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J Henry Higgins Middle

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2026

Accountability Report

2026 Official Accountability Report - J Henry Higgins Middle

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Peabody (02290000)

TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School

SCHOOL
J Henry Higgins Middle (02290305)

GRADES SERVED
06,07,08

REGION
Coastal

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

In need of focused/targeted support

Low student group performance: Asian

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
34% - Moderate progress toward targets	12

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	28%	38%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	34%
	Moderate 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	1	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	3	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	1	12	60.0	5	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	4	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	1	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		1.9	9.6	-	4.3	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		20%		-	57%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		38%

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	-	2	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	0	12	60.0	4	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	20.0	3	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		1.1	9.6	-	3.4	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		12%		-	45%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		28%

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	7%	32%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	22%
	Limited or no 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	1	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-
	Achievement total	3	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-
	Growth total	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	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		3.3	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		32%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		32%

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	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-
	Achievement total	0	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	1	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-
	Growth total	3	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		0.7	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		7%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		7%

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	483.4	483.2	-0.2	486.1	1,187	1	Recovery Path: No Change
Lowest Performing	452.6	454.8	2.2	457.7	169	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs	474.2	474.5	0.3	477.0	673	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	466.3	468.8	2.5	470.1	263	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income	474.6	475.4	0.8	477.5	524	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	464.7	463.4	-1.3	467.6	198	0	Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	490.1	494.5	4.4	494.5	25	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Black or African American	485.2	481.4	-3.8	487.4	59	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic or Latino	473.3	473.5	0.2	475.6	305	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	490.4	490.7	0.3	493.0	24	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	486.5	486.6	0.1	489.3	771	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	488.6	487.7	-0.9	490.7	1,203	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	463.3	467.7	4.4	467.6	169	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
High Needs	479.8	479.5	-0.3	481.4	677	1	Recovery Path: No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners	475.2	476.8	1.6	478.0	263	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income	480.2	480.1	-0.1	482.0	528	1	Recovery Path: No Change
Students with Disabilities	469.9	469.8	-0.1	471.9	197	1	Recovery Path: No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	499.3	503.0	3.7	502.0	25	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Black or African American	489.5	482.9	-6.6	492.8	59	0	Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino	479.1	480.0	0.9	482.1	308	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	492.1	490.0	-2.1	494.3	24	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	491.5	490.6	-0.9	493.7	784	0	Recovery Path: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	489.0	483.9	-5.1	490.8	361	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	79	-	-
High Needs	479.6	476.5	-3.1	483.4	210	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	473.5	469.4	-4.1	477.6	77	0	Path Forward: Declined
Low Income	480.2	478.4	-1.8	484.2	166	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	470.7	464.6	-6.1	473.0	51	0	Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	479.4	476.4	-3.0	481.6	92	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	492.3	486.4	-5.9	496.0	233	0	Path Forward: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	44.0	1,146	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	39.0	169	1	Low Growth
High Needs	44.4	638	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	46.2	239	2	Typical Growth - Low
Low Income	44.3	499	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	37.6	186	1	Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	2	-	-
Asian	47.0	24	2	Typical Growth - Low
Black or African American	51.7	56	3	Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino	42.2	283	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	41.2	23	2	Typical Growth - Low
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	1	-	-
White	44.1	757	2	Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	42.5	1,153	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	50.1	169	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	42.8	635	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	46.5	241	2	Typical Growth - Low
Low Income	42.8	500	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	40.3	179	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	2	-	-
Asian	54.9	25	3	Typical Growth - High
Black or African American	45.6	56	2	Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino	44.0	286	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	40.7	23	2	Typical Growth - Low
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	1	-	-
White	41.2	760	2	Typical Growth - Low

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	28.9	26.7	-2.2	34.1	135	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	28.9	26.7	-2.2	34.1	135	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	28.7	24.1	-4.6	27.2	1,296	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	31.0	36.1	5.1	26.4	169	0	Declined
High Needs	37.4	31.3	-6.1	35.0	748	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	37.0	29.6	-7.4	33.5	304	4	Exceeded Target
Low Income	40.1	32.8	-7.3	36.9	595	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	40.9	35.9	-5.0	37.3	206	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	24.0	26.9	2.9	20.7	26	0	Declined
Black or African American	11.9	19.1	7.2	8.3	68	0	Declined
Hispanic or Latino	39.7	30.7	-9.0	35.5	355	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	33.3	20.0	-13.3	31.8	25	4	Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
White	25.2	21.5	-3.7	23.4	817	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	1,252	1,225	98	Yes	1	1,253	1,242	99	Yes	1	377	372	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	720	705	720	710	222	218	1,662	1,633	98	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	288	287	287	287	82	82	657	656	100	Yes	1
Low Income	565	554	565	559	178	174	1,308	1,287	98	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	213	204	212	203	55	53	480	460	96	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	2	2	2	1	1	5	-	-	-	-
Asian	26	26	26	26	11	11	63	63	100	Yes	1
Black or African American	63	63	63	63	20	20	146	146	100	Yes	1
Hispanic or Latino	330	323	332	328	100	97	762	748	98	Yes	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	25	25	25	25	5	5	55	55	100	Yes	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	3	3	3	0	0	6	-	-	-	-
White	800	780	799	792	239	237	1,838	1,809	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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