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2019 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 participation rate: Students w/disabilities
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
40% - Moderate progress toward targets25

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20182019
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage28%48%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage
(2018 x 40%) + (2019 x 60%)		40%
Moderate progress toward targets

2019 Points awarded

2019 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 achievement14-24-
Mathematics achievement44-44-
Science achievement04-04-
Achievement total51240.061267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-14-
Mathematics growth24-14-
Growth total4820.02822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate34----
Extended engagement rate14----
Annual dropout rate44----
High school completion total81220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-44-
Advanced coursework completion04----
Additional indicators total2810.04410.0
Weighted total4.910.0-4.910.3-
Percentage of possible points 49%-48%-
2019 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage48%

2018 Points awarded

2018 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%-
2018 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage28%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20182019
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage42%18%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage
(2018 x 40%) + (2019 x 60%)		27%
Moderate progress toward targets

2019 Points awarded

2019 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Subgroup
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-
Mathematics achievement14-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total11247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth14-
Mathematics growth14-
Growth total2822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04-
Extended engagement rate14-
Annual dropout rate44-
High school completion total51220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-
Advanced coursework completion04-
Additional indicators total0810.0
Weighted total1.910.7-
Percentage of possible points 18%-
2019 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage18%

2018 Points awarded

2018 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%-
2018 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage42%

Subgroup percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same subgroup in schools serving similar grades
7

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 95.8 95.8 0.0 97.3 2721No Change
Lowest Performing 86.7 87.7 1.0 89.5 612Improved Below Target
High needs 90.2 87.2 -3.0 92.3 880Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 91.5 84.7 -6.8 93.6 720Declined
EL and Former EL---- 12--
Students w/ disabilities 82.1 85.5 3.4 84.7 383Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 10--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 6--
Hispanic/Latino 94.1 90.2 -3.9 96.5 330Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 97.0 97.2 0.2 98.6 2202Improved Below Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 85.2 88.8 3.6 87.0 2654Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 54.7 61.9 7.2 58.8 594Exceeded Target
High needs 69.8 69.8 0.0 72.4 821No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged 74.2 70.1 -4.1 76.8 670Declined
EL and Former EL---- 12--
Students w/ disabilities 46.9 67.4 20.5 50.9 364Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 9--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 6--
Hispanic/Latino 65.1 72.7 7.6 68.8 324Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 89.6 92.6 3.0 91.6 2153Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 88.8 85.8 -3.0 90.7 2530Declined
Lowest Performing 66.4 56.7 -9.7 69.6 600Declined
High needs 76.2 65.3 -10.9 78.6 770Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 77.9 65.7 -12.2 80.2 620Declined
EL and Former EL---- 10--
Students w/ disabilities 55.3 58.3 3.0 58.2 333Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 9--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 6--
Hispanic/Latino 76.4 70.5 -5.9 78.8 280Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 92.4 89.3 -3.1 94.2 2070Declined

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2019 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 47.6 2472Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 33.0 541Low Growth
High needs 39.7 731Low Growth
Econ. Disadvantaged 37.9 581Low Growth
EL and Former EL- 6--
Students w/ disabilities 38.0 331Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian- 6--
Afr. Amer./Black- 6--
Hispanic/Latino 37.6 281Low Growth
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 48.8 2042Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2019 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 42.5 2422Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 32.0 531Low Growth
High needs 36.8 691Low Growth
Econ. Disadvantaged 37.2 551Low Growth
EL and Former EL- 6--
Students w/ disabilities 41.0 322Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian- 5--
Afr. Amer./Black- 6--
Hispanic/Latino 40.6 262Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 42.3 2022Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 85.5 87.6 2.1 87.6 3473Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 75.5 72.1 -3.4 79.4 1360Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 72.9 69.0 -3.9 77.0 1130Declined
EL and Former EL---- 14--
Students w/ disabilities 66.0 68.5 2.5 72.3 542Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 11--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 10--
Hispanic/Latino 69.4 75.5 6.1 74.8 494Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 89.1 90.2 1.1 91.6 2762Improved Below Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2016 Rate (%) 2017 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 89.7 89.7 0.0 91.6 3311No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 84.4 83.9 -0.5 87.7 1431No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged 84.2 80.5 -3.7 87.1 1180Declined
EL and Former EL---- 12--
Students w/ disabilities 78.4 84.0 5.6 83.1 504Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 11--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 10--
Hispanic/Latino 73.5 80.6 7.1 77.5 364Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 2--
White 92.9 92.9 0.0 94.7 2671No Change

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 1.6 1.1 -0.5 1.4 1,2294Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 3.9 3.1 -0.8 3.5 4224Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 4.1 3.2 -0.9 3.7 3174Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 45--
Students w/ disabilities 4.5 5.6 1.1 4.1 1770Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 3--
Asian---- 47--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 33--
Hispanic/Latino 3.6 2.6 -1.0 3.2 1534Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 20--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 1.3 0.8 -0.5 1.2 9734Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2018 Rate (%) 2019 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 34.4 33.3 -1.1 35.9 423Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Econ. Disadvantaged-------
EL and Former EL---- 42--
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 2018 Rate (%) 2019 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 22.8 21.9 -0.9 20.5 1,2292Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 35.7 25.8 -9.9 29.9 624Exceeded Target
High needs 38.9 39.5 0.6 35.1 4830Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 40.6 41.3 0.7 35.5 3390Declined
EL and Former EL---- 77--
Students w/ disabilities 46.8 45.9 -0.9 42.4 2072Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 3--
Asian---- 46--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 30--
Hispanic/Latino 42.9 45.1 2.2 38.9 1730Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 27--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 19.2 18.1 -1.1 16.7 9492Improved Below Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2018 Rate (%) 2019 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 66.4 58.6 -7.8 72.9 6020Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 39.2 33.2 -6.0 46.6 2380Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 40.4 35.7 -4.7 48.2 1820Declined
EL and Former EL---- 30--
Students w/ disabilities 22.4 17.7 -4.7 30.0 960Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 24--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 15--
Hispanic/Latino 46.5 29.9 -16.6 55.0 770Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 17--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 71.0 64.4 -6.6 77.5 4660Declined

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 289 28699Yes 1 287 27897Yes 1 290 28598Yes 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 102 99 101 92 103 98 306 28996Yes2
Econ. Disadvantaged 84 81 83 75 85 80 252 23695Yes2
EL and Former EL 18 17 18 17 18 17 54----
Students w/ disabilities 43 40 43 38 43 40 129 11894No2
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 1 1 1 1 1 1 3----
Asian 12 11 11 10 12 11 35----
Afr. Amer./Black 7 7 7 7 7 7 21----
Hispanic/Latino 35 34 34 32 35 35 104 10197Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 2 2 2 2 2 2 6----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 232 231 232 226 233 229 697 68698Yes1


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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