Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Watertown

Districts Schools

2018

2018 Official Accountability Report - Watertown

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME Watertown (03140000)	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
73% - 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	3	4	-	3	4	-	3	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	4	4	-	3	4	-	4	4	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	6	12	60.0	7	8	67.5	9	12	40.0	8	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	3	4	-	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	2	4	-	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	20.0	5	8	22.5	5	8	20.0	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	1	4	10.0	-	-	-	4	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	4	4	-	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	4	4	10.0	4	8	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		5.3	9.6	-	6.3	7.6	-	7.4	10.0	-	6.7	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		55%		-	83%		-	74%		-	88%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		69% Weight of non-high school results:70%						81% Weight of high school results:30%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		73%
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	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	2	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-	1	4	-
	Achievement total	7	12	67.5	5	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	5	8	22.5	6	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	4	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	1	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	1	4	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	6	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	0	4	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	4	8	10.0
Weighted total		6.3	10.3	-	5.3	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		61%		-	50%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		61% Weight of non-high school results:70%			50% Weight of high school results:30%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		58%
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	498.7	500.3	1.6	500.5	1,108	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	473.6	478.2	4.6	478.0	199	3	Met Target
High needs	488.8	490.2	1.4	490.3	564	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	490.3	491.7	1.4	491.9	327	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	199	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	481.8	481.4	-0.4	483.2	270	1	No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	95	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	48	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	490.0	489.5	-0.5	491.7	162	1	No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	59	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	500.3	502.7	2.4	502.3	739	3	Met 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	95.9	96.7	0.8	97.4	157	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	88.5	97.7	9.2	90.5	33	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	92.0	92.4	0.4	93.9	66	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	92.8	97.9	5.1	94.6	35	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	88.3	93.1	4.8	90.6	36	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	95.5	88.6	-6.9	97.4	22	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	96.6	98.2	1.6	98.1	112	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	496.0	495.1	-0.9	497.7	1,118	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	469.6	472.9	3.3	472.2	200	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	485.9	484.6	-1.3	487.4	569	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	487.9	486.2	-1.7	489.0	330	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	200	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	477.9	474.9	-3.0	479.4	271	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	97	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	48	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	486.2	482.6	-3.6	488.2	167	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	59	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	497.9	497.8	-0.1	499.6	742	1	No Change

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	89.9	91.1	1.2	91.7	157	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	70.9	78.0	7.1	73.7	33	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	81.0	81.1	0.1	83.5	66	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	87.0	90.7	3.7	89.7	35	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	72.7	74.3	1.6	75.6	36	2	Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	86.4	80.7	-5.7	89.3	22	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	91.1	94.2	3.1	92.9	112	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	72.6	74.6	2.0	74.4	366	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	56.7	63.8	7.1	59.0	196	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	58.7	65.8	7.1	60.8	117	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	55	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	50.3	54.0	3.7	52.6	87	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	37	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	64.1	56.3	-7.8	66.6	40	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	74.2	77.2	3.0	76.0	252	3	Met 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	87.3	89.6	2.3	89.1	140	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	79.3	78.1	-1.2	81.6	57	1	No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged	81.3	86.2	4.9	83.4	29	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	73.9	72.0	-1.9	76.2	33	1	No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	87.5	92.1	4.6	89.3	108	4	Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	54.0	50.0	840	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	50.5	50.0	199	3	Met Target
High needs	51.6	50.0	417	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	52.8	50.0	247	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	136	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	47.7	50.0	193	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	4	-	-
Asian	-	-	67	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	38	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	52.6	50.0	112	3	Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	42	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	1	-	-
White	55.2	50.0	576	3	Met Target

English language arts growth - High school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	45.2	50.0	131	2	Below Target
Lowest Performing	45.4	50.0	31	2	Below Target
High needs	54.5	50.0	46	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	53.7	50.0	27	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	4	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	57.9	50.0	28	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	-	-	3	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	5	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	14	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	6	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	45.9	50.0	100	2	Below Target

