Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Greater Commonwealth Virtual School

2014

Greater Commonwealth Virtual School (39010900)

Andrew Costa, Principal
Mailing Address: 238 Main St.
3rd Floor
Greenfield, MA 01301
Phone: (413) 475-3879
FAX: (413) 475-3909
Website: http://www.gcvs.org

This report card contains information required by the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) for our school and district including: student enrollment and teacher qualifications, student achievement, accountability, and the progress our school is making toward narrowing proficiency gaps for different groups of students.

Enrollment and Educator Data (2013-14 School Year)

About the Data

Enrollment (2013-14)
	School	District	State
Total Count	454	454	955,739
Race/Ethnicity (%)
African American or Black	10.1	10.1	8.7
Asian	3.5	3.5	6.1
Hispanic or Latino	8.4	8.4	17.0
Multi-race, Non-Hispanic	2.0	2.0	2.9
Native American	0.7	0.7	0.2
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.4	0.4	0.1
White	74.9	74.9	64.9
Gender (%)
Male	46.9	46.9	51.2
Female	53.1	53.1	48.8
Selected Populations (%)
English Language Learner	0.0	0.0	7.9
Low-Income	39.2	39.2	38.3
Students w/Disabilities	7.9	7.9	17.0
First Language Not English	0.2	0.2	17.8

Grades Offered:
K, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12

Educator Data (2013-14)
	School	District	State
Total # of Teachers	7.0	7.0	70,489.3
Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment	100.0	100.0	97.6
Total Number of Classes in Core Academic Areas	111	111	351,065
Percentage of Core Academic Classes Taught by Teachers Who are Highly Qualified	93.7	93.7	95.5
Percentage of Core Academic Classes Taught by Teachers Who are Not Highly Qualified	6.3	6.3	4.5
Student/Teacher Ratio	65.3 to 1	65.3 to 1	13.6 to 1
Percentage of Public Elementary and Secondary School Teachers Issued Waivers	-	0.0	0.5

2014 MCAS Results by Student Group by Grade and Subject

NOTE: First-year ELL students are not included in achievement level or CPI results. However, first-year ELL students who took the ACCESS for ELLs test are counted as ELA participants; in addition, first-year ELL students who are present for Mathematics/Science and Technology/Engineering are counted as Mathematics/Science and Technology/Engineering participants. Please see the principal's administration manual (PAM) for details.

More about the data

Data Last Updated on September 18, 2014

Data Under Review or Fewer than 10 students were tested.

2014 Accountability Data - Massachusetts Virtual Academy at Greenfield Commonwealth Virtual School
About the Data

Accountability Information
Accountability and Assistance Level
Level 3	Among lowest performing 20% of schools and subgroups Focus on White - Low MCAS participation (Less than 95%) Focus on Low income -High needs -
This school's determination of need for special education technical assistance or intervention
Needs Technical Assistance (NTA)
This school's overall performance relative to other schools in same school type (School percentiles: 1-99)
All students:	7 Lowest performing Highest performing
Certain students in this school participated in 2014 PARCC field tests and were exempt from MCAS English language arts and/or mathematics tests

This school’s progress toward narrowing proficiency gaps (Cumulative Progress and Performance Index: 1-100)

Student Group
(Click group to view subgroup data)

On Target = 75 or higher -
Less progress	More progress

View Detailed 2014 Data

All students

Did Not Meet Target

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

Met Target

Greater Commonwealth Virtual School:
Accountability Data Detail

2014 English Language Arts Proficiency Gap Narrowing
	0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100	Baseline CPI	2013 CPI	2014 CPI	CPI Change	2014 Target	6 Year Goal	Percentile in School Type	N	Results exclude PARCC field tested grades?	PPI Points	Rating
All students		81.3	85.1	82.7	-2.4	86.0	90.7	16	268	No	25	No Change
High needs		76.9	81.6	78.4	-3.2	80.8	88.5	19	124	No	0	Declined
Low income		77.0	81.8	77.3	-4.5	80.8	88.5	11	107	No	0	Declined
EL and Former EL		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	No	-	-
Students w/ disabilities		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	Yes	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	No	-	-
Asian		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	No	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	Yes	-	-
Hispanic/Latino		76.0	-	-	-	-	88.0	-	38	No	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	No	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	No	-	-
White		85.3	86.7	84.8	-1.9	89.0	92.7	7	186	No	25	No Change

