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2025 Official Accountability Report - Lawrence

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Lawrence (01490000)
TITLE I STATUS
Title I District
SCHOOL
Lawrence (01490000)
GRADES SERVED
PK,K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,11,12
REGION
Strategic Transformation
FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classificationRequiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
In need of broad/comprehensive support
Chronically underperforming district
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
53% - Substantial progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage55%52%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)
53%
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 achievement24-34-
Mathematics achievement24-44-
Science achievement24----
Achievement total61260.07867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-
Mathematics growth34-24-
Growth total6820.04822.5
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 total3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.04410.0
Weighted total5.59.6-6.07.6-
Percentage of possible points 57%-79%-
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 achievement04-34-
Mathematics achievement24-44-
Science achievement24----
Achievement total41260.07867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth34-24-
Growth total5820.04822.5
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 total3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.04410.0
Weighted total4.19.6-6.07.6-
Percentage of possible points 43%-79%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage55%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage34%43%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)
39%
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 achievement24-
Mathematics achievement24-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total61267.5
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 absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total4410.0
Weighted total5.810.3-
Percentage of possible points 56%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage43%

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 achievement04-
Mathematics achievement24-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total41267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth34-
Growth total5822.5
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 total4.210.3-
Percentage of possible points 41%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage34%

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 476.7 477.2 0.5 479.1 5,8432Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 451.5 455.7 4.2 455.2 1,0163Recovery Path: Met Target
High Needs 475.4 475.7 0.3 477.6 5,4552Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 470.7 470.6 -0.1 474.1 3,0911Recovery Path: No Change
Low Income 475.5 475.7 0.2 477.7 5,1232Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 462.2 461.9 -0.3 464.6 1,2151Recovery Path: No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 491.0 493.7 2.7 493.4 503Path Forward: Met Target
Black or African American 479.9 481.0 1.1 482.3 832Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 476.2 476.6 0.4 479.4 5,5252Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 483.8 479.7 -4.1 485.7 280Path Forward: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 487.6 490.2 2.6 489.5 1554Path Forward: Exceeded Target

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 479.8 474.2 -5.6 481.8 7710Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 460.4 456.3 -4.1 465.5 1250Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 478.3 471.8 -6.5 481.6 7080Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 466.1 460.3 -5.8 469.3 3790Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 478.8 472.3 -6.5 482.7 6690Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 471.6 464.5 -7.1 473.6 1390Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 9--
Black or African American---- 13--
Hispanic or Latino 479.2 473.3 -5.9 482.4 7300Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino-------
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 19--

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 480.6 480.8 0.2 483.2 5,8472Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 455.9 461.4 5.5 459.6 1,0164Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High Needs 479.6 479.7 0.1 481.9 5,4562Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 476.6 476.9 0.3 479.1 3,0902Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income 479.6 479.6 0.0 481.9 5,1241Recovery Path: No Change
Students with Disabilities 467.2 466.3 -0.9 469.3 1,2140Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 496.9 498.1 1.2 499.8 502Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Black or African American 483.4 483.8 0.4 485.7 842Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 480.2 480.4 0.2 482.8 5,5272Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 483.8 480.9 -2.9 485.7 280Path Forward: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 489.0 487.4 -1.6 490.8 1560Path Forward: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 478.1 473.8 -4.3 479.7 7540Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 464.2 461.9 -2.3 469.3 1250Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 477.0 472.0 -5.0 480.8 6900Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 469.8 465.9 -3.9 474.9 3710Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 477.2 472.3 -4.9 481.7 6510Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 470.4 468.0 -2.4 473.8 1340Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 9--
Black or African American---- 13--
Hispanic or Latino 477.3 473.2 -4.1 479.0 7140Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino-------
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 18--

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 478.0 478.5 0.5 479.7 1,9702Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing---- 442--
High Needs 476.6 477.5 0.9 479.6 1,8452Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 472.2 472.7 0.5 474.2 1,0722Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income 476.5 477.5 1.0 479.8 1,7212Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 466.3 465.5 -0.8 468.2 4130Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 16--
Black or African American 480.5 479.2 -1.3 484.0 330Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 477.6 478.2 0.6 479.3 1,8532Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 487.3 485.6 -1.7 489.9 550Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 477.2 475.5 -1.7 480.2 6230Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 125--
High Needs 476.0 473.2 -2.8 479.2 5650Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 466.5 464.0 -2.5 470.4 2760Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income 476.6 473.7 -2.9 480.2 5340Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 468.9 465.8 -3.1 472.0 1170Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 8--
Black or African American---- 7--
Hispanic or Latino 476.5 474.9 -1.6 480.4 5920Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino-------
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 16--

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 51.1 4,2283Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 45.9 9902Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 50.7 3,9053Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 51.1 2,1163Typical Growth - High
Low Income 50.4 3,6633Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 43.9 8622Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 53.7 403Typical Growth - High
Black or African American 55.0 563Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 51.0 3,9993Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 18--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 53.3 1143Typical Growth - High

