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Watertown Middle

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2026 Official Accountability Report - Watertown Middle

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Watertown (03140000)

TITLE I STATUS
Title I School

SCHOOL
Watertown Middle (03140305)

GRADES SERVED
06,07,08

REGION
Coastal

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

Substantial progress toward targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
68% - Substantial progress toward targets	57

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	60%	74%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	68%
	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)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	2	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	9	12	60.0	6	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	20.0	6	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	4	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	3	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	3	4	10.0	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		7.3	9.6	-	5.4	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		76%		-	71%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		74%

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	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	6	12	60.0	6	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	5	8	20.0	6	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	0	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		4.6	9.6	-	5.4	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		48%		-	71%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		60%

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	63%	73%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	69%
	Substantial 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	3	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-
	Achievement total	9	12	67.5
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	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	3	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	3	4	10.0
Weighted total		7.5	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		73%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		73%

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	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-
	Achievement total	8	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-
	Growth total	5	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		6.5	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		63%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		63%

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	494.9	496.3	1.4	497.4	567	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	457.8	466.2	8.4	462.9	90	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
High Needs	479.8	482.0	2.2	482.7	303	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	472.4	480.1	7.7	475.9	147	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low Income	481.5	483.5	2.0	483.4	214	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Students with Disabilities	469.0	469.2	0.2	471.5	128	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	491.8	489.0	-2.8	493.3	34	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Black or African American	477.4	483.7	6.3	480.7	26	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	481.1	483.3	2.2	483.5	141	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	492.3	499.3	7.0	494.6	51	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	503.0	503.5	0.5	505.4	314	3	Path Forward: Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	496.7	498.8	2.1	499.2	563	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Lowest Performing	467.2	471.5	4.3	472.3	90	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs	483.6	486.2	2.6	486.3	300	3	Path Forward: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	480.8	485.1	4.3	482.9	147	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low Income	485.0	487.2	2.2	487.8	213	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	473.8	473.3	-0.5	477.2	126	1	Path Forward: No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	492.0	492.2	0.2	496.0	33	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Black or African American	477.0	483.9	6.9	480.3	26	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	484.4	484.3	-0.1	487.0	138	1	Path Forward: No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	499.4	499.8	0.4	501.9	52	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	503.8	506.9	3.1	506.6	313	3	Path Forward: Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	497.9	500.9	3.0	500.0	190	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	41	-	-
High Needs	483.4	488.5	5.1	487.2	99	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	476.0	488.1	12.1	478.2	40	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low Income	483.1	489.7	6.6	487.1	75	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	473.7	475.4	1.7	477.5	35	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	488.7	491.6	2.9	491.0	47	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	504.6	505.8	1.2	508.3	109	3	Path Forward: Met Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	54.6	548	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	57.5	89	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	53.0	289	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	57.0	142	3	Typical Growth - High
Low Income	55.7	201	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	47.6	124	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	56.6	32	3	Typical Growth - High
Black or African American	47.7	22	2	Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino	53.4	136	3	Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	58.9	50	3	Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	1	-	-
White	54.9	307	3	Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	51.6	545	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	53.4	89	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	49.9	287	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	50.3	143	3	Typical Growth - High
Low Income	50.0	202	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	45.5	121	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	51.8	32	3	Typical Growth - High
Black or African American	45.2	22	2	Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino	47.3	134	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	50.9	50	3	Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	1	-	-
White	54.0	306	3	Typical Growth - High

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	32.8	46.7	13.9	38.0	45	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	32.8	46.7	13.9	38.0	45	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 - Non-high school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	13.5	11.6	-1.9	12.0	604	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	16.1	20.0	3.9	11.5	90	0	Declined
High Needs	19.6	17.1	-2.5	17.2	333	3	Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	21.4	15.6	-5.8	17.9	167	4	Exceeded Target
Low Income	22.5	19.7	-2.8	19.3	239	3	Met Target
Students with Disabilities	20.7	18.9	-1.8	17.1	132	2	Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	12.0	10.3	-1.7	8.7	39	2	Improved Below Target
Black or African American	15.4	7.1	-8.3	11.8	28	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	19.2	17.5	-1.7	15.0	154	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	12.8	14.8	2.0	11.3	54	0	Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	10.8	8.8	-2.0	9.0	328	3	Met 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	594	586	99	Yes	1	593	582	98	Yes	1	199	197	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	327	322	326	319	107	106	760	747	98	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	163	162	162	162	46	46	371	370	100	Yes	1
Low Income	231	227	231	227	80	80	542	534	99	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	132	130	132	129	38	37	302	296	98	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	38	38	38	37	10	10	86	85	99	Yes	1
Black or African American	27	27	27	27	9	9	63	63	100	Yes	1
Hispanic or Latino	149	148	148	145	50	50	347	343	99	Yes	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	54	53	54	54	16	16	124	123	99	Yes	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	-	-	-	-
White	325	319	325	318	114	112	764	749	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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