2014 Mathematics Proficiency Gap Narrowing
	0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100	Baseline CPI	2013 CPI	2014 CPI	CPI Change	2014 Target	6 Year Goal	Percentile in School Type	N	Results exclude PARCC field tested grades?	PPI Points	Rating
All students		60.2	64.3	62.4	-1.9	70.2	80.1	14	286	No	25	No Change
High needs		55.9	58.9	56.3	-2.6	63.3	78.0	13	131	No	0	Declined
Low income		55.9	58.4	57.2	-1.2	63.3	78.0	13	114	No	25	No Change
EL and Former EL		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	No	-	-
Students w/ disabilities		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	No	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	No	-	-
Asian		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	No	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	No	-	-
Hispanic/Latino		52.9	-	-	-	-	76.5	-	39	No	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	No	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	No	-	-
White		62.0	66.0	64.3	-1.7	71.5	81.0	5	203	No	25	No Change

2014 Science Proficiency Gap Narrowing
	0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100	Baseline CPI	2013 CPI	2014 CPI	CPI Change	2014 Target	6 Year Goal	Percentile in School Type	N	PPI Points	Rating
All students		60.9	68.3	69.1	0.8	70.7	80.5	16	106	50	Improved Below Target
High needs		54.9	65.3	60.1	-5.2	62.4	77.5	16	47	0	Declined
Low income		54.5	66.0	61.3	-4.7	62.1	77.3	18	42	75	On Target
EL and Former EL		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Students w/ disabilities		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Hispanic/Latino		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White		61.5	72.3	72.8	0.5	71.1	80.8	8	78	100	Above Target

2014 English Language Arts Extra Credit
	Extra credit for increasing % Advanced (10% or more)					Extra credit for decreasing % Warning/Failing (10% or more)
	2013 % Advanced	2014 % Advanced	N	Results exclude PARCC field tested grades?	PPI Points	2013 % Warning/Failing	2014 % Warning/Failing	N	Results exclude PARCC field tested grades?	PPI Points
All students	4.4	5.9	185	Yes	25	7.4	8.6	185	Yes	0
High needs	2.0	1.1	87	Yes	0	8.8	9.2	87	Yes	0
Low income	2.2	1.4	74	Yes	0	9.6	10.8	74	Yes	0
EL and Former EL	-	-	8	No	-	-	-	8	No	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	19	No	-	-	-	15	Yes	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	4	No	-	-	-	4	No	-
Asian	-	-	7	Yes	-	-	-	9	No	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	15	Yes	-	-	-	15	Yes	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	38	No	-	-	-	38	No	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	7	No	-	-	-	7	No	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	2	No	-	-	-	2	No	-
White	4.9	6.5	186	No	25	6.2	7.1	127	Yes	0

2014 Mathematics Extra Credit
	Extra credit for increasing % Advanced (10% or more)					Extra credit for decreasing % Warning/Failing (10% or more)
	2013 % Advanced	2014 % Advanced	N	Results exclude PARCC field tested grades?	PPI Points	2013 % Warning/Failing	2014 % Warning/Failing	N	Results exclude PARCC field tested grades?	PPI Points
All students	13.1	12.2	286	No	0	29.2	32.5	286	No	0
High needs	11.9	8.4	131	No	0	37.7	42.0	131	No	0
Low income	12.9	8.8	114	No	0	38.6	40.4	114	No	0
EL and Former EL	-	-	9	No	-	-	-	9	No	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	20	No	-	-	-	20	No	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	4	No	-	-	-	4	No	-
Asian	-	-	9	No	-	-	-	9	No	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	23	No	-	-	-	23	No	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	39	No	-	-	-	39	No	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	6	No	-	-	-	6	No	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	2	No	-	-	-	2	No	-
White	13.3	12.3	203	No	0	26.2	31.0	203	No	0

2014 Science Extra Credit
	Extra credit for increasing % Advanced (10% or more)				Extra credit for decreasing % Warning/Failing (10% or more)
	2013 % Advanced	2014 % Advanced	N	PPI Points	2013 % Warning/Failing	2014 % Warning/Failing	N	PPI Points
All students	3.8	5.7	106	25	12.4	18.9	106	0
High needs	1.9	2.1	47	25	14.8	23.4	47	0
Low income	2.0	2.4	42	25	14.0	21.4	42	0
EL and Former EL	-	-	4	-	-	-	4	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	6	-	-	-	6	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	2	-	-	-	2	-
Asian	-	-	2	-	-	-	2	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	10	-	-	-	10	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	11	-	-	-	11	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	3	-	-	-	3	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	3.7	6.4	78	25	3.7	15.4	78	0

