points35%-33%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan35%
Weight of non-high school results:56%
33%
Weight of high school results:44%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage34%

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 achievement04-04-
Science achievement44-04-
Achievement total41267.501247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-34-
Mathematics growth24-44-
Growth total4822.57822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---44-
Extended engagement rate---44-
Annual dropout rate---34-
High school completion total---111220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-04-
Advanced coursework completion---44-
Additional indicators total4410.04810.0
Weighted total4.010.3-4.210.7-
Percentage of possible points39%-39%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan39%
Weight of non-high school results:56%
39%
Weight of high school results:44%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage39%

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 481.9 480.4 -1.5 484.7 3020Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 453.5 458.5 5.0 458.6 293Path Forward: Met Target
High Needs 476.9 477.5 0.6 479.6 2552Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 476.0 476.5 0.5 479.3 1592Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income 475.5 477.2 1.7 478.5 2072Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 466.9 468.0 1.1 470.2 722Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 488.6 485.4 -3.2 490.8 1200Recovery Path: Declined
Black or African American 468.5 470.4 1.9 471.8 642Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 473.2 471.9 -1.3 475.7 690Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 17--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 498.3 494.5 -3.8 500.7 310Path Forward: Declined

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 486.6 484.4 -2.2 488.7 570Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 12--
High Needs 484.0 481.0 -3.0 487.3 470Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 19--
Low Income 486.6 482.0 -4.6 488.5 410Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities---- 10--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 489.2 484.4 -4.8 490.9 230Recovery Path: Declined
Black or African American---- 11--
Hispanic or Latino---- 14--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 5--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 4--

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 487.2 485.7 -1.5 489.7 3040Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 459.2 464.7 5.5 465.0 293Recovery Path: Met Target
High Needs 483.8 484.5 0.7 485.4 2562Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 487.2 488.3 1.1 490.7 1602Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low Income 482.7 483.9 1.2 484.3 2073Recovery Path: Met Target
Students with Disabilities 470.9 472.5 1.6 474.3 732Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 499.7 499.1 -0.6 503.7 1200Path Forward: Declined
Black or African American 471.3 471.3 0.0 474.6 661Path Forward: No Change
Hispanic or Latino 476.6 474.4 -2.2 479.2 690Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 17--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 490.5 490.1 -0.4 493.3 311Path Forward: No Change

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 490.4 490.1 -0.3 493.2 511Path Forward: No Change
Lowest Performing---- 12--
High Needs 489.4 488.5 -0.9 493.5 430Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 19--
Low Income 489.5 488.5 -1.0 493.5 370Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities---- 7--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 496.9 491.7 -5.2 501.0 240Path Forward: Declined
Black or African American---- 9--
Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 4--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 2--

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 481.3 473.8 -7.5 484.9 910Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 16--
High Needs 477.8 471.9 -5.9 481.6 800Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 478.0 469.9 -8.1 482.1 420Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 478.9 472.4 -6.5 482.9 670Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities---- 20--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 485.8 478.4 -7.4 489.4 270Path Forward: Declined
Black or African American---- 24--
Hispanic or Latino 478.0 468.1 -9.9 481.6 270Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 4--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 9--

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 479.1 477.9 -1.2 482.5 560Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 12--
High Needs 475.3 474.2 -1.1 477.9 460Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 18--
Low Income 475.8 476.5 0.7 479.1 402Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities---- 11--
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 484.9 476.4 -8.5 488.3 220Recovery Path: Declined
Black or African American---- 10--
Hispanic or Latino---- 14--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 5--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 4--

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 40.7 2792Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 43.6 262Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 39.8 2321Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners 40.8 1422Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 40.3 1912Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 36.4 611Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 42.1 1122Typical Growth - Low
Black or African American 35.9 571Low Growth
Hispanic or Latino 36.9 631Low Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 16--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 47.8 302Typical Growth - Low

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 52.3 533Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing- 12--
High Needs 50.2 443Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners- 18--
Low Income 49.1 382Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities- 8--
American Indian or Alaska Native- 0--
Asian 64.5 224Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American- 10--
Hispanic or Latino- 14--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 4--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White- 3--

