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2026 Official Accountability Report - Downey

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
56% - Substantial progress toward targets6

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage53%58%
Weight40%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
(Non-high school grades)
Lowest Performing Students
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement24-34-
Mathematics achievement24-44-
Science achievement14----
Achievement total51260.07867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4820.04822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------
Extended engagement rate------
Annual dropout rate------
High school completion total------
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total2410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-14-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total0410.01410.0
Weighted total4.09.6-5.77.6-
Percentage of possible points 42%-75%-
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)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement34-24-
Mathematics achievement04-24-
Science achievement44----
Achievement total71260.04867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-
Mathematics growth14-14-
Growth total4820.03822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------
Extended engagement rate------
Annual dropout rate------
High school completion total------
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.04410.0
Weighted total5.49.6-3.87.6-
Percentage of possible points 56%-50%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage53%

Student group percentile


Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage64%35%
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)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement14-
Mathematics achievement14-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total41267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total4822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---
Extended engagement rate---
Annual dropout rate---
High school completion total---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total0410.0
Weighted total3.610.3-
Percentage of possible points 35%-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage35%

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High Needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement44-
Mathematics achievement04-
Science achievement44-
Achievement total81267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-
Mathematics growth14-
Growth total4822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---
Extended engagement rate---
Annual dropout rate---
High school completion total---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total3410.0
Weighted total6.610.3-
Percentage of possible points 64%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage64%

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 481.2 481.4 0.2 484.5 2892Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 456.7 462.9 6.2 463.4 403Recovery Path: Met Target
High Needs 480.2 480.2 0.0 482.9 2661Recovery Path: No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 475.4 476.6 1.2 479.2 732Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income 480.3 480.3 0.0 483.4 2401Recovery Path: No Change
Students with Disabilities 472.7 473.0 0.3 476.8 1352Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 6--
Black or African American 479.8 481.8 2.0 482.6 1642Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 482.3 479.8 -2.5 485.6 630Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 484.5 482.8 -1.7 487.9 210Path Forward: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 483.2 481.7 -1.5 486.0 340Recovery Path: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 481.8 482.0 0.2 485.0 2912Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 451.6 459.9 8.3 456.9 404Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High Needs 480.9 480.9 0.0 484.2 2681Path Forward: No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 477.8 478.5 0.7 481.3 742Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low Income 480.8 481.3 0.5 483.2 2422Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 472.6 473.6 1.0 475.3 1352Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 6--
Black or African American 480.7 481.5 0.8 483.7 1642Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 483.8 482.8 -1.0 486.9 640Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 479.4 480.3 0.9 482.6 212Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 483.4 484.4 1.0 487.1 352Path Forward: Improved Below Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 476.9 476.9 0.0 480.0 991Recovery Path: No Change
Lowest Performing---- 21--
High Needs 475.2 475.9 0.7 478.5 922Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 469.7 471.3 1.6 473.9 302Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low Income 476.3 475.8 -0.5 479.9 841Recovery Path: No Change
Students with Disabilities 468.3 468.4 0.1 471.6 452Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American 470.7 476.2 5.5 474.4 604Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino---- 23--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 9--

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 45.3 1792Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 45.8 402Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 44.9 1632Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 41.7 442Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 45.0 1482Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 43.0 772Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 4--
Black or African American 44.0 1072Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 44.6 362Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 17--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 0--
White- 15--

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 40.0 1802Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 47.1 402Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 40.3 1642Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 40.1 452Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 40.5 1492Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 41.0 772Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 4--
Black or African American 38.1 1071Low Growth
Hispanic or Latino 42.6 372Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 17--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 0--
White- 15--

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 50.0 50.7 0.7 54.0 752Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 50.0 50.7 0.7 54.0 752Improved 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-------

Chronic absenteeism - Non-high school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 25.7 28.6 2.9 23.5 5240Declined
Lowest Performing 34.9 35.0 0.1 30.0 401No Change
High Needs 27.4 29.4 2.0 24.9 4770Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 22.7 20.3 -2.4 19.4 1282Improved Below Target
Low Income 28.4 30.8 2.4 25.7 4380Declined
Students with Disabilities 30.5 28.7 -1.8 26.2 2162Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 9--
Black or African American 21.5 22.8 1.3 17.9 3030Declined
Hispanic or Latino 32.4 37.1 4.7 28.6 1160Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 39.4 45.2 5.8 37.2 420Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 29.2 32.7 3.5 26.3 520Declined

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 307 30499Yes 1 309 30799Yes 1 106 10498Yes 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 284 281 286 284 99 97 669 66299Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 80 80 81 81 32 32 193 193100Yes1
Low Income 258 255 260 258 91 89 609 60299Yes1
Students with Disabilities 146 144 147 145 51 49 344 33898Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 1 1 0 0 2----
Asian 6 6 6 6 1 1 13----
Black or African American 173 173 174 174 64 64 411 411100Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 65 65 66 66 24 24 155 155100Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 22 22 22 22 6 6 50 50100Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 1 0 0 2----
White 39 36 39 37 11 9 89 8296Yes2




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