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B.F. Butler Middle School

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Accountability Report

2026 Official Accountability Report - B.F. Butler Middle School

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Lowell (01600000)

TITLE I STATUS
Title I School

SCHOOL
B.F. Butler Middle School (01600310)

GRADES SERVED
05,06,07,08

REGION
Coastal

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

Substantial progress toward targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
55% - Substantial progress toward targets	30

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	43%	63%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	55%
	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	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	8	12	60.0	5	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	6	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	2	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	2	4	10.0	2	4	10.0
Weighted total		6.4	9.6	-	4.5	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		67%		-	59%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		63%

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	0	4	-	2	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	2	12	60.0	4	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	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		3.1	9.6	-	4.0	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		32%		-	53%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		43%

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	36%	74%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	59%
	Substantial 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	3	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-
	Achievement total	9	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		7.6	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		74%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		74%

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	3	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-
	Achievement total	3	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	3	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	3	4	10.0
Weighted total		3.7	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		36%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		36%

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	483.3	484.1	0.8	486.3	454	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	454.4	454.9	0.5	459.5	77	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs	481.1	481.7	0.6	483.6	395	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	476.3	477.5	1.2	479.3	203	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income	480.9	481.3	0.4	484.3	340	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	461.0	462.2	1.2	463.1	68	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	491.8	489.9	-1.9	494.4	145	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Black or African American	474.1	480.4	6.3	476.2	31	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	477.1	478.3	1.2	480.8	184	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	486.7	489.2	2.5	489.9	80	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	488.3	490.3	2.0	490.9	455	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	462.1	467.0	4.9	467.3	77	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
High Needs	486.4	488.5	2.1	488.6	395	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	485.5	486.9	1.4	489.0	204	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income	485.3	487.8	2.5	488.1	339	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Students with Disabilities	468.2	471.7	3.5	471.9	67	3	Path Forward: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	497.9	500.0	2.1	499.9	145	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Black or African American	481.2	482.7	1.5	484.7	31	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino	481.2	483.6	2.4	484.5	185	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	490.2	491.2	1.0	492.5	80	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	481.1	487.2	6.1	485.4	217	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	23	-	-
High Needs	479.2	485.5	6.3	483.5	185	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	475.6	483.0	7.4	477.7	89	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low Income	478.9	484.7	5.8	483.0	161	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	464.2	473.4	9.2	468.2	29	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	488.2	493.8	5.6	493.3	62	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	23	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	475.1	482.4	7.3	477.3	78	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	482.0	489.5	7.5	486.9	44	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	54.3	442	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	48.0	77	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	53.2	383	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	53.7	193	3	Typical Growth - High
Low Income	53.2	329	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	47.2	66	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	1	-	-
Asian	51.6	144	3	Typical Growth - High
Black or African American	56.1	30	3	Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino	55.9	174	3	Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	13	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	55.4	80	3	Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	55.1	447	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	49.7	77	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	55.0	387	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	53.8	198	3	Typical Growth - High
Low Income	54.2	334	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	49.6	65	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	1	-	-
Asian	58.5	144	3	Typical Growth - High
Black or African American	51.8	31	3	Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino	53.1	178	3	Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	13	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	54.2	80	3	Typical Growth - High

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	33.9	35.9	2.0	39.1	103	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	33.9	35.9	2.0	39.1	103	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	15.7	15.1	-0.6	13.5	510	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	20.2	16.7	-3.5	15.3	78	2	Improved Below Target
High Needs	17.4	16.7	-0.7	14.9	450	2	Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	13.8	10.9	-2.9	10.5	229	3	Met Target
Low Income	19.0	18.8	-0.2	16.3	388	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	26.2	21.8	-4.4	21.9	78	3	Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	8.3	9.9	1.6	5.1	151	0	Declined
Black or African American	14.7	15.0	0.3	11.1	40	1	No Change
Hispanic or Latino	19.5	18.8	-0.7	15.7	213	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	16.5	15.4	-1.1	13.6	91	2	Improved Below 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	484	480	99	Yes	1	483	482	100	Yes	1	231	231	100	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	424	421	423	422	199	199	1,046	1,042	100	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	219	217	219	219	98	98	536	534	100	Yes	1
Low Income	363	361	362	361	172	172	897	894	100	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	76	75	75	74	33	33	184	182	99	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	-	-	-	-
Asian	149	149	149	149	65	65	363	363	100	Yes	1
Black or African American	37	37	37	37	26	26	100	100	100	Yes	1
Hispanic or Latino	201	198	200	200	85	85	486	483	99	Yes	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	13	13	13	13	10	10	36	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	83	82	83	82	45	45	211	209	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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