Mathematics growth - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	52.7	50.0	840	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	49.4	50.0	200	2	Below Target
High needs	49.0	50.0	418	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	49.6	50.0	248	2	Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	137	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	44.9	50.0	192	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	4	-	-
Asian	-	-	67	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	38	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	46.5	50.0	113	2	Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	42	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	1	-	-
White	54.5	50.0	575	3	Met Target

Mathematics growth - High school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	58.4	50.0	131	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	40.2	50.0	32	2	Below Target
High needs	54.6	50.0	47	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	55.4	50.0	28	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	4	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	57.1	50.0	29	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	-	-	3	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	5	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	14	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	6	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	60.7	50.0	100	4	Exceeded Target

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school About the Data
Group	2016 Rate (%)	2017 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	85.6	91.9	6.3	87.6	172	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	74.0	86.5	12.5	78.1	104	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	77.8	86.4	8.6	82.3	81	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	65.7	83.7	18.0	71.6	43	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	23	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	87.5	92.8	5.3	89.6	125	4	Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school About the Data
Group	2015 Rate (%)	2016 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	92.9	93.0	0.1	94.5	187	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	88.0	88.0	0.0	91.5	100	1	No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged	87.0	90.1	3.1	90.9	81	2	Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	21	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	91.3	88.6	-2.7	96.2	35	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	96.9	94.4	-2.5	98.7	144	0	Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school About the Data
Group	2016 Rate (%)	2017 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	2.0	1.1	0.9	1.8	658	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	2.0	2.1	-0.1	1.8	283	1	No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged	3.2	3.2	0.0	2.9	154	1	No Change
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	50	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	2.1	0.0	2.1	1.9	136	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	42	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	3.4	5.8	-2.4	3.1	86	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	1.7	0.2	1.5	1.5	485	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	63.9	61.9	-2.0	71.1	168	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	168	-	-
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	43.3	67.5	24.2	43.1	40	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	40	-	-
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	10.6	8.1	2.5	9.5	1,600	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	13.0	8.0	5.0	10.9	200	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	15.0	10.5	4.5	13.1	770	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	16.2	13.5	2.7	13.6	394	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	316	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	16.6	11.4	5.2	14.2	343	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	144	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	59	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	17.2	10.8	6.4	14.4	249	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	93	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	10.3	7.2	3.1	9.3	1,048	4	Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	18.6	14.9	3.7	17.5	706	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	32.4	12.1	20.3	30.3	33	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	28.6	21.5	7.1	26.7	339	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	24.0	22.6	1.4	21.4	177	2	Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	93	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	27.8	21.4	6.4	25.4	159	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	44	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	26	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	27.5	27.1	0.4	24.7	118	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	17.3	11.7	5.6	16.3	489	4	Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	70.5	66.9	-3.6	75.1	323	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	45.0	37.1	-7.9	52.0	140	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	62.5	46.3	-16.2	71.6	82	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	35	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	20.8	25.7	4.9	26.3	70	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	60.5	54.5	-6.0	69.1	44	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	72.5	68.2	-4.3	77.6	242	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	1,307	1,285	98	Yes	1	1,308	1,302	100	Yes	1	539	535	99	Yes	1
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	668	650	97	Yes	1	667	662	99	Yes	1	278	274	99	Yes	1
Econ. Disadvantaged	381	372	98	Yes	1	381	379	99	Yes	1	161	160	99	Yes	1
EL and Former EL	244	234	96	Yes	1	243	242	100	Yes	1	82	82	100	Yes	1
Students w/ disabilities	311	305	98	Yes	1	311	307	99	Yes	1	127	123	97	Yes	1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	7	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-
Asian	107	103	96	Yes	1	107	106	99	Yes	1	44	44	100	Yes	1
Afr. Amer./Black	55	55	100	Yes	1	55	55	100	Yes	1	25	25	100	Yes	1
Hispanic/Latino	198	191	96	Yes	1	198	198	100	Yes	1	66	66	100	Yes	1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	68	68	100	Yes	1	68	68	100	Yes	1	26	26	100	Yes	1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-
White	871	860	99	Yes	1	872	867	99	Yes	1	373	369	99	Yes	1

School Accountability Information About the Data
School	Accountability classification
Cunniff	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Hosmer	Not requiring assistance or intervention
James Russell Lowell	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Watertown High	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Watertown Middle	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