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2024 Official Accountability Report - Waltham

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Waltham (03080000)
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
Moderate progress toward targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
47% - Moderate progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage43%49%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)
47%
Moderate 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 achievement24-24-04-14-
Mathematics achievement24-44-04-04-
Science achievement24----04----
Achievement total61260.06867.501240.01867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-14-14-
Mathematics growth34-34-14-14-
Growth total6820.06822.52820.02822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------04----
Extended engagement rate------24----
Annual dropout rate------34----
High school completion total------51220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total1410.0---3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-34-44-24-
Advanced coursework completion------14----
Additional indicators total4410.03410.05810.02410.0
Weighted total5.39.6-5.77.6-2.210.0-1.37.6-
Percentage of possible points 55%-75%-22%-17%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan65%
Weight of non-high school results:65%
20%
Weight of high school results:35%
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage49%

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 achievement04-24-04----
Mathematics achievement14-44-04----
Science achievement14----24----
Achievement total21260.06867.521240.0---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-24----
Mathematics growth34-34-14----
Growth total6820.06822.53820.0---
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 total1410.0---0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-14----
Advanced coursework completion------14----
Additional indicators total4410.04410.02810.0---
Weighted total2.99.6-5.87.6-2.410.0----
Percentage of possible points 30%-76%-24%---
Percentage of possible points by gradespan53%
Weight of non-high school results:66%
24%
Weight of high school results:34%
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage43%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage22%46%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)
36%
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 achievement24-04-
Mathematics achievement24-04-
Science achievement34-04-
Achievement total71267.501247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-14-
Mathematics growth34-14-
Growth total6822.52822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---24-
Annual dropout rate---04-
High school completion total---21220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion---24-
Additional indicators total4410.06810.0
Weighted total6.510.3-1.510.7-
Percentage of possible points 63%-14%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan63%
Weight of non-high school results:65%
14%
Weight of high school results:35%
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage46%

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 achievement04-04-
Mathematics achievement04-04-
Science achievement14-04-
Achievement total11267.501247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-14-
Mathematics growth34-14-
Growth total6822.52822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---14-
Extended engagement rate---44-
Annual dropout rate---24-
High school completion total---71220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-04-
Advanced coursework completion---14-
Additional indicators total4410.01810.0
Weighted total2.410.3-2.010.7-
Percentage of possible points 23%-19%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan23%
Weight of non-high school results:66%
19%
Weight of high school results:34%
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage22%

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 490.7 491.0 0.3 493.0 2,4572Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 461.1 464.5 3.4 466.2 4672Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High needs 480.5 480.6 0.1 482.7 1,5942Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low income 480.1 480.3 0.2 482.3 1,2522Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 475.2 475.5 0.3 478.4 9652Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 471.7 472.1 0.4 474.1 5542Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 505.4 503.0 -2.4 507.8 1130Path Forward: Declined
Afr. Amer./Black 487.0 487.6 0.6 489.3 2192Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 479.4 479.6 0.2 482.2 1,1382Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 503.9 501.2 -2.7 505.8 1050Path Forward: Declined
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 2--
White 502.6 503.8 1.2 504.8 8783Recovery Path: Met Target

