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2024 Official Accountability Report - Dedham

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Dedham (00730000)
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 classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
Substantial progress toward targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
55% - Substantial progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage56%55%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)
55%
Substantial progress toward targets

2024 Points awarded

2024 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 achievement04-24-04-24-
Mathematics achievement24-34-34-44-
Science achievement24----24----
Achievement total41260.05867.551240.06867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-34-34-
Mathematics growth34-34-44-44-
Growth total5820.05822.57820.07822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------04----
Extended engagement rate------44----
Annual dropout rate------04----
High school completion total------41220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total0410.0---0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-34-44-44-
Advanced coursework completion------14----
Additional indicators total4410.03410.05810.04410.0
Weighted total3.89.6-4.87.6-4.710.0-6.07.6-
Percentage of possible points 40%-63%-47%-79%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan51%
Weight of non-high school results:69%
63%
Weight of high school results:31%
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage55%

2023 Points awarded

2023 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 achievement24-24-44----
Mathematics achievement24-44-24----
Science achievement04----04----
Achievement total41260.06867.561240.0---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-34----
Mathematics growth34-34-34----
Growth total5820.05822.56820.0---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------24----
Extended engagement rate------04----
Annual dropout rate------34----
High school completion total------51220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-04----
Advanced coursework completion------44----
Additional indicators total4410.04410.04810.0---
Weighted total4.19.6-5.67.6-5.010.0----
Percentage of possible points 43%-74%-50%---
Percentage of possible points by gradespan58%
Weight of non-high school results:68%
50%
Weight of high school results:32%
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage56%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage40%45%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)
43%
Moderate progress toward targets

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
High needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-04-
Mathematics achievement34-04-
Science achievement24-34-
Achievement total51267.531247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth34-44-
Growth total5822.56822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---44-
Annual dropout rate---04-
High school completion total---41220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion---24-
Additional indicators total4410.06810.0
Weighted total4.910.3-4.210.7-
Percentage of possible points 48%-39%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan48%
Weight of non-high school results:69%
39%
Weight of high school results:31%
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage45%

