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2025 Official Accountability Report - Pittsfield High
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Pittsfield (02360000)		TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School
SCHOOL
Pittsfield High (02360505)		GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12
REGION
West/Central		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
42% - Moderate progress toward targets18

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage74%20%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		42%
Moderate progress toward targets

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All students
(High school grades)		 Lowest performing students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-04-
Mathematics achievement34-04-
Science achievement04-04-
Achievement total31240.001267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-
Mathematics growth24-14-
Growth total5820.04822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04----
Extended engagement rate04----
Annual dropout rate04----
High school completion total01220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total2410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-44-
Advanced coursework completion24----
Additional indicators total4810.04410.0
Weighted total2.810.0-1.310.3-
Percentage of possible points 28%-13%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage20%

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All students
(High school grades)		 Lowest performing students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement44-44-
Mathematics achievement24-24-
Science achievement44-44-
Achievement total101240.0101267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-
Mathematics growth24-34-
Growth total5820.06822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04----
Extended engagement rate34----
Annual dropout rate44----
High school completion total71220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-04-
Advanced coursework completion34----
Additional indicators total3810.00410.0
Weighted total7.010.0-8.110.3-
Percentage of possible points 70%-79%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage74%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
24

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage36%48%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		43%
Moderate progress toward targets

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High Needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement24-
Mathematics achievement34-
Science achievement34-
Achievement total81247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total5822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04-
Extended engagement rate04-
Annual dropout rate04-
High school completion total01220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-
Advanced coursework completion24-
Additional indicators total2810.0
Weighted total5.110.7-
Percentage of possible points 48%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage48%

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High Needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-
Mathematics achievement04-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total21247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total5822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04-
Extended engagement rate44-
Annual dropout rate34-
High school completion total71220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-
Advanced coursework completion44-
Additional indicators total4810.0
Weighted total3.910.7-
Percentage of possible points 36%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage36%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 502.3 499.6 -2.7 503.9 1620Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 485.4 476.8 -8.6 490.5 260Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 491.2 493.1 1.9 495.5 1062Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 22--
Low Income 491.5 494.1 2.6 496.4 962Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 478.5 482.0 3.5 481.7 233Path Forward: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 8--
Black or African American---- 24--
Hispanic or Latino 489.7 480.3 -9.4 493.4 290Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 510.9 504.4 -6.5 516.0 890Path Forward: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 490.7 493.0 2.3 492.9 1583Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 476.7 469.9 -6.8 481.8 260Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 482.5 486.3 3.8 486.7 1023Path Forward: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 22--
Low Income 482.5 486.5 4.0 486.3 933Path Forward: Met Target
Students with Disabilities 477.8 477.5 -0.3 481.9 211Path Forward: No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 8--
Black or African American---- 24--
Hispanic or Latino 481.0 476.1 -4.9 482.8 270Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 498.0 496.9 -1.1 502.0 870Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 492.2 491.6 -0.6 495.2 1380Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 479.1 468.3 -10.8 483.0 260Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 482.1 485.3 3.2 484.9 893Recovery Path: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 12--
Low Income 482.9 486.5 3.6 485.2 834Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 474.0 470.7 -3.3 477.0 210Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 6--
Black or African American---- 15--
Hispanic or Latino---- 23--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 10--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 498.6 494.8 -3.8 502.4 840Path Forward: Declined

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 50.7 1243Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 52.8 263Typical Growth - High
High Needs 51.2 783Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners- 7--
Low Income 50.8 743Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities- 18--
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 5--
Black or African American- 15--
Hispanic or Latino- 16--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 11--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 47.2 772Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 42.5 1212Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 38.2 261Low Growth
High Needs 41.3 752Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners- 6--
Low Income 41.4 722Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities- 16--
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 5--
Black or African American- 15--
Hispanic or Latino- 14--
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 11--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 39.0 761Low Growth

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 83.6 80.2 -3.4 88.1 2020Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 77.1 73.2 -3.9 82.2 1490Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 14--
Low Income 76.0 74.3 -1.7 81.3 1360Declined
Students with Disabilities 71.4 57.4 -14.0 80.5 540Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 3--
Black or African American---- 18--
Hispanic or Latino 84.8 77.8 -7.0 91.2 360Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 13--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 84.9 81.8 -3.1 88.8 1320Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 91.5 89.9 -1.6 94.2 1590Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 88.3 85.3 -3.0 91.9 1090Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 11--
Low Income 87.3 84.6 -2.7 91.6 1040Declined
Students with Disabilities 80.4 91.4 11.0 87.4 354Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 2--
Black or African American---- 20--
Hispanic or Latino 81.0 93.9 12.9 85.1 334Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 11--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 92.5 89.2 -3.3 95.0 930Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 2.8 5.3 2.5 2.5 7110Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 4.3 7.4 3.1 3.9 4590Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 62--
Low Income 4.0 7.0 3.0 3.6 4120Declined
Students with Disabilities 5.3 11.5 6.2 4.8 1560Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 14--
Black or African American---- 86--
Hispanic or Latino 2.8 9.0 6.2 2.5 1340Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 50--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 2.7 4.0 1.3 2.4 4260Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 21.6 22.0 0.4 27.6 502Improved Below Target
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 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 48.0 47.4 -0.6 45.0 7452Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 64.0 46.2 -17.8 57.1 264Exceeded Target
High Needs 57.1 58.7 1.6 53.5 5060Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 113--
Low Income 58.1 60.9 2.8 54.1 4650Declined
Students with Disabilities 67.9 60.8 -7.1 64.1 1534Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 15--
Black or African American---- 109--
Hispanic or Latino 60.8 66.3 5.5 56.9 1810Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 57--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 40.2 41.7 1.5 36.6 3810Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 63.4 66.7 3.3 68.2 3302Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 51.8 52.0 0.2 56.9 2042Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners---- 38--
Low Income 52.0 52.4 0.4 57.3 1872Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 27.3 22.7 -4.6 32.8 660Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 4--
Black or African American---- 50--
Hispanic or Latino 53.5 46.5 -7.0 60.0 710Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 22--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 68.0 74.7 6.7 72.8 1824Exceeded 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 178 17598Yes 1 180 17396Yes 1 180 17999Yes 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 122 119 123 116 123 122 368 35797Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 33 32 35 33 33 33 101 9897Yes1
Low Income 110 107 111 105 111 110 332 32297Yes1
Students with Disabilities 24 24 24 21 25 24 73 6995Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native-----------
Asian 8 8 8 8 8 8 24----
Black or African American 28 28 28 28 28 28 84 84100Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 39 37 41 37 39 39 119 11395Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 13 13 13 12 13 12 39----
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 90 89 90 88 92 92 272 26999Yes1


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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