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Ayer Shirley Regional High School

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2026 Official Accountability Report - Ayer Shirley Regional High School

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Ayer Shirley School District (06160000)

TITLE I STATUS
Title I School

SCHOOL
Ayer Shirley Regional High School (06160505)

GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

REGION
West/Central

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

Moderate progress toward targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
38% - Moderate progress toward targets	60

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2025	2026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	30%	44%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	38%
	Moderate 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	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	2	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	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	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Advanced coursework completion	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	2	8	10.0	-	-	-
Weighted total		4.7	10.7	-	-	-	-
Percentage of possible points		44%		-	-		-
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	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	0	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	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	8	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Advanced coursework completion	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	5	8	10.0	-	-	-
Weighted total		3.2	10.7	-	-	-	-
Percentage of possible points		30%		-	-		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		30%

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	25%	37%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)	33%
	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	2	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-
	Achievement total	2	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	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	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	3	4	-
	Additional indicators total	3	8	10.0
Weighted total		4.0	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		37%		-
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		37%

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	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-
	Growth total	5	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	4	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-
	High school completion total	8	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		2.7	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		25%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		25%

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	504.2	502.3	-1.9	505.7	84	0	Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
High Needs	491.5	487.0	-4.5	494.1	40	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Low Income	495.5	488.2	-7.3	498.0	36	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	505.5	505.1	-0.4	508.0	55	1	Recovery Path: No Change

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2025 Achievement	2026 Achievement	Change	2026 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	494.2	494.8	0.6	495.7	82	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
High Needs	482.1	483.4	1.3	485.9	38	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Low Income	483.6	483.9	0.3	487.2	34	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	495.5	498.5	3.0	497.5	53	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	505.0	500.2	-4.8	507.6	80	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
High Needs	490.0	484.1	-5.9	493.8	36	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Low Income	492.7	484.4	-8.3	496.0	32	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	504.9	504.4	-0.5	507.5	54	1	Recovery Path: No Change

English language arts growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	56.1	79	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	-	19	-	-
High Needs	52.5	35	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	6	-	-
Low Income	52.6	32	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	-	12	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	4	-	-
Black or African American	-	4	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	13	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	4	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	54.4	54	3	Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group	2026 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	49.8	78	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	-	19	-	-
High Needs	49.7	34	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	7	-	-
Low Income	48.0	31	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	-	12	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	4	-	-
Black or African American	-	4	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	14	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	4	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	49.1	52	2	Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	96.8	95.9	-0.9	95.0	121	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	94.5	91.2	-3.3	95.0	57	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Low Income	93.9	89.5	-4.4	95.0	38	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	24	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	98.5	95.5	-3.0	95.0	88	3	Met Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	93.4	96.8	3.4	94.9	94	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	87.0	94.5	7.5	90.1	55	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Low Income	87.2	93.9	6.7	90.8	49	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	94.4	98.5	4.1	95.0	67	4	Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	1.2	0.7	-0.5	1.0	417	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	3.1	1.9	-1.2	2.7	162	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Low Income	3.5	1.7	-1.8	3.1	119	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	70	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	37	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	65	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	1.4	0.7	-0.7	1.2	286	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	13.1	14.5	1.4	11.8	393	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
High Needs	24.4	27.7	3.3	22.1	155	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	28	-	-
Low Income	28.4	28.4	0.0	23.8	134	1	No Change
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	47	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	33	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	73	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	12.5	16.2	3.7	11.1	259	0	Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group	2025 Rate (%)	2026 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	69.9	71.4	1.5	73.2	196	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	48.3	54.3	6.0	53.6	81	3	Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Low Income	49.2	56.3	7.1	55.9	64	3	Met Target
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	25	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	35	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	75.2	70.0	-5.2	78.7	130	0	Declined

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	86	86	100	Yes	1	86	83	97	Yes	1	86	86	100	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	42	42	42	39	42	42	126	123	98	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	11	11	11	10	11	11	33	-	-	-	-
Low Income	37	37	37	34	37	37	111	108	97	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	15	15	15	14	15	15	45	-	-	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	4	4	4	4	4	4	12	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	5	5	5	5	5	5	15	-	-	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	17	17	17	16	17	17	51	-	-	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	4	4	4	4	4	4	12	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	56	56	56	54	56	56	168	166	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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