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2026 Official Accountability Report - Northbridge High

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
29% - Moderate progress toward targets39

Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage38%24%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
29%
Moderate progress toward targets

2026 Points awarded

2026 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All Students
(Non-high school grades)
Lowest Performing Students
(Non-high school grades)
All Students
(High school grades)
Lowest Performing Students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04----04-04-
Mathematics achievement04----24-04-
Science achievement24----04-04-
Achievement total21267.5---21247.501267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth14----34-24-
Mathematics growth34----24-24-
Growth total4822.5---5822.54822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------04----
Extended engagement rate------24----
Annual dropout rate------44----
High school completion total------61220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism14----04-44-
Advanced coursework completion------44----
Additional indicators total1410.0---4810.04410.0
Weighted total2.410.3----3.710.7-1.310.3-
Percentage of possible points23%---35%-13%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan23%
Weight of non-high school results:21%
24%
Weight of high school results:79%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage24%

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All Students
(Non-high school grades)
Lowest Performing Students
(Non-high school grades)
All Students
(High school grades)
Lowest Performing Students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement------04-14-
Mathematics achievement------04-04-
Science achievement------24-34-
Achievement total------21247.541267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth------34-44-
Mathematics growth------24-34-
Growth total------5822.57822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------24----
Extended engagement rate------24----
Annual dropout rate------24----
High school completion total------61220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism------44-04-
Advanced coursework completion------04----
Additional indicators total------4810.00410.0
Weighted total------3.710.7-4.310.3-
Percentage of possible points----35%-42%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan-
Weight of non-high school results:0%
38%
Weight of high school results:100%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage38%

Student group percentile


Overall progress toward improvement targets

20252026
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage43%21%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2025 x 40%) + (2026 x 60%)
30%
Moderate progress toward targets

2026 Points awarded

2026 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High Needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
High Needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-04-
Mathematics achievement04-04-
Science achievement04-04-
Achievement total01267.501247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth14-34-
Mathematics growth34-24-
Growth total4822.55822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---24-
Annual dropout rate---44-
High school completion total---61220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism14-04-
Advanced coursework completion---34-
Additional indicators total1410.03810.0
Weighted total1.010.3-2.610.7-
Percentage of possible points10%-24%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan10%
Weight of non-high school results:21%
24%
Weight of high school results:79%
2026 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage21%

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High Needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
High Needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement---04-
Mathematics achievement---04-
Science achievement---34-
Achievement total---31247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth---34-
Mathematics growth---24-
Growth total---5822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---24-
Extended engagement rate---24-
Annual dropout rate---44-
High school completion total---81220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism---44-
Advanced coursework completion---04-
Additional indicators total---4810.0
Weighted total---4.610.7-
Percentage of possible points--43%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan-
Weight of non-high school results:0%
43%
Weight of high school results:100%
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage43%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 486.2 482.1 -4.1 489.6 1130Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 476.2 472.0 -4.2 479.7 620Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 10--
Low Income 476.5 475.4 -1.1 479.5 470Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 463.4 458.4 -5.0 467.5 300Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American---- 1--
Hispanic or Latino---- 19--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 2--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 486.1 481.5 -4.6 489.6 900Path Forward: Declined

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 497.4 494.6 -2.8 500.9 1130Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 479.0 467.4 -11.6 484.1 230Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 490.3 485.2 -5.1 494.6 530Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 5--
Low Income 490.6 486.3 -4.3 495.5 460Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 483.6 473.0 -10.6 486.8 230Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 2--
Black or African American---- 4--
Hispanic or Latino---- 19--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 500.6 496.4 -4.2 505.7 870Path Forward: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 491.5 487.6 -3.9 494.7 1080Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 482.5 477.0 -5.5 485.8 580Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 9--
Low Income 482.7 478.6 -4.1 485.5 440Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 474.1 470.2 -3.9 477.8 290Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American---- 1--
Hispanic or Latino---- 18--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 2--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 491.6 488.0 -3.6 495.3 860Path Forward: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 493.4 494.1 0.7 497.5 1122Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 476.0 468.8 -7.2 481.1 230Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 484.3 483.4 -0.9 488.5 520Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 5--
Low Income 485.4 486.0 0.6 489.2 452Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 475.3 468.0 -7.3 479.4 230Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 2--
Black or African American---- 4--
Hispanic or Latino---- 19--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 496.7 496.0 -0.7 500.7 860Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 487.9 488.1 0.2 492.2 1002Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 480.0 479.3 -0.7 484.3 550Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 9--
Low Income 480.1 480.5 0.4 484.2 412Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 472.3 471.5 -0.8 476.3 280Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American---- 1--
Hispanic or Latino---- 15--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 2--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 487.4 488.8 1.4 492.3 812Path Forward: Improved Below Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2025 Achievement 2026 Achievement Change 2026 Target N Points Reason
All Students 495.9 486.1 -9.8 499.0 1090Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 477.2 465.9 -11.3 481.1 230Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 488.9 477.3 -11.6 492.2 510Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 5--
Low Income 490.0 478.4 -11.6 493.2 440Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 480.5 466.1 -14.4 483.5 220Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 2--
Black or African American---- 2--
Hispanic or Latino---- 17--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 498.0 487.6 -10.4 501.8 870Path Forward: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 38.2 1101Low Growth
Lowest Performing----
High Needs 37.1 601Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners- 10--
Low Income 40.4 462Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 30.7 291Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 1--
Black or African American- 1--
Hispanic or Latino- 19--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 2--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 38.0 871Low Growth

