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Morton Middle

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Accountability Report

2026 Official Accountability Report - Morton Middle

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Fall River (00950000)

TITLE I STATUS
Title I School

SCHOOL
Morton Middle (00950315)

GRADES SERVED
06,07,08

REGION
Coastal

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI)

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

In need of focused/targeted support

Among the lowest performing 10% of schools

Low student group performance: White -Students with Disabilities -Low Income -Hispanic or Latino -English Learners and Former English Learners -High Needs

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
48% - Moderate progress toward targets	3

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	53%	45%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	48%
	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	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	5	12	60.0	4	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	1	4	-	1	4	-
	Growth total	3	8	20.0	3	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	3	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		4.3	9.6	-	3.4	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		45%		-	45%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		45%

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	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	7	12	60.0	4	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	4	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	2	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	2	4	10.0	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		5.6	9.6	-	3.6	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		58%		-	47%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		53%

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	61%	37%
Weight	40%	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)
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	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	1	4	-
	Growth total	3	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		3.8	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		37%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		37%

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	2	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-
	Achievement total	8	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-
	Growth total	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	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		6.3	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		61%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		61%

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	479.7	478.5	-1.2	482.4	633	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	452.2	455.3	3.1	457.3	87	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs	475.2	474.1	-1.1	477.3	507	0	Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	467.8	466.9	-0.9	471.8	164	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income	475.5	474.5	-1.0	477.8	463	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities	463.1	463.6	0.5	465.3	179	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Black or African American	473.4	474.9	1.5	476.7	98	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino	474.7	472.9	-1.8	477.5	196	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	486.6	481.5	-5.1	489.7	54	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	483.8	483.0	-0.8	486.7	265	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	477.7	479.7	2.0	480.2	631	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing	458.0	459.9	1.9	464.1	87	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs	474.4	476.3	1.9	477.1	505	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	471.4	472.7	1.3	473.8	164	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income	474.4	476.3	1.9	476.6	461	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Students with Disabilities	465.4	468.0	2.6	469.1	177	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Black or African American	472.9	477.1	4.2	475.5	98	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	473.5	474.2	0.7	476.4	195	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	482.3	483.4	1.1	484.5	54	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	480.6	483.1	2.5	483.3	264	3	Recovery Path: Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	474.4	475.9	1.5	477.1	203	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	47	-	-
High Needs	471.1	473.1	2.0	473.7	158	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	463.5	467.0	3.5	466.4	61	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low Income	471.6	473.4	1.8	474.4	146	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	464.3	466.1	1.8	466.6	54	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Black or African American	470.2	472.9	2.7	474.3	29	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino	467.7	470.5	2.8	471.0	70	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	478.4	478.5	0.1	481.1	81	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	41.1	582	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	42.3	87	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	40.9	458	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	42.8	151	2	Typical Growth - Low
Low Income	41.3	420	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	37.7	152	1	Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	0	-	-
Asian	-	18	-	-
Black or African American	41.8	90	2	Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino	41.3	174	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	42.3	52	2	Typical Growth - Low
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	1	-	-
White	40.2	247	2	Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	36.4	583	1	Low Growth
Lowest Performing	39.9	87	1	Low Growth
High Needs	35.9	458	1	Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners	37.8	155	1	Low Growth
Low Income	35.9	420	1	Low Growth
Students with Disabilities	34.3	150	1	Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	0	-	-
Asian	-	18	-	-
Black or African American	36.2	89	1	Low Growth
Hispanic or Latino	37.6	177	1	Low Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	38.4	52	1	Low Growth
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	1	-	-
White	34.8	246	1	Low Growth

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	36.6	42.0	5.4	41.8	69	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	36.6	42.0	5.4	41.8	69	3	Met 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	27.4	23.5	-3.9	25.2	695	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	31.2	31.8	0.6	26.3	88	0	Declined
High Needs	31.3	26.6	-4.7	28.8	553	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	30.2	18.5	-11.7	26.9	178	4	Exceeded Target
Low Income	32.6	28.0	-4.6	29.9	508	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	34.1	31.3	-2.8	29.8	182	2	Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Black or African American	14.3	16.0	1.7	10.7	119	0	Declined
Hispanic or Latino	39.5	31.8	-7.7	35.7	211	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	21.1	18.3	-2.8	18.9	60	4	Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	25.2	22.5	-2.7	22.3	284	3	Met Target

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	673	672	100	Yes	1	676	674	100	Yes	1	217	214	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	540	539	542	540	169	166	1,251	1,245	100	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	173	172	176	174	64	63	413	409	99	Yes	1
Low Income	495	495	496	495	157	154	1,148	1,144	100	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	187	186	187	185	57	56	431	427	99	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	-	-	-	-
Asian	18	18	20	20	10	10	48	48	100	Yes	1
Black or African American	112	112	113	113	31	31	256	256	100	Yes	1
Hispanic or Latino	211	211	211	210	76	74	498	495	99	Yes	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	57	56	57	56	17	16	131	128	98	Yes	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	-	-	-	-
White	270	270	270	270	83	83	623	623	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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