2014 English Language Arts Growth
	0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100	2013 SGP	2014 SGP	SGP Change	6 Year Goal	Met Safe Harbor?	N	Results exclude PARCC field tested grades?	PPI Points	Rating
All students		35.0	32.5	-2.5	51.0	No	164	No	25	Below Target
High needs		32.0	33.0	1.0	51.0	No	72	No	50	Below Target
Low income		30.5	33.0	2.5	51.0	No	66	No	50	Below Target
EL and Former EL		-	-	-	51.0	-	2	-	-	-
Students w/ disabilities		-	-	-	51.0	-	8	-	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.		-	-	-	51.0	-	3	-	-	-
Asian		-	-	-	51.0	-	7	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black		-	-	-	51.0	-	14	-	-	-
Hispanic/Latino		-	-	-	51.0	-	23	No	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.		-	-	-	51.0	-	4	-	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.		-	-	-	51.0	-	1	-	-	-
White		31.5	32.5	1.0	51.0	No	112	No	50	Below Target

2014 Mathematics Growth
	0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100	2013 SGP	2014 SGP	SGP Change	6 Year Goal	Met Safe Harbor?	N	Results exclude PARCC field tested grades?	PPI Points	Rating
All students		29.0	33.0	4.0	51.0	No	189	No	50	Below Target
High needs		29.0	28.0	-1.0	51.0	No	86	No	0	Below Target
Low income		27.0	28.0	1.0	51.0	No	78	No	50	Below Target
EL and Former EL		-	-	-	51.0	-	3	-	-	-
Students w/ disabilities		-	-	-	51.0	-	11	-	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.		-	-	-	51.0	-	3	-	-	-
Asian		-	-	-	51.0	-	7	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black		-	-	-	51.0	-	16	-	-	-
Hispanic/Latino		-	-	-	51.0	-	27	No	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.		-	-	-	51.0	-	5	-	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.		-	-	-	51.0	-	1	-	-	-
White		27.5	35.5	8.0	51.0	No	130	No	50	Below Target

2013 4-Year Cohort Graduation Rate
	0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100	2012 Rate	2013 Rate	Change	Annual Target	6 Year Goal	N	PPI Points	Rating
All students		-	-	-	80.0	90.0	-	-	-
High needs		-	-	-	80.0	90.0	-	-	-
Low income		-	-	-	80.0	90.0	-	-	-
EL and Former EL		-	-	-	80.0	90.0	-	-	-
Students w/ disabilities		-	-	-	80.0	90.0	-	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.		-	-	-	80.0	90.0	-	-	-
Asian		-	-	-	80.0	90.0	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black		-	-	-	80.0	90.0	-	-	-
Hispanic/Latino		-	-	-	80.0	90.0	-	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.		-	-	-	80.0	90.0	-	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.		-	-	-	80.0	90.0	-	-	-
White		-	-	-	80.0	90.0	-	-	-

2012 5-Year Cohort Graduation Rate
	0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100	2011 Rate	2012 Rate	Change	Annual Target	6 Year Goal	N	PPI Points	Rating
All students		-	-	-	85.0	95.0	-	-	-
High needs		-	-	-	85.0	95.0	-	-	-
Low income		-	-	-	85.0	95.0	-	-	-
EL and Former EL		-	-	-	85.0	95.0	-	-	-
Students w/ disabilities		-	-	-	85.0	95.0	-	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.		-	-	-	85.0	95.0	-	-	-
Asian		-	-	-	85.0	95.0	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black		-	-	-	85.0	95.0	-	-	-
Hispanic/Latino		-	-	-	85.0	95.0	-	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.		-	-	-	85.0	95.0	-	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.		-	-	-	85.0	95.0	-	-	-
White		-	-	-	85.0	95.0	-	-	-

2013 Annual Dropout Rate
	0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20	Baseline Rate	2012 Rate	2013 Rate	Change	Annual Target	6 Year Goal	Percentile in School Type	N	PPI Points	Rating
All students		3.7	3.7	24.6	-20.9	3.4	1.9	7	61	0	Declined
High needs		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	32	-	-
Low income		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	32	-	-
EL and Former EL		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Students w/ disabilities		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Hispanic/Latino		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White		4.3	-	-	-	-	2.2	-	43	-	-

Extra Credit for Reengaging Dropouts (2 or more)
	2013 Number of Dropouts Reengaged	PPI Points
All students	0	0
High needs	0	0

