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2023 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: EL and former EL
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
64% - Substantial progress toward targets21

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage64%
Progress towards targetsSubstantial 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 achievement44----
Mathematics achievement24----
Science achievement34----
Achievement total91240.0---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24----
Mathematics growth34----
Growth total5820.0---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04----
Extended engagement rate44----
Annual dropout rate04----
High school completion total41220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44----
Advanced coursework completion34----
Additional indicators total7810.0---
Weighted total6.410.0----
Percentage of possible points 64%---
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage64%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
19

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage63%
Progress towards targetsSubstantial 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 achievement24-
Mathematics achievement44-
Science achievement44-
Achievement total101247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth34-
Growth total5822.5
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 completion24-
Additional indicators total6810.0
Weighted total6.710.7-
Percentage of possible points 63%-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage63%

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 499.4 503.1 3.7 501.3 2384Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 490.4 492.9 2.5 494.7 1142Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low income 491.8 493.5 1.7 496.7 1032Path Forward: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 14--
Students w/ disabilities 479.3 476.8 -2.5 482.5 410Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 6--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 4--
Hispanic/Latino 486.5 489.1 2.6 490.2 532Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 11--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 502.1 506.7 4.6 507.2 1643Path Forward: Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 494.9 498.1 3.2 499.0 2332Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 485.6 490.6 5.0 489.8 1094Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low income 486.5 491.1 4.6 490.3 984Path Forward: Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 13--
Students w/ disabilities 478.5 479.5 1.0 482.6 382Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 6--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 5--
Hispanic/Latino 481.7 487.0 5.3 485.5 514Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 11--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 498.1 501.0 2.9 502.1 1602Path Forward: Improved Below Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 489.9 492.3 2.4 492.7 2163Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 480.3 485.0 4.7 481.9 964Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low income 480.4 485.7 5.3 482.4 864Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 10--
Students w/ disabilities 474.3 473.2 -1.1 476.8 360Recovery Path: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 5--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 4--
Hispanic/Latino 478.7 483.0 4.3 481.5 424Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 10--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 491.6 494.3 2.7 494.8 1553Recovery Path: Met Target

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 47.6 2112Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing----
High needs 41.5 982Typical Growth - Low
Low income 42.0 882Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 10--
Students w/ disabilities 30.1 331Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 5--
Afr. Amer./Black- 3--
Hispanic/Latino 40.3 472Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 10--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 48.4 1462Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 54.0 2053Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing----
High needs 50.6 943Typical Growth - High
Low income 49.7 842Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 9--
Students w/ disabilities 44.4 302Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 5--
Afr. Amer./Black- 3--
Hispanic/Latino 44.3 442Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 10--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 56.6 1433Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 94.5 90.4 -4.1 95.0 3030Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 88.9 82.9 -6.0 94.0 1640Declined
Low income 87.2 81.8 -5.4 92.5 1480Declined
EL and Former EL---- 10--
Students w/ disabilities 88.6 78.3 -10.3 95.0 690Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 7--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 7--
Hispanic/Latino 91.9 86.0 -5.9 95.0 500Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 8--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 94.8 90.5 -4.3 95.0 2310Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2020 Rate (%) 2021 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 95.0 95.9 0.9 95.0 2914Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 90.7 90.5 -0.2 94.3 1261No Change
Low income 90.2 89.7 -0.5 94.5 1171No Change
EL and Former EL---- 15--
Students w/ disabilities 81.4 90.9 9.5 88.4 444Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 11--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 7--
Hispanic/Latino 86.2 97.3 11.1 90.3 374Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 96.9 95.7 -1.2 95.0 2324Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 1.1 2.4 1.3 1.0 1,0900Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 2.3 4.9 2.6 2.1 5300Declined
Low income 2.6 5.4 2.8 2.3 4600Declined
EL and Former EL---- 40--
Students w/ disabilities 3.1 5.9 2.8 2.8 2190Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 31--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 31--
Hispanic/Latino 1.7 2.9 1.2 1.5 2060Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 35--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 1.0 2.4 1.4 1.0 7870Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 5.9 5.1 -0.8 7.4 393Met Target
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 39.3 31.7 -7.6 36.3 1,0254Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 56.2 47.8 -8.4 52.6 5344Exceeded Target
Low income 58.2 51.3 -6.9 54.2 4544Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 79--
Students w/ disabilities 59.7 55.0 -4.7 55.9 2204Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 31--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 27--
Hispanic/Latino 60.1 52.7 -7.4 56.2 2034Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 37--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 33.0 25.8 -7.2 29.4 7264Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 54.0 58.6 4.6 58.8 4833Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 34.6 36.1 1.5 39.7 2302Improved Below Target
Low income 34.3 36.3 2.0 39.6 1902Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 30--
Students w/ disabilities 15.5 19.4 3.9 21.0 1032Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 14--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 14--
Hispanic/Latino 24.5 25.9 1.4 31.0 852Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 18--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 62.4 65.1 2.7 67.2 3522Improved Below 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 256 25399Yes 1 253 24697Yes 1 256 25298Yes 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 131 128 128 121 130 127 389 37697Yes1
Low income 120 117 117 110 119 116 356 34396Yes1
EL and Former EL 24 23 23 20 23 22 70 6593No1
Students w/ disabilities 42 42 41 39 42 41 125 12298Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----------
Asian 6 6 6 6 6 6 18----
Afr. Amer./Black 5 5 6 6 6 6 17----
Hispanic/Latino 58 57 56 52 58 55 172 16495Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 12 12 12 12 12 12 36----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 175 173 173 170 174 173 522 51699Yes1


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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