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Amherst Regional High

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2026 Official Accountability Report - Amherst Regional High

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Amherst-Pelham (06050000)

TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School

SCHOOL
Amherst Regional High (06050505)

GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

REGION
West/Central

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

In need of focused/targeted support

Low participation rate: Black or African American -White -Students with Disabilities -Low Income -Hispanic or Latino -English Learners and Former English Learners -High Needs -All Students

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
50% - Substantial progress toward targets	68

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	59%	44%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	50%
	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	3	4	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	3	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	9	12	40.0	0	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	4	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	7	8	20.0	6	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	1	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	1	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	2	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	4	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	3	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	6	8	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		6.4	10.0	-	1.8	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		64%		-	24%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		44%

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	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	2	4	-
	Achievement total	3	12	40.0	8	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics growth	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Growth total	8	8	20.0	8	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	5	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	3	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	2	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	1	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	3	8	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		4.4	10.0	-	7.6	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		44%		-	74%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		59%

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	29%	73%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	55%
	Substantial 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	3	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	4	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-
	Achievement total	11	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	4	4	-
	Growth total	7	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	2	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	0	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	1	4	-
	High school completion total	3	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	2	4	-
	Additional indicators total	4	8	10.0
Weighted total		7.8	10.7	-
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 (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-
	Achievement total	2	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	1	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	1	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-
	High school completion total	2	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	2	4	-
	Additional indicators total	4	8	10.0
Weighted total		3.1	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		29%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		29%

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	509.4	508.4	-1.0	511.3	133	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing	483.7	480.1	-3.6	488.8	21	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	491.6	493.3	1.7	493.8	58	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Low Income	490.5	491.5	1.0	493.9	46	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	487.2	478.6	-8.6	488.6	28	0	Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	26	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	24	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	514.6	515.7	1.1	516.8	67	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	510.3	511.4	1.1	512.2	131	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Lowest Performing	482.3	478.3	-4.0	487.4	21	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	491.7	496.9	5.2	495.5	57	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Low Income	494.0	497.0	3.0	497.6	45	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	483.0	481.0	-2.0	485.7	27	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	27	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	23	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	517.1	517.2	0.1	519.7	64	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	507.4	509.0	1.6	510.2	129	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
High Needs	490.6	495.9	5.3	493.2	53	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Low Income	488.6	495.2	6.6	492.3	40	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	482.9	483.4	0.5	485.8	25	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	24	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	25	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	513.6	515.7	2.1	516.5	67	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	56.1	116	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	57.1	21	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	51.7	46	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	11	-	-
Low Income	50.4	36	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	41.5	22	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	21	-	-
Black or African American	-	8	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	19	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	56.8	62	3	Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	71.1	111	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing	51.1	21	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	63.9	45	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	14	-	-
Low Income	64.3	34	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Students with Disabilities	53.1	21	3	Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	21	-	-
Black or African American	-	9	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	17	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	73.2	58	4	Exceeded Typical Growth

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	92.6	92.5	-0.1	94.6	200	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	85.1	87.8	2.7	88.6	115	2	Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Low Income	83.7	87.6	3.9	87.7	89	3	Met Target
Students with Disabilities	84.6	81.2	-3.4	89.5	64	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	21	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	44	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	96.1	95.0	-1.1	95.0	100	3	Met Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	94.9	94.4	-0.5	95.0	216	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	91.8	89.1	-2.7	94.9	101	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Low Income	92.1	87.2	-4.9	95.0	86	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	88.9	92.3	3.4	91.9	52	3	Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	41	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	96.4	97.7	1.3	95.0	128	4	Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	1.1	1.2	0.1	1.0	810	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	2.4	2.3	-0.1	2.1	348	1	No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	44	-	-
Low Income	3.1	2.8	-0.3	2.7	248	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	3.1	3.0	-0.1	2.7	197	1	No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	92	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	62	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	151	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	53	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	0.4	0.7	0.3	1.0	451	3	Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	13.6	26.4	12.8	15.1	53	4	Exceeded Target
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	24.2	23.0	-1.2	22.9	817	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	29.2	23.8	-5.4	24.4	21	4	Exceeded Target
High Needs	38.3	37.8	-0.5	36.0	352	2	Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	66	-	-
Low Income	42.4	40.9	-1.5	37.8	257	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	43.1	43.7	0.6	39.5	199	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	96	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	66	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	145	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	47	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	19.3	18.3	-1.0	17.9	460	3	Met Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	61.2	65.0	3.8	64.5	423	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	35.6	36.6	1.0	40.9	175	2	Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	29	-	-
Low Income	37.0	39.5	2.5	43.7	124	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	25.5	22.7	-2.8	33.8	97	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	46	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	27	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	73	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	27	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	72.6	74.8	2.2	76.1	250	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	198	139	77	No	2	200	138	71	No	2	196	142	76	No	2

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	102	63	103	63	100	61	305	187	66	No	2
English Learners and Former English Learners	23	16	24	20	22	16	69	52	80	No	2
Low Income	78	51	78	50	76	47	232	148	69	No	2
Students with Disabilities	58	32	58	31	56	31	172	94	57	No	2
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	28	26	28	27	28	27	84	80	95	Yes	1
Black or African American	21	11	21	12	21	11	63	34	64	No	2
Hispanic or Latino	42	26	43	28	41	28	126	82	69	No	2
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	7	6	7	6	7	4	21	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	100	70	101	65	99	72	300	207	73	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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