Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Bellingham

Districts Schools

2018

2018 Official Accountability Report - Bellingham

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME Bellingham (00250000)	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 Information

Overall classification	Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification
Partially meeting targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
44% - Partially meeting targets	-

This district's determination of need for special education technical assistance or intervention
Meets requirements (MR)

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	0	4	-	2	4	-	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	2	4	-	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	0	12	67.5	4	8	67.5	11	12	47.5	8	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	2	4	-	2	4	-	1	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5	4	8	22.5	5	8	22.5	3	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	2	4	-	0	4	-	4	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	2	4	10.0	0	4	10.0	4	8	10.0	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		1.1	10.3	-	3.6	7.6	-	8.2	10.7	-	6.1	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		11%		-	47%		-	77%		-	80%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		29% Weight of non-high school results:70%						79% Weight of high school results:30%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		44%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		Partially 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	1	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	3	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	3	4	-
	Achievement total	1	12	67.5	10	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5	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	2	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	0	4	-
	Additional indicators total	2	4	10.0	4	8	10.0
Weighted total		1.8	10.3	-	6.7	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		17%		-	63%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		17% Weight of non-high school results:70%			63% Weight of high school results:30%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		31%
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	497.9	497.2	-0.7	499.7	1,095	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	476.5	479.1	2.6	480.9	205	2	Improved Below Target
High needs	486.6	486.3	-0.3	488.1	396	1	No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged	490.3	490.1	-0.2	491.9	252	1	No Change
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	29	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	479.1	478.5	-0.6	480.5	211	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	36	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	39	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	24	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	497.9	497.2	-0.7	499.9	971	0	Declined

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	96.3	98.1	1.8	97.8	158	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	90.9	95.4	4.5	92.9	38	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	90.0	96.1	6.1	91.9	57	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	91.1	97.0	5.9	92.9	33	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	86.6	92.7	6.1	88.9	31	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	96.1	97.8	1.7	97.6	136	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	498.8	496.1	-2.7	500.5	1,093	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	476.2	478.2	2.0	478.8	205	2	Improved Below Target
High needs	487.4	484.4	-3.0	488.9	395	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	490.6	487.4	-3.2	491.7	251	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	29	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	480.3	477.8	-2.5	481.8	211	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	36	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	39	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	24	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	499.1	496.4	-2.7	500.8	969	0	Declined

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	88.8	92.3	3.5	90.6	153	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	62.5	73.6	11.1	65.3	37	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	77.9	81.3	3.4	80.4	52	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	80.4	87.5	7.1	83.1	30	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	72.3	69.0	-3.3	75.2	29	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	88.7	92.4	3.7	90.5	132	4	Exceeded 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	76.3	73.3	-3.0	78.1	359	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	61.5	57.9	-3.6	63.8	124	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	68.8	63.4	-5.4	70.9	80	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	50.6	48.1	-2.5	52.9	67	1	No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	77.4	73.6	-3.8	79.2	319	0	Declined

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	93.1	94.1	1.0	94.9	144	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	84.3	87.2	2.9	86.6	49	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	92.7	92.3	-0.4	94.8	26	1	No Change
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	78.8	79.6	0.8	81.1	27	2	Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	92.8	93.9	1.1	94.6	122	3	Met Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	44.7	50.0	856	2	Below Target
Lowest Performing	49.0	50.0	203	2	Below Target
High needs	41.1	50.0	281	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	41.3	50.0	170	2	Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	22	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	41.8	50.0	146	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	32	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	16	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	29	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	19	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	44.4	50.0	758	2	Below Target

English language arts growth - High school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	53.6	50.0	136	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	42.7	50.0	36	2	Below Target
High needs	58.5	50.0	41	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	56.5	50.0	23	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	3	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	58.6	50.0	20	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	9	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	3	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	52.4	50.0	117	3	Met Target

