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William E Norris

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2026 Official Accountability Report - William E Norris

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
57% - Substantial progress toward targets79

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage51%61%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
57%
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)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement24-24-
Mathematics achievement04-34-
Science achievement44----
Achievement total61267.55867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-
Mathematics growth44-34-
Growth total7822.56822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------
Extended engagement rate------
Annual dropout rate------
High school completion total------
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-24-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.02410.0
Weighted total6.010.3-4.97.6-
Percentage of possible points 58%-65%-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage61%

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All Students
(Non-high school grades)
Lowest Performing Students
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement24-14-
Mathematics achievement14-24-
Science achievement44----
Achievement total71267.53867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-
Mathematics growth34-34-
Growth total6822.55822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------
Extended engagement rate------
Annual dropout rate------
High school completion total------
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-04-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total0410.00410.0
Weighted total6.110.3-3.27.6-
Percentage of possible points 59%-42%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage51%

Student group percentile


Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage52%18%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
32%
Moderate progress toward targets

2026 Points awarded

2026 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High Needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-
Mathematics achievement04-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total01267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-
Mathematics growth34-
Growth total6822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---
Extended engagement rate---
Annual dropout rate---
High school completion total---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total4410.0
Weighted total1.810.3-
Percentage of possible points 18%-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage18%

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High Needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement24-
Mathematics achievement04-
Science achievement44-
Achievement total61267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-
Mathematics growth34-
Growth total6822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---
Extended engagement rate---
Annual dropout rate---
High school completion total---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total0410.0
Weighted total5.410.3-
Percentage of possible points 52%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage52%

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 496.2 496.7 0.5 498.7 2502Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 470.8 474.0 3.2 475.9 432Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 484.5 483.6 -0.9 487.4 860Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 9--
Low Income 486.8 488.1 1.3 489.2 352Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 480.3 478.1 -2.2 482.8 590Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American-------
Hispanic or Latino---- 20--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 10--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 496.6 497.6 1.0 499.2 2192Recovery 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 503.2 500.9 -2.3 505.7 2500Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 477.5 482.7 5.2 482.6 433Path Forward: Met Target
High Needs 491.0 486.7 -4.3 493.7 860Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 9--
Low Income 493.7 485.4 -8.3 496.5 350Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 486.7 485.2 -1.5 490.1 590Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American-------
Hispanic or Latino---- 20--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 10--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 503.9 501.7 -2.2 506.7 2190Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 514.0 510.2 -3.8 517.6 594Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing---- 16--
High Needs 504.7 493.7 -11.0 508.5 210Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 2--
Low Income---- 10--
Students with Disabilities---- 13--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian-------
Black or African American-------
Hispanic or Latino---- 6--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 3--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 514.8 512.5 -2.3 518.5 504Path Forward: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 56.2 1793Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 52.5 433Typical Growth - High
High Needs 50.4 593Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners- 6--
Low Income 54.9 223Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 45.9 412Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 1--
Black or African American----
Hispanic or Latino- 14--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 9--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 56.4 1553Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 61.1 1804Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing 54.2 433Typical Growth - High
High Needs 51.7 593Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners- 6--
Low Income 42.5 222Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 56.1 413Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 1--
Black or African American----
Hispanic or Latino- 14--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 9--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 60.8 1564Exceeded 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 10.4 7.5 -2.9 8.9 3854Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 20.5 18.6 -1.9 15.9 432Improved Below Target
High Needs 15.5 12.0 -3.5 13.1 1254Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 14--
Low Income 19.7 15.5 -4.2 16.5 584Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 15.9 11.1 -4.8 12.3 814Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 3--
Black or African American-------
Hispanic or Latino---- 27--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 13--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 9.8 6.7 -3.1 8.0 3424Exceeded Target

Assessment participation - All students
Group English language arts Mathematics Science
Enrolled Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate Enrolled Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate Enrolled Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate
All Students 254 253100Yes 1 254 253100Yes 1 59 59100Yes 1

Assessment participation - Student Group
Group English language arts Mathematics Science Overall
Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Total Enrolled Total Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate
High Needs 88 87 88 87 21 21 197 19599Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 9 9 9 9 2 2 20----
Low Income 35 35 35 35 10 10 80 80100Yes1
Students with Disabilities 61 60 61 60 13 13 135 13399Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native-----------
Asian 1 1 1 1 0 0 2----
Black or African American-----------
Hispanic or Latino 20 20 20 20 6 6 46 46100Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 10 10 10 10 3 3 23----
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 223 222 223 222 50 50 496 494100Yes1




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