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2026 Official Accountability Report - Southbridge High School

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Southbridge (02770000)

TITLE I STATUS
Title I School

SCHOOL
Southbridge High School (02770515)

GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

REGION
Strategic Transformation

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI)

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

In need of focused/targeted support

Among the lowest performing 10% of schools

Low student group performance: Low Income -Hispanic or Latino -High Needs

Low participation rate: White -Students with Disabilities -Low Income -Hispanic or Latino -High Needs -All Students

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
21% - Limited or no progress toward targets	1

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	17%	24%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	21%
	Limited or no 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	4	4	-	0	4	-
	Achievement total	4	12	40.0	0	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	1	4	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics growth	0	4	-	1	4	-
	Growth total	1	8	20.0	2	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	6	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	4	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	8	8	10.0	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		4.2	10.0	-	0.5	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		42%		-	5%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		24%

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	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics achievement	1	4	-	-	-	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	1	12	40.0	-	-	-
Growth	English language arts growth	1	4	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics growth	1	4	-	-	-	-
	Growth total	2	8	20.0	-	-	-
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	1	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	1	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	3	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Advanced coursework completion	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	8	10.0	-	-	-
Weighted total		1.7	10.0	-	-	-	-
Percentage of possible points		17%		-	-		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		17%

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	22%	28%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	25%
	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	3	4	-
	Achievement total	3	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	0	4	-
	Mathematics growth	0	4	-
	Growth total	0	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	4	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	0	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-
	High school completion total	4	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	4	4	-
	Additional indicators total	8	8	10.0
Weighted total		3.0	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		28%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		28%

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	2	4	-
	Science achievement	1	4	-
	Achievement total	3	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	1	4	-
	Mathematics growth	1	4	-
	Growth total	2	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	0	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	0	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-
	High school completion total	0	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	0	4	-
	Additional indicators total	4	8	10.0
Weighted total		2.3	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		22%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		22%

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	473.9	472.5	-1.4	477.4	91	0	Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing	463.2	456.1	-7.1	468.3	20	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	472.7	468.8	-3.9	477.0	74	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	461.1	459.1	-2.0	464.6	21	0	Path Forward: Declined
Low Income	472.7	468.6	-4.1	477.6	71	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	463.1	465.5	2.4	466.3	24	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	472.4	469.9	-2.5	476.1	63	0	Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	479.3	481.4	2.1	484.4	23	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	474.8	469.9	-4.9	478.9	87	0	Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing	465.5	463.7	-1.8	470.6	20	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	474.3	468.3	-6.0	478.5	70	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	467.7	465.8	-1.9	472.8	21	0	Path Forward: Declined
Low Income	474.6	468.5	-6.1	478.4	67	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	468.4	466.3	-2.1	472.5	23	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	471.7	468.4	-3.3	475.5	61	0	Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	481.9	474.5	-7.4	485.9	21	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	468.1	472.3	4.2	470.9	80	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	456.1	454.8	-1.3	460.0	20	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	467.5	469.5	2.0	469.4	67	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Low Income	468.2	469.2	1.0	471.5	64	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	459.7	465.8	6.1	462.7	23	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	464.7	470.3	5.6	467.2	56	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	475.8	479.3	3.5	479.1	20	3	Recovery Path: Met Target

English language arts growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	30.2	76	1	Low Growth
Lowest Performing	32.4	20	1	Low Growth
High Needs	28.2	63	0	Very Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	16	-	-
Low Income	28.5	61	0	Very Low Growth
Students with Disabilities	-	19	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	0	-	-
Black or African American	-	3	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	27.4	55	0	Very Low Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	1	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	-	17	-	-

Mathematics growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	24.0	72	0	Very Low Growth
Lowest Performing	30.9	20	1	Low Growth
High Needs	22.8	59	0	Very Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	16	-	-
Low Income	22.9	57	0	Very Low Growth
Students with Disabilities	-	18	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	0	-	-
Black or African American	-	3	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	23.6	53	0	Very Low Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	1	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	-	15	-	-

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	71.5	80.5	9.0	76.0	113	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	69.4	77.8	8.4	74.5	99	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	59.3	90.0	30.7	64.9	30	4	Exceeded Target
Low Income	68.9	76.6	7.7	74.2	94	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	56.5	66.7	10.2	65.6	30	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	66.3	82.2	15.9	72.7	73	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	82.9	80.6	-2.3	86.8	31	0	Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	72.8	74.0	1.2	75.5	123	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	73.6	72.2	-1.4	77.2	108	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	50.0	59.3	9.3	57.0	27	4	Exceeded Target
Low Income	74.3	71.7	-2.6	78.6	106	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	50.0	56.5	6.5	57.0	23	3	Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	70.9	69.9	-1.0	75.0	83	0	Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	75.9	82.9	7.0	78.7	35	4	Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	5.2	6.0	0.8	4.6	419	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	5.1	5.9	0.8	4.5	356	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	6.2	8.0	1.8	5.5	100	0	Declined
Low Income	4.7	6.2	1.5	4.2	325	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	6.5	7.9	1.4	5.8	101	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	5.2	6.5	1.3	4.6	276	0	Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	6.1	4.3	-1.8	5.4	115	4	Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	4.4	9.2	4.8	5.9	76	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	4.4	9.2	4.8	5.9	76	4	Exceeded Target
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	50.3	40.7	-9.6	47.3	430	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	33.3	40.0	6.7	26.4	20	0	Declined
High Needs	53.2	42.1	-11.1	49.6	363	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	54.4	37.8	-16.6	50.0	119	4	Exceeded Target
Low Income	53.6	43.6	-10.0	49.6	342	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	48.4	41.5	-6.9	44.6	94	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	51.9	40.8	-11.1	48.0	289	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	49.6	42.2	-7.4	46.0	109	4	Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	53.7	73.7	20.0	58.5	190	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	51.2	71.7	20.5	56.3	159	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	35.6	69.5	33.9	43.2	59	4	Exceeded Target
Low Income	52.6	72.5	19.9	57.9	149	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	31.6	55.9	24.3	37.1	34	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	48.5	73.4	24.9	55.0	128	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	69.2	78.7	9.5	74.0	47	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	106	97	93	No	2	104	93	90	No	2	106	101	95	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	87	79	85	75	87	83	259	237	92	No	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	27	24	26	25	26	26	79	75	95	Yes	1
Low Income	83	75	81	71	83	79	247	225	92	No	2
Students with Disabilities	27	23	26	23	27	25	80	71	93	No	2
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	4	4	4	4	4	4	12	-	-	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	73	68	71	66	72	70	216	204	94	No	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	28	24	28	22	28	26	84	72	92	No	2

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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