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Melrose High

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2026 Official Accountability Report - Melrose High

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Melrose (01780000)

TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School

SCHOOL
Melrose High (01780505)

GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

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
64% - Substantial progress toward targets	86

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	71%	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 (High school grades)			Lowest Performing Students (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	4	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	3	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-	0	4	-
	Achievement total	10	12	40.0	3	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	7	8	20.0	7	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	3	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	11	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	0	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	5	8	10.0	2	4	10.0
Weighted total		8.1	10.0	-	3.8	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		81%		-	37%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		59%

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		All Students (High school grades)			Lowest Performing Students (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	4	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	2	4	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Achievement total	7	12	40.0	7	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	4	4	-
	Growth total	7	8	20.0	8	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	12	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	4	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	2	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	8	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		7.4	10.0	-	6.9	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		74%		-	67%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		71%

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	79%	52%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	63%
	Substantial progress toward targets

2026 Points awarded

2026 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High Needs Student Group (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	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	4	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-
	Growth total	7	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	4	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	4	4	-
	High school completion total	12	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	2	4	-
	Additional indicators total	2	8	10.0
Weighted total		5.6	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		52%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		52%

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High Needs Student Group (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	3	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-
	Achievement total	9	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	4	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-
	Growth total	7	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	4	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	3	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	4	4	-
	High school completion total	11	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	2	4	-
	Additional indicators total	4	8	10.0
Weighted total		8.5	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		79%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		79%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	517.2	518.4	1.2	518.7	245	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	498.3	496.8	-1.5	503.4	54	3	Path Forward: Met Target
High Needs	502.6	501.3	-1.3	505.2	70	3	Path Forward: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Low Income	502.7	501.9	-0.8	505.2	41	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Students with Disabilities	497.0	497.2	0.2	499.1	36	3	Path Forward: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	26	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	519.9	520.6	0.7	522.0	182	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	507.0	507.9	0.9	508.9	241	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Lowest Performing	485.6	484.8	-0.8	490.7	54	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	493.6	490.1	-3.5	497.4	68	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Low Income	492.3	492.2	-0.1	495.9	39	1	Path Forward: No Change
Students with Disabilities	486.9	485.7	-1.2	488.8	36	0	Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	24	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	509.5	510.0	0.5	512.1	180	3	Path Forward: Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	510.6	506.4	-4.2	513.1	225	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing	487.1	483.6	-3.5	490.3	54	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	499.1	492.6	-6.5	502.9	59	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Low Income	501.0	491.3	-9.7	504.3	31	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	491.2	490.2	-1.0	494.1	35	3	Path Forward: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	513.1	508.1	-5.0	514.8	174	3	Path Forward: Met Target

English language arts growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	71.0	227	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing	70.1	54	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
High Needs	69.2	59	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	8	-	-
Low Income	69.4	31	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Students with Disabilities	66.4	35	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	12	-	-
Black or African American	-	9	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	19	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	12	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	71.2	175	4	Exceeded Typical Growth

Mathematics growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	52.1	226	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	54.3	54	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	52.4	60	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	9	-	-
Low Income	51.6	32	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	53.3	35	3	Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	12	-	-
Black or African American	-	9	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	18	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	12	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	52.5	175	3	Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	97.9	98.8	0.9	95.0	243	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	97.0	96.8	-0.2	95.0	95	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Low Income	97.1	98.3	1.2	95.0	59	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	94.7	95.0	0.3	95.0	40	3	Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	98.3	99.4	1.1	95.0	174	4	Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	97.8	97.9	0.1	95.0	236	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	95.3	97.0	1.7	95.0	99	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Low Income	94.6	97.1	2.5	95.0	70	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	93.0	94.7	1.7	95.0	38	3	Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	29	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	98.3	98.3	0.0	95.0	173	4	Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	0.2	0.2	0.0	1.0	967	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	0.7	0.3	-0.4	1.0	304	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	38	-	-
Low Income	0.6	0.0	-0.6	1.0	158	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	1.4	0.0	-1.4	1.2	154	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	0	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	73	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	72	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	72	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	47	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	0.3	0.1	-0.2	1.0	702	4	Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	46.9	29.6	-17.3	52.9	27	0	Declined
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 - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	14.5	13.3	-1.2	13.2	1,014	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	16.7	14.8	-1.9	11.9	54	2	Improved Below Target
High Needs	24.3	28.9	4.6	22.0	301	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	81	-	-
Low Income	28.2	33.2	5.0	23.6	205	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	25.6	28.0	2.4	22.0	118	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	74	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	68	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	97	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	55	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	12.1	9.5	-2.6	10.7	719	4	Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	78.4	80.4	2.0	81.7	485	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	51.3	54.2	2.9	56.6	144	2	Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	29	-	-
Low Income	57.0	59.8	2.8	63.7	82	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	38.6	35.2	-3.4	46.9	71	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	42	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	39	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	36	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	83.2	84.7	1.5	86.7	347	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	249	248	100	Yes	1	245	243	99	Yes	1	248	246	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	74	73	71	70	73	72	218	215	99	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	18	18	16	16	18	18	52	-	-	-	-
Low Income	45	44	42	41	44	43	131	128	98	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	39	38	38	37	38	37	115	112	97	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	14	14	14	14	14	14	42	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	11	11	11	11	11	11	33	-	-	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	27	27	25	24	26	26	78	77	99	Yes	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	14	14	14	14	14	14	42	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	183	182	181	180	183	181	547	543	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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