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2019 Official Accountability Report - TechBoston Academy
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Boston (00350000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
TechBoston Academy (00350657)		GRADES SERVED
06,07,08,09,10,11,12
REGION
Coastal		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
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Accountability Information

Overall classificationRequiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
In need of focused/targeted support
Among the lowest performing 10% of schools
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
49% - Moderate progress toward targets9

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20182019
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage43%54%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage
(2018 x 40%) + (2019 x 60%)		49%
Moderate progress toward targets

2019 Points awarded

2019 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 achievement04-24-24-24-
Mathematics achievement34-44-44-04-
Science achievement34----34-44-
Achievement total61260.06867.591240.061267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-34-14-
Mathematics growth24-24-34-04-
Growth total4820.04822.56820.01822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------04----
Extended engagement rate------24----
Annual dropout rate------44----
High school completion total------61220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-04-14-04-
Advanced coursework completion------04----
Additional indicators total0410.00410.01810.00410.0
Weighted total4.79.6-5.07.6-6.110.0-4.310.3-
Percentage of possible points 49%-66%-61%-42%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan57%
Weight of non-high school results:40%		51%
Weight of high school results:60%
2019 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage54%

2018 Points awarded

2018 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 achievement24-14-14-34-
Mathematics achievement34-44-04-04-
Science achievement04----34-04-
Achievement total51260.05867.541240.031267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-34-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-24-14-
Growth total4820.04822.55820.03822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------44----
Extended engagement rate------24----
Annual dropout rate------34----
High school completion total------91220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---1410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism14-44-04-24-
Advanced coursework completion------04----
Additional indicators total1410.04410.00810.02410.0
Weighted total4.29.6-4.77.6-4.510.0-2.910.3-
Percentage of possible points 44%-62%-45%-28%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan53%
Weight of non-high school results:40%		37%
Weight of high school results:60%
2018 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage43%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20182019
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage40%48%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage
(2018 x 40%) + (2019 x 60%)		45%
Moderate progress toward targets

2019 Points awarded

2019 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Subgroup
(Non-high school grades)		 High needs Subgroup
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-14-
Mathematics achievement24-44-
Science achievement24-34-
Achievement total41267.581247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4822.54822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---24-
Annual dropout rate---44-
High school completion total---61220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-24-
Advanced coursework completion---04-
Additional indicators total0410.02810.0
Weighted total3.610.3-6.110.7-
Percentage of possible points 35%-57%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan35%
Weight of non-high school results:40%		57%
Weight of high school results:60%
2019 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage48%

2018 Points awarded

2018 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Subgroup
(Non-high school grades)		 High needs Subgroup
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement24-14-
Mathematics achievement34-04-
Science achievement04-24-
Achievement total51267.531247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-34-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4822.55822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---44-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---34-
High school completion total---71220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-04-
Advanced coursework completion---04-
Additional indicators total2410.00810.0
Weighted total4.510.3-4.010.7-
Percentage of possible points 44%-37%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan44%
Weight of non-high school results:40%		37%
Weight of high school results:60%
2018 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage40%

Subgroup percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same subgroup in schools serving similar grades
13

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 482.6 479.7 -2.9 484.5 3180Declined
Lowest Performing 457.9 462.1 4.2 463.0 382Improved Below Target
High needs 481.4 477.7 -3.7 483.3 2770Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 482.6 477.8 -4.8 483.7 2450Declined
EL and Former EL 478.9 473.6 -5.3 480.6 1090Declined
Students w/ disabilities---- 77--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 9--
Afr. Amer./Black 480.6 474.0 -6.6 482.3 1790Declined
Hispanic/Latino 483.5 485.0 1.5 484.9 1043Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 12--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 14--

