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2023 Official Accountability Report - Amherst-Pelham

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Amherst-Pelham (06050000)
TITLE I STATUS
Title I District
REGION
West/Central
GRADES SERVED
07,08,09,10,11,12

Accountability Information

Overall classificationRequiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
In need of focused/targeted support
Low participation rate: White -Students w/disabilities -Low income -Hispanic/Latino -EL and former EL -Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. -High needs -All students
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
33% - Moderate progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage33%
Progress towards targetsModerate progress toward targets

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 achievement04-04-04----
Mathematics achievement24-04-24----
Science achievement44----04----
Achievement total61260.00867.521240.0---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-34----
Mathematics growth24-14-44----
Growth total4820.03822.57820.0---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------34----
Extended engagement rate------34----
Annual dropout rate------04----
High school completion total------61220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-04-04----
Advanced coursework completion------04----
Additional indicators total3410.00410.00810.0---
Weighted total5.09.6-0.77.6-3.410.0----
Percentage of possible points 52%-9%-34%---
Percentage of possible points by gradespan31%
Weight of non-high school results:30%
34%
Weight of high school results:70%
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage33%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage56%
Progress towards targetsSubstantial progress toward targets

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 achievement04-14-
Mathematics achievement44-44-
Science achievement44-24-
Achievement total81267.571270.0
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24----
Mathematics growth24----
Growth total4822.5---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---34-
Extended engagement rate---34-
Annual dropout rate---04-
High school completion total---61220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-04-
Advanced coursework completion---04-
Additional indicators total4410.00810.0
Weighted total6.710.3-6.111.6-
Percentage of possible points 65%-53%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan65%
Weight of non-high school results:30%
53%
Weight of high school results:70%
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage56%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 499.0 497.3 -1.7 500.9 3600Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 470.8 468.7 -2.1 476.4 320Path Forward: Declined
High needs 483.3 480.6 -2.7 485.2 1650Path Forward: Declined
Low income 482.2 478.5 -3.7 483.2 1190Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 48--
Students w/ disabilities 479.1 474.6 -4.5 481.2 870Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 39--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 29--
Hispanic/Latino 485.2 480.8 -4.4 487.7 580Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 22--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 505.2 502.5 -2.7 506.9 2110Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 507.2 505.0 -2.2 509.0 1980Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 490.5 490.4 -0.1 492.3 1001Recovery Path: No Change
Low income 488.3 491.0 2.7 491.0 743Recovery Path: Met Target
EL and Former EL---- 15--
Students w/ disabilities 488.8 482.8 -6.0 491.5 550Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 21--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 15--
Hispanic/Latino 491.5 488.5 -3.0 493.0 390Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 22--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 515.8 511.4 -4.4 518.2 1010Recovery Path: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 495.3 496.0 0.7 497.3 3352Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 472.6 470.5 -2.1 476.2 320Path Forward: Declined
High needs 478.7 482.0 3.3 480.6 1494Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low income 477.8 477.7 -0.1 479.7 1061Path Forward: No Change
EL and Former EL---- 47--
Students w/ disabilities 471.1 476.6 5.5 473.3 764Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 39--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 30--
Hispanic/Latino 478.8 481.7 2.9 481.2 523Path Forward: Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 18--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 502.3 500.4 -1.9 504.7 1950Recovery Path: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 507.0 507.3 0.3 509.5 1942Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 487.9 492.5 4.6 491.7 974Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low income 486.1 492.3 6.2 490.6 714Path Forward: Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 14--
Students w/ disabilities 485.0 484.1 -0.9 488.4 540Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 21--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 15--
Hispanic/Latino 489.4 491.3 1.9 491.1 373Recovery Path: Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 21--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 516.2 513.3 -2.9 517.4 1003Recovery Path: Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 493.9 496.5 2.6 495.8 1704Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 477.0 481.0 4.0 479.2 644Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low income 478.2 479.3 1.1 480.4 492Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 17--
Students w/ disabilities 469.5 478.8 9.3 472.9 364Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 12--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 12--
Hispanic/Latino 477.5 479.9 2.4 480.2 253Path Forward: Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 14--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 503.9 502.1 -1.8 506.5 1070Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 506.1 501.1 -5.0 508.7 1830Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 491.4 491.8 0.4 493.6 942Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low income 487.4 490.2 2.8 490.6 713Recovery Path: Met Target
EL and Former EL---- 15--
Students w/ disabilities 491.5 485.4 -6.1 494.6 490Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 20--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 15--
Hispanic/Latino 488.5 488.4 -0.1 493.1 361Recovery Path: No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 21--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 513.2 507.3 -5.9 516.1 910Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 49.7 2972Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 46.1 322Typical Growth - Low
High needs 43.4 1252Typical Growth - Low
Low income 44.5 902Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 40--
Students w/ disabilities 38.5 621Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 35--
Afr. Amer./Black- 21--
Hispanic/Latino 44.9 442Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 20--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.- 1--
White 51.5 1763Typical Growth - High

