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2018 Official Accountability Report - Westfield High
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Westfield (03250000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Westfield High (03250505)		GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12
REGION
West/Central		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
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Accountability Information

Overall classificationRequiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
In need of focused/targeted support
Low subgroup performance: Students w/disabilities
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
28% - Partially meeting targets26

Overall results

Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All students
(High school grades)		 Lowest performing students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement14-04-
Mathematics achievement14-14-
Science achievement14-14-
Achievement total31240.021267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-14-
Mathematics growth24-04-
Growth total4820.01822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate24----
Extended engagement rate14----
Annual dropout rate44----
High school completion total71220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-24-
Advanced coursework completion24----
Additional indicators total2810.02410.0
Weighted total3.910.0-1.810.3-
Percentage of possible points 39%-17%-
Criterion-referenced target percentage28%
Partially meeting targets

Subgroup results

Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Subgroup
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-
Mathematics achievement14-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total31247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total4822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate24-
Extended engagement rate24-
Annual dropout rate44-
High school completion total81220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-
Advanced coursework completion44-
Additional indicators total6810.0
Weighted total4.510.7-
Percentage of possible points 42%-
Criterion-referenced target percentage42%
Partially meeting targets
Subgroup percentile
This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same subgroup in schools administering similar assessments 10

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 97.8 95.8 -2.0 99.3 3061No Change
Lowest Performing 93.7 86.7 -7.0 95.8 660Declined
High needs 93.7 90.2 -3.5 95.8 1270Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 93.9 91.5 -2.4 95.5 971No Change
EL and Former EL---- 20--
Students w/ disabilities 88.6 82.1 -6.5 91.1 460Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 11--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 6--
Hispanic/Latino 94.6 94.1 -0.5 96.5 381No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 9--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 98.7 97.0 -1.7 100.0 2401No Change

Mathematics achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 85.9 85.2 -0.7 87.8 3081No Change
Lowest Performing 54.8 54.7 -0.1 59.0 691No Change
High needs 70.2 69.8 -0.4 72.4 1291No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged 70.6 74.2 3.6 73.0 993Met Target
EL and Former EL---- 20--
Students w/ disabilities 55.4 46.9 -8.5 59.1 480Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 11--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 6--
Hispanic/Latino 65.2 65.1 -0.1 69.0 381No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 9--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 89.6 89.6 0.0 91.7 2421No Change

Science achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 89.0 88.8 -0.2 90.8 2821No Change
Lowest Performing 67.0 66.4 -0.6 71.1 701No Change
High needs 75.8 76.2 0.4 78.4 1082Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 75.7 77.9 2.2 78.0 873Met Target
EL and Former EL---- 13--
Students w/ disabilities 61.8 55.3 -6.5 65.0 380Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 8--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 6--
Hispanic/Latino 76.0 76.4 0.4 78.4 352Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 7--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 91.1 92.4 1.3 92.9 2243Met Target

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2018 Mean SGP 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 48.8 50.0 2772Below Target
Lowest Performing 32.8 50.0 581Below Target
High needs 41.6 50.0 1082Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 46.4 50.0 812Below Target
EL and Former EL-- 8--
Students w/ disabilities 26.0 50.0 390Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 1--
Asian-- 7--
Afr. Amer./Black-- 4--
Hispanic/Latino 42.9 50.0 322Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 9--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----
White 50.6 50.0 2243Met Target

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2018 Mean SGP 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 47.6 50.0 2802Below Target
Lowest Performing 25.2 50.0 620Below Target
High needs 40.5 50.0 1112Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 42.0 50.0 852Below Target
EL and Former EL-- 9--
Students w/ disabilities 26.7 50.0 410Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 1--
Asian-- 8--
Afr. Amer./Black-- 5--
Hispanic/Latino 29.8 50.0 310Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 9--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----
White 49.3 50.0 2262Below Target

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2016 Rate (%) 2017 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 84.2 85.5 1.3 86.2 3312Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 73.4 75.5 2.1 77.2 1432Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 74.8 72.9 -1.9 78.6 1180Declined
EL and Former EL---- 12--
Students w/ disabilities 54.1 66.0 11.9 59.3 504Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 11--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 10--
Hispanic/Latino 61.8 69.4 7.6 66.2 364Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 2--
White 88.8 89.1 0.3 91.2 2672Improved Below Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2015 Rate (%) 2016 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 89.7 89.7 0.0 91.7 3301No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 82.9 84.4 1.5 86.0 1542Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 81.2 84.2 3.0 84.4 1393Met Target
EL and Former EL---- 12--
Students w/ disabilities 76.3 78.4 2.1 80.6 372Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 15--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 8--
Hispanic/Latino 78.4 73.5 -4.9 82.1 340Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 93.2 92.9 -0.3 95.2 2681No Change

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2016 Rate (%) 2017 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 2.7 1.6 1.1 2.4 1,2344Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 5.6 3.9 1.7 5.0 4094Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 7.1 4.1 3.0 6.4 3154Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 31--
Students w/ disabilities 4.4 4.5 -0.1 4.0 1571No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 39--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 34--
Hispanic/Latino 8.4 3.6 4.8 7.6 1394Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 23--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 2--
White 2.0 1.3 0.7 1.8 9954Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 22.7 34.4 11.7 23.1 323Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Econ. Disadvantaged-------
EL and Former EL---- 32--
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 - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 22.1 22.8 -0.7 20.2 1,2410Declined
Lowest Performing 39.1 35.7 3.4 33.6 702Improved Below Target
High needs 39.1 38.8 0.3 36.5 4612Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 43.8 40.6 3.2 40.1 3153Met Target
EL and Former EL---- 75--
Students w/ disabilities 40.5 46.8 -6.3 36.8 1880Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 3--
Asian---- 47--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 34--
Hispanic/Latino 36.6 42.9 -6.3 33.4 1630Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 19--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 19.1 19.2 -0.1 17.1 9751No Change

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 61.3 66.0 4.7 67.4 6122Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 24.5 35.6 11.1 32.5 1914Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 24.6 37.9 13.3 34.9 1404Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 32--
Students w/ disabilities 15.5 21.7 6.2 20.9 833Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 24--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 21--
Hispanic/Latino 31.3 47.1 15.8 41.2 704Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 8--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 65.9 70.8 4.9 72.3 4892Improved Below Target

Assessment participation
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 323 31698Yes 1 324 31898Yes 1 323 322100Yes 1
Lowest Performing---------------
High needs 142 13595Yes 1 143 13796Yes 1 142 14199Yes 1
Econ. Disadvantaged 109 10296Yes 2 110 10495Yes 1 110 10999Yes 1
EL and Former EL 22 22100Yes 1 22 22100Yes 1 22 22100Yes 1
Students w/ disabilities 53 4995Yes 2 53 5196Yes 1 52 52100Yes 1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 2---- 2---- 2----
Asian 12---- 12---- 12----
Afr. Amer./Black 6---- 6---- 6----
Hispanic/Latino 45 4296Yes 2 45 4195Yes 2 45 4498Yes 1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 9---- 9---- 9----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---------------
White 249 24598Yes 1 250 24899Yes 1 249 249100Yes 1


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.


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