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2015 Massachusetts School Report Card Overview
WILLIAMS (02070125)
Newton Public School District (02070000) 141 Grove Street , Auburndale, MA 02466
Anthony Byers, Principal Phone: 617.559.6480
Grades Served: K,01,02,03,04,05 Website: http://williams.newton.k12.ma.us/

Report cards help parents/guardians and the general public see where schools and districts are succeeding and where there is still work to do. This report card overview answers important questions about our school's performance. For the full report card containing additional data contact the school's principal or visit the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s website at http://profiles.doe.mass.edu. For more information about report card data, visit our Profiles Help page.

How is our school doing overall?
Accountability and assistance levels
Our school
Level2
Not meeting gap narrowing goals
Our district
Level2
One or more schools in the district classified into Level 2

Most schools are assigned a level from 1-5, with those meeting their proficiency gap-narrowing goals in Level 1 and the lowest performing in Levels 4 and 5. A district is typically assigned a level based on the level of its lowest performing school. Placing schools and districts into levels helps districts know which schools need more support, and helps the state know which districts need the most assistance. More information is available here: http://www.doe.mass.edu/accountability/

School percentile

School percentiles (1-99) indicate how a school is performing overall compared to other schools that serve the same or similar grades. Our school's percentile is below.

Percentile
Lowest performingHighest performing

Overall progress in narrowing gaps

Massachusetts aims to reduce proficiency gaps by half between 2011 and 2017.

All studentsDid Not Meet Target
High needs studentsDid Not Meet Target
Economically disadvantaged-
Students with disabilities
English language learners & former ELLs

How does our school's achievement over time compare to the district and the state?

Students scoring Met Expectations or above on Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) in grades 3-8, 2015

English language artsMathematics

In 2015, approximately half of Massachusetts' students in grades 3-8 took PARCC ELA and mathematics tests.


The remaining students, including students in grade 10, participated in ELA and mathematics MCAS tests.


All students in grades 5, 8, and 10 took science MCAS tests.

2015
2015
Our school
%71
68
Elementary Schools in our district
%76
72
Elementary Schools in MA
%60
54


Students scoring proficient or above on Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS), 2012-2015

English language artsMathematicsScience
2012201320142015
2012201320142015
2012201320142015
Our school
%778079-
797977-
56746067
Elementary Schools in our district
%798181-
788282-
71737167
Elementary Schools in MA
%62616163
59626263
54545653

2015 ELA and mathematics MCAS data for our school, our district, and the state are available at http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/statereport/mcas.aspx.



How does our school's growth compare to the district and the state?

Student Growth Percentiles (SGPs) measure gains in student achievement from year to year. SGPs between 40 and 60 represent moderate growth. Our school's median SGPs for 2015 are below. (Note: Growth values are truncated.)*

English language artsMathematics
Lower growthHigher growth
15099
Lower growthHigher growth
15099
Our school   51.0    64.5
Our district  55.0  60.0
Massachusetts  50.0  50.0

*Transitional SGPs are displayed for schools that participated in PARCC in 2015. Transitional SGPs are generated using current PARCC and prior MCAS scores.


How does our school's enrollment compare to the district and the state?

Total enrollment
Our school
Our district
Our state
29212,674955,844
Our
school
Elementary Schools in our districtElementary Schools in MA
By high needs population
#

%
#

%
#

%
Economically disadvantaged students
12 4.1
418 7.2
101,936 28.4
Students with disabilities
3612.3
835 14.3
55,059 15.4
English language learners
43 14.7
640 11.0
38,873 10.8


How do our school's teachers and classrooms compare to the district and the state?

General information
Our
school

Elementary Schools in our district
Elementary Schools in MA
Teachers (#)
20.9
457.1
25,669.4
Core academic classes taught by highly qualified teachers (%)
100.0
98.9
95.8
Average class size (#)
20.5
-
-
Student : teacher ratio
14.0 to 1
12.8 to 1
14.0 to 1

How is our school doing on other important measures?

Attendance
Our
school

Elementary Schools in our district
Elementary Schools in MA
2015 Attendance rate (%)
97.1
96.2
95.5
2015 Average days absent per student (#)
4.8
6.6
7.8
2015 Chronic absenteeism rate (%)
1.3
5.0
9.5
Discipline



2015 In-school suspension rate (%)
-
0.0
0.4
2015 Out-of-school suspension rate (%)
-
0.0
0.9
High school completion
Our school
Our district
Our state
2013 5-year graduation rate (%)
-
97.4
87.7
2014 4-year graduation rate (%)
-
95.3
86.1
2014 annual dropout rate (%)
-
0.1
2.0
2013 graduates attending institutions of higher education* (%)
-
85.3
76.6
2015 12th graders taking 1+ Advanced Placement courses (%)
-
57.6
39.7
2015 Advanced Placement tests with scores of 3 or higher (%)
-
93.6
66.3
2015 SAT average score - Reading
-
595
508
2015 SAT average score - Writing
-
595
497
2015 SAT average score - Math
-
615
521
2014 MassCore** - Completing a rigorous course of study (%)
-
91.8
72.4
*Postsecondary enrollment data includes any student enrolling in an institution of higher education within 16 months of earning a high school diploma
**MassCore: 4 years of English & math, 3 years of history & lab-based science, 2 years of a foreign language, 1 year of arts & 5 additional "core" courses

What else should you know about our school?
With only 293 students and 14 classrooms, Williams is currently the smallest elementary school in the Newton Public Schools. Serving the neighborhoods of Auburndale and Lower Falls, Williams takes pride in its strong sense of community, warm and caring environment, and commitment to students' learning and wellbeing.

Our goal as a school team is to create and sustain a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive school environment in which all learners feel a strong sense of belonging and are challenged and inspired to learn at high levels. We challenge ourselves too, as educators, to constantly learn and develop our practice to best meet our students' needs. Over the past several years, we have been collaborating to constantly develop our instructional skills and interventions, build our ability to analyze data to guide instruction, and actively engage students in their learning. Our goals also include explicit work to foster studentsÂ’ social and emotional growth and sustain a strong sense of community.

We welcome community feedback, ideas, and involvement. Please do not hesitate to be in touch.
To view our school's full report card, visit http://profiles.doe.mass.edu. For more information about report card data, visit our Profiles Help page.
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