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2018 Official Accountability Report - Belchertown

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Belchertown (00240000)
TITLE I STATUS
Title I District
REGION
West/Central
GRADES SERVED
PK,K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,11,12

Accountability Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
Partially meeting targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
43% - Partially meeting targets-
This district's determination of need for special education technical assistance or intervention
Needs intervention (NI)

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)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement14-24-14-14-
Mathematics achievement04-34-34-44-
Science achievement14----14----
Achievement total21267.55867.551247.55867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-34-14-
Mathematics growth24-24-34-24-
Growth total4822.54822.56822.53822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------44----
Extended engagement rate------04----
Annual dropout rate------34----
High school completion total------71220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-04-04-04-
Advanced coursework completion------04----
Additional indicators total0410.00410.00810.00410.0
Weighted total2.310.3-4.37.6-5.110.7-4.17.6-
Percentage of possible points 22%-57%-48%-54%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan40%
Weight of non-high school results:70%
51%
Weight of high school results:30%
Criterion-referenced target percentage43%
Partially meeting targets

Subgroup results

Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Subgroup
(Non-high school grades)
High needs Subgroup
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement24-04-
Mathematics achievement04-44-
Science achievement04-14-
Achievement total21267.551247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-34-
Growth total4822.55822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---44-
Extended engagement rate---34-
Annual dropout rate---04-
High school completion total---71220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-04-
Advanced coursework completion---04-
Additional indicators total0410.00810.0
Weighted total2.310.3-4.910.7-
Percentage of possible points 22%-46%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan22%
Weight of non-high school results:70%
46%
Weight of high school results:30%
Criterion-referenced target percentage29%
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
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 498.3 498.2 -0.1 500.1 1,1081No Change
Lowest Performing 476.7 479.4 2.7 481.1 2182Improved Below Target
High needs 487.2 487.7 0.5 488.7 4202Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 490.3 490.8 0.5 491.9 2712Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 22--
Students w/ disabilities 479.3 478.8 -0.5 480.7 2371No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 22--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 20--
Hispanic/Latino---- 42--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 32--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 4--
White 498.4 498.7 0.3 500.4 9862Improved Below Target

English language arts achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 98.1 97.0 -1.1 99.6 1741No Change
Lowest Performing 94.6 92.3 -2.3 96.6 391No Change
High needs 92.7 89.1 -3.6 94.6 460Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 92.7 90.0 -2.7 94.5 300Declined
EL and Former EL---- 3--
Students w/ disabilities 89.4 81.5 -7.9 91.7 230Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 2--
Hispanic/Latino---- 11--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 98.0 97.3 -0.7 99.5 1581No Change

Mathematics achievement - Next-Generation MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 495.7 494.0 -1.7 497.4 1,1120Declined
Lowest Performing 472.8 475.3 2.5 475.4 2193Met Target
High needs 484.0 482.5 -1.5 485.5 4240Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 486.1 484.4 -1.7 487.2 2720Declined
EL and Former EL---- 23--
Students w/ disabilities 476.5 474.6 -1.9 478.0 2390Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 22--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 20--
Hispanic/Latino---- 44--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 32--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 4--
White 495.9 494.5 -1.4 497.6 9880Declined

Mathematics achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 93.6 95.3 1.7 95.4 1713Met Target
Lowest Performing 81.0 87.2 6.2 83.8 394Exceeded Target
High needs 79.2 83.0 3.8 81.7 444Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 79.2 87.5 8.3 81.9 284Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 3--
Students w/ disabilities 71.2 69.3 -1.9 74.1 221No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 2--
Hispanic/Latino---- 10--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 94.0 96.0 2.0 95.8 1563Met Target

Science achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - Non-high school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 77.8 76.2 -1.6 79.6 3731No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 67.3 63.3 -4.0 69.6 1390Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 69.9 64.3 -5.6 72.0 890Declined
EL and Former EL---- 8--
Students w/ disabilities 57.7 53.0 -4.7 60.0 740Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 9--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 8--
Hispanic/Latino---- 7--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 8--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 2--
White 78.0 76.9 -1.1 79.8 3391No Change

Science achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 95.6 94.0 -1.6 97.4 1591No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 83.1 80.9 -2.2 85.4 381No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged 83.8 89.1 5.3 85.9 234Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 1--
Students w/ disabilities---- 19--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black-------
Hispanic/Latino---- 7--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 95.8 94.5 -1.3 97.6 1491No Change

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2018 Mean SGP 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 44.3 50.0 8952Below Target
Lowest Performing 46.9 50.0 2162Below Target
High needs 42.9 50.0 3202Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 42.1 50.0 2012Below Target
EL and Former EL-- 18--
Students w/ disabilities 41.8 50.0 1802Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 1--
Asian-- 20--
Afr. Amer./Black-- 13--
Hispanic/Latino-- 28--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 19--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-- 4--
White 44.7 50.0 8102Below Target