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 36.2 2851Low Growth
Lowest Performing 40.8 262Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 37.5 2371Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners 36.3 1481Low Growth
Low Income 37.7 1981Low Growth
Students with Disabilities 39.5 601Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 38.2 1161Low Growth
Black or African American 35.2 601Low Growth
Hispanic or Latino 35.9 621Low Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 15--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 34.8 311Low Growth

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 61.5 494Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing- 12--
High Needs 62.2 414Exceeded Typical Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners- 18--
Low Income 62.5 354Exceeded Typical Growth
Students with Disabilities- 7--
American Indian or Alaska Native- 0--
Asian 59.6 233Typical Growth - High
Black or African American- 8--
Hispanic or Latino- 12--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 4--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White- 2--

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 96.7 90.9 -5.8 95.0 660Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 96.4 89.7 -6.7 95.0 580Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 13--
Low Income 98.1 92.0 -6.1 95.0 500Declined
Students with Disabilities---- 18--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 100.0 93.8 -6.2 95.0 320Declined
Black or African American---- 14--
Hispanic or Latino---- 16--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 3--

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 96.9 98.4 1.5 95.0 614Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 96.3 98.2 1.9 95.0 554Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 13--
Low Income 96.2 98.1 1.9 95.0 524Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities---- 11--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 29--
Black or African American---- 15--
Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino-------
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 5--

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 0.4 0.8 0.4 1.0 2463Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 0.5 1.0 0.5 1.0 1933Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 28--
Low Income 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.0 1723Met Target
Students with Disabilities---- 60--
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1204Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 45--
Hispanic or Latino---- 61--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 11--

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 26.3 26.5 0.2 31.5 492Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 26.3 26.5 0.2 31.5 492Improved Below 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-------

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 17.9 24.4 6.5 19.4 454Exceeded Target
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 - Non-high school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 19.9 17.4 -2.5 18.4 3284Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 31.3 20.7 -10.6 26.7 294Exceeded Target
High Needs 22.3 18.8 -3.5 19.9 2774Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 13.2 12.8 -0.4 9.7 1722Improved Below Target
Low Income 24.2 20.7 -3.5 21.0 2273Met Target
Students with Disabilities 44.9 22.4 -22.5 41.3 764Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 4.1 2.3 -1.8 1.0 1284Exceeded Target
Black or African American 24.7 26.4 1.7 21.1 720Declined
Hispanic or Latino 41.6 37.3 -4.3 37.4 753Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 19--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 16.1 12.1 -4.0 14.3 334Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 41.7 40.6 -1.1 39.4 2492Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing---- 12--
High Needs 43.2 43.3 0.1 39.4 2101No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 83--
Low Income 43.0 45.0 2.0 37.9 1890Declined
Students with Disabilities---- 51--
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian 20.0 23.6 3.6 17.4 1100Declined
Black or African American---- 50--
Hispanic or Latino---- 73--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 7--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 7--

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 100.0 100.0 0.0 95.0 1094Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 100.0 100.0 0.0 95.0 904Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 23--
Low Income 100.0 100.0 0.0 95.0 814Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities---- 21--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 100.0 100.0 0.0 95.0 594Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 21--
Hispanic or Latino---- 25--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 2--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 2--

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 388 37597Yes 1 388 37296Yes 1 160 15597Yes 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 328 316 328 314 138 133 794 76396Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 191 186 191 189 63 62 445 43798Yes1
Low Income 271 263 271 259 117 113 659 63596Yes1
Students with Disabilities 89 81 89 80 35 33 213 19492No2
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1 2 1 1 1 5----
Asian 151 149 151 151 52 51 354 35199Yes1
Black or African American 84 79 84 79 37 35 205 19396Yes2
Hispanic or Latino 91 89 91 86 47 46 229 22197Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 23 23 23 22 9 9 55 5498Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 37 34 37 33 14 13 88 8093No2




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