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2023 Official Accountability Report - Thomas Ditson
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Billerica (00310000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Thomas Ditson (00310005)		GRADES SERVED
K,01,02,03,04
REGION
Coastal		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
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Accountability Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
Moderate progress toward targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
34% - Moderate progress toward targets55

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage34%
Progress towards targetsModerate progress toward targets

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All students
(Non-high school grades)		 Lowest performing students
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-04-
Mathematics achievement24-24-
Science achievement------
Achievement total2867.52867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth14-24-
Growth total3822.54822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------
Extended engagement rate------
Annual dropout rate------
High school completion total------
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.04410.0
Weighted total2.47.6-2.77.6-
Percentage of possible points 32%-36%-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage34%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
67

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage22%
Progress towards targetsLimited or no progress toward targets

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-
Mathematics achievement14-
Science achievement---
Achievement total1867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth14-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total3822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---
Extended engagement rate---
Annual dropout rate---
High school completion total---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total3410.0
Weighted total1.77.6-
Percentage of possible points 22%-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage22%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 499.1 498.2 -0.9 501.6 2200Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 480.6 476.1 -4.5 484.8 280Recovery Path: Declined
High needs 492.6 489.8 -2.8 495.6 1030Recovery Path: Declined
Low income 495.7 492.6 -3.1 498.2 660Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 13--
Students w/ disabilities 484.9 479.0 -5.9 486.9 540Recovery Path: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 509.0 511.2 2.2 511.6 224Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 6--
Hispanic/Latino---- 24--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 13--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 496.9 495.7 -1.2 499.8 1550Recovery Path: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 501.9 502.3 0.4 504.0 2202Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 481.5 483.2 1.7 486.5 282Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High needs 495.1 495.1 0.0 497.7 1031Path Forward: No Change
Low income 496.8 496.5 -0.3 499.2 663Path Forward: Met Target
EL and Former EL---- 13--
Students w/ disabilities 487.3 486.4 -0.9 490.6 540Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 515.4 515.9 0.5 519.1 224Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 6--
Hispanic/Latino---- 24--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 13--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 500.0 500.5 0.5 502.1 1552Path Forward: Improved Below Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students-------
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
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-------

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 40.5 1192Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 40.4 282Typical Growth - Low
High needs 39.1 611Low Growth
Low income 37.9 371Low Growth
EL and Former EL- 9--
Students w/ disabilities 40.7 332Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 10--
Afr. Amer./Black- 4--
Hispanic/Latino- 10--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 6--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 40.0 892Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 39.2 1191Low Growth
Lowest Performing 43.9 282Typical Growth - Low
High needs 44.2 612Typical Growth - Low
Low income 42.2 372Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 9--
Students w/ disabilities 49.6 332Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 10--
Afr. Amer./Black- 4--
Hispanic/Latino- 10--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 6--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 38.6 891Low Growth

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students-------
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
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
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 16.2 12.7 -3.5 14.9 4584Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 10.7 7.1 -3.6 6.8 284Exceeded Target
High needs 20.6 18.2 -2.4 18.0 2033Met Target
Low income 23.5 22.1 -1.4 19.8 1362Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 30--
Students w/ disabilities 16.7 14.6 -2.1 13.4 962Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 8.5 16.4 7.9 5.6 550Declined
Afr. Amer./Black---- 12--
Hispanic/Latino---- 48--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 20--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 19.3 12.4 -6.9 17.9 3234Exceeded Target

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 227 226100Yes 1 227 226100Yes 1 0----

Assessment participation - Student Group
Group English language arts Mathematics Science Overall
Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Total Enrolled Total Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate
High needs 107 107 107 107 0- 214 214100Yes1
Low income 70 70 70 70 0- 140 140100Yes1
EL and Former EL 13 13 13 13 0- 26----
Students w/ disabilities 57 57 57 57 0- 114 114100Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----------
Asian 22 22 22 22 0- 44 44100Yes1
Afr. Amer./Black 7 7 7 7 0- 14----
Hispanic/Latino 26 26 26 26 0- 52 52100Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 13 13 13 13 0- 26----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 159 158 159 158 0- 318 31699Yes1


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 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)

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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