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2023 Official Accountability Report - Arthur M Longsjo Middle School
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Fitchburg (00970000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Arthur M Longsjo Middle School (00970315)		GRADES SERVED
06,07,08
REGION
West/Central		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI)

Accountability Information

Overall classificationRequiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
In need of focused/targeted support
Among the lowest performing 10% of schools

Low student group performance: Asian
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
50% - Substantial progress toward targets6

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage50%
Progress towards targetsSubstantial 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 achievement24-44-
Science achievement44----
Achievement total61260.04867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth34-24-
Growth total5820.04822.5
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 total0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-04-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.00410.0
Weighted total5.09.6-3.67.6-
Percentage of possible points 52%-47%-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage50%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
8

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage46%
Progress towards targetsModerate 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 achievement24-
Science achievement34-
Achievement total51267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total4822.5
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-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total4410.0
Weighted total4.710.3-
Percentage of possible points 46%-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage46%

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 479.7 478.3 -1.4 482.8 5440Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 455.5 453.0 -2.5 460.9 780Path Forward: Declined
High needs 477.7 475.6 -2.1 480.3 4730Recovery Path: Declined
Low income 478.0 475.8 -2.2 480.6 4310Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL 471.9 467.4 -4.5 475.9 1690Recovery Path: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 462.2 462.0 -0.2 465.3 1261Recovery Path: No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian 480.8 487.4 6.6 487.5 303Recovery Path: Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black 482.1 482.2 0.1 485.2 382Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 476.7 473.7 -3.0 479.8 3270Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 487.8 484.9 -2.9 490.9 380Recovery Path: Declined
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 483.8 485.6 1.8 486.5 1092Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 478.2 479.2 1.0 480.5 5392Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 457.1 461.5 4.4 460.5 784Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High needs 476.4 477.0 0.6 479.7 4692Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low income 476.6 476.8 0.2 478.8 4272Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 471.2 471.7 0.5 474.2 1672Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 467.1 468.0 0.9 470.8 1262Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian 479.6 491.4 11.8 484.7 304Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 480.2 478.7 -1.5 482.6 380Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic/Latino 474.8 475.4 0.6 478.0 3232Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 480.8 483.8 3.0 483.0 374Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 485.6 486.0 0.4 487.9 1092Recovery Path: 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 478.5 484.0 5.5 481.0 1714Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 476.4 480.8 4.4 480.7 1493Path Forward: Met Target
Low income 476.2 481.2 5.0 480.3 1364Path Forward: Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 466.5 474.6 8.1 469.7 534Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 461.6 474.4 12.8 465.6 384Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 12--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 10--
Hispanic/Latino 473.6 480.0 6.4 476.2 1114Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 10--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 486.4 496.4 10.0 491.3 274Path Forward: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 48.4 5072Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 43.9 782Typical Growth - Low
High needs 47.7 4392Typical Growth - Low
Low income 47.8 4002Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 47.8 1522Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities 42.0 1112Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 2--
Asian 50.4 263Typical Growth - High
Afr. Amer./Black 46.1 352Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic/Latino 46.3 3062Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 55.8 353Typical Growth - High
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 51.8 1033Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 50.9 5023Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 46.2 782Typical Growth - Low
High needs 49.2 4352Typical Growth - Low
Low income 48.8 3962Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 48.5 1532Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities 39.0 1081Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 2--
Asian 61.0 264Exceeded Typical Growth
Afr. Amer./Black 47.8 352Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic/Latino 49.1 3022Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 59.8 343Typical Growth - High
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 52.1 1033Typical Growth - High

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 15.0 9.8 -5.2 20.2 820Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
EL and Former EL 15.0 9.8 -5.2 20.2 820Declined
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 51.2 41.9 -9.3 49.0 6134Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 48.7 52.6 3.9 45.1 780Declined
High needs 54.4 45.5 -8.9 51.9 5394Exceeded Target
Low income 55.5 47.2 -8.3 52.8 4944Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 53.4 46.1 -7.3 50.1 2044Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 58.6 47.3 -11.3 54.3 1294Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian 28.0 15.6 -12.4 24.8 324Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 23.8 19.0 -4.8 20.2 424Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 58.4 49.1 -9.3 54.6 3734Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 48.1 38.1 -10.0 45.9 424Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 43.5 36.1 -7.4 40.6 1224Exceeded 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 585 584100Yes 1 585 58099Yes 1 190 18798Yes 1

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 511 510 512 507 167 164 1,190 1,18199Yes1
Low income 467 466 468 463 154 151 1,089 1,08099Yes1
EL and Former EL 191 191 190 188 61 61 442 440100Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 132 131 132 131 40 39 304 30199Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 2 2 2 2 1 1 5----
Asian 31 31 31 31 13 13 75 75100Yes1
Afr. Amer./Black 40 40 41 41 12 12 93 93100Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 357 356 357 352 122 119 836 82799Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 40 40 39 39 12 12 91 91100Yes1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 115 115 115 115 30 30 260 260100Yes1


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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