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2025 Official Accountability Report - J Henry Higgins Middle
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Peabody (02290000)		TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School
SCHOOL
J Henry Higgins Middle (02290305)		GRADES SERVED
06,07,08
REGION
Coastal		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
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Accountability Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
Moderate progress toward targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
30% - Moderate progress toward targets18

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage34%28%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		30%
Moderate 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 achievement04-24-
Mathematics achievement04-24-
Science achievement04----
Achievement total01260.04867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-14-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4820.03822.5
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 absenteeism04-04-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total0410.00410.0
Weighted total1.19.6-3.47.6-
Percentage of possible points 12%-45%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage28%

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 achievement04-24-
Mathematics achievement04-34-
Science achievement04----
Achievement total01260.05867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4820.04822.5
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 total0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-04-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total2410.00410.0
Weighted total1.09.6-4.37.6-
Percentage of possible points 10%-57%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage34%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
13

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage12%7%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		9%
Limited or no 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 growth14-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total3822.5
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 absenteeism04-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total0410.0
Weighted total0.710.3-
Percentage of possible points 7%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage7%

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 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 absenteeism34-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total3410.0
Weighted total1.210.3-
Percentage of possible points 12%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage12%

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 485.2 483.4 -1.8 487.9 1,2510Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 454.6 456.1 1.5 459.7 1702Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs 476.9 474.2 -2.7 479.7 7550Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 466.8 466.3 -0.5 470.6 2731Recovery Path: No Change
Low Income 477.8 474.6 -3.2 480.7 6180Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 468.4 464.7 -3.7 471.3 2460Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 4--
Asian 494.6 490.1 -4.5 499.0 240Recovery Path: Declined
Black or African American 488.1 485.2 -2.9 490.3 580Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 476.7 473.3 -3.4 479.0 3040Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 493.2 490.4 -2.8 495.8 270Recovery Path: Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 487.2 486.5 -0.7 490.0 8340Recovery Path: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 489.6 488.6 -1.0 491.7 1,2010Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 462.1 462.7 0.6 466.4 1702Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High Needs 482.0 479.8 -2.2 483.6 7180Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 475.5 475.2 -0.3 478.3 2601Recovery Path: No Change
Low Income 482.8 480.2 -2.6 484.6 5860Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 472.5 469.9 -2.6 474.5 2320Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian 499.6 499.3 -0.3 502.3 241Recovery Path: No Change
Black or African American 490.9 489.5 -1.4 494.2 570Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 481.8 479.1 -2.7 484.8 2870Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 490.1 492.1 2.0 492.3 253Recovery Path: Met Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 491.8 491.5 -0.3 494.0 8051Recovery Path: No Change

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 490.9 489.0 -1.9 492.7 4250Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 78--
High Needs 482.9 479.6 -3.3 486.7 2450Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 474.8 473.5 -1.3 478.9 840Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 483.3 480.2 -3.1 487.3 2050Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 473.4 470.7 -2.7 475.7 850Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 7--
Black or African American---- 17--
Hispanic or Latino 486.0 479.4 -6.6 488.2 1020Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 14--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 492.7 492.3 -0.4 496.4 2851Path Forward: No Change

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 40.8 1,1902Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 39.6 1701Low Growth
High Needs 39.9 6981Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners 41.0 2372Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 39.7 5681Low Growth
Students with Disabilities 36.9 2341Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native- 4--
Asian 39.8 211Low Growth
Black or African American 49.2 482Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 40.1 2812Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 37.2 261Low Growth
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 40.7 8102Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 49.7 1,1602Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 43.2 1702Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 46.8 6782Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 48.8 2362Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 47.0 5522Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 40.9 2212Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 3--
Asian 68.7 224Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American 54.6 503Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 47.2 2702Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 50.2 253Typical Growth - High
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 49.6 7902Typical Growth - Low

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 23.2 28.9 5.7 28.4 1493Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 23.2 28.9 5.7 28.4 1493Met 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 23.1 28.7 5.6 21.6 1,3430Declined
Lowest Performing 29.2 35.3 6.1 24.6 1700Declined
High Needs 29.1 37.4 8.3 26.7 8260Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 32.0 37.0 5.0 28.5 3270Declined
Low Income 31.0 40.1 9.1 27.8 6940Declined
Students with Disabilities 26.8 40.9 14.1 23.2 2200Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 4--
Asian 13.0 24.0 11.0 9.7 250Declined
Black or African American 6.3 11.9 5.6 2.7 670Declined
Hispanic or Latino 33.0 39.7 6.7 28.8 3580Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 19.2 33.3 14.1 17.7 270Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 21.0 25.2 4.2 19.2 8620Declined

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 1,310 1,307100Yes 1 1,306 1,25396Yes 1 454 44999Yes 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 806 804 804 764 271 267 1,881 1,83598Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 311 311 311 295 103 102 725 70898Yes1
Low Income 666 664 664 629 228 225 1,558 1,51897Yes1
Students with Disabilities 253 252 252 237 89 88 594 57797Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 4 4 3 0 0 8----
Asian 25 25 25 25 7 7 57 57100Yes1
Black or African American 61 61 61 60 20 20 142 14199Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 344 342 343 323 118 117 805 78297Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 27 27 27 25 14 14 68 6697Yes1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 846 845 843 814 293 289 1,982 1,94898Yes1


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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