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2017 Official Accountability Data - Spark Academy

Organization Information
District:Lawrence (01490000)School type:Middle School
School:Spark Academy (01490085)Grades served:06,07,08
Region:Commissioner's DistrictsTitle I status:Title I School (SW)
Accountability Information
Accountability and Assistance Level

No level

Students in this school participated in 2017 Next Generation MCAS tests
This school's overall performance relative to other schools in same school type (School percentiles: 1-99)
All students:-
2017 Assessment Participation
Student Group English Language Arts Mathematics Science
EnrolledAssessed%Met Target EnrolledAssessed%Met Target EnrolledAssessed%Met Target
All Students 476 474100Yes 477 477100Yes 160 15899Yes
High needs 411 409100Yes 412 412100Yes 134 13299Yes
Econ. Disadvantaged 349 349100Yes 349 349100Yes 110 10898Yes
EL and Former EL 176 17499Yes 177 177100Yes 53 5298Yes
Students w/ disabilities 118 11799Yes 118 118100Yes 35 3497Yes
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.------------
Asian 11--- 11--- 5---
Afr. Amer./Black 7--- 7-------
Hispanic/Latino 441 439100Yes 442 442100Yes 148 14699Yes
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 2--- 2-------
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.------------
White 14--- 14--- 7---

NOTE: In 2017, assessment participation was calculated two ways: First, the 2017 participation rate for each subgroup in each subject area test was calculated. If the actual 2017 participation rate was lower than 95 percent (high schools) or 90 percent (schools and districts administering Next-Generation MCAS test in grades 3-8) for any group in any subject, that rate was compared to the average of the most recent two years of assessment participation data for that group and subject. The higher of the two resulting rates was factored into the assignment of the school or district's 2017 accountability and assistance level.


About this Report

Accountability and Assistance Levels: All Massachusetts schools and districts with sufficient data are classified into one of five accountability and assistance levels (1-5), with the highest performing in Level 1 and lowest performing in Level 5. In general, a district is classified into the level of its lowest performing school, unless the district was independently classified into Level 4 or 5 as a result of action by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Schools and districts that administered the Next Generation MCAS assessment in grades 3-8 in 2017 have not been placed into Levels 1-3 on the basis of their assessment results, but may have been assigned an accountability an assistance level (3-5) for other reasons, as noted on this report.

School Percentiles: A school percentile between 1 and 99 is reported for schools with at least four years of data. This number is an indication of the school's overall performance relative to other schools that serve the same or similar grades. School percentiles were not calculated for schools that administered the Next Generation MCAS assessment in grades 3-8 in spring 2017.

Progress and Performance Index (PPI): The PPI combines information about narrowing proficiency gaps, growth, and graduation and dropout rates over multiple years into a single number. All districts, schools, and student subgroups receive an annual PPI based on improvement over a two-year period and a cumulative PPI (shown above) between 0 and 100 based on four years of data. For a group to be considered to be making progress toward narrowing proficiency gaps, its cumulative PPI must be 75 or higher. Annual and cumulative PPIs were not calculated for schools and districts that administered the Next Generation MCAS assessment in grades 3-8 in spring 2017.


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