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2023 Official Accountability Report - Merriam School
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Acton-Boxborough (06000000)		TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School
SCHOOL
Merriam School (06000010)		GRADES SERVED
K,01,02,03,04,05,06
REGION
Coastal		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
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Accountability Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
School of Recognition
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
83% - Meeting or exceeding targets82

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage83%
Progress towards targetsMeeting or exceeding 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 achievement34-24-
Mathematics achievement44-44-
Science achievement44----
Achievement total111267.56867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-
Mathematics growth44-44-
Growth total7822.57822.5
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 absenteeism04-44-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total0410.04410.0
Weighted total9.010.3-6.07.6-
Percentage of possible points 87%-79%-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage83%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
78

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 High needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-
Mathematics achievement34-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total31267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth34-
Growth total5822.5
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 total3.510.3-
Percentage of possible points 34%-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage34%

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 504.4 506.1 1.7 507.2 2703Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 480.0 484.4 4.4 485.3 482Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High needs 492.6 489.7 -2.9 495.5 800Recovery Path: Declined
Low income 498.3 486.9 -11.4 500.4 310Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL 496.6 489.9 -6.7 499.0 280Recovery Path: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 484.3 483.2 -1.1 487.0 420Recovery Path: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 509.9 507.0 -2.9 512.2 473Recovery Path: Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 7--
Hispanic/Latino---- 17--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 506.7 509.9 3.2 508.1 214Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 504.4 508.0 3.6 506.8 1784Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 501.7 505.8 4.1 504.0 2704Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 475.3 484.5 9.2 480.1 484Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High needs 491.6 493.6 2.0 493.4 813Recovery Path: Met Target
Low income 490.0 489.5 -0.5 491.9 321Recovery Path: No Change
EL and Former EL 498.0 493.9 -4.1 500.6 280Recovery Path: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 484.5 487.1 2.6 487.7 432Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 518.4 517.6 -0.8 521.4 474Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 7--
Hispanic/Latino---- 17--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 500.5 507.4 6.9 502.0 214Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 499.9 505.1 5.2 501.9 1784Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 500.9 508.4 7.5 502.7 694Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 491.1 488.0 -3.1 493.2 220Recovery Path: Declined
Low income---- 10--
EL and Former EL---- 8--
Students w/ disabilities---- 12--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 12--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 2--
Hispanic/Latino---- 8--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 501.0 509.9 8.9 502.9 424Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 54.4 2003Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 55.1 483Typical Growth - High
High needs 49.0 572Typical Growth - Low
Low income- 19--
EL and Former EL- 16--
Students w/ disabilities 47.0 332Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian 57.9 333Typical Growth - High
Afr. Amer./Black- 5--
Hispanic/Latino- 13--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 19--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 53.7 1303Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 62.7 2024Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing 60.8 484Exceeded Typical Growth
High needs 55.9 593Typical Growth - High
Low income 56.5 203Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL- 16--
Students w/ disabilities 50.0 353Typical Growth - High
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian 61.8 334Exceeded Typical Growth
Afr. Amer./Black- 5--
Hispanic/Latino- 13--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 19--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 62.6 1324Exceeded Typical 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 10.8 11.8 1.0 9.7 4080Declined
Lowest Performing 25.0 6.3 -18.7 22.7 484Exceeded Target
High needs 16.8 14.5 -2.3 14.7 1243Met Target
Low income 29.8 20.0 -9.8 25.5 504Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 13.7 20.0 6.3 10.7 500Declined
Students w/ disabilities 17.2 13.8 -3.4 14.7 654Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 7.2 14.7 7.5 5.1 750Declined
Afr. Amer./Black---- 11--
Hispanic/Latino---- 27--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 17.1 12.5 -4.6 16.0 324Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 9.8 9.9 0.1 8.6 2631No Change

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 280 27699Yes 1 282 27798Yes 1 70 6999Yes 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 86 83 87 84 22 22 195 18997Yes1
Low income 35 33 36 34 10 10 81 7795Yes1
EL and Former EL 29 29 29 29 8 8 66 66100Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 47 44 48 45 12 12 107 10197Yes2
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----------
Asian 49 49 50 50 12 12 111 111100Yes1
Afr. Amer./Black 7 7 7 7 2 2 16----
Hispanic/Latino 17 17 17 17 8 8 42----
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 22 22 22 22 5 5 49 49100Yes1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 185 181 186 181 43 42 414 40498Yes1


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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