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Matthew J Kuss Middle

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2026

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2026 Official Accountability Report - Matthew J Kuss Middle

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Fall River (00950000)

TITLE I STATUS
Title I School

SCHOOL
Matthew J Kuss Middle (00950320)

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: Black or African American -White -Students with Disabilities -Low Income -Hispanic or Latino -English Learners and Former English Learners -High Needs

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
52% - Substantial progress toward targets	2

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	36%	62%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	52%
	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)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	2	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	6	12	60.0	7	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	0	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	3	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	3	4	10.0
Weighted total		4.6	9.6	-	5.7	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		48%		-	75%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		62%

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	0	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	3	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	0	12	60.0	5	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	1	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	3	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	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	3	4	10.0	2	4	10.0
Weighted total		1.3	9.6	-	4.5	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		14%		-	59%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		36%

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	10%	50%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	34%
	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	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-
	Achievement total	6	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		5.1	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		50%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		50%

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	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-
	Achievement total	0	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	1	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	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	3	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	3	4	10.0
Weighted total		1.0	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		10%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		10%

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	471.5	473.2	1.7	474.7	611	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	444.3	452.2	7.9	449.4	72	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
High Needs	470.0	471.3	1.3	472.9	550	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	459.6	463.4	3.8	462.8	248	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low Income	470.6	471.8	1.2	473.6	516	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	457.3	462.1	4.8	460.0	140	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Black or African American	469.4	473.5	4.1	472.9	111	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	468.0	467.2	-0.8	471.1	227	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	482.4	480.0	-2.4	485.8	46	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	471.5	476.0	4.5	474.2	206	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	473.4	475.2	1.8	477.3	610	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	453.9	457.9	4.0	457.9	72	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
High Needs	472.2	473.9	1.7	475.5	549	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	468.0	471.7	3.7	471.6	248	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Low Income	472.6	474.3	1.7	475.9	515	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	462.5	466.1	3.6	465.6	140	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Black or African American	471.9	475.0	3.1	476.2	112	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino	471.5	471.6	0.1	475.2	226	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	476.7	480.0	3.3	481.5	46	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	473.6	476.2	2.6	476.9	205	2	Recovery Path: 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	471.8	474.0	2.2	474.6	218	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	37	-	-
High Needs	471.1	472.8	1.7	473.8	188	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	465.0	468.5	3.5	469.2	88	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low Income	471.2	473.3	2.1	473.8	174	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Students with Disabilities	463.6	467.1	3.5	465.9	40	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Black or African American	468.5	470.0	1.5	472.6	49	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino	471.8	470.8	-1.0	475.7	75	0	Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	470.5	477.4	6.9	473.8	72	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	45.7	534	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	45.6	72	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	45.1	476	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	45.4	196	2	Typical Growth - Low
Low Income	44.8	446	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	41.6	115	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	20	-	-
Black or African American	46.7	90	2	Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino	44.0	197	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	36.3	43	1	Low Growth
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	48.6	183	2	Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	38.6	554	1	Low Growth
Lowest Performing	39.1	72	1	Low Growth
High Needs	38.2	496	1	Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners	38.2	215	1	Low Growth
Low Income	38.6	465	1	Low Growth
Students with Disabilities	37.1	117	1	Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	20	-	-
Black or African American	41.0	98	2	Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino	36.7	206	1	Low Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	37.1	43	1	Low Growth
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	39.0	186	1	Low Growth

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	35.0	25.7	-9.3	40.2	144	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	35.0	25.7	-9.3	40.2	144	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	24.1	19.5	-4.6	21.9	693	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	18.3	13.9	-4.4	13.4	72	3	Met Target
High Needs	25.3	20.4	-4.9	22.8	624	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	18.2	13.3	-4.9	14.9	285	4	Exceeded Target
Low Income	25.9	21.0	-4.9	23.2	587	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	35.3	29.1	-6.2	31.0	151	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Black or African American	23.7	14.8	-8.9	20.1	135	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	24.6	18.4	-6.2	20.8	255	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	23.5	35.2	11.7	21.3	54	0	Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	25.1	20.6	-4.5	22.2	228	4	Exceeded 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	670	668	100	Yes	1	669	667	100	Yes	1	237	235	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	608	606	607	605	206	204	1,421	1,415	100	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	271	271	272	271	96	94	639	636	100	Yes	1
Low Income	573	571	571	569	192	190	1,336	1,330	100	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	161	159	161	159	47	46	369	364	99	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	-	-	-	-
Asian	20	20	20	20	9	9	49	49	100	Yes	1
Black or African American	127	126	127	127	55	55	309	308	100	Yes	1
Hispanic or Latino	247	247	248	248	80	79	575	574	100	Yes	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	51	50	49	49	15	15	115	114	99	Yes	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	224	224	224	222	78	77	526	523	99	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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