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2018 Mean SGP 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 50.3 50.0 1613Met Target
Lowest Performing 37.2 50.0 371Below Target
High needs 45.2 50.0 382Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 44.5 50.0 242Below Target
EL and Former EL-- 2--
Students w/ disabilities-- 16--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----
Asian-- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black-- 1--
Hispanic/Latino-- 8--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----
White 50.5 50.0 1493Met Target

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2018 Mean SGP 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 46.3 50.0 9012Below Target
Lowest Performing 48.8 50.0 2182Below Target
High needs 43.3 50.0 3252Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 42.6 50.0 2022Below Target
EL and Former EL-- 18--
Students w/ disabilities 42.9 50.0 1842Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 1--
Asian-- 20--
Afr. Amer./Black-- 14--
Hispanic/Latino-- 29--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 19--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-- 4--
White 46.4 50.0 8142Below Target

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2018 Mean SGP 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 52.4 50.0 1593Met Target
Lowest Performing 48.9 50.0 372Below Target
High needs 54.5 50.0 373Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 53.2 50.0 233Met Target
EL and Former EL-- 2--
Students w/ disabilities-- 16--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----
Asian-- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black-- 1--
Hispanic/Latino-- 8--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----
White 53.4 50.0 1473Met Target

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2016 Rate (%) 2017 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 91.3 96.0 4.7 93.3 1734Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 81.2 90.3 9.1 85.3 624Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 83.6 93.8 10.2 88.1 484Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL-------
Students w/ disabilities 66.7 76.2 9.5 72.6 214Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 6--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 4--
Hispanic/Latino---- 8--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 92.2 96.7 4.5 94.3 1524Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2015 Rate (%) 2016 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 94.6 94.0 -0.6 96.2 1840Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 84.9 88.4 3.5 88.4 693Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 82.5 89.1 6.6 86.4 554Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 1--
Students w/ disabilities---- 30--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 4--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 2--
Hispanic/Latino---- 6--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 94.8 94.6 -0.2 96.6 1671No Change

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2016 Rate (%) 2017 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 0.6 0.8 -0.2 1.0 7063Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 1.3 2.6 -1.3 1.2 1530Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 0.0 2.1 -2.1 1.0 940Declined
EL and Former EL---- 1--
Students w/ disabilities 2.4 4.9 -2.5 2.2 810Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 14--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 14--
Hispanic/Latino---- 29--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 10--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 0.5 0.9 -0.4 1.0 6373Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
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-------

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
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
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 6.4 7.2 -0.8 5.3 1,4660Declined
Lowest Performing 6.7 10.0 -3.3 4.6 2200Declined
High needs 11.3 13.1 -1.8 9.4 5590Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 14.1 15.7 -1.6 11.5 3130Declined
EL and Former EL---- 34--
Students w/ disabilities 10.3 11.9 -1.6 7.9 3120Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 4--
Asian---- 26--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 31--
Hispanic/Latino---- 59--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 46--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 4--
White 6.1 6.4 -0.3 5.1 1,2961No Change

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 12.0 16.3 -4.3 10.9 7260Declined
Lowest Performing 14.3 17.9 -3.6 12.2 390Declined
High needs 24.2 29.9 -5.7 22.3 1840Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 25.8 37.0 -11.2 23.2 920Declined
EL and Former EL---- 4--
Students w/ disabilities 26.8 32.0 -5.2 24.4 1030Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 12--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 19--
Hispanic/Latino---- 31--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 12--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 10.6 15.1 -4.5 9.6 6490Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 60.5 52.2 -8.3 65.1 3450Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 40.0 21.7 -18.3 47.0 690Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 52.3 35.1 -17.2 61.4 370Declined
EL and Former EL-------
Students w/ disabilities 15.2 4.7 -10.5 20.7 430Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 5--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 9--
Hispanic/Latino---- 11--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 6--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 62.3 51.3 -11.0 67.4 3120Declined

Assessment participation
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 1,298 1,28399Yes 1 1,297 1,28499Yes 1 551 54499Yes 1
Lowest Performing---------------
High needs 476 46798Yes 1 475 46999Yes 1 187 18498Yes 1
Econ. Disadvantaged 304 30199Yes 1 303 30099Yes 1 117 117100Yes 1
EL and Former EL 28 2695Yes 2 28 2796Yes 1 11----
Students w/ disabilities 266 26098Yes 1 265 26198Yes 1 100 9797Yes 1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 2---- 2---- 0----
Asian 24 24100Yes 1 24 24100Yes 1 11----
Afr. Amer./Black 23 23100Yes 1 23 23100Yes 1 10----
Hispanic/Latino 56 5395Yes 1 55 5498Yes 1 18----
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 33 33100Yes 1 33 33100Yes 1 9----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl. 4---- 4---- 2----
White 1,156 1,14499Yes 1 1,156 1,14499Yes 1 501 49499Yes 1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability classification
Belchertown HighNot requiring assistance or intervention
Chestnut Hill Community SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention
Cold SpringInsufficient data
Jabish Middle SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention
Swift River ElementaryNot 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.


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