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Salem High

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2026 Official Accountability Report - Salem High

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Salem (02580000)

TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School

SCHOOL
Salem High (02580505)

GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

REGION
Coastal

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

Moderate progress toward targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
30% - Moderate progress toward targets	44

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	37%	25%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	30%
	Moderate 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	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Achievement total	0	12	40.0	0	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics growth	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Growth total	7	8	20.0	8	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	1	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	3	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	0	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	8	8	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		2.8	10.0	-	2.2	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		28%		-	21%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		25%

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	0	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Achievement total	0	12	40.0	2	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics growth	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Growth total	8	8	20.0	8	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	1	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	7	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	3	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	2	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	6	8	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		3.9	10.0	-	3.6	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		39%		-	35%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		37%

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	34%	27%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	30%
	Moderate 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	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-
	Achievement total	0	12	47.5
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	2	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	1	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-
	High school completion total	3	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	3	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	4	4	-
	Additional indicators total	7	8	10.0
Weighted total		2.9	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		27%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		27%

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	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-
	Achievement total	0	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	4	4	-
	Mathematics growth	4	4	-
	Growth total	8	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	2	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	0	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	4	4	-
	High school completion total	6	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	4	4	-
	Additional indicators total	6	8	10.0
Weighted total		3.6	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		34%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		34%

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	498.5	489.9	-8.6	502.0	196	0	Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing	479.7	475.9	-3.8	484.8	31	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	488.6	482.7	-5.9	492.9	142	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	33	-	-
Low Income	488.1	484.0	-4.1	493.0	121	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	481.5	472.0	-9.5	484.7	61	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	486.7	481.5	-5.2	487.9	89	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	510.7	502.2	-8.5	515.8	78	0	Path Forward: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	497.1	492.0	-5.1	501.2	192	0	Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing	482.2	476.2	-6.0	487.3	31	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	486.9	485.3	-1.6	491.1	139	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	31	-	-
Low Income	486.8	486.9	0.1	490.6	118	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	481.3	475.2	-6.1	485.4	60	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	488.3	482.4	-5.9	490.2	85	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	506.5	504.3	-2.2	510.5	78	0	Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	496.7	488.6	-8.1	499.8	172	0	Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing	473.7	465.6	-8.1	477.6	31	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	486.4	480.8	-5.6	489.7	120	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	23	-	-
Low Income	485.8	482.4	-3.4	489.0	102	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	480.0	469.0	-11.0	483.0	54	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	487.2	479.0	-8.2	490.7	79	0	Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	504.3	501.6	-2.7	508.1	71	0	Path Forward: Declined

English language arts growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	58.1	138	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	67.3	31	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
High Needs	59.1	92	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	14	-	-
Low Income	59.2	78	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	59.1	39	3	Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	3	-	-
Black or African American	-	13	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	59.0	52	3	Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	61.3	64	4	Exceeded Typical Growth

Mathematics growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	72.0	138	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing	64.7	31	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
High Needs	70.9	92	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	14	-	-
Low Income	72.3	77	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Students with Disabilities	64.2	39	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	3	-	-
Black or African American	-	13	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	69.7	52	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	75.8	64	4	Exceeded Typical Growth

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	87.7	89.5	1.8	92.2	228	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	85.7	87.6	1.9	90.8	185	2	Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	54	-	-
Low Income	85.4	88.2	2.8	90.7	170	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	74.5	75.4	0.9	83.6	57	2	Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	81.4	90.1	8.7	87.8	121	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	95.4	88.2	-7.2	95.0	76	0	Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	92.2	91.8	-0.4	94.9	219	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	90.5	90.5	0.0	94.1	189	1	No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	37	-	-
Low Income	90.3	90.3	0.0	94.6	185	1	No Change
Students with Disabilities	90.0	85.5	-4.5	95.0	55	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	87.4	87.3	-0.1	91.5	118	1	No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	96.8	98.5	1.7	95.0	65	4	Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	1.0	1.1	0.1	1.0	942	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	1.2	1.5	0.3	1.0	665	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	142	-	-
Low Income	0.8	1.6	0.8	1.0	578	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	2.3	2.2	-0.1	2.0	225	1	No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	23	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	74	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	0.9	0.6	-0.3	1.0	462	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	40	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	1.2	1.5	0.3	1.0	341	0	Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	21.2	9.2	-12.0	22.7	120	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	17.4	13.3	-4.1	14.4	964	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	0.0	6.5	6.5	1.0	31	4	Exceeded Target
High Needs	21.0	16.9	-4.1	17.4	675	3	Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	188	-	-
Low Income	21.3	17.7	-3.6	17.3	581	3	Met Target
Students with Disabilities	21.1	21.2	0.1	17.3	231	1	No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	25	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	74	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	21.3	17.6	-3.7	17.4	459	3	Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	40	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	12.5	7.7	-4.8	8.9	364	4	Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	75.4	82.6	7.2	80.2	460	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	69.7	78.6	8.9	74.8	299	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	73	-	-
Low Income	69.5	77.9	8.4	74.8	253	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	56.1	71.6	15.5	61.6	95	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	35	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	73.9	76.3	2.4	80.4	215	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	23	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	79.4	89.0	9.6	84.2	173	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	202	196	97	Yes	1	202	194	96	Yes	1	202	201	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	147	142	147	141	147	146	441	429	97	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	34	32	34	32	34	34	102	98	96	Yes	1
Low Income	125	120	125	119	125	124	375	363	97	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	65	60	65	61	65	64	195	185	95	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	5	5	5	5	5	5	15	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	19	18	19	18	19	18	57	-	-	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	90	88	90	86	90	90	270	264	98	Yes	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	6	6	6	6	6	6	18	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	82	79	82	79	82	82	246	240	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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