Mathematics growth - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	45.9	50.0	856	2	Below Target
Lowest Performing	48.8	50.0	203	2	Below Target
High needs	43.1	50.0	281	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	42.6	50.0	170	2	Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	22	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	44.6	50.0	146	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	32	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	16	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	29	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	19	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	45.8	50.0	758	2	Below Target

Mathematics growth - High school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	44.0	50.0	133	2	Below Target
Lowest Performing	34.4	50.0	34	1	Below Target
High needs	48.7	50.0	39	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	46.5	50.0	22	2	Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	3	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	19	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	8	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	3	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	43.0	50.0	115	2	Below Target

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school About the Data
Group	2016 Rate (%)	2017 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	88.4	91.6	3.2	90.4	143	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	82.9	85.7	2.8	87.0	63	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	82.3	91.3	9.0	86.8	46	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	69.2	77.4	8.2	75.1	31	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	0	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	88.5	93.0	4.5	90.6	128	4	Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school About the Data
Group	2015 Rate (%)	2016 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	95.8	92.5	-3.3	97.4	173	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	90.5	87.8	-2.7	94.0	82	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	92.7	88.7	-4.0	96.6	62	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	82.4	76.9	-5.5	87.3	39	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	95.9	92.4	-3.5	97.7	157	0	Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school About the Data
Group	2016 Rate (%)	2017 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	0.7	0.9	-0.2	1.0	585	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	1.1	1.5	-0.4	1.0	195	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	2.0	2.1	-0.1	1.8	95	1	No Change
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	1.7	1.6	0.1	1.5	129	2	Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	36	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	0.6	1.0	-0.4	1.0	516	3	Met 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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 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	8.4	8.3	0.1	7.3	1,454	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	9.9	12.2	-2.3	7.8	205	0	Declined
High needs	16.2	15.3	0.9	14.3	524	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	18.6	17.1	1.5	16.0	287	2	Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	47	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	16.2	11.8	4.4	13.8	255	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	40	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	30	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	57	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	29	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
White	7.9	7.7	0.2	6.9	1,291	2	Improved Below Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	25.6	22.0	3.6	24.5	641	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	25.0	38.2	-13.2	22.9	34	0	Declined
High needs	36.9	33.5	3.4	35.0	245	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	38.4	34.7	3.7	35.8	101	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	21	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	38.3	39.0	-0.7	35.9	154	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	38	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	25.0	22.3	2.7	24.0	556	4	Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	64.6	62.7	-1.9	69.2	292	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	36.7	32.4	-4.3	43.7	102	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	43.9	33.3	-10.6	53.0	51	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	26.2	24.6	-1.6	31.7	65	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	64.8	61.9	-2.9	69.9	257	0	Declined

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	1,259	1,255	100	Yes	1	1,257	1,248	99	Yes	1	522	517	99	Yes	1
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	458	455	99	Yes	1	457	449	98	Yes	1	184	181	98	Yes	1
Econ. Disadvantaged	286	285	100	Yes	1	285	281	99	Yes	1	113	112	99	Yes	1
EL and Former EL	34	34	100	Yes	1	34	34	100	Yes	1	11	-	-	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	245	242	99	Yes	1	245	240	98	Yes	1	100	98	98	Yes	1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	3	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
Asian	41	41	100	Yes	1	41	41	100	Yes	1	22	22	100	Yes	1
Afr. Amer./Black	24	24	100	Yes	1	24	24	100	Yes	1	6	-	-	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	52	52	100	Yes	1	52	51	98	Yes	1	22	22	100	Yes	1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	27	27	100	Yes	1	27	27	100	Yes	1	10	-	-	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	1,111	1,107	100	Yes	1	1,109	1,101	99	Yes	1	459	454	99	Yes	1

School Accountability Information About the Data
School	Accountability classification
Bellingham Early Childhood Center	Insufficient data
Bellingham High School	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Bellingham Memorial School	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Keough Memorial Academy	Insufficient data
South Elementary	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Stall Brook	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