Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Needham

2018

2018 Official Accountability Report - Needham

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME Needham (01990000)	TITLE I STATUS Title I District
REGION Coastal	GRADES SERVED PK,K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,11,12
Accountability and Assistance Level:	Meeting targets

OVERALL AND SUBGROUP DATA
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR
SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT

Overall results

Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		All students (Non-high school grades)			Lowest performing students (Non-high school grades)			All students (High school grades)			Lowest performing students (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	4	4	-	4	4	-	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	4	4	-	4	4	-	4	4	-	1	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	12	12	60.0	8	8	67.5	12	12	47.5	5	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	4	4	-	3	4	-	2	4	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	3	4	-	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	7	8	20.0	6	8	22.5	5	8	22.5	3	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	3	4	10.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	3	4	-	0	4	-	1	4	-	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	3	4	10.0	0	4	10.0	4	8	10.0	2	4	10.0
Weighted total		9.2	9.6	-	6.8	7.6	-	9.2	10.7	-	4.3	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		96%		-	89%		-	86%		-	57%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		93% Weight of non-high school results:70%						72% Weight of high school results:30%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		86%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		Meeting targets

Subgroup results

Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High needs Subgroup (Non-high school grades)			High needs Subgroup (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	4	4	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-	2	4	-
	Achievement total	10	12	67.5	6	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	22.5	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	2	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	3	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	4	4	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	9	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	0	4	-
	Additional indicators total	0	4	10.0	2	8	10.0
Weighted total		8.1	10.3	-	5.8	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		79%		-	54%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		79% Weight of non-high school results:70%			54% Weight of high school results:30%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		72%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		Partially meeting targets
Subgroup percentile
This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same subgroup in schools administering similar assessments		-

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - Next-Generation MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2017 Achievement	2018 Achievement	Change	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	510.5	514.4	3.9	512.3	2,646	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	489.2	495.8	6.6	493.6	522	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	494.6	498.9	4.3	496.1	680	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	158	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	143	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	492.2	495.3	3.1	493.6	500	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	518.1	521.8	3.7	519.9	219	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	73	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	501.9	507.4	5.5	503.6	162	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	132	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	510.6	514.5	3.9	512.6	2,056	4	Exceeded Target

English language arts achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Achievement	2018 Achievement	Change	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	99.5	99.3	-0.2	100.0	411	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	98.8	97.8	-1.0	100.0	103	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	97.5	97.3	-0.2	99.4	101	1	No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	32	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	97.0	96.3	-0.7	99.3	75	1	No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	100.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	35	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	98.8	100.0	1.2	100.0	21	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	99.5	99.2	-0.3	100.0	325	4	Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - Next-Generation MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2017 Achievement	2018 Achievement	Change	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	512.1	511.2	-0.9	513.8	2,644	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	488.7	491.9	3.2	491.3	520	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	495.6	496.0	0.4	497.1	677	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	159	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	143	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	492.5	491.2	-1.3	494.0	496	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	524.5	523.8	-0.7	526.9	219	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	73	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	502.1	501.4	-0.7	504.1	162	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	133	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	511.9	511.1	-0.8	513.6	2,054	4	Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Achievement	2018 Achievement	Change	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	97.6	97.5	-0.1	99.4	413	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	92.5	92.2	-0.3	95.3	103	1	No Change
High needs	88.5	89.9	1.4	91.0	101	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	32	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	86.5	86.7	0.2	89.4	75	2	Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	99.4	100.0	0.6	100.0	35	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	95.0	98.8	3.8	97.9	21	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	98.2	97.4	-0.8	100.0	327	3	Met Target

Science achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2017 Achievement	2018 Achievement	Change	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	86.8	87.2	0.4	88.6	899	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	66.4	71.9	5.5	68.7	216	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	54	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	31	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	62.4	68.4	6.0	64.7	166	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	92.6	93.8	1.2	95.2	76	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	70.5	83.9	13.4	73.0	45	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	48	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	87.6	87.1	-0.5	89.4	709	4	Exceeded Target

Science achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Achievement	2018 Achievement	Change	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	97.8	97.5	-0.3	99.6	403	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	90.1	90.9	0.8	92.4	99	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	31	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	89.2	88.9	-0.3	91.5	74	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	100.0	99.3	-0.7	100.0	34	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	21	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	97.9	97.2	-0.7	99.7	319	3	Met Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	60.4	50.0	2,120	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	55.8	50.0	520	3	Met Target
High needs	56.0	50.0	521	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	124	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	101	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	55.9	50.0	383	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	61.2	50.0	175	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	46	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	60.1	50.0	135	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	111	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	60.2	50.0	1,651	4	Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - High school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	49.5	50.0	359	2	Below Target
Lowest Performing	33.4	50.0	89	1	Below Target
High needs	44.8	50.0	86	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	28	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	3	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	41.6	50.0	65	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	53.7	50.0	31	3	Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	11	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	19	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	16	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	49.5	50.0	282	2	Below Target

Mathematics growth - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	56.5	50.0	2,126	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	54.3	50.0	519	3	Met Target
High needs	54.1	50.0	519	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	126	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	101	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	53.3	50.0	381	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	61.4	50.0	175	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	46	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	54.7	50.0	134	3	Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	112	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	56.0	50.0	1,657	3	Met Target

