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Linden

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Accountability Report

2026 Official Accountability Report - Linden

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Malden (01650000)

TITLE I STATUS
Title I School

SCHOOL
Linden (01650047)

GRADES SERVED
K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08

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
60% - Substantial progress toward targets	43

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	43%	72%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	60%
	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	3	4	-	4	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	5	12	60.0	8	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	4	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	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	1	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	2	4	10.0
Weighted total		4.9	9.6	-	7.0	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		51%		-	92%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		72%

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	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	2	12	60.0	5	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	5	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	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	0	4	10.0	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		2.5	9.6	-	4.5	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		26%		-	59%		-
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	44%	55%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	51%
	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	4	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-
	Achievement total	6	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		5.7	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		55%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		55%

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	0	4	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-
	Achievement total	5	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	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	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		4.5	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		44%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		44%

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	491.2	492.5	1.3	493.8	479	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	457.9	464.0	6.1	462.1	82	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High Needs	483.5	484.7	1.2	486.2	332	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	479.3	479.5	0.2	483.0	163	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income	483.7	485.4	1.7	486.2	276	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	466.5	467.2	0.7	469.2	81	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	501.4	501.3	-0.1	504.4	112	1	Recovery Path: No Change
Black or African American	487.1	485.5	-1.6	489.8	91	0	Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino	483.8	486.9	3.1	487.4	147	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	491.5	495.7	4.2	493.9	105	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	491.4	493.8	2.4	493.6	475	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing	459.0	467.4	8.4	464.1	82	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
High Needs	483.6	486.5	2.9	484.9	328	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	482.5	484.6	2.1	485.4	161	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income	482.8	486.8	4.0	485.2	273	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	467.2	470.2	3.0	470.5	80	3	Path Forward: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	507.1	508.4	1.3	510.8	112	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Black or African American	482.6	482.2	-0.4	485.6	90	1	Path Forward: No Change
Hispanic or Latino	482.7	488.0	5.3	485.5	145	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	491.5	495.6	4.1	493.4	104	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	487.9	486.6	-1.3	490.0	156	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
High Needs	482.2	478.2	-4.0	484.4	106	0	Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	479.4	468.4	-11.0	481.5	52	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income	483.1	479.8	-3.3	485.5	86	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	500.7	496.4	-4.3	503.2	33	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Black or African American	482.2	482.0	-0.2	484.8	31	1	Path Forward: No Change
Hispanic or Latino	477.7	480.2	2.5	480.7	51	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	495.1	489.4	-5.7	497.1	33	0	Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	60.4	387	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing	57.7	82	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	59.1	266	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	58.2	125	3	Typical Growth - High
Low Income	59.3	218	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	52.9	70	3	Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	2	-	-
Asian	65.4	92	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American	55.9	73	3	Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino	57.8	115	3	Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	15	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	1	-	-
White	62.3	89	4	Exceeded Typical Growth

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	57.1	390	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	55.3	82	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	55.5	269	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	57.2	128	3	Typical Growth - High
Low Income	56.0	221	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	48.2	70	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	2	-	-
Asian	65.2	91	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American	48.9	74	2	Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino	54.2	118	3	Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	15	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	1	-	-
White	60.4	89	4	Exceeded Typical Growth

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	48.8	47.0	-1.8	54.2	181	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	48.8	47.0	-1.8	54.2	181	1	No Change
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	20.3	18.3	-2.0	19.0	736	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	26.9	25.6	-1.3	23.4	82	2	Improved Below Target
High Needs	24.5	21.8	-2.7	21.9	546	3	Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	23.9	19.2	-4.7	20.9	307	4	Exceeded Target
Low Income	27.3	24.9	-2.4	23.6	454	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	39.1	26.8	-12.3	35.8	138	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Asian	6.5	3.8	-2.7	3.6	159	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	8.9	16.1	7.2	5.4	149	0	Declined
Hispanic or Latino	32.0	24.7	-7.3	28.3	235	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	32	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	29.3	24.3	-5.0	27.9	152	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	508	505	99	Yes	1	507	502	99	Yes	1	166	165	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	358	356	357	353	116	115	831	824	99	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	184	183	182	182	60	60	426	425	100	Yes	1
Low Income	296	294	296	292	94	93	686	679	99	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	84	83	83	81	18	17	185	181	98	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	3	3	3	2	2	8	-	-	-	-
Asian	115	115	115	115	33	33	263	263	100	Yes	1
Black or African American	97	96	97	94	32	32	226	222	98	Yes	1
Hispanic or Latino	162	161	161	161	56	56	379	378	100	Yes	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	20	20	20	20	6	6	46	46	100	Yes	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	-	-	-	-
White	110	109	110	108	37	36	257	253	98	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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