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2025 Official Accountability Report - Putnam Avenue Upper School
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Cambridge (00490000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Putnam Avenue Upper School (00490310)		GRADES SERVED
06,07,08
REGION
Coastal		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
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Accountability Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
Substantial progress toward targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
66% - Substantial progress toward targets69

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage89%52%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		66%
Substantial progress toward targets

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All Students
(Non-high school grades)		 Lowest Performing Students
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement44-34-
Mathematics achievement04-04-
Science achievement34----
Achievement total71267.53867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total5822.55822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------
Extended engagement rate------
Annual dropout rate------
High school completion total------
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-04-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.00410.0
Weighted total6.310.3-3.27.6-
Percentage of possible points 61%-42%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage52%

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All Students
(Non-high school grades)		 Lowest Performing Students
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement44-44-
Mathematics achievement44-44-
Science achievement24----
Achievement total101267.58867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-
Mathematics growth34-44-
Growth total6822.57822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------
Extended engagement rate------
Annual dropout rate------
High school completion total------
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism14-44-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total1410.04410.0
Weighted total8.210.3-7.47.6-
Percentage of possible points 80%-97%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage89%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
58

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage82%13%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		40%
Moderate progress toward targets

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High Needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-
Mathematics achievement04-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total01267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total4822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---
Extended engagement rate---
Annual dropout rate---
High school completion total---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total4410.0
Weighted total1.310.3-
Percentage of possible points 13%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage13%

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High Needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement44-
Mathematics achievement44-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total101267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-
Mathematics growth34-
Growth total6822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---
Extended engagement rate---
Annual dropout rate---
High school completion total---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total3410.0
Weighted total8.410.3-
Percentage of possible points 82%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage82%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 507.9 509.3 1.4 510.2 2604Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 478.2 482.9 4.7 483.3 403Path Forward: Met Target
High Needs 495.2 491.8 -3.4 498.1 1380Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 486.6 482.6 -4.0 490.2 370Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income 495.0 490.2 -4.8 497.4 1120Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 483.4 480.4 -3.0 486.7 560Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 516.8 521.3 4.5 519.9 484Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 493.9 490.5 -3.4 496.7 700Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 497.3 490.0 -7.3 499.8 240Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 516.0 520.0 4.0 518.3 414Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 515.6 519.2 3.6 518.0 774Path Forward: Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 503.8 501.4 -2.4 506.3 2600Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 475.2 473.4 -1.8 480.3 400Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 493.0 485.4 -7.6 495.7 1380Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 491.0 479.5 -11.5 494.2 370Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income 490.9 483.4 -7.5 493.7 1120Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 485.2 476.6 -8.6 488.6 550Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 514.3 514.5 0.2 518.3 484Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American 491.4 484.6 -6.8 494.7 700Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 498.1 483.4 -14.7 500.7 250Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 511.1 513.6 2.5 513.6 404Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 507.8 508.0 0.2 510.6 773Path Forward: Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 494.9 498.5 3.6 498.5 803Path Forward: Met Target
Lowest Performing---- 19--
High Needs 487.1 484.7 -2.4 490.9 400Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 11--
Low Income 486.8 484.4 -2.4 490.8 360Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities---- 12--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 15--
Black or African American 485.4 486.2 0.8 490.5 212Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 11--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 499.3 509.1 9.8 503.0 254Path Forward: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 53.7 2383Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 54.6 403Typical Growth - High
High Needs 46.5 1302Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 48.5 342Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 44.3 1052Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 45.0 542Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian 66.8 434Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American 40.7 662Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 48.0 232Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 62.1 374Exceeded Typical Growth
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 55.4 693Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 46.7 2432Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 48.9 402Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 41.6 1342Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 39.6 371Low Growth
Low Income 39.7 1081Low Growth
Students with Disabilities 42.0 542Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian 57.9 453Typical Growth - High
Black or African American 39.7 671Low Growth
Hispanic or Latino 43.2 242Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 53.1 363Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 44.2 712Typical Growth - Low

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 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 - Non-high school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 24.6 17.4 -7.2 23.1 2934Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 26.2 32.5 6.3 21.6 400Declined
High Needs 26.7 22.0 -4.7 24.3 1684Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 18.9 20.0 1.1 15.4 550Declined
Low Income 29.2 22.9 -6.3 26.0 1314Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 30.2 20.3 -9.9 26.6 594Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 13.5 17.5 4.0 10.2 570Declined
Black or African American 14.9 18.7 3.8 11.3 750Declined
Hispanic or Latino 42.3 25.0 -17.3 38.1 324Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 36.6 25.0 -11.6 35.1 484Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 29.5 8.6 -20.9 27.7 814Exceeded Target

Assessment participation - All students
Group English language arts Mathematics Science
Enrolled Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate Enrolled Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate Enrolled Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate
All Students 282 282100Yes 1 283 282100Yes 1 91 8998Yes 1

Assessment participation - Student Group
Group English language arts Mathematics Science Overall
Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Total Enrolled Total Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate
High Needs 158 158 159 158 50 48 367 36499Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 54 54 54 54 17 17 125 125100Yes1
Low Income 124 124 125 124 44 42 293 29099Yes1
Students with Disabilities 56 56 55 55 12 12 123 123100Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native-----------
Asian 55 55 55 55 17 17 127 127100Yes1
Black or African American 74 74 74 74 25 24 173 17299Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 29 29 30 30 9 9 68 68100Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 43 43 43 42 13 12 99 9798Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 81 81 81 81 27 27 189 189100Yes1


About this report

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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