English language arts achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 93.9 94.2 0.3 95.7 1202Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 84.1 85.0 0.9 86.9 252Improved Below Target
High needs 93.1 93.1 0.0 95.6 1021No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged 93.7 95.3 1.6 95.8 863Met Target
EL and Former EL 90.4 86.6 -3.8 93.9 410Declined
Students w/ disabilities---- 17--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 5--
Afr. Amer./Black 91.8 92.8 1.0 94.7 832Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 99.0 96.3 -2.7 100.0 270Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 3--

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 476.5 478.2 1.7 478.1 3163Met Target
Lowest Performing 455.8 464.0 8.2 459.5 384Exceeded Target
High needs 475.6 476.8 1.2 477.6 2752Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 476.6 476.7 0.1 478.4 2432Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 475.2 476.5 1.3 477.1 1092Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities---- 77--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 9--
Afr. Amer./Black 473.6 473.3 -0.3 475.6 1791No Change
Hispanic/Latino 478.3 482.1 3.8 479.7 1024Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 12--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 14--

Mathematics achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 68.8 73.5 4.7 71.4 1204Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 34.1 30.0 -4.1 37.9 250Declined
High needs 66.9 70.6 3.7 69.3 1024Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 66.0 71.2 5.2 68.5 864Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 64.2 75.0 10.8 69.7 424Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities---- 18--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 5--
Afr. Amer./Black 62.9 67.9 5.0 67.2 813Met Target
Hispanic/Latino 82.6 84.8 2.2 85.6 283Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 3--

Science achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - Non-high school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 38.4 40.5 2.1 41.5 1193Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 37.8 39.1 1.3 41.1 992Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 38.5 39.2 0.7 41.6 862Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 35.7 32.9 -2.8 38.8 410Declined
Students w/ disabilities---- 26--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black 36.2 39.5 3.3 39.6 763Met Target
Hispanic/Latino 39.5 39.4 -0.1 42.5 331No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 2--

Science achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 71.7 73.5 1.8 74.2 1033Met Target
Lowest Performing 44.7 50.0 5.3 47.3 254Exceeded Target
High needs 70.4 73.0 2.6 72.9 873Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 70.6 73.0 2.4 73.3 753Met Target
EL and Former EL 66.5 71.4 4.9 70.4 353Met Target
Students w/ disabilities---- 15--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black 67.3 72.5 5.2 70.3 694Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 84.1 75.9 -8.2 87.7 280Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 2--

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2019 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 42.2 2722Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 44.3 382Typical Growth - Low
High needs 40.8 2372Typical Growth - Low
Econ. Disadvantaged 41.2 2092Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 43.6 842Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities- 73--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 9--
Afr. Amer./Black 39.0 1431Low Growth
Hispanic/Latino 45.9 962Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 10--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White- 14--

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2019 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 52.0 993Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 38.8 231Low Growth
High needs 49.7 822Typical Growth - Low
Econ. Disadvantaged 49.2 722Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 51.5 243Typical Growth - High
Students w/ disabilities- 17--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black 52.5 643Typical Growth - High
Hispanic/Latino 53.7 273Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White- 3--

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2019 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 43.9 2742Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 44.9 382Typical Growth - Low
High needs 43.8 2392Typical Growth - Low
Econ. Disadvantaged 44.6 2112Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 47.7 852Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities- 73--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 9--
Afr. Amer./Black 42.7 1452Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic/Latino 44.2 962Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 10--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White- 14--

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2019 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 50.5 963Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 23.3 210Very Low Growth
High needs 48.8 792Typical Growth - Low
Econ. Disadvantaged 48.3 692Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 57.6 253Typical Growth - High
Students w/ disabilities- 18--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black 52.5 603Typical Growth - High
Hispanic/Latino 48.2 272Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White- 3--

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 88.8 86.6 -2.2 91.8 1490Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 87.8 84.6 -3.2 91.6 1300Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 88.1 84.2 -3.9 92.4 1140Declined
EL and Former EL 89.5 83.7 -5.8 96.9 490Declined
Students w/ disabilities---- 42--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 5--
Afr. Amer./Black 87.0 89.5 2.5 93.3 1052Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 95.2 86.2 -9.0 100.0 290Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White---- 7--

