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2023 Official Accountability Report - Dawson
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Wachusett (07750000)		TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School
SCHOOL
Dawson (07750020)		GRADES SERVED
K,01,02,03,04,05
REGION
West/Central		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
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Accountability Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
Substantial progress toward targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
59% - Substantial progress toward targets75

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage59%
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 achievement24-24-
Mathematics achievement34-44-
Science achievement04----
Achievement total51267.56867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth34-24-
Growth total5822.54822.5
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 total4.910.3-5.47.6-
Percentage of possible points 48%-71%-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage59%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
90

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage33%
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 achievement34-
Mathematics achievement04-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total31267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-
Mathematics growth34-
Growth total6822.5
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-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total0410.0
Weighted total3.410.3-
Percentage of possible points 33%-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage33%

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 502.2 503.0 0.8 504.7 2382Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 485.5 487.0 1.5 489.2 392Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High needs 495.0 495.9 0.9 497.1 733Recovery Path: Met Target
Low income 494.1 494.8 0.7 496.3 352Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 499.2 502.5 3.3 502.5 203Recovery Path: Met Target
Students w/ disabilities---- 32--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 11--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 11--
Hispanic/Latino---- 17--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 7--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 502.7 503.3 0.6 505.2 1922Recovery 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 505.7 506.4 0.7 508.2 2383Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 484.6 489.9 5.3 488.6 394Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High needs 498.7 497.4 -1.3 501.2 730Path Forward: Declined
Low income 495.2 495.8 0.6 496.8 353Recovery Path: Met Target
EL and Former EL 505.8 508.2 2.4 507.7 203Recovery Path: Met Target
Students w/ disabilities---- 32--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 11--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 11--
Hispanic/Latino---- 17--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 7--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 506.0 506.5 0.5 507.4 1923Recovery Path: Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 503.4 502.1 -1.3 505.2 750Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 499.8 494.9 -4.9 503.3 240Path Forward: Declined
Low income---- 13--
EL and Former EL---- 6--
Students w/ disabilities---- 10--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 5--
Hispanic/Latino---- 6--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 502.9 503.9 1.0 504.4 583Recovery Path: Met Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 47.9 1632Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 49.7 392Typical Growth - Low
High needs 52.0 503Typical Growth - High
Low income 54.7 283Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL- 17--
Students w/ disabilities- 17--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 8--
Afr. Amer./Black- 11--
Hispanic/Latino- 10--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 47.6 1292Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 50.2 1633Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 49.7 392Typical Growth - Low
High needs 52.9 503Typical Growth - High
Low income 57.1 283Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL- 17--
Students w/ disabilities- 17--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 8--
Afr. Amer./Black- 11--
Hispanic/Latino- 10--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 49.0 1292Typical Growth - Low

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 13.4 10.2 -3.2 12.3 4204Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 15.4 12.8 -2.6 14.2 394Exceeded Target
High needs 20.1 20.7 0.6 18.0 1350Declined
Low income 27.4 25.0 -2.4 23.1 682Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 12.2 21.1 8.9 9.2 380Declined
Students w/ disabilities---- 53--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 22--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 15--
Hispanic/Latino---- 35--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 16--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 13.2 9.4 -3.8 12.0 3314Exceeded 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 246 24399Yes 1 246 246100Yes 1 77 77100Yes 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 79 76 79 79 26 26 184 18198Yes1
Low income 39 37 39 39 13 13 91 8998Yes1
EL and Former EL 24 22 24 24 8 8 56 5496Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 32 31 32 32 10 10 74 7399Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----------
Asian 13 13 13 13 5 5 31----
Afr. Amer./Black 12 12 12 12 5 5 29----
Hispanic/Latino 17 16 17 17 6 6 40----
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 7 7 7 7 3 3 17----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 197 195 197 197 58 58 452 450100Yes1


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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