Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Amesbury

Districts Schools

2018

2018 Official Accountability Report - Amesbury

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME Amesbury (00070000)	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
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	0	4	-	2	4	-	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	2	4	-	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	0	12	67.5	4	8	67.5	11	12	47.5	8	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	2	4	-	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5	4	8	22.5	6	8	22.5	5	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-	0	4	-	1	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	0	4	10.0	0	4	10.0	5	8	10.0	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		0.9	10.3	-	3.6	7.6	-	8.7	10.7	-	6.5	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		9%		-	47%		-	81%		-	86%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		28% Weight of non-high school results:70%						84% 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	0	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	4	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	4	4	-
	Achievement total	0	12	67.5	12	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	1	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	1	4	-	4	4	-
	Growth total	2	8	22.5	6	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	0	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	4	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	4	4	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	8	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	4	4	-
	Additional indicators total	0	4	10.0	4	8	10.0
Weighted total		0.5	10.3	-	9.1	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		5%		-	85%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		5% Weight of non-high school results:70%			85% Weight of high school results:30%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		29%
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	499.7	498.5	-1.2	501.5	1,014	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	476.8	477.0	0.2	481.2	177	2	Improved Below Target
High needs	488.5	486.8	-1.7	490.0	415	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	492.0	488.1	-3.9	493.6	283	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	23	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	480.4	480.5	0.1	481.8	239	2	Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	79	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	40	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	500.5	499.5	-1.0	502.5	870	0	Declined

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	96.8	98.5	1.7	98.3	155	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	90.0	95.5	5.5	92.0	39	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	91.0	95.0	4.0	92.9	40	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	92.9	94.0	1.1	94.7	25	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	86.8	92.3	5.5	89.1	26	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	98.0	98.4	0.4	99.5	141	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	498.0	495.0	-3.0	499.7	1,007	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	472.9	473.4	0.5	475.5	174	2	Improved Below Target
High needs	485.6	481.9	-3.7	487.1	411	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	487.3	483.4	-3.9	488.4	281	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	23	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	479.2	474.3	-4.9	480.7	235	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	79	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	40	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	499.4	496.3	-3.1	501.1	863	0	Declined

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	91.3	94.8	3.5	93.1	154	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	77.9	84.9	7.0	80.7	38	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	80.0	84.4	4.4	82.5	40	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	79.2	80.0	0.8	81.9	25	2	Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	73.0	78.8	5.8	75.9	26	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	92.0	94.5	2.5	93.8	140	3	Met 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	77.1	72.6	-4.5	78.9	339	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	63.7	57.6	-6.1	66.0	141	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	67.1	60.6	-6.5	69.2	92	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	55.8	49.1	-6.7	58.1	82	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	79.3	73.6	-5.7	81.1	299	0	Declined

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	91.6	93.8	2.2	93.4	141	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	79.6	85.0	5.4	81.9	35	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	83.0	82.5	-0.5	85.1	20	1	No Change
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	73.6	80.2	6.6	75.9	24	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	92.1	93.5	1.4	93.9	131	3	Met Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	42.8	50.0	783	2	Below Target
Lowest Performing	43.4	50.0	175	2	Below Target
High needs	39.2	50.0	301	1	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	37.7	50.0	203	1	Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	20	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	41.9	50.0	175	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	6	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	10	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	53	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	29	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	2	-	-
White	43.5	50.0	682	2	Below Target

English language arts growth - High school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	56.6	50.0	136	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	48.9	50.0	32	2	Below Target
High needs	49.1	50.0	30	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	15	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	45.6	50.0	20	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	2	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	5	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	1	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	57.0	50.0	127	3	Met Target

Mathematics growth - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	44.3	50.0	775	2	Below Target
Lowest Performing	42.1	50.0	171	2	Below Target
High needs	38.6	50.0	296	1	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	39.4	50.0	200	1	Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	20	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	35.7	50.0	169	1	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	6	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	10	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	53	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	29	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	2	-	-
White	44.7	50.0	674	2	Below Target

Mathematics growth - High school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	54.6	50.0	135	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	51.6	50.0	31	3	Met Target
High needs	62.7	50.0	30	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	15	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	61.6	50.0	20	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	2	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	5	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	1	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	54.1	50.0	126	3	Met Target

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school About the Data
Group	2016 Rate (%)	2017 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	90.9	88.0	-2.9	92.9	175	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	80.0	72.4	-7.6	84.1	76	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	76.9	71.4	-5.5	81.4	70	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	74.3	55.9	-18.4	80.2	34	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	91.6	88.3	-3.3	93.7	163	0	Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school About the Data
Group	2015 Rate (%)	2016 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	91.7	95.4	3.7	93.3	175	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	81.1	88.6	7.5	84.6	70	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	81.1	86.5	5.4	85.0	52	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	83.3	88.6	5.3	88.2	35	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	92.7	95.5	2.8	94.5	155	4	Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school About the Data
Group	2016 Rate (%)	2017 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	1.6	1.1	0.5	1.4	624	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	4.1	1.7	2.4	3.7	179	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	6.7	0.0	6.7	6.0	109	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	5.6	2.6	3.0	5.0	116	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	27	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	1.5	1.2	0.3	1.4	565	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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	8.8	12.6	-3.8	7.7	1,362	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	12.2	19.8	-7.6	10.1	177	0	Declined
High needs	16.3	22.3	-6.0	14.4	566	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	20.6	26.8	-6.2	18.0	340	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	38	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	17.4	22.6	-5.2	15.0	292	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	23	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	111	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	48	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	7.2	11.8	-4.6	6.2	1,157	0	Declined

Chronic absenteeism - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	17.8	18.1	-0.3	16.7	656	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	20.0	35.9	-15.9	17.9	39	0	Declined
High needs	29.4	34.4	-5.0	27.5	209	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	33.1	39.8	-6.7	30.5	118	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	28.6	33.9	-5.3	26.2	118	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	42	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	25	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	17.1	16.5	0.6	16.1	568	3	Met Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	55.2	95.8	40.6	59.8	307	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	18.3	83.3	65.0	25.3	90	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	28.6	98.0	69.4	37.7	49	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	0.0	80.0	80.0	5.5	60	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	57.8	95.6	37.8	62.9	271	4	Exceeded 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	1,181	1,171	99	Yes	1	1,180	1,163	99	Yes	1	502	495	99	Yes	1
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	464	457	98	Yes	1	463	453	98	Yes	1	186	182	98	Yes	1
Econ. Disadvantaged	313	309	99	Yes	1	312	307	98	Yes	1	121	117	97	Yes	1
EL and Former EL	25	25	100	Yes	1	25	25	100	Yes	1	6	-	-	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	272	265	97	Yes	1	271	261	96	Yes	1	113	109	96	Yes	1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	2	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Asian	13	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	12	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	88	88	100	Yes	1	88	88	100	Yes	1	29	28	97	Yes	1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	43	43	100	Yes	1	43	43	100	Yes	1	14	-	-	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	2	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
White	1,021	1,011	99	Yes	1	1,020	1,003	98	Yes	1	447	441	99	Yes	1

School Accountability Information About the Data
School	Accountability classification
Amesbury Elementary	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Amesbury High	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Amesbury Innovation High School	Insufficient data
Amesbury Middle	Requiring assistance or intervention
Charles C Cashman Elementary	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