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 494.3 491.1 -3.2 496.9 4520Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 470.7 470.7 0.0 475.8 791Path Forward: No Change
High needs 481.4 477.8 -3.6 484.7 2840Path Forward: Declined
Low income 480.8 477.8 -3.0 484.7 2450Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL 462.1 459.0 -3.1 465.3 1300Path Forward: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 481.5 474.6 -6.9 482.7 650Recovery Path: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 15--
Afr. Amer./Black 495.6 487.2 -8.4 498.0 380Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic/Latino 479.2 477.8 -1.4 482.4 2300Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 14--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 508.8 508.9 0.1 511.4 1552Path Forward: Improved Below Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 491.7 492.2 0.5 494.4 2,4582Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 464.5 470.8 6.3 467.9 4664Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High needs 482.6 483.2 0.6 484.2 1,5932Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low income 481.9 482.7 0.8 483.8 1,2522Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 479.2 480.1 0.9 481.9 9612Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 474.0 474.7 0.7 476.2 5532Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 507.7 505.2 -2.5 510.6 1113Path Forward: Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black 484.6 486.0 1.4 486.7 2192Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 482.1 482.6 0.5 485.2 1,1402Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 501.9 499.8 -2.1 503.8 1060Path Forward: Declined
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 2--
White 502.5 503.7 1.2 505.6 8782Recovery 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 492.8 491.9 -0.9 494.3 4310Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 473.7 472.1 -1.6 478.8 790Path Forward: Declined
High needs 483.0 480.9 -2.1 486.8 2660Path Forward: Declined
Low income 483.2 480.4 -2.8 487.7 2260Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL 471.3 470.4 -0.9 476.4 1190Path Forward: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 477.7 479.5 1.8 481.1 622Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 15--
Afr. Amer./Black 490.4 483.1 -7.3 494.3 360Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic/Latino 481.9 480.7 -1.2 485.9 2150Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 13--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 502.8 507.0 4.2 505.4 1524Path 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 487.2 488.4 1.2 489.2 7962Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing---- 172--
High needs 477.5 478.9 1.4 479.4 5143Recovery Path: Met Target
Low income 477.1 478.9 1.8 480.4 4212Path Forward: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 472.4 472.8 0.4 475.1 2962Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 472.6 470.0 -2.6 476.0 1870Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 502.1 502.5 0.4 505.8 342Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Afr. Amer./Black 485.7 481.9 -3.8 488.2 780Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic/Latino 475.0 477.9 2.9 477.0 3664Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 32--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 499.6 500.8 1.2 501.2 2853Recovery Path: Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 494.2 491.6 -2.6 497.2 3840Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 80--
High needs 484.2 481.6 -2.6 487.0 2230Recovery Path: Declined
Low income 484.7 481.2 -3.5 487.8 1890Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL 472.1 469.7 -2.4 474.4 770Recovery Path: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 477.0 476.4 -0.6 480.2 630Recovery Path: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 11--
Afr. Amer./Black 488.2 480.8 -7.4 491.2 310Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic/Latino 484.5 482.6 -1.9 487.2 1780Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 13--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 501.3 502.3 1.0 504.2 1512Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 53.8 1,8833Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 50.6 4583Typical Growth - High
High needs 52.1 1,1923Typical Growth - High
Low income 52.1 9353Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL 52.7 7283Typical Growth - High
Students w/ disabilities 47.7 4222Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian 59.9 833Typical Growth - High
Afr. Amer./Black 54.3 1613Typical Growth - High
Hispanic/Latino 52.2 8743Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 57.2 793Typical Growth - High
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.- 2--
White 54.5 6833Typical Growth - High

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 37.9 3371Low Growth
Lowest Performing 37.3 791Low Growth
High needs 35.9 1831Low Growth
Low income 36.4 1541Low Growth
EL and Former EL 38.6 511Low Growth
Students w/ disabilities 31.0 521Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 13--
Afr. Amer./Black 40.8 262Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic/Latino 36.0 1451Low Growth
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 13--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 40.7 1402Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 53.0 1,8973Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 52.0 4583Typical Growth - High
High needs 51.8 1,2083Typical Growth - High
Low income 51.8 9483Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL 51.7 7413Typical Growth - High
Students w/ disabilities 47.9 4232Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian 55.9 833Typical Growth - High
Afr. Amer./Black 52.3 1633Typical Growth - High
Hispanic/Latino 51.4 8863Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 56.1 783Typical Growth - High
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.- 2--
White 54.6 6843Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 34.2 3291Low Growth
Lowest Performing 38.1 791Low Growth
High needs 33.5 1791Low Growth
Low income 31.1 1491Low Growth
EL and Former EL 37.9 501Low Growth
Students w/ disabilities 36.3 521Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 13--
Afr. Amer./Black 35.5 241Low Growth
Hispanic/Latino 28.2 1430Very Low Growth
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 12--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 40.5 1372Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 81.0 79.7 -1.3 83.0 4380Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 74.6 71.6 -3.0 78.9 2960Declined
Low income 75.0 71.4 -3.6 79.6 2690Declined
EL and Former EL 60.0 53.1 -6.9 65.7 1300Declined
Students w/ disabilities 72.1 68.8 -3.3 78.2 770Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 14--
Afr. Amer./Black 90.0 86.0 -4.0 94.9 430Declined
Hispanic/Latino 73.0 66.4 -6.6 77.7 2140Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 6--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 87.8 93.8 6.0 89.8 1614Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 86.4 86.6 0.2 88.0 4322Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 80.8 82.1 1.3 84.2 3192Improved Below Target
Low income 81.7 82.1 0.4 85.5 2802Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 69.8 70.4 0.6 75.3 1252Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 84.1 88.4 4.3 88.7 863Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 11--
Afr. Amer./Black 92.6 92.5 -0.1 95.0 401No Change
Hispanic/Latino 76.5 79.4 2.9 80.6 2042Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 93.0 93.0 0.0 94.6 1721No Change