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
High needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-34-
Mathematics achievement34-34-
Science achievement04-04-
Achievement total31267.561247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-34-
Mathematics growth34-34-
Growth total5822.56822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---24-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---34-
High school completion total---51220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-04-
Advanced coursework completion---24-
Additional indicators total4410.02810.0
Weighted total3.610.3-5.410.7-
Percentage of possible points 35%-51%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan35%
Weight of non-high school results:68%
51%
Weight of high school results:32%
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage40%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 495.7 494.7 -1.0 498.6 1,1420Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 468.6 469.7 1.1 473.1 2022Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High needs 483.3 482.7 -0.6 485.4 5840Recovery Path: Declined
Low income 483.2 482.2 -1.0 485.4 3660Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL 479.8 476.5 -3.3 481.9 1500Path Forward: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 475.4 477.1 1.7 477.7 3352Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 509.7 503.8 -5.9 512.1 203Path Forward: Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black 484.6 484.0 -0.6 487.0 930Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic/Latino 485.6 484.1 -1.5 489.1 2130Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 502.5 502.3 -0.2 504.4 741Path Forward: No Change
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 498.9 498.1 -0.8 501.6 7410Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 508.0 505.2 -2.8 510.6 1800Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 484.5 487.0 2.5 489.6 372Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High needs 498.0 494.4 -3.6 501.3 680Path Forward: Declined
Low income 499.8 492.1 -7.7 503.7 530Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 16--
Students w/ disabilities 488.4 491.6 3.2 491.4 363Recovery Path: Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 5--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 17--
Hispanic/Latino 504.7 496.1 -8.6 507.9 220Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 6--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 509.5 508.9 -0.6 512.1 1300Path Forward: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 498.2 498.7 0.5 500.2 1,1422Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 474.0 477.9 3.9 478.2 2033Recovery Path: Met Target
High needs 486.8 487.9 1.1 488.3 5833Recovery Path: Met Target
Low income 485.8 487.3 1.5 487.5 3643Recovery Path: Met Target
EL and Former EL 486.7 487.1 0.4 489.2 1502Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 480.4 482.3 1.9 482.2 3343Recovery Path: Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 512.3 510.9 -1.4 515.2 204Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 487.3 487.4 0.1 489.6 932Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 489.5 489.3 -0.2 492.5 2121Recovery Path: No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 502.4 504.9 2.5 504.3 744Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 501.2 501.8 0.6 504.2 7422Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 508.3 510.5 2.2 510.8 1773Path Forward: Met Target
Lowest Performing 487.5 494.2 6.7 492.6 364Path Forward: Exceeded Target
High needs 500.2 499.3 -0.9 504.0 660Path Forward: Declined
Low income 501.5 498.4 -3.1 506.0 510Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 15--
Students w/ disabilities 491.5 494.6 3.1 494.4 343Recovery Path: Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 4--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 17--
Hispanic/Latino 501.5 493.7 -7.8 505.5 220Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 509.8 515.0 5.2 512.4 1294Path Forward: Exceeded Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 492.4 494.3 1.9 495.1 3632Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing---- 89--
High needs 482.9 483.9 1.0 485.9 1882Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low income 485.6 482.6 -3.0 488.9 1220Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL 474.9 478.9 4.0 478.1 474Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 475.6 480.4 4.8 479.0 1064Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 9--
Afr. Amer./Black 486.2 475.8 -10.4 489.7 280Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic/Latino 480.2 485.7 5.5 482.4 724Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 21--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 495.5 498.2 2.7 498.1 2333Path Forward: Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 501.7 503.3 1.6 504.1 1572Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing---- 37--
High needs 493.3 495.6 2.3 495.2 573Recovery Path: Met Target
Low income 494.3 494.2 -0.1 497.6 431Recovery Path: No Change
EL and Former EL---- 13--
Students w/ disabilities 486.4 491.5 5.1 490.1 314Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 13--
Hispanic/Latino---- 18--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 504.0 505.8 1.8 506.6 1182Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 47.7 8782Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 47.1 2012Typical Growth - Low
High needs 45.7 4372Typical Growth - Low
Low income 45.1 2762Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 44.5 1082Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities 44.4 2502Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian- 17--
Afr. Amer./Black 48.6 742Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic/Latino 43.2 1612Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 55.5 573Typical Growth - High
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 47.8 5682Typical Growth - Low

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 52.1 1633Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 58.9 363Typical Growth - High
High needs 47.9 562Typical Growth - Low
Low income 43.6 442Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 12--
Students w/ disabilities 54.6 303Typical Growth - High
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black- 17--
Hispanic/Latino- 18--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 54.2 1203Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 54.6 8863Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 52.6 2023Typical Growth - High
High needs 52.8 4433Typical Growth - High
Low income 53.0 2803Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL 57.4 1123Typical Growth - High
Students w/ disabilities 49.1 2522Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian- 17--
Afr. Amer./Black 55.3 753Typical Growth - High
Hispanic/Latino 50.1 1633Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 60.6 574Exceeded Typical Growth
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 54.8 5733Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 62.0 1624Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing 73.3 364Exceeded Typical Growth
High needs 64.8 564Exceeded Typical Growth
Low income 65.3 444Exceeded Typical Growth
EL and Former EL- 12--
Students w/ disabilities 68.3 304Exceeded Typical Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black- 17--
Hispanic/Latino- 18--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 61.2 1194Exceeded Typical Growth

