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Arlington Middle School

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Accountability Report

2026 Official Accountability Report - Arlington Middle School

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Lawrence (01490000)

TITLE I STATUS
Title I School

SCHOOL
Arlington Middle School (01490017)

GRADES SERVED
05,06,07,08

REGION
Strategic Transformation

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

Substantial progress toward targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
64% - Substantial progress toward targets	15

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	72%	59%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	64%
	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	0	4	-	4	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	2	12	60.0	8	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	20.0	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	2	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		2.9	9.6	-	6.7	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		30%		-	88%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		59%

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	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	3	4	-	4	4	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	8	12	60.0	6	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	20.0	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	3	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		6.7	9.6	-	5.6	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		70%		-	74%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		72%

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%	28%
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		High Needs Student Group (Non-high school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-
	Achievement total	2	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		2.9	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		28%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		28%

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	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	3	4	-
	Science achievement	4	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	471.2	472.9	1.7	474.0	476	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	446.0	452.9	6.9	451.5	82	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High Needs	470.1	472.1	2.0	472.7	457	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	465.6	468.9	3.3	469.1	325	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Low Income	470.0	472.0	2.0	472.8	432	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	453.9	454.7	0.8	456.2	83	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	471.3	472.8	1.5	474.2	465	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	9	-	-

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	480.7	479.0	-1.7	483.4	475	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	458.3	463.9	5.6	462.7	82	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High Needs	480.0	478.6	-1.4	482.6	456	0	Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	477.0	476.2	-0.8	480.4	324	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income	480.1	478.6	-1.5	482.8	431	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities	466.7	463.6	-3.1	470.4	83	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	480.7	479.0	-1.7	483.5	464	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	9	-	-

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	478.9	473.7	-5.2	483.2	253	0	Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	36	-	-
High Needs	478.6	472.9	-5.7	482.9	245	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	474.3	469.9	-4.4	478.5	166	0	Path Forward: Declined
Low Income	478.9	473.0	-5.9	483.0	231	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	464.5	457.5	-7.0	468.5	52	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	479.3	473.6	-5.7	483.2	248	0	Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	5	-	-

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	54.8	445	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	49.3	82	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	55.5	426	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	56.4	295	3	Typical Growth - High
Low Income	55.1	404	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	44.2	79	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	-	1	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	54.8	434	3	Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	-	9	-	-

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	50.8	451	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	51.3	82	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	51.3	432	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	50.2	301	3	Typical Growth - High
Low Income	51.0	410	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	44.0	79	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	-	1	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	50.8	440	3	Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	-	9	-	-

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	30.5	31.9	1.4	35.7	207	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	30.5	31.9	1.4	35.7	207	2	Improved 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	13.5	11.7	-1.8	11.3	528	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	19.3	15.9	-3.4	14.4	82	2	Improved Below Target
High Needs	13.9	12.2	-1.7	11.4	508	2	Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	12.7	11.7	-1.0	9.4	369	2	Improved Below Target
Low Income	14.5	12.7	-1.8	11.8	482	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	24.7	16.7	-8.0	20.4	84	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	13.7	11.6	-2.1	9.9	516	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	10	-	-

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	524	523	100	Yes	1	522	521	100	Yes	1	274	272	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	504	503	502	501	266	264	1,272	1,268	100	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	370	369	368	367	186	184	924	920	100	Yes	1
Low Income	477	476	475	474	251	249	1,203	1,199	100	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	85	85	85	85	53	53	223	223	100	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	2	2	2	2	1	1	5	-	-	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	512	511	510	509	268	266	1,290	1,286	100	Yes	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	9	9	9	9	5	5	23	-	-	-	-

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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