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Swampscott High

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Accountability Report

2026 Official Accountability Report - Swampscott High

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Swampscott (02910000)

TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School

SCHOOL
Swampscott High (02910505)

GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

REGION
Coastal

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

School of Recognition

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
57% - Substantial progress toward targets	72

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	20%	82%
Weight	40%	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 (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	4	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-	3	4	-
	Achievement total	12	12	47.5	10	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	22.5	5	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	11	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	0	8	10.0	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		9.3	10.7	-	7.9	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		87%		-	77%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		82%

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	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Achievement total	0	12	47.5	0	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	1	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5	3	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	10	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	8	10.0	2	4	10.0
Weighted total		3.3	10.7	-	0.9	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		31%		-	9%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		20%

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%	41%
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		High Needs Student Group (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-
	Achievement total	4	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-
	Growth total	5	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	0	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	3	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	4	4	-
	High school completion total	7	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	0	4	-
	Additional indicators total	0	8	10.0
Weighted total		4.4	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		41%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		41%

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	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-
	Growth total	4	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	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	3	4	-
	Additional indicators total	3	8	10.0
Weighted total		2.4	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	499.6	507.3	7.7	501.1	174	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	478.6	483.8	5.2	483.7	41	3	Path Forward: Met Target
High Needs	490.0	490.8	0.8	492.6	63	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Low Income	495.6	494.6	-1.0	498.1	39	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	481.0	483.9	2.9	483.1	31	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	494.4	491.9	-2.5	497.1	24	0	Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	502.5	510.1	7.6	504.6	134	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	499.4	507.7	8.3	501.3	174	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	475.3	481.6	6.3	480.4	41	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
High Needs	489.0	490.2	1.2	492.8	63	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Low Income	493.8	495.1	1.3	497.4	39	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	477.9	480.4	2.5	480.6	31	3	Path Forward: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	490.4	490.8	0.4	493.9	24	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	504.1	510.3	6.2	505.5	134	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	506.8	509.4	2.6	508.4	169	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	484.1	486.9	2.8	487.3	40	3	Path Forward: Met Target
High Needs	498.1	495.3	-2.8	501.9	58	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Low Income	503.7	496.6	-7.1	507.0	34	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	486.5	490.6	4.1	489.4	30	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	497.2	494.0	-3.2	499.9	22	0	Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	510.9	512.1	1.2	512.6	132	3	Path Forward: Met Target

English language arts growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	55.8	166	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	51.0	41	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	51.2	58	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	7	-	-
Low Income	55.5	34	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	47.0	30	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	5	-	-
Black or African American	-	3	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	46.7	22	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	0	-	-
White	57.5	129	3	Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	54.1	167	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	42.6	41	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	47.0	59	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	7	-	-
Low Income	48.9	35	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	42.1	31	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	5	-	-
Black or African American	-	3	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	47.5	23	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	0	-	-
White	55.5	129	3	Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	94.4	94.5	0.1	95.0	165	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	90.1	88.0	-2.1	93.6	75	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Low Income	87.0	87.1	0.1	91.0	62	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	90.3	86.8	-3.5	95.0	38	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	94.8	96.9	2.1	95.0	129	4	Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	95.6	96.3	0.7	95.0	160	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	91.8	94.4	2.6	94.9	71	3	Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Low Income	93.8	92.6	-1.2	95.0	54	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	90.9	93.5	2.6	93.9	31	3	Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	27	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	100.0	96.6	-3.4	95.0	116	4	Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	0.6	0.1	-0.5	1.0	700	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	1.3	0.4	-0.9	1.1	268	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	25	-	-
Low Income	2.0	0.0	-2.0	1.8	169	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	0.0	0.8	0.8	1.0	131	3	Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	23	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	33	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	2.1	0.0	-2.1	1.8	105	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	23	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	0.2	0.2	0.0	1.0	511	3	Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - 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 - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	20.8	24.6	3.8	19.5	674	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	19.4	29.3	9.9	14.6	41	0	Declined
High Needs	32.5	34.9	2.4	30.2	261	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	45	-	-
Low Income	35.4	40.4	5.0	30.8	161	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	32.6	33.1	0.5	29.0	133	1	No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	23	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	31	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	33.6	34.7	1.1	29.8	98	0	Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	24	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	16.7	20.9	4.2	15.3	493	0	Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	77.1	75.6	-1.5	80.4	344	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	55.9	50.4	-5.5	61.2	137	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	24	-	-
Low Income	56.8	50.6	-6.2	63.5	89	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	45.0	33.8	-11.2	53.3	68	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	69.6	53.6	-16.0	79.9	56	0	Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	79.2	81.3	2.1	82.7	241	2	Improved Below 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	176	176	100	Yes	1	177	176	99	Yes	1	178	175	98	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	64	64	65	64	65	63	194	191	98	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	10	10	10	10	10	10	30	-	-	-	-
Low Income	39	39	39	39	39	38	117	116	99	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	32	32	33	32	33	31	98	95	97	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	-	-	-	-
Asian	5	5	5	5	5	5	15	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	3	3	3	3	3	3	9	-	-	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	24	24	24	24	24	23	72	71	99	Yes	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	6	6	6	6	6	6	18	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	-	-	-	-
White	136	136	137	136	138	136	411	408	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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