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 92.5 90.7 -1.8 94.5 1830Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 85.4 84.7 -0.7 89.7 980Declined
Low income 84.1 84.6 0.5 88.7 782Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 10--
Students w/ disabilities 80.0 72.1 -7.9 86.1 430Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 4--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 25--
Hispanic/Latino 90.3 90.3 0.0 95.0 311No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 93.5 90.8 -2.7 95.0 1200Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 92.6 96.0 3.4 94.2 1734Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 84.4 92.7 8.3 87.8 824Exceeded Target
Low income 82.6 90.5 7.9 86.4 634Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 16--
Students w/ disabilities 83.0 92.5 9.5 87.6 404Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 14--
Hispanic/Latino 82.1 90.3 8.2 86.2 314Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 94.7 98.4 3.7 95.0 1234Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 1.2 1.8 0.6 1.1 7100Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 2.3 3.2 0.9 2.1 2820Declined
Low income 3.2 3.4 0.2 2.9 2030Declined
EL and Former EL---- 37--
Students w/ disabilities 3.7 5.5 1.8 3.3 1270Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 18--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 72--
Hispanic/Latino 2.5 4.3 1.8 2.3 1160Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 20--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 1.1 1.2 0.1 1.0 4840Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 54.2 49.5 -4.7 56.9 950Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
EL and Former EL 54.2 49.5 -4.7 56.9 950Declined
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 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 6.9 2.9 -4.0 8.1 340Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
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 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 13.3 9.7 -3.6 12.3 1,6724Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 19.8 17.2 -2.6 17.7 2033Met Target
High needs 22.0 16.4 -5.6 20.2 8424Exceeded Target
Low income 27.3 21.0 -6.3 24.9 5574Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 23.3 18.8 -4.5 20.8 2724Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 20.8 12.9 -7.9 18.4 4344Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 8.8 6.5 -2.3 6.7 314Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 14.9 9.2 -5.7 12.4 1414Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 27.8 21.5 -6.3 24.9 3304Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 6.9 6.7 -0.2 5.9 1043Met Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 9.7 6.6 -3.1 8.5 1,0654Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 61.1 18.5 -42.6 59.5 7674Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 65.1 16.2 -48.9 59.8 374Exceeded Target
High needs 66.6 29.6 -37.0 63.7 3414Exceeded Target
Low income 68.1 30.7 -37.4 63.6 2674Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 87--
Students w/ disabilities 68.6 29.5 -39.1 65.1 1494Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 22--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 83--
Hispanic/Latino 70.9 26.5 -44.4 66.5 1364Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 30--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 60.9 15.4 -45.5 59.1 4954Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 67.2 66.5 -0.7 70.6 3671No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 43.6 47.2 3.6 49.3 1632Improved Below Target
Low income 46.5 47.2 0.7 52.7 1272Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 36--
Students w/ disabilities 22.9 30.0 7.1 30.0 603Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 10--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 45--
Hispanic/Latino 59.3 48.3 -11.0 66.1 600Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 12--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 71.5 73.3 1.8 75.1 2402Improved Below Target

Assessment participation - All students
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 1,378 1,36899Yes 1 1,379 1,36699Yes 1 565 56199Yes 1

Assessment participation - Student Group
Group English language arts Mathematics Science Overall
Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Total Enrolled Total Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate
High needs 707 698 707 695 278 274 1,692 1,66799Yes1
Low income 463 459 463 455 194 190 1,120 1,10499Yes1
EL and Former EL 213 212 213 211 81 80 507 50399Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 379 372 378 369 145 141 902 88298Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 1 1 1 1 0- 2----
Asian 26 26 26 25 14 13 66 6497Yes1
Afr. Amer./Black 128 128 128 128 52 52 308 308100Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 260 257 261 256 105 104 626 61799Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 81 80 81 79 27 26 189 18598Yes1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 882 876 882 877 367 366 2,131 2,11999Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
AveryNot requiring assistance or intervention 34
Dedham HighNot requiring assistance or intervention 55
Dedham Middle SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 43
Early Childhood CenterInsufficient data-
GreenlodgeNot requiring assistance or intervention 89
OakdaleNot requiring assistance or intervention 67
RiverdaleNot requiring assistance or intervention 56


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 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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