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2025 Official Accountability Report - Waltham Sr High
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Waltham (03080000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Waltham Sr High (03080505)		GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12
REGION
Coastal		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI)

Accountability Information

Overall classificationRequiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
In need of focused/targeted support
Among the lowest performing 10% of schools

Low student group performance: High Needs

Low participation rate: English Learners and Former English Learners
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
17% - Limited or no progress toward targets9

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage17%17%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		17%
Limited or no 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 achievement04-04-
Science achievement04-04-
Achievement total01240.001267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth14-24-
Growth total3820.04822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate24----
Extended engagement rate04----
Annual dropout rate24----
High school completion total41220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total4410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-44-
Advanced coursework completion24----
Additional indicators total4810.04410.0
Weighted total2.210.0-1.310.3-
Percentage of possible points 22%-13%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage17%

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 achievement04-14-
Mathematics achievement04-04-
Science achievement04-04-
Achievement total01240.011267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth14-14-
Mathematics growth14-14-
Growth total2820.02822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04----
Extended engagement rate24----
Annual dropout rate24----
High school completion total41220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total4410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-24-
Advanced coursework completion14----
Additional indicators total5810.02410.0
Weighted total2.110.0-1.310.3-
Percentage of possible points 21%-13%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage17%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
3

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20242025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage14%33%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)		25%
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 achievement04-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total21247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth14-
Growth total3822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate44-
Extended engagement rate04-
Annual dropout rate34-
High school completion total71220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-
Advanced coursework completion24-
Additional indicators total5810.0
Weighted total3.510.7-
Percentage of possible points 33%-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage33%

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 achievement04-
Achievement total01247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth14-
Mathematics growth14-
Growth total2822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04-
Extended engagement rate24-
Annual dropout rate04-
High school completion total21220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion24-
Additional indicators total6810.0
Weighted total1.510.7-
Percentage of possible points 14%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage14%