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 4.9 4.4 -0.5 4.4 1,7473Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 6.1 6.6 0.5 5.5 1,0830Declined
Low income 5.3 5.9 0.6 4.8 8970Declined
EL and Former EL 11.9 14.4 2.5 10.7 3530Declined
Students w/ disabilities 4.9 3.9 -1.0 4.4 2804Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 67--
Afr. Amer./Black 1.3 1.9 0.6 1.2 1580Declined
Hispanic/Latino 7.0 7.0 0.0 6.3 8441No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 29--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 3.8 2.2 -1.6 3.4 6484Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 44.8 44.0 -0.8 47.5 7501No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
EL and Former EL 44.8 44.0 -0.8 47.5 7501No Change
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 6.1 10.1 4.0 7.4 3083Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
EL and Former EL 6.1 10.1 4.0 7.4 3083Met Target
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 16.2 12.0 -4.2 15.2 3,5964Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 18.9 16.5 -2.4 16.8 4673Met Target
High needs 21.0 16.0 -5.0 19.2 2,3684Exceeded Target
Low income 22.7 17.0 -5.7 20.3 1,8934Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 19.8 16.1 -3.7 17.3 1,4964Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 23.2 16.3 -6.9 20.8 7324Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 13.1 17.8 4.7 11.0 1850Declined
Afr. Amer./Black 16.2 7.4 -8.8 13.7 3104Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 20.9 16.2 -4.7 18.0 1,7004Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 13.5 10.9 -2.6 12.5 1564Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 4--
White 11.1 6.9 -4.2 9.9 1,2404Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 36.8 32.1 -4.7 35.2 1,9604Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 45.7 42.5 -3.2 40.4 802Improved Below Target
High needs 46.9 41.2 -5.7 44.0 1,3404Exceeded Target
Low income 47.9 43.3 -4.6 43.4 1,1233Met Target
EL and Former EL 52.7 48.0 -4.7 48.6 6914Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 47.0 37.8 -9.2 43.5 2964Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 74--
Afr. Amer./Black 29.1 25.3 -3.8 25.4 1703Met Target
Hispanic/Latino 48.0 42.6 -5.4 43.6 1,0504Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 49--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 25.0 17.3 -7.7 23.2 6174Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 54.0 53.2 -0.8 57.4 8761No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 35.2 36.9 1.7 40.9 5662Improved Below Target
Low income 36.9 37.5 0.6 43.1 4722Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 18.4 20.4 2.0 25.1 2652Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 22.8 20.7 -2.1 29.9 1350Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 39--
Afr. Amer./Black 54.1 57.8 3.7 60.6 832Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 33.2 35.3 2.1 40.0 4392Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 23--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 75.6 73.3 -2.3 79.2 2920Declined

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 3,075 3,05799Yes 1 3,078 3,03299Yes 1 1,328 1,31399Yes 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 2,043 2,026 2,044 2,002 877 863 4,964 4,89199Yes1
Low income 1,642 1,630 1,642 1,606 735 723 4,019 3,95999Yes1
EL and Former EL 1,251 1,243 1,248 1,223 499 490 2,998 2,95699Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 632 623 633 619 261 257 1,526 1,49998Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 1 1 1 1 0- 2----
Asian 133 132 133 131 51 51 317 31499Yes1
Afr. Amer./Black 279 277 279 275 125 124 683 67699Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 1,493 1,484 1,493 1,467 658 650 3,644 3,60199Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 122 121 123 121 46 46 291 28899Yes1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl. 2 2 2 2 1 1 5----
White 1,044 1,039 1,046 1,034 447 441 2,537 2,51499Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
Douglas MacArthur Elementary SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 58
Dual Language SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 51
Henry Whittemore Elementary SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 22
James Fitzgerald Elementary SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 55
John F Kennedy MiddleNot requiring assistance or intervention 53
John W. McDevitt Middle SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 35
Northeast Elementary SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 30
Thomas R Plympton Elementary SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 21
Waltham Sr HighRequiring assistance or intervention 8
William F. Stanley Elementary SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 53


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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