Mathematics growth - High school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	50.8	50.0	363	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	43.6	50.0	90	2	Below Target
High needs	48.9	50.0	86	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	28	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	3	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	48.3	50.0	65	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	61.2	50.0	31	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	11	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	19	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	16	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	50.3	50.0	286	3	Met Target

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school About the Data
Group	2016 Rate (%)	2017 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	97.1	97.6	0.5	99.1	412	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	91.2	92.7	1.5	95.3	110	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	51	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	88.6	90.0	1.4	94.5	80	2	Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	96.8	100.0	3.2	99.9	26	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	97.4	97.1	-0.3	99.5	342	3	Met Target

Extended engagement rate - High school About the Data
Group	2015 Rate (%)	2016 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	99.7	99.5	-0.2	100.0	418	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	98.9	99.1	0.2	100.0	113	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	49	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	100.0	98.7	-1.3	100.0	79	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	100.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	31	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	100.0	99.4	-0.6	100.0	347	4	Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school About the Data
Group	2016 Rate (%)	2017 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	0.1	0.1	0.0	1.0	1,659	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	327	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	92	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	258	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	127	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	57	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	83	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	50	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	0.1	0.0	0.1	1.0	1,340	4	Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	84.0	80.4	-3.6	71.1	107	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	107	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Chronic absenteeism - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	2.9	3.5	-0.6	1.8	3,555	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	3.2	5.4	-2.2	1.1	522	0	Declined
High needs	6.1	7.6	-1.5	4.2	866	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	182	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	227	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	6.0	6.7	-0.7	3.6	627	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	4.3	2.2	2.1	2.4	315	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	105	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	3.3	5.5	-2.2	0.5	219	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	196	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	2.6	3.3	-0.7	1.6	2,717	4	Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	9.3	9.6	-0.3	8.2	1,734	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	16.8	16.5	0.3	14.7	103	2	Improved Below Target
High needs	22.5	21.5	1.0	20.6	414	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	93	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	21.9	21.5	0.4	19.5	331	2	Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	2.3	3.5	-1.2	0.4	142	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	49	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	22.6	20.9	1.7	19.8	86	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	57	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	7.1	8.1	-1.0	6.1	1,399	3	Met Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	88.8	87.0	-1.8	93.4	837	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	56.9	51.9	-5.0	63.9	160	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	44	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	47.5	45.5	-2.0	53.0	132	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	94.3	95.7	1.4	100.0	70	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	30	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	75.6	78.6	3.0	84.2	42	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	90.1	88.0	-2.1	95.2	674	3	Met Target

Assessment participation About the Data
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	3,076	3,059	99	Yes	1	3,076	3,059	99	Yes	1	1,324	1,314	99	Yes	1
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	792	783	99	Yes	1	793	780	98	Yes	1	326	319	98	Yes	1
Econ. Disadvantaged	194	191	98	Yes	1	194	192	99	Yes	1	88	87	99	Yes	1
EL and Former EL	149	149	100	Yes	1	149	149	100	Yes	1	36	36	100	Yes	1
Students w/ disabilities	584	575	98	Yes	1	584	571	98	Yes	1	249	242	97	Yes	1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	2	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
Asian	256	255	100	Yes	1	256	255	100	Yes	1	111	111	100	Yes	1
Afr. Amer./Black	85	85	100	Yes	1	85	85	100	Yes	1	31	31	100	Yes	1
Hispanic/Latino	185	184	99	Yes	1	186	184	99	Yes	1	68	67	99	Yes	1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	151	150	99	Yes	1	151	151	100	Yes	1	66	66	100	Yes	1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-
White	2,395	2,381	99	Yes	1	2,395	2,381	99	Yes	1	1,046	1,037	99	Yes	1

School Accountability Information About the Data
School	Accountability classification
Broadmeadow	Not requiring assistance or intervention
High Rock School	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Hillside Elementary	Not requiring assistance or intervention
John Eliot	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Needham High	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Newman Elementary	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Pollard Middle	Not requiring assistance or intervention
William Mitchell	Not requiring assistance or intervention

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 without required assistance or intervention. The reason(s) for the district or school's classification are noted on this report.

Progress toward improvement targets: The criterion-referenced target percentage combines information about 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 criterion-referenced target percentage of 75% or higher.

The 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)

Weighted total of possible points = (Total achievement possible points x Achievement weight) + (Total growth possible points x Growth weight) + (Total high school completion possible points x high school completion weight) + (EL progress possible points x EL progress weight) + (Total additional indicator possible points x Additional indicator weight)

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 data for all accountability indicators. School percentiles are not calculated for districts.

Determination of need for special education technical assistance or intervention: The U.S. Department of Education requires Massachusetts to determine which districts (including single school districts) have specific needs for technical assistance or intervention in the area of special education. A district's determination is based on four categories: Meets Requirements (MR); Needs Assistance (NA); Needs Intervention (NI); and Needs Substantial Intervention (NSI). In most cases these categories correspond to the district's results, except when the district has specific compliance needs. This designation helps signal whether outcomes for all students in the district indicate progress, including that of students with disabilities, or whether technical assistance and/or intervention is needed to improve outcomes for all children, especially students with disabilities.

Resources
Interpretive Materials
Glossary of 2018 Accountability Terms