Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Agawam

2018

2018 Official Accountability Report - Agawam

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME Agawam (00050000)	TITLE I STATUS Title I District
REGION West/Central	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
45% - 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	-	2	4	-	4	4	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	2	4	-	1	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-	1	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	5	12	60.0	4	8	67.5	6	12	47.5	1	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-	3	4	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	2	4	-	2	4	-	1	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	20.0	4	8	22.5	5	8	22.5	2	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	3	4	10.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	2	4	-	3	4	-	3	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	2	4	10.0	3	4	10.0	5	8	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		4.3	9.6	-	3.9	7.6	-	5.7	10.7	-	1.5	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		45%		-	51%		-	53%		-	20%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		48% Weight of non-high school results:70%						37% Weight of high school results:30%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		45%
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	4	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	1	4	-
	Science achievement	1	4	-	0	4	-
	Achievement total	7	12	67.5	4	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	0	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	1	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	0	4	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	1	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	3	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	3	4	-
	Additional indicators total	3	4	10.0	7	8	10.0
Weighted total		5.9	10.3	-	3.7	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		57%		-	35%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		57% Weight of non-high school results:70%			35% Weight of high school results:30%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		50%
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	496.9	499.0	2.1	498.7	1,721	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	474.5	477.3	2.8	478.9	321	2	Improved Below Target
High needs	488.6	491.2	2.6	490.1	798	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	491.5	493.8	2.3	493.1	598	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	175	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	475.5	476.6	1.1	476.9	296	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	62	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	49	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	140	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	50	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	497.4	500.0	2.6	499.4	1,420	4	Exceeded 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	97.0	97.6	0.6	98.5	278	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	92.4	92.3	-0.1	94.4	62	1	No Change
High needs	92.0	92.9	0.9	93.9	92	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	94.2	95.6	1.4	96.0	62	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	85.6	87.5	1.9	87.9	40	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	97.4	97.8	0.4	98.9	257	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	500.1	500.3	0.2	501.8	1,713	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	477.2	478.9	1.7	479.8	318	2	Improved Below Target
High needs	492.7	492.9	0.2	494.2	792	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	494.9	494.1	-0.8	496.0	594	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	175	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	480.1	478.9	-1.2	481.6	293	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	62	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	48	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	141	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	50	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	500.9	501.3	0.4	502.6	1,412	2	Improved Below Target

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	92.3	91.3	-1.0	94.1	274	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	78.5	72.6	-5.9	81.3	62	0	Declined
High needs	83.0	80.5	-2.5	85.5	91	1	No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged	85.1	82.0	-3.1	87.8	61	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	73.0	70.0	-3.0	75.9	40	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	93.2	91.9	-1.3	95.0	251	1	No Change

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	73.3	70.5	-2.8	75.1	537	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	63.5	62.3	-1.2	65.8	243	1	No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged	66.0	65.5	-0.5	68.1	184	1	No Change
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	45	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	51.5	44.7	-6.8	53.8	89	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	38	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	74.2	72.4	-1.8	76.0	455	1	No Change

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	87.2	87.1	-0.1	89.0	262	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	77.2	74.1	-3.1	79.5	82	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	80.4	78.2	-2.2	82.5	54	1	No Change
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	66.1	62.2	-3.9	68.4	37	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	88.0	87.3	-0.7	89.8	243	1	No Change

English language arts growth - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	46.8	50.0	1,373	2	Below Target
Lowest Performing	46.4	50.0	315	2	Below Target
High needs	44.6	50.0	595	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	44.2	50.0	445	2	Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	120	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	41.6	50.0	211	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	48	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	31	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	106	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	38	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	47.3	50.0	1,150	2	Below Target

English language arts growth - High school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	51.8	50.0	259	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	35.2	50.0	59	1	Below Target
High needs	42.9	50.0	78	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	44.6	50.0	54	2	Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	6	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	42.8	50.0	32	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	6	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	8	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	2	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	51.2	50.0	241	3	Met Target