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 491.3 490.4 -0.9 494.8 3900Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 470.7 467.0 -3.7 475.8 770Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 477.7 480.7 3.0 482.0 2482Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 459.1 465.3 6.2 462.6 1064Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low Income 477.8 482.4 4.6 482.7 2023Path Forward: Met Target
Students with Disabilities 474.6 472.6 -2.0 477.8 610Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 11--
Black or African American 486.7 489.7 3.0 491.8 332Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 478.0 478.8 0.8 481.7 2012Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 509.3 504.9 -4.4 514.4 1360Path Forward: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 492.0 488.6 -3.4 496.1 3900Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 472.1 470.4 -1.7 477.2 770Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 480.9 479.9 -1.0 485.1 2500Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 470.2 470.8 0.6 475.3 1082Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low Income 480.4 481.0 0.6 484.2 2042Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 479.8 474.4 -5.4 483.9 610Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 11--
Black or African American 482.9 482.0 -0.9 488.0 340Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 480.7 478.6 -2.1 484.5 2020Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 507.1 502.6 -4.5 511.1 1340Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2024 Achievement 2025 Achievement Change 2025 Target N Points Reason
All Students 491.8 486.8 -5.0 494.8 3470Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 471.5 466.5 -5.0 475.4 770Path Forward: Declined
High Needs 481.8 478.0 -3.8 484.6 2110Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 469.7 468.0 -1.7 472.1 730Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income 481.4 479.2 -2.2 484.6 1730Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 476.6 470.0 -6.6 480.0 590Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 9--
Black or African American 482.0 484.7 2.7 484.9 263Recovery Path: Met Target
Hispanic or Latino 482.7 476.7 -6.0 486.7 1750Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 7--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 502.3 498.4 -3.9 505.2 1300Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 46.7 3202Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 43.1 772Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 47.1 1902Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 47.5 552Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 47.8 1542Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 39.2 591Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 8--
Black or African American 50.1 263Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 45.5 1542Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 7--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 46.1 1242Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2025 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 38.6 3191Low Growth
Lowest Performing 42.5 772Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 37.7 1911Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners 38.7 571Low Growth
Low Income 38.2 1551Low Growth
Students with Disabilities 43.6 592Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 8--
Black or African American 36.2 261Low Growth
Hispanic or Latino 35.0 1541Low Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 7--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 1--
White 41.6 1232Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 80.6 84.4 3.8 85.1 4542Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 72.9 79.6 6.7 78.0 3344Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 53.5 65.0 11.5 59.1 1174Exceeded Target
Low Income 72.2 81.0 8.8 77.5 3064Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 73.6 75.6 2.0 82.7 782Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 21--
Black or African American 86.0 95.1 9.1 91.9 414Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 67.0 76.5 9.5 73.4 2214Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 12--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 95.6 93.1 -2.5 95.0 1590Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 86.9 83.4 -3.5 89.6 4330Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 82.7 77.0 -5.7 86.3 2910Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 70.2 59.7 -10.5 77.2 1290Declined
Low Income 82.4 76.3 -6.1 86.7 2660Declined
Students with Disabilities 91.9 84.7 -7.2 95.0 720Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 14--
Black or African American 92.3 88.4 -3.9 95.0 430Declined
Hispanic or Latino 79.2 71.2 -8.0 83.3 2120Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 94.5 96.2 1.7 95.0 1584Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 4.1 3.8 -0.3 3.7 1,8052Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 6.5 5.7 -0.8 5.8 1,1753Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 14.4 12.9 -1.5 13.0 4113Met Target
Low Income 5.8 5.7 -0.1 5.2 9291No Change
Students with Disabilities 3.9 1.8 -2.1 3.5 2784Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 69--
Black or African American 1.3 0.7 -0.6 1.2 1504Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 7.0 6.5 -0.5 6.3 9472Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 38--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 1.5 0.8 -0.7 1.4 6014Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 13.0 22.0 9.0 14.5 2684Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 13.0 22.0 9.0 14.5 2684Exceeded 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 - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 32.5 30.5 -2.0 29.5 1,8802Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 42.5 23.4 -19.1 35.6 774Exceeded Target
High Needs 42.1 38.9 -3.2 38.5 1,2393Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 48.2 43.6 -4.6 43.8 5823Met Target
Low Income 44.0 39.6 -4.4 40.0 1,0723Met Target
Students with Disabilities 42.0 38.4 -3.6 38.2 2503Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 63--
Black or African American 25.5 26.0 0.5 21.8 1771No Change
Hispanic or Latino 42.9 38.8 -4.1 39.0 9993Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 53--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White 17.5 18.0 0.5 13.9 5841No Change

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2024 Rate (%) 2025 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 53.2 56.4 3.2 58.0 8902Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 36.9 40.0 3.1 42.0 5572Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 20.4 17.5 -2.9 28.0 2290Declined
Low Income 37.5 41.4 3.9 42.8 4782Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 20.7 30.3 9.6 26.2 1094Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 35--
Black or African American 57.8 52.3 -5.5 64.5 880Declined
Hispanic or Latino 35.3 40.6 5.3 41.8 4412Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 29--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 73.3 76.1 2.8 78.1 2972Improved Below 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 436 42096Yes 1 436 42197Yes 1 431 42599Yes 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 291 276 291 279 287 282 869 83796Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 140 129 139 131 138 134 417 39494No1
Low Income 241 229 241 231 238 234 720 69496Yes1
Students with Disabilities 65 63 65 63 64 63 194 18997Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native-----------
Asian 11 11 11 11 11 10 33----
Black or African American 42 38 41 38 41 41 124 11796Yes2
Hispanic or Latino 233 222 234 225 231 227 698 67497Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 8 8 8 8 8 8 24----
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 1 1 1 3----
White 141 140 141 138 139 138 421 41699Yes1


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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