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Boston Arts Academy

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2025 Official Accountability Report - Boston Arts Academy

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Boston (00350000)

TITLE I STATUS
Title I School

SCHOOL
Boston Arts Academy (00350546)

GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

REGION
Coastal

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

Moderate progress toward targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
38% - Moderate progress toward targets	33

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2024	2025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	45%	34%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)	38%
	Moderate progress toward targets

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		All students (High school grades)			Lowest performing students (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	2	4	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-	0	4	-
	Achievement total	6	12	40.0	0	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	5	8	20.0	6	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	4	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	4	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	2	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	8	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		5.0	10.0	-	1.8	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		50%		-	18%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		34%

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		All students (High school grades)			Lowest performing students (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	0	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	2	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Achievement total	2	12	40.0	6	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	20.0	6	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	4	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	4	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	1	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	8	8	10.0	1	4	10.0
Weighted total		3.6	10.0	-	5.5	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		36%		-	53%		-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		45%

Student group percentile

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

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2024	2025
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	51%	22%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2024 x 40%) + (2025 x 60%)	33%
	Moderate progress toward targets

2025 Points awarded

2025 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High Needs Student Group (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	1	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-
	Achievement total	1	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-
	Growth total	5	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	2	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	0	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-
	High school completion total	2	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	3	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	0	4	-
	Additional indicators total	3	8	10.0
Weighted total		2.3	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		22%		-
2025 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		22%

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High Needs Student Group (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-
	Achievement total	6	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	0	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-
	High school completion total	4	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	4	4	-
	Additional indicators total	8	8	10.0
Weighted total		5.4	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		51%		-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		51%

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	501.4	504.2	2.8	504.9	125	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	484.6	482.3	-2.3	489.7	20	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	500.7	499.2	-1.5	505.0	87	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Low Income	500.2	497.6	-2.6	505.1	76	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	490.7	494.2	3.5	493.9	29	3	Path Forward: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Black or African American	496.5	497.5	1.0	501.6	43	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino	499.8	498.6	-1.2	503.5	45	0	Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	24	-	-

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2024 Achievement	2025 Achievement	Change	2025 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	491.0	493.5	2.5	495.1	121	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	479.1	473.4	-5.7	484.2	20	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	489.9	489.9	0.0	494.1	84	1	Path Forward: No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Low Income	489.3	488.7	-0.6	493.1	73	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	484.4	487.4	3.0	488.5	28	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Black or African American	484.7	484.2	-0.5	487.3	43	1	Recovery Path: No Change
Hispanic or Latino	490.3	491.3	1.0	494.1	42	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	24	-	-

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2024 Achievement	2025 Achievement	Change	2025 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	494.2	495.7	1.5	510.8	101	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	479.5	476.7	-2.8	483.4	20	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	492.7	491.7	-1.0	509.0	73	0	Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Low Income	492.5	490.1	-2.4	508.5	66	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities	487.4	491.3	3.9	500.1	24	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Black or African American	487.1	485.6	-1.5	504.9	34	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic or Latino	493.2	492.1	-1.1	509.1	39	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	18	-	-

English language arts growth - High school
Group	2025 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	45.6	104	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	54.3	20	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	42.9	75	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	16	-	-
Low Income	41.0	67	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	48.2	25	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	5	-	-
Black or African American	48.5	35	2	Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino	38.1	45	1	Low Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	4	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	-	14	-	-

Mathematics growth - High school
Group	2025 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	50.2	100	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	51.3	20	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	50.3	72	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	16	-	-
Low Income	47.6	65	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	54.9	23	3	Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	5	-	-
Black or African American	45.1	35	2	Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino	48.2	42	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	2	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	-	15	-	-

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	85.6	90.8	5.2	90.1	98	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	86.9	91.3	4.4	92.0	92	2	Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Low Income	86.7	90.5	3.8	92.0	84	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	76.9	82.1	5.2	86.0	28	2	Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Black or African American	87.8	93.1	5.3	93.7	29	2	Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino	87.2	89.1	1.9	93.6	55	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	7	-	-

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	97.3	92.8	-4.5	95.0	111	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	96.6	93.9	-2.7	95.0	99	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Low Income	96.3	93.3	-3.0	95.0	90	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	90.9	96.2	5.3	95.0	26	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Black or African American	94.1	95.9	1.8	95.0	49	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	100.0	91.5	-8.5	95.0	47	0	Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	8	-	-

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	1.6	1.7	0.1	1.4	472	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	1.9	2.2	0.3	1.7	364	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	27	-	-
Low Income	1.9	1.7	-0.2	1.7	301	3	Met Target
Students with Disabilities	2.1	3.7	1.6	1.9	108	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Black or African American	0.5	1.2	0.7	1.0	163	0	Declined
Hispanic or Latino	2.5	2.8	0.3	2.2	216	0	Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	64	-	-

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group	2024 Rate (%)	2025 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	40.0	50.0	10.0	41.5	22	4	Exceeded 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	40.9	38.6	-2.3	37.9	492	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	48.1	30.0	-18.1	41.2	20	4	Exceeded Target
High Needs	44.2	41.1	-3.1	40.6	358	3	Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	60	-	-
Low Income	45.9	41.9	-4.0	41.9	308	3	Met Target
Students with Disabilities	46.7	46.8	0.1	42.9	111	1	No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Black or African American	44.8	35.2	-9.6	41.1	165	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	44.1	46.7	2.6	40.2	212	0	Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
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	65.3	68.4	3.1	70.1	228	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	64.6	63.5	-1.1	69.7	159	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	23	-	-
Low Income	67.4	61.2	-6.2	72.7	134	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	55.6	58.7	3.1	61.1	46	2	Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Black or African American	57.3	66.7	9.4	64.0	75	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino	73.1	61.3	-11.8	79.6	111	0	Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	33	-	-

Assessment participation - All students
Group	English language arts					Mathematics					Science
Group	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate
All Students	126	125	99	Yes	1	122	121	99	Yes	1	125	124	99	Yes	1

Assessment participation - Student Group
Group	English language arts		Mathematics		Science		Overall
Group	Enrolled	Assessed	Enrolled	Assessed	Enrolled	Assessed	Total Enrolled	Total Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate
High Needs	88	87	85	84	88	88	261	259	99	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	19	18	18	17	19	19	56	-	-	-	-
Low Income	77	76	74	73	77	77	228	226	99	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	30	29	29	28	30	30	89	87	98	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	-	-	-	-
Asian	6	6	6	6	6	6	18	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	44	43	44	43	44	43	132	129	98	Yes	1
Hispanic or Latino	45	45	42	42	45	45	132	132	100	Yes	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	6	6	5	5	6	6	17	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	24	24	24	24	23	23	71	71	100	Yes	1

About this report

About the Data

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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