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 37.0 5331Low Growth
Lowest Performing 38.1 1201Low Growth
High Needs 37.3 4781Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners 38.5 2041Low Growth
Low Income 37.2 4541Low Growth
Students with Disabilities 32.4 1011Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 7--
Black or African American- 7--
Hispanic or Latino 37.0 5041Low Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino----
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White- 15--

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 52.6 4,2983Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 49.8 9902Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 52.5 3,9733Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 54.1 2,1853Typical Growth - High
Low Income 52.4 3,7243Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 46.1 8642Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 54.0 403Typical Growth - High
Black or African American 58.9 563Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 52.6 4,0683Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 18--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 49.5 1152Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 31.1 5271Low Growth
Lowest Performing 35.5 1191Low Growth
High Needs 31.3 4711Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners 33.5 2061Low Growth
Low Income 31.2 4461Low Growth
Students with Disabilities 31.5 961Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 6--
Black or African American- 6--
Hispanic or Latino 31.3 5011Low Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino----
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White- 14--

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 72.7 74.0 1.3 74.7 8412Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 73.3 73.2 -0.1 77.6 8161No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners 69.8 64.8 -5.0 75.5 3520Declined
Low Income 73.7 73.2 -0.5 78.3 8021No Change
Students with Disabilities 56.2 50.6 -5.6 62.3 1560Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 14--
Black or African American---- 11--
Hispanic or Latino 72.3 73.4 1.1 77.0 7902Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 2--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 23--

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 86.8 79.2 -7.6 88.4 9190Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 86.5 80.2 -6.3 89.9 8780Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 84.7 76.9 -7.8 90.2 3770Declined
Low Income 86.8 80.4 -6.4 90.6 8580Declined
Students with Disabilities 82.1 74.1 -8.0 86.7 1620Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 12--
Black or African American---- 6--
Hispanic or Latino 86.9 78.9 -8.0 91.0 8740Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 4--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White---- 22--

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 3.3 7.8 4.5 3.0 3,5200Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 3.4 7.5 4.1 3.1 3,1810Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 4.2 8.1 3.9 3.8 1,5520Declined
Low Income 3.0 7.0 4.0 2.7 2,8670Declined
Students with Disabilities 5.2 7.9 2.7 4.7 5410Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 43--
Black or African American---- 48--
Hispanic or Latino 3.2 8.0 4.8 2.9 3,3480Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 5--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 75--

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 35.3 39.4 4.1 36.9 2,9413Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 35.3 39.4 4.1 36.9 2,9413Met 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-------

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 10.5 12.9 2.4 11.8 1,3743Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 10.5 12.9 2.4 11.8 1,3743Met 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 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 22.2 16.5 -5.7 21.2 8,6584Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 28.3 22.3 -6.0 26.2 1,0164Exceeded Target
High Needs 22.9 17.0 -5.9 21.1 8,1504Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 20.8 15.2 -5.6 18.3 4,8114Exceeded Target
Low Income 23.4 17.5 -5.9 21.0 7,6994Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 31.3 24.3 -7.0 28.9 1,7054Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 13.2 2.7 -10.5 11.1 744Exceeded Target
Black or African American 13.8 10.5 -3.3 11.3 1334Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 22.2 16.6 -5.6 19.3 8,1824Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 22.9 13.5 -9.4 21.9 374Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 3--
White 26.9 19.3 -7.6 25.7 2284Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 42.5 33.4 -9.1 40.9 4,0344Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 45.1 35.2 -9.9 39.8 1254Exceeded Target
High Needs 43.6 34.4 -9.2 40.7 3,7234Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 41.7 33.3 -8.4 37.6 2,1174Exceeded Target
Low Income 44.3 35.0 -9.3 39.8 3,4574Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 52.5 41.8 -10.7 49.0 6374Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 37--
Black or African American---- 63--
Hispanic or Latino 42.6 33.7 -8.9 38.2 3,8444Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 82--

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 74.2 77.5 3.3 77.6 1,9303Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 72.3 76.9 4.6 78.0 1,7712Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 66.9 75.6 8.7 73.6 1,0024Exceeded Target
Low Income 72.7 77.3 4.6 78.9 1,6302Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 63.4 58.1 -5.3 70.5 2790Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 17--
Black or African American---- 27--
Hispanic or Latino 74.0 77.7 3.7 80.8 1,8482Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 3--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 35--

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 7,152 7,09799Yes 1 7,154 7,09499Yes 1 2,993 2,96399Yes 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 6,698 6,646 6,698 6,639 2,803 2,774 16,199 16,05999Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 3,988 3,953 3,987 3,954 1,689 1,674 9,664 9,58199Yes1
Low Income 6,282 6,233 6,284 6,227 2,616 2,588 15,182 15,04899Yes1
Students with Disabilities 1,384 1,359 1,382 1,361 569 557 3,335 3,27798Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 1 1 1 1 3----
Asian 59 59 59 59 25 25 143 143100Yes1
Black or African American 106 106 107 107 50 50 263 263100Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 6,777 6,724 6,777 6,719 2,829 2,799 16,383 16,24299Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 29 29 29 29 12 12 70 70100Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 1 0 0 2----
White 179 177 180 178 76 76 435 43199Yes1


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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