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2023 Official Accountability Report - Pittsfield High
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Pittsfield (02360000)		TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School
SCHOOL
Pittsfield High (02360505)		GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12
REGION
West/Central		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
28% - Moderate progress toward targets22

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage28%
Progress towards targetsModerate progress toward targets

2023 Points awarded

2023 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 achievement04----
Mathematics achievement24----
Science achievement14----
Achievement total31240.0---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34----
Mathematics growth24----
Growth total5820.0---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04----
Extended engagement rate14----
Annual dropout rate04----
High school completion total11220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44----
Advanced coursework completion04----
Additional indicators total4810.0---
Weighted total2.810.0----
Percentage of possible points 28%---
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage28%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
20

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage27%
Progress towards targetsModerate progress toward targets

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-
Mathematics achievement24-
Science achievement14-
Achievement total31247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-
Mathematics growth14-
Growth total4822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04-
Extended engagement rate14-
Annual dropout rate04-
High school completion total11220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion04-
Additional indicators total4810.0
Weighted total2.910.7-
Percentage of possible points 27%-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage27%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 500.6 499.5 -1.1 502.2 1520Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 492.5 491.9 -0.6 496.8 1010Path Forward: Declined
Low income 493.9 492.0 -1.9 498.8 940Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 9--
Students w/ disabilities 478.0 482.6 4.6 481.2 334Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 19--
Hispanic/Latino 490.5 484.9 -5.6 494.2 250Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 10--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 503.3 503.6 0.3 508.4 972Path Forward: Improved Below Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 490.0 490.6 0.6 492.2 1482Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 483.0 485.0 2.0 487.2 972Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low income 484.6 484.5 -0.1 488.4 901Path Forward: No Change
EL and Former EL---- 9--
Students w/ disabilities 471.7 478.8 7.1 475.8 314Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 17--
Hispanic/Latino 479.9 480.6 0.7 481.7 252Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 9--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 493.3 492.8 -0.5 497.3 961Path Forward: No Change

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 487.6 487.5 -0.1 490.6 1351Recovery Path: No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 482.0 481.5 -0.5 484.8 911Recovery Path: No Change
Low income 483.1 481.0 -2.1 485.4 850Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 7--
Students w/ disabilities 471.2 471.1 -0.1 474.2 271Recovery Path: No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 18--
Hispanic/Latino---- 21--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 8--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 490.6 491.6 1.0 493.4 872Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 54.2 1193Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing----
High needs 51.2 763Typical Growth - High
Low income 51.0 713Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL- 2--
Students w/ disabilities- 19--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black- 15--
Hispanic/Latino- 11--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 6--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 53.5 863Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 41.8 1182Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing----
High needs 38.6 741Low Growth
Low income 38.4 691Low Growth
EL and Former EL- 2--
Students w/ disabilities- 16--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black- 14--
Hispanic/Latino- 13--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 42.7 852Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 86.8 84.6 -2.2 91.3 1880Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 80.3 78.1 -2.2 85.4 1280Declined
Low income 78.6 77.1 -1.5 83.9 1180Declined
EL and Former EL---- 7--
Students w/ disabilities 66.0 63.0 -3.0 75.1 460Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 18--
Hispanic/Latino 84.0 76.2 -7.8 90.4 210Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 13--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 88.4 85.0 -3.4 92.3 1330Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2020 Rate (%) 2021 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 88.9 88.7 -0.2 91.6 2041No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 83.9 83.5 -0.4 87.5 1271No Change
Low income 82.1 82.1 0.0 86.4 1171No Change
EL and Former EL---- 12--
Students w/ disabilities 75.5 70.2 -5.3 82.5 470Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 8--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 24--
Hispanic/Latino 88.5 88.0 -0.5 92.6 251No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 8--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 90.9 89.9 -1.0 93.7 1380Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 2.4 3.5 1.1 2.2 6650Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 3.8 5.2 1.4 3.4 4240Declined
Low income 3.6 5.7 2.1 3.2 3840Declined
EL and Former EL---- 30--
Students w/ disabilities 5.7 6.0 0.3 5.1 1510Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 10--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 69--
Hispanic/Latino 1.0 5.0 4.0 1.0 1000Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 49--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 2.7 3.2 0.5 2.4 4370Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 25.0 15.0 -10.0 31.0 200Declined
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 - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 52.3 28.5 -23.8 49.3 6634Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 63.4 39.1 -24.3 59.8 4174Exceeded Target
Low income 64.5 39.3 -25.2 60.5 3824Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 57--
Students w/ disabilities 65.3 51.7 -13.6 61.5 1494Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 10--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 75--
Hispanic/Latino 69.6 38.2 -31.4 65.7 1234Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 47--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 46.2 23.3 -22.9 42.6 4074Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 65.3 59.3 -6.0 70.1 3320Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 49.5 42.3 -7.2 54.6 2010Declined
Low income 48.5 41.9 -6.6 53.8 1790Declined
EL and Former EL---- 26--
Students w/ disabilities 27.7 28.9 1.2 33.2 762Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 6--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 33--
Hispanic/Latino 39.6 45.9 6.3 46.1 613Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 25--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 73.1 64.7 -8.4 77.9 2070Declined

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 163 16199Yes 1 163 15796Yes 1 164 16399Yes 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 112 110 112 106 112 111 336 32797Yes1
Low income 105 103 105 99 105 104 315 30697Yes1
EL and Former EL 12 12 12 12 12 12 36----
Students w/ disabilities 36 35 36 33 36 36 108 10496Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----------
Asian 1 1 1 1 1 1 3----
Afr. Amer./Black 22 21 22 19 22 22 66 6294No1
Hispanic/Latino 31 30 31 30 32 31 94 9197Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 10 10 10 9 10 10 30----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 99 99 99 98 99 99 297 296100Yes1


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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