Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Pollard Middle

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2026

Accountability Report

2026 Official Accountability Report - Pollard Middle

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Needham (01990000)

TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School

SCHOOL
Pollard Middle (01990405)

GRADES SERVED
07,08

REGION
Coastal

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

Meeting or exceeding targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
88% - Meeting or exceeding targets	97

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	93%	84%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	88%
	Meeting or exceeding 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	4	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	11	12	67.5	6	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Growth total	7	8	22.5	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	-	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	2	4	10.0
Weighted total		9.4	10.3	-	5.8	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		91%		-	76%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		84%

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	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	11	12	67.5	8	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Growth total	7	8	22.5	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	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	3	4	10.0	3	4	10.0
Weighted total		9.3	10.3	-	7.3	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		90%		-	96%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		93%

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	68%	36%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	49%
	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	3	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%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		36%

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	3	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-
	Achievement total	8	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	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		7.0	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		68%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		68%

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	516.1	514.8	-1.3	519.1	849	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	482.7	485.1	2.4	487.9	101	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs	496.9	493.8	-3.1	499.4	235	0	Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	506.3	500.6	-5.7	508.7	45	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Low Income	497.3	494.8	-2.5	500.1	71	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Students with Disabilities	489.5	488.2	-1.3	492.5	174	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	525.0	521.8	-3.2	527.5	104	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Black or African American	494.6	496.4	1.8	496.8	29	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Hispanic or Latino	506.9	497.6	-9.3	508.9	50	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	525.0	529.0	4.0	528.0	54	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	515.8	514.7	-1.1	518.8	611	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	515.3	516.9	1.6	517.4	852	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	484.7	490.9	6.2	489.5	101	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High Needs	499.9	498.3	-1.6	502.4	236	3	Path Forward: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	511.7	508.4	-3.3	514.7	45	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Low Income	496.5	495.2	-1.3	498.8	73	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities	492.9	493.4	0.5	494.9	174	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	528.4	530.3	1.9	531.4	105	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American	498.3	499.0	0.7	501.3	29	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Hispanic or Latino	502.5	497.5	-5.0	504.4	52	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	525.8	529.6	3.8	527.3	54	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	514.3	516.0	1.7	516.0	611	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	508.4	508.3	-0.1	510.1	428	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	101	-	-
High Needs	494.8	492.0	-2.8	498.3	131	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	500.2	494.6	-5.6	504.4	25	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Low Income	494.2	488.6	-5.6	498.6	41	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	490.5	489.9	-0.6	494.7	98	3	Path Forward: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	515.6	517.5	1.9	516.7	54	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	501.2	486.8	-14.4	505.8	22	0	Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	520.3	519.4	-0.9	522.5	25	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	508.4	508.2	-0.2	509.9	311	3	Recovery Path: Met Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	54.0	824	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	54.2	101	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	51.2	223	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	60.7	43	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Low Income	51.8	68	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	48.7	164	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	1	-	-
Asian	56.8	100	3	Typical Growth - High
Black or African American	48.3	27	2	Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino	48.1	49	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	63.6	52	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	53.4	595	3	Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	61.6	829	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing	63.9	101	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
High Needs	59.0	225	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	66.9	44	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Low Income	57.0	71	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	57.5	164	3	Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	1	-	-
Asian	69.0	104	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American	56.7	27	3	Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino	52.1	51	3	Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	62.8	52	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	61.2	594	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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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 - Non-high school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	7.0	5.1	-1.9	5.9	879	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	9.5	8.9	-0.6	6.2	101	2	Improved Below Target
High Needs	13.6	11.7	-1.9	11.5	248	3	Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	13.4	3.9	-9.5	10.4	51	4	Exceeded Target
Low Income	19.5	15.0	-4.5	15.2	80	3	Met Target
Students with Disabilities	13.6	12.4	-1.2	11.1	178	2	Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	1.9	4.5	2.6	1.0	110	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	11.8	12.5	0.7	8.8	32	0	Declined
Hispanic or Latino	14.5	17.3	2.8	10.3	52	0	Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	2.0	1.8	-0.2	1.0	56	4	Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	7.4	4.1	-3.3	6.2	628	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	863	860	100	Yes	1	869	863	99	Yes	1	440	435	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	239	239	243	240	136	134	618	613	99	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	48	48	49	48	28	27	125	123	98	Yes	1
Low Income	73	73	75	75	43	43	191	191	100	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	175	175	177	175	100	99	452	449	99	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	-	-	-	-
Asian	109	108	109	109	56	56	274	273	100	Yes	1
Black or African American	29	29	29	29	16	16	74	74	100	Yes	1
Hispanic or Latino	50	50	52	52	22	22	124	124	100	Yes	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	56	55	56	55	25	25	137	135	99	Yes	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	618	617	622	617	321	316	1,561	1,550	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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