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Westford Academy

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Accountability Report

2026 Official Accountability Report - Westford Academy

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Westford (03260000)

TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School

SCHOOL
Westford Academy (03260505)

GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

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
56% - Substantial progress toward targets	87

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	63%	51%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	56%
	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	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	4	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-	0	4	-
	Achievement total	12	12	47.5	0	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	5	8	22.5	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	12	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	7	8	10.0	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		9.9	10.7	-	0.9	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		93%		-	9%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		51%

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	4	4	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	4	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-	3	4	-
	Achievement total	12	12	47.5	3	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	5	8	22.5	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	12	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
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		10.0	10.7	-	3.3	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		94%		-	32%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		63%

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	31%	31%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	31%
	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	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	4	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	3	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	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	0	4	-
	Additional indicators total	2	8	10.0
Weighted total		3.3	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		31%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		31%

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	0	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	4	4	-
	High school completion total	8	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		3.3	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		31%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		31%

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	515.9	516.9	1.0	516.9	391	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	493.1	486.7	-6.4	496.7	90	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	495.7	491.8	-3.9	497.6	81	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Low Income	498.3	505.6	7.3	501.9	36	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	491.8	480.6	-11.2	493.7	47	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	525.5	524.1	-1.4	528.9	142	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	510.3	514.7	4.4	511.6	215	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	517.5	517.7	0.2	519.1	392	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	493.7	490.3	-3.4	497.0	90	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	495.4	494.1	-1.3	498.1	82	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Low Income	499.5	503.5	4.0	504.0	37	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Students with Disabilities	490.6	483.9	-6.7	493.1	48	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	530.2	529.4	-0.8	532.7	144	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	511.0	512.5	1.5	512.2	214	3	Recovery Path: Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	517.2	514.4	-2.8	518.2	388	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	495.7	488.3	-7.4	498.3	89	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	500.3	494.0	-6.3	502.6	79	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Low Income	503.7	503.6	-0.1	505.7	34	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Students with Disabilities	497.6	487.1	-10.5	500.1	47	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	524.7	520.0	-4.7	527.1	142	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	513.2	512.3	-0.9	514.5	214	3	Path Forward: Met Target

English language arts growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	55.4	363	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	40.1	90	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	40.8	73	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	8	-	-
Low Income	54.4	32	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	29.6	42	0	Very Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	60.2	133	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American	-	7	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	15	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	4	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	54.2	204	3	Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	48.2	369	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	41.1	90	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	42.6	76	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	9	-	-
Low Income	44.6	33	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	38.7	44	1	Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	54.5	137	3	Typical Growth - High
Black or African American	-	8	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	15	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	4	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	45.8	205	2	Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	96.1	99.2	3.1	95.0	370	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	91.3	96.8	5.5	94.4	94	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Low Income	94.6	93.0	-1.6	95.0	43	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	86.2	97.0	10.8	90.2	66	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	94.3	99.1	4.8	95.0	115	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	96.7	99.1	2.4	95.0	224	4	Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	98.6	97.4	-1.2	95.0	382	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	97.9	95.1	-2.8	95.0	103	3	Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Low Income	96.5	96.4	-0.1	95.0	56	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	100.0	92.3	-7.7	95.0	65	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	100.0	95.9	-4.1	95.0	122	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	98.6	97.9	-0.7	95.0	243	4	Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	0.1	0.0	-0.1	1.0	1,497	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	0.3	0.0	-0.3	1.0	285	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Low Income	1.0	0.0	-1.0	1.0	98	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	205	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Asian	0.4	0.0	-0.4	1.0	515	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	41	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	52	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	872	4	Exceeded 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	12.8	10.2	-2.6	11.7	1,477	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	7.9	22.2	14.3	3.9	90	0	Declined
High Needs	25.5	25.3	-0.2	22.4	285	2	Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	43	-	-
Low Income	32.0	31.3	-0.7	27.8	128	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	28.1	29.3	1.2	24.2	167	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Asian	9.1	7.7	-1.4	7.2	532	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	32	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	62	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	14.3	10.8	-3.5	12.9	835	4	Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	82.1	83.9	1.8	84.2	726	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	67.6	55.2	-12.4	73.6	143	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Low Income	72.9	65.6	-7.3	78.7	64	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	62.2	40.2	-22.0	69.9	87	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	96.5	94.9	-1.6	95.0	254	3	Met Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	73.8	77.6	3.8	76.3	424	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	402	395	98	Yes	1	403	396	98	Yes	1	403	400	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	87	84	87	84	87	86	261	254	97	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	14	13	14	13	14	14	42	-	-	-	-
Low Income	37	36	37	37	37	37	111	110	99	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	51	49	51	49	51	50	153	148	97	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	146	144	146	145	146	145	438	434	99	Yes	1
Black or African American	10	9	10	10	10	10	30	-	-	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	19	19	19	18	19	19	57	-	-	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	7	7	7	7	7	7	21	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	220	216	221	216	221	219	662	651	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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