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Justus C. Richardson Middle School

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Accountability Report

2026 Official Accountability Report - Justus C. Richardson Middle School

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Dracut (00790000)

TITLE I STATUS
Title I School

SCHOOL
Justus C. Richardson Middle School (00790410)

GRADES SERVED
06,07,08

REGION
Coastal

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

Moderate progress toward targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
46% - Moderate progress toward targets	40

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	52%	43%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	46%
	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)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	0	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	4	12	60.0	4	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	5	8	20.0	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	0	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	2	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	2	4	10.0	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		3.6	9.6	-	3.6	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		38%		-	47%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		43%

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		All Students (Non-high school grades)			Lowest Performing Students (Non-high school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	4	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	8	12	60.0	2	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	20.0	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	4	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	2	4	10.0
Weighted total		6.8	9.6	-	2.5	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		71%		-	33%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		52%

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	74%	42%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	55%
	Substantial progress toward targets

2026 Points awarded

2026 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High Needs Student Group (Non-high school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-
	Achievement total	4	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	2	4	10.0
Weighted total		4.3	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		42%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		42%

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High Needs Student Group (Non-high school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	3	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-
	Achievement total	9	12	67.5
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	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		7.6	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		74%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		74%

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	495.5	493.0	-2.5	498.4	919	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	464.1	467.2	3.1	469.2	142	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs	485.7	483.5	-2.2	488.1	448	0	Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	482.7	480.9	-1.8	485.5	102	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income	488.1	485.5	-2.6	490.8	330	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities	469.2	469.4	0.2	472.5	179	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	499.7	496.7	-3.0	503.1	115	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Black or African American	491.7	493.3	1.6	493.3	81	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Hispanic or Latino	487.6	485.6	-2.0	491.5	147	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	497.2	494.1	-3.1	500.0	557	0	Recovery 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	494.1	494.7	0.6	496.6	917	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	468.6	470.9	2.3	473.7	142	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs	485.5	486.1	0.6	487.3	446	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	486.1	487.6	1.5	488.9	102	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income	486.7	486.6	-0.1	488.9	329	1	Recovery Path: No Change
Students with Disabilities	473.2	473.8	0.6	475.2	177	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	500.8	500.9	0.1	504.8	115	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Black or African American	487.3	493.8	6.5	490.6	81	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	487.1	487.9	0.8	489.4	147	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	495.5	495.3	-0.2	497.9	555	1	Recovery Path: No Change

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	488.7	490.5	1.8	492.3	322	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	75	-	-
High Needs	481.8	482.9	1.1	485.6	141	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	478.0	480.6	2.6	482.1	38	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low Income	483.2	483.3	0.1	487.2	106	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	472.3	474.2	1.9	476.1	48	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	490.4	490.7	0.3	494.0	44	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	30	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	482.0	482.6	0.6	485.6	41	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	491.2	491.5	0.3	494.9	198	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	49.5	894	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	47.4	141	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	50.3	429	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	53.8	96	3	Typical Growth - High
Low Income	49.6	316	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	50.7	168	3	Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	1	-	-
Asian	55.9	110	3	Typical Growth - High
Black or African American	52.1	78	3	Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino	47.9	142	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	18	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	48.0	545	2	Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	51.0	896	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	46.9	141	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	51.0	430	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	60.4	96	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Low Income	49.6	317	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	48.0	168	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	1	-	-
Asian	57.1	110	3	Typical Growth - High
Black or African American	55.1	79	3	Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino	49.0	142	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	18	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	49.6	546	2	Typical Growth - Low

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	41.7	26.5	-15.2	46.9	34	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	41.7	26.5	-15.2	46.9	34	0	Declined
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	12.4	12.2	-0.2	10.9	961	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	15.4	17.6	2.2	10.8	142	0	Declined
High Needs	19.1	17.7	-1.4	16.7	485	2	Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	15.9	16.4	0.5	12.4	122	1	No Change
Low Income	20.6	20.5	-0.1	17.4	361	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	21.4	18.5	-2.9	17.8	189	2	Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	11.9	7.8	-4.1	8.6	116	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	4.3	5.7	1.4	1.0	88	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	22.4	19.3	-3.1	18.2	166	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	10.6	11.9	1.3	8.8	571	0	Declined

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	949	946	100	Yes	1	950	946	100	Yes	1	332	329	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	474	471	475	471	150	147	1,099	1,089	99	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	118	117	118	118	41	41	277	276	100	Yes	1
Low Income	352	350	353	351	115	112	820	813	99	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	185	183	185	181	50	48	420	412	98	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	-	-	-	-
Asian	116	116	116	116	44	44	276	276	100	Yes	1
Black or African American	87	86	87	87	31	31	205	204	100	Yes	1
Hispanic or Latino	159	157	160	158	46	45	365	360	99	Yes	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	19	19	19	19	11	10	49	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	567	567	567	565	200	199	1,334	1,331	100	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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