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2026 Official Accountability Report - Lawrence

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
24% - Limited or no progress toward targets25

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage39%15%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
24%
Limited or no 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 achievement04-04-
Mathematics achievement04-24-
Science achievement04----
Achievement total01267.52867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth14-14-
Mathematics growth14-14-
Growth total2822.52822.5
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 absenteeism14-04-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total1410.00410.0
Weighted total0.610.3-1.87.6-
Percentage of possible points 6%-24%-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage15%

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 achievement04-44-
Mathematics achievement04-24-
Science achievement04----
Achievement total01260.06867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-34-
Mathematics growth14-24-
Growth total3820.05822.5
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 total1410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-04-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total2410.00410.0
Weighted total0.99.6-5.27.6-
Percentage of possible points 9%-68%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage39%

Student group percentile


Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage9%7%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
8%
Limited or no 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 achievement04-
Mathematics achievement04-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total01267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth14-
Mathematics growth14-
Growth total2822.5
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 absenteeism24-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total2410.0
Weighted total0.710.3-
Percentage of possible points 7%-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage7%

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 achievement04-
Mathematics achievement04-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total01267.5
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 total0.910.3-
Percentage of possible points 9%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage9%

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 493.6 489.2 -4.4 497.1 4450Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 458.6 457.5 -1.1 462.9 490Recovery Path: Declined
High Needs 480.7 476.3 -4.4 483.4 2080Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 471.3 473.3 2.0 473.7 303Path Forward: Met Target
Low Income 482.4 478.1 -4.3 485.4 1620Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 465.3 463.5 -1.8 468.3 940Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 6--
Black or African American 482.2 474.5 -7.7 484.2 320Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 477.6 483.2 5.6 482.0 464Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 483.2 484.2 1.0 489.3 322Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 497.8 491.7 -6.1 501.0 3270Recovery 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 494.7 492.7 -2.0 497.2 4490Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 465.5 465.6 0.1 470.1 492Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 483.6 480.8 -2.8 485.8 2120Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 477.1 479.4 2.3 480.7 322Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low Income 484.3 482.4 -1.9 487.1 1660Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 470.7 470.1 -0.6 474.0 950Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 6--
Black or African American 483.0 479.5 -3.5 484.8 320Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 481.7 485.5 3.8 485.0 483Recovery Path: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 485.4 486.5 1.1 490.3 322Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 498.4 495.5 -2.9 500.6 3290Recovery Path: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 493.1 491.9 -1.2 495.9 2290Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 48--
High Needs 482.9 480.6 -2.3 485.1 1130Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 18--
Low Income 483.5 483.5 0.0 485.5 911Recovery Path: No Change
Students with Disabilities 473.0 466.8 -6.2 475.4 510Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 3--
Black or African American---- 15--
Hispanic or Latino---- 22--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 18--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 496.1 494.8 -1.3 498.4 1700Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 36.2 4271Low Growth
Lowest Performing 37.1 491Low Growth
High Needs 36.1 1981Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners 44.0 292Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 37.1 1571Low Growth
Students with Disabilities 31.7 861Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native- 2--
Asian- 6--
Black or African American 31.9 311Low Growth
Hispanic or Latino 42.3 442Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 34.2 271Low Growth
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 35.5 3171Low Growth

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 38.3 4301Low Growth
Lowest Performing 38.8 491Low Growth
High Needs 39.6 2001Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners 46.8 292Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 39.9 1591Low Growth
Students with Disabilities 40.2 882Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 2--
Asian- 6--
Black or African American 38.2 311Low Growth
Hispanic or Latino 44.3 462Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 35.7 261Low Growth
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 37.9 3191Low Growth

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students-------
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 25.5 25.9 0.4 24.2 4751No Change
Lowest Performing 23.6 34.0 10.4 20.1 500Declined
High Needs 38.5 37.4 -1.1 35.9 2272Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 39.6 41.7 2.1 36.6 360Declined
Low Income 43.1 39.7 -3.4 39.4 1793Met Target
Students with Disabilities 37.2 38.8 1.6 33.9 980Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 4--
Asian---- 6--
Black or African American 16.7 26.3 9.6 13.2 380Declined
Hispanic or Latino 39.7 31.5 -8.2 36.0 544Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 40.0 27.3 -12.7 38.7 334Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 22.8 25.3 2.5 21.4 3400Declined

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 462 45699Yes 1 464 46199Yes 1 242 23898Yes 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 221 217 222 221 120 119 563 55799Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 34 32 34 34 19 19 87 8598Yes1
Low Income 173 169 173 173 97 96 443 43899Yes1
Students with Disabilities 99 98 100 99 55 54 254 25199Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 3 3 3 1 1 7----
Asian 6 6 6 6 3 3 15----
Black or African American 36 36 36 36 19 19 91 91100Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 50 48 51 51 26 25 127 12498Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 33 33 33 33 18 18 84 84100Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 334 330 335 332 175 172 844 83499Yes1




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