Mathematics growth - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	48.0	50.0	1,371	2	Below Target
Lowest Performing	46.7	50.0	313	2	Below Target
High needs	46.2	50.0	592	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	45.8	50.0	444	2	Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	119	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	44.3	50.0	208	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	47	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	32	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	106	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	39	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	47.6	50.0	1,147	2	Below Target

Mathematics growth - High school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	47.7	50.0	253	2	Below Target
Lowest Performing	32.8	50.0	60	1	Below Target
High needs	41.3	50.0	79	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	39.4	50.0	54	1	Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	7	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	42.3	50.0	33	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	6	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	9	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	3	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	48.2	50.0	233	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	92.6	90.7	-1.9	94.6	334	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	86.1	83.6	-2.5	90.2	159	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	84.4	83.6	-0.8	88.9	128	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	79.7	78.5	-1.2	85.6	65	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	0	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	93.3	91.6	-1.7	95.4	298	0	Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school About the Data
Group	2015 Rate (%)	2016 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	93.6	94.1	0.5	95.2	340	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	89.3	89.1	-0.2	92.8	165	1	No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged	87.9	87.4	-0.5	91.8	135	1	No Change
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	86.4	85.9	-0.5	91.3	64	1	No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	95.2	94.6	-0.6	97.0	297	0	Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school About the Data
Group	2016 Rate (%)	2017 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.8	1,216	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	1.9	2.1	-0.2	1.7	385	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	2.7	2.2	0.5	2.4	272	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	0.0	1.8	-1.8	1.0	166	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	27	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	71	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	23	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	2.1	0.5	1.6	1.9	1,079	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	82.8	79.2	-3.6	71.1	149	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	149	-	-
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	8.7	8.5	0.2	7.6	2,354	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	15.3	13.1	2.2	13.2	321	3	Met Target
High needs	14.0	12.0	2.0	12.1	1,118	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	16.2	15.5	0.7	13.6	731	2	Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	273	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	13.2	13.0	0.2	10.8	399	2	Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	76	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	65	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	203	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	65	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	8.6	8.0	0.6	7.6	1,944	3	Met Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	12.8	11.4	1.4	11.7	1,207	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	13.5	9.5	4.0	11.4	63	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	23.6	20.0	3.6	21.7	425	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	26.5	23.2	3.3	23.9	276	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	38	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	26.4	21.0	5.4	24.0	167	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	21	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	68	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	24	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	11.9	10.7	1.2	10.9	1,071	3	Met Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	61.3	62.0	0.7	65.9	568	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	32.3	38.5	6.2	39.3	182	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	42.0	50.8	8.8	51.1	130	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	4.9	2.8	-2.1	10.4	72	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	30	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	62.8	63.0	0.2	67.9	503	2	Improved Below Target

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	2,022	2,009	99	Yes	1	2,021	1,997	99	Yes	1	828	820	99	Yes	1
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	909	900	99	Yes	1	908	893	98	Yes	1	346	339	98	Yes	1
Econ. Disadvantaged	676	669	99	Yes	1	675	664	98	Yes	1	256	250	98	Yes	1
EL and Former EL	192	192	100	Yes	1	192	192	100	Yes	1	55	55	100	Yes	1
Students w/ disabilities	343	336	98	Yes	1	343	333	97	Yes	1	135	130	96	Yes	1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	69	69	100	Yes	1	70	70	100	Yes	1	19	-	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	51	51	100	Yes	1	51	50	98	Yes	1	20	20	100	Yes	1
Hispanic/Latino	158	158	100	Yes	1	159	159	100	Yes	1	51	51	100	Yes	1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	53	52	98	Yes	1	53	53	100	Yes	1	17	-	-	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	1,691	1,679	99	Yes	1	1,688	1,665	99	Yes	1	721	713	99	Yes	1

School Accountability Information About the Data
School	Accountability classification
Agawam Early Childhood Center	Insufficient data
Agawam High	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Agawam Junior High	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Benjamin J Phelps	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Clifford M Granger	Not requiring assistance or intervention
James Clark School	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Roberta G. Doering School	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Robinson Park	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