HULL — Nov. 2, 2026 — Hull’s Jacobs Elementary reached the 76th accountability percentile and Hull High School the 79th, up from 70, administrators told the School Committee on Monday, though grade 8 students scored below the state average in English, math and civics. The state classified the district as not requiring assistance or intervention.
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District results. Christine Cappadona, Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, said Hull and both of its schools are classified as not requiring assistance or intervention, with moderate progress toward their targets. She said 54% of students in grades 3 through 8 and grade 10 met or exceeded expectations in English language arts, above the state, and 46% did so in math.
Cappadona said grade 8 math remained below the state benchmark, at 29% compared with 42%, and grade 8 civics stood at 33% against 40% statewide. She said Jacobs grade 5 science reached 62%, 19 points above the state, and that grade 8 science rose 14 points to 41%. The district is focusing on writing, math instruction time and the newer civics test.
Jacobs. Principal Kyle Shaw said Jacobs reached its goal, set in 2023, of an accountability percentile of 75, scoring 76 among more than 1,200 elementary and middle schools; it stood at 41 in 2023 and 34 the year before). The percentile is a statewide comparison rank, not the share of students meeting expectations. Shaw said MCAS participation reached 100% for the first time after years of low turnout at Jacobs, and chronic absenteeism fell from 33.6% in 2022 to 4%.
Hull High. Interim Principal Tony Hrivnak said the high school, which includes grade 8, rose to the 79th percentile from 70 and improved in seven of 14 accountability areas. He said grade 8 scores in ELA, math and civics were below the state average, calling that where the school has the most work to do. He said 83% of AP test takers earned a qualifying score of 3 or higher, though this year’s state comparison is not yet published.
Hrivnak said grade 10 participation was about 100%, while grade 8 participation was about 92% or 93%, as some eighth graders said the test no longer counted.