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 53.2 413Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing----
High needs- 17--
Low income- 15--
EL and Former EL- 2--
Students w/ disabilities- 7--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 7--
Afr. Amer./Black- 4--
Hispanic/Latino- 4--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 57.4 253Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 46.6 2802Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 35.0 321Low Growth
High needs 45.0 1202Typical Growth - Low
Low income 44.3 832Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 43--
Students w/ disabilities 43.9 572Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 35--
Afr. Amer./Black- 22--
Hispanic/Latino 42.9 422Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 18--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.- 1--
White 45.7 1622Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 71.3 464Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing----
High needs- 17--
Low income- 15--
EL and Former EL- 2--
Students w/ disabilities- 8--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 8--
Afr. Amer./Black- 4--
Hispanic/Latino- 4--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 72.5 284Exceeded Typical Growth

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 91.8 94.2 2.4 93.8 2243Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 85.3 89.1 3.8 89.6 1103Met Target
Low income 86.4 88.5 2.1 91.0 962Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 20--
Students w/ disabilities 80.0 81.4 1.4 86.1 432Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 22--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 18--
Hispanic/Latino 88.4 92.9 4.5 93.1 283Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 17--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 92.0 95.7 3.7 94.0 1394Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2020 Rate (%) 2021 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 93.7 94.8 1.1 95.0 2323Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 86.9 90.2 3.3 90.3 1023Met Target
Low income 88.3 90.9 2.6 92.1 882Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 18--
Students w/ disabilities 83.0 86.0 3.0 87.6 502Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 22--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 17--
Hispanic/Latino 86.7 90.7 4.0 90.8 433Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 25--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 95.4 95.2 -0.2 95.0 1253Met Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 1.0 1.2 0.2 1.0 8540Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 2.3 2.6 0.3 2.1 3790Declined
Low income 2.1 2.8 0.7 1.9 2810Declined
EL and Former EL---- 74--
Students w/ disabilities 3.0 2.2 -0.8 2.7 1824Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 77--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 72--
Hispanic/Latino 0.7 2.6 1.9 1.0 1550Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 74--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 1.0 0.6 -0.4 1.0 4764Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 15.4 18.5 3.1 17.0 273Met Target
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-------

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 32.2 2.0 -30.2 33.5 510Declined
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 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 22.7 21.7 -1.0 21.7 3923Met Target
Lowest Performing 18.8 28.1 9.3 18.5 320Declined
High needs 33.5 27.6 -5.9 31.7 1814Exceeded Target
Low income 39.0 31.1 -7.9 36.6 1324Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 52--
Students w/ disabilities 37.8 29.8 -8.0 35.4 944Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 41--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 31--
Hispanic/Latino 36.6 29.7 -6.9 33.7 644Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 22--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 18.2 21.0 2.8 17.0 2330Declined

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 25.2 28.5 3.3 23.6 8840Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 38.8 43.8 5.0 35.9 4130Declined
Low income 41.0 50.7 9.7 36.5 2880Declined
EL and Former EL---- 93--
Students w/ disabilities 44.1 46.5 2.4 40.6 2280Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 80--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 71--
Hispanic/Latino 43.1 46.2 3.1 38.7 1710Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 75--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 18.6 20.7 2.1 16.8 4870Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 64.2 60.4 -3.8 67.6 4340Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 39.7 31.2 -8.5 45.4 1890Declined
Low income 41.4 35.8 -5.6 47.6 1340Declined
EL and Former EL---- 50--
Students w/ disabilities 19.3 14.4 -4.9 26.4 1040Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 35--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 37--
Hispanic/Latino 29.2 32.9 3.7 36.0 852Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 37--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 75.7 71.3 -4.4 79.3 2400Declined

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 583 56096Yes 1 581 53392No 1 390 37095Yes 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 281 267 279 250 179 166 739 68392No1
Low income 205 193 203 178 135 124 543 49591No1
EL and Former EL 70 65 71 65 39 36 180 16692No1
Students w/ disabilities 151 140 149 130 98 88 398 35890No1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----------
Asian 61 60 61 61 36 35 158 15699Yes1
Afr. Amer./Black 46 44 46 45 28 27 120 11697Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 104 101 103 92 70 66 277 25994No1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 45 43 45 39 37 36 127 11893No1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl. 1 1 1 1 0- 2----
White 326 311 325 295 219 206 870 81293No1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
Amherst Regional HighNot requiring assistance or intervention 55
Amherst Regional Middle SchoolRequiring assistance or intervention 47


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 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)

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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