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Spark Academy

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Accountability Report

2026 Official Accountability Report - Spark Academy

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Lawrence (01490000)

TITLE I STATUS
Title I School

SCHOOL
Spark Academy (01490085)

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
58% - Substantial progress toward targets	23

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	58%	59%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	58%
	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	0	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	4	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	2	12	60.0	8	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	20.0	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	3	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	0	4	10.0	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		2.7	9.6	-	6.8	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		28%		-	90%		-
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	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	4	12	60.0	5	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	4	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	7	8	20.0	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	4	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		4.6	9.6	-	5.1	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		48%		-	67%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		58%

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	52%	26%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	37%
	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	0	4	-
	Science achievement	2	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	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		2.7	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		26%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		26%

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	2	4	-
	Science achievement	1	4	-
	Achievement total	5	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	4	4	-
	Growth total	7	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		5.4	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		52%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		52%

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	482.4	481.0	-1.4	484.7	526	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	452.4	460.9	8.5	457.5	54	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
High Needs	481.4	479.7	-1.7	483.3	485	0	Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	473.7	475.2	1.5	477.0	282	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income	481.6	479.8	-1.8	484.6	457	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	460.4	460.6	0.2	463.5	100	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	481.7	480.4	-1.3	484.0	499	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	11	-	-

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	486.9	486.2	-0.7	489.4	525	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	463.4	469.0	5.6	467.3	54	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High Needs	486.2	485.5	-0.7	488.5	484	0	Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	481.1	483.4	2.3	484.5	282	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income	486.6	485.1	-1.5	489.5	456	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities	468.5	470.0	1.5	471.8	99	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	486.5	485.9	-0.6	489.9	498	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	11	-	-

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	483.2	484.3	1.1	487.5	271	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	23	-	-
High Needs	482.6	483.6	1.0	486.9	252	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	473.9	479.6	5.7	478.1	129	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low Income	483.6	483.2	-0.4	487.7	241	1	Path Forward: No Change
Students with Disabilities	462.1	465.8	3.7	466.1	51	3	Path Forward: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	482.4	483.8	1.4	485.1	258	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	8	-	-

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	55.2	475	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	57.2	54	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	54.9	438	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	57.9	241	3	Typical Growth - High
Low Income	55.2	414	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	44.5	92	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	10	-	-
Black or African American	-	3	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	55.5	450	3	Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	2	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	-	10	-	-

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	52.5	488	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	57.9	54	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	52.7	451	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	57.8	256	3	Typical Growth - High
Low Income	52.3	427	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	48.5	92	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	10	-	-
Black or African American	-	3	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	52.8	463	3	Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	2	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	-	10	-	-

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	24.5	30.1	5.6	29.7	183	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	24.5	30.1	5.6	29.7	183	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	17.7	23.6	5.9	15.5	593	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	15.5	18.5	3.0	10.6	54	0	Declined
High Needs	18.1	24.8	6.7	15.6	552	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	12.9	22.6	9.7	9.6	332	0	Declined
Low Income	18.3	25.3	7.0	15.6	517	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	21.6	27.9	6.3	17.3	111	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	17.6	23.0	5.4	13.8	556	0	Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	12	-	-

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	567	562	99	Yes	1	567	562	99	Yes	1	294	288	98	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	526	521	526	521	275	269	1,327	1,311	99	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	318	314	318	315	147	144	783	773	99	Yes	1
Low Income	498	493	498	493	264	258	1,260	1,244	99	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	105	102	105	102	56	52	266	256	96	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	10	10	10	10	3	3	23	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	6	6	6	6	3	3	15	-	-	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	538	533	538	533	280	274	1,356	1,340	99	Yes	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	2	2	2	2	0	0	4	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	11	11	11	11	8	8	30	-	-	-	-

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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