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 51.2 963Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 44.4 232Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 51.5 423Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners- 4--
Low Income 52.1 383Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities- 17--
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 1--
Black or African American- 2--
Hispanic or Latino- 15--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 51.6 773Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 51.6 1053Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing----
High Needs 52.3 553Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners- 9--
Low Income 53.4 423Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 46.5 272Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 1--
Black or African American- 1--
Hispanic or Latino- 18--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 2--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 50.2 833Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2026 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 44.9 972Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 40.5 232Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 45.8 422Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners- 5--
Low Income 46.7 382Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities- 17--
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 2--
Black or African American- 2--
Hispanic or Latino- 15--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 1--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 45.2 772Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 89.6 85.8 -3.8 94.1 1060Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 84.3 76.3 -8.0 89.4 590Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 4--
Low Income 84.7 74.5 -10.2 90.0 550Declined
Students with Disabilities---- 17--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 3--
Black or African American---- 5--
Hispanic or Latino---- 18--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 91.3 87.8 -3.5 95.0 740Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 89.9 90.4 0.5 92.6 1252Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 82.9 85.7 2.8 86.5 702Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 3--
Low Income 82.8 86.4 3.6 87.1 592Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities---- 24--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American---- 4--
Hispanic or Latino---- 15--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 2--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 91.6 92.2 0.6 94.4 1032Improved Below Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 2.3 0.9 -1.4 2.0 4674Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 4.3 1.0 -3.3 3.8 2044Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 29--
Low Income 4.7 1.2 -3.5 4.2 1674Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 2.7 1.4 -1.3 2.4 694Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 10--
Black or African American---- 11--
Hispanic or Latino---- 71--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 15--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 1.8 0.8 -1.0 1.6 3604Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-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-------

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 - Non-high school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 22.1 22.4 0.3 19.9 1251No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 29.9 30.4 0.5 27.4 691No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 15--
Low Income 33.8 39.6 5.8 31.1 530Declined
Students with Disabilities 28.0 25.8 -2.2 23.7 312Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American---- 1--
Hispanic or Latino---- 22--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 2--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 24.4 21.2 -3.2 21.5 993Met Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 25.7 27.5 1.8 22.7 4720Declined
Lowest Performing 48.0 26.1 -21.9 41.1 234Exceeded Target
High Needs 36.1 37.6 1.5 32.5 2450Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 34--
Low Income 38.1 40.1 2.0 34.1 2120Declined
Students with Disabilities 31.6 34.9 3.3 27.8 860Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 10--
Black or African American---- 9--
Hispanic or Latino---- 66--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 14--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 23.7 27.1 3.4 20.1 3730Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2025 Rate (%) 2026 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 48.2 54.6 6.4 53.0 2294Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 30.5 36.4 5.9 35.6 1103Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 15--
Low Income 34.2 40.4 6.2 39.5 943Met Target
Students with Disabilities 15.6 12.5 -3.1 21.1 320Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 5--
Black or African American---- 4--
Hispanic or Latino---- 26--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 7--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 48.9 60.4 11.5 53.7 1874Exceeded 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 233 22797Yes 1 234 22496Yes 1 235 21895Yes 2

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 119 116 120 114 121 114 360 34496Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 17 16 19 18 19 18 55----
Low Income 97 94 96 91 97 91 290 27695Yes1
Students with Disabilities 53 53 53 52 53 51 159 15698Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native-----------
Asian 3 3 3 3 3 3 9----
Black or African American 5 5 5 5 5 5 15----
Hispanic or Latino 40 39 40 39 40 35 120 11396Yes2
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 3 3 3 3 3 3 9----
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 182 177 183 174 184 172 549 52395Yes1




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