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2016 Rate (%) 2017 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 91.0 92.0 1.0 94.2 1252Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 90.3 91.3 1.0 94.8 1152Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 91.5 91.7 0.2 96.1 1092Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 88.4 94.7 6.3 94.1 384Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities---- 26--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black 89.7 91.3 1.6 94.4 922Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino---- 21--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 7--

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 2.1 1.3 -0.8 1.9 5594Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 2.3 1.6 -0.7 2.1 4474Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 1.9 1.7 -0.2 1.7 3613Met Target
EL and Former EL 2.3 2.4 0.1 2.1 1251No Change
Students w/ disabilities---- 114--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 3--
Asian---- 21--
Afr. Amer./Black 1.4 1.3 -0.1 1.3 3933Met Target
Hispanic/Latino 1.8 0.0 -1.8 1.6 1184Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 11--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White---- 12--

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2018 Rate (%) 2019 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 40.0 45.0 5.0 45.2 803Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Econ. Disadvantaged-------
EL and Former EL 40.0 45.0 5.0 45.2 803Met Target
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 2018 Rate (%) 2019 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 31.7 28.6 -3.1 37.2 1260Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Econ. Disadvantaged-------
EL and Former EL 31.7 28.6 -3.1 37.2 1260Declined
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 2018 Rate (%) 2019 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 22.3 29.6 7.3 20.1 3790Declined
Lowest Performing 28.9 34.2 5.3 24.0 380Declined
High needs 25.2 32.6 7.4 22.7 3310Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 25.2 33.8 8.6 22.5 2630Declined
EL and Former EL 14.4 15.6 1.2 11.1 1410Declined
Students w/ disabilities---- 82--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 9--
Afr. Amer./Black 14.9 23.2 8.3 11.3 2200Declined
Hispanic/Latino 33.6 40.9 7.3 29.8 1150Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 19--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 16--

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2018 Rate (%) 2019 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 34.3 34.8 0.5 31.3 5611No Change
Lowest Performing 36.4 40.0 3.6 29.5 250Declined
High needs 37.2 36.0 -1.2 33.6 4892Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 41.5 38.9 -2.6 37.5 3802Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 26.7 22.2 -4.5 22.3 2213Met Target
Students w/ disabilities---- 101--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 20--
Afr. Amer./Black 30.4 29.7 -0.7 26.7 3912Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 42.9 47.6 4.7 39.0 1240Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 15--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 9--

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2018 Rate (%) 2019 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 34.7 25.1 -9.6 40.4 2870Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 33.2 23.1 -10.1 38.8 2510Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 32.2 23.6 -8.6 37.9 2080Declined
EL and Former EL 39.1 15.6 -23.5 44.7 1220Declined
Students w/ disabilities---- 57--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 13--
Afr. Amer./Black 35.6 21.6 -14.0 42.1 2180Declined
Hispanic/Latino 35.3 29.8 -5.5 42.8 470Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 4--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 4--

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 497 49299Yes 1 497 49199Yes 1 262 26099Yes 1

Assessment participation - Subgroups
Group English language arts Mathematics Science Overall
Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Total Enrolled Total Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate
High needs 432 429 431 427 219 217 1,082 1,07399Yes1
Econ. Disadvantaged 378 375 377 373 190 188 945 93699Yes1
EL and Former EL 184 181 184 183 92 91 460 45599Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 106 105 107 107 46 46 259 258100Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 1 1 1 1 1 1 3----
Asian 15 15 15 15 8 8 38----
Afr. Amer./Black 306 304 306 303 175 173 787 78099Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 139 137 138 137 64 64 341 33899Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 17 17 18 17 7 7 42----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 19 18 19 18 7 7 45----


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 cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage of 75% or higher.

The annual 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)

The cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage represents a weighted average of the annual criterion-referenced target percentages. At a minimum, a group must have an annual criterion-referenced target percentage for the most recent year in order to receive a cumulative percentage.

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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