2014 Assessment Participation
	English Language Arts				Mathematics				Science
	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target (95%)	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target (95%)	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target (95%)
All students	279	268	96	Yes	301	286	95	Yes	138	132	96	Yes
High needs	131	124	95	Yes	140	131	94	No	62	58	94	No
Low income	114	107	94	No	123	114	93	No	54	51	94	No
EL and Former EL	8	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	5	-	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	20	-	-	-	22	-	-	-	10	-	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	4	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	2	-	-	-
Asian	10	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	3	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	23	-	-	-	26	-	-	-	11	-	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	40	38	95	Yes	41	39	95	Yes	17	-	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	7	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	5	-	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	2	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
White	193	186	96	Yes	211	203	96	Yes	99	95	96	Yes

2013 Massachusetts and Nationwide NAEP Results by Student Group
Average Scaled Scores and Percentages of Students at Each Achievement Level

About the Data

NAEP, or the National Assessment of Educational Progress, is often called the "Nation's Report Card." It is the only measure of student achievement in the United States that allows you to compare the performance of students in Massachusetts with the performance of students across the nation or in other states. Students take the NAEP in reading and mathematics every two years. When reviewing these results, it is important to keep in mind that the NAEP results are based on a small sample of students across Massachusetts, not the population of Massachusetts students. For more information, please visit http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/naep/faq.html.

The following symbols are used to denote the NAEP achievement levels: A for Advanced, P+ for Proficient and above, B+ for Basic and above, BB for Below Basic. The symbol "#" means that the estimated number of students rounds to zero.

GRADE LEVEL 4 - READING
Student Group	Massachusetts						National Public
	Avg. Scaled Score	% at Each Level					Avg. Scaled Score	% at Each Level
	Avg. Scaled Score	A	P+	B+	BB	% Assessed	Avg. Scaled Score	A	P+	B+	BB	% Assessed
All Students	232	14	47	79	21	100	221	8	34	67	33	100
Stud. w/ Disab	201	3	17	46	54	18	184	2	11	31	69	12
LEP/FLEP	192	1	12	40	60	10	187	1	7	31	69	10
African American/Black	209	3	21	55	45	7	205	2	17	50	50	15
Asian/Pacific Islander	240	22	57	83	17	7	235	18	51	79	21	5
Hispanic/Latino	208	3	20	56	44	18	207	3	19	52	48	25
White	241	17	57	87	13	64	231	11	45	79	21	51
Low-Income	213	3	25	61	39	39	207	3	20	53	47	54

GRADE LEVEL 4 - MATHEMATICS
Student Group	Massachusetts						National Public
	Avg. Scaled Score	% at Each Level					Avg. Scaled Score	% at Each Level
	Avg. Scaled Score	A	P+	B+	BB	% Assessed	Avg. Scaled Score	A	P+	B+	BB	% Assessed
All Students	253	16	58	90	10	100	241	8	41	82	18	100
Stud. w/ Disab	232	5	29	72	28	18	218	2	18	55	45	13
LEP/FLEP	223	2	19	63	37	10	219	1	14	59	41	11
African American/Black	230	5	26	71	29	7	224	1	18	66	34	16
Asian/Pacific Islander	266	31	72	96	4	7	258	23	64	91	9	5
Hispanic/Latino	234	5	32	75	25	18	230	2	26	73	27	25
White	260	18	68	96	4	64	250	10	54	91	9	51
Low-Income	237	5	35	79	21	40	230	2	26	73	27	54

GRADE LEVEL 8 - READING
Student Group	Massachusetts						National Public
	Avg. Scaled Score	% at Each Level					Avg. Scaled Score	% at Each Level
	Avg. Scaled Score	A	P+	B+	BB	% Assessed	Avg. Scaled Score	A	P+	B+	BB	% Assessed
All Students	277	8	48	84	16	100	266	4	34	77	23	100
Stud. w/ Disab	246	1	15	55	45	16	231	#	8	38	62	11
LEP/FLEP	224	#	4	28	72	5	225	#	3	30	70	5
African American/Black	255	2	24	64	36	9	250	1	16	60	40	15
Asian/Pacific Islander	286	14	56	91	9	6	279	9	50	85	15	5
Hispanic/Latino	253	1	20	64	36	16	255	1	21	67	33	23
White	285	10	57	91	9	67	275	5	44	85	15	53
Low-Income	260	2	28	71	29	38	254	1	20	66	34	49

GRADE LEVEL 8 - MATHEMATICS
Student Group	Massachusetts						National Public
	Avg. Scaled Score	% at Each Level					Avg. Scaled Score	% at Each Level
	Avg. Scaled Score	A	P+	B+	BB	% Assessed	Avg. Scaled Score	A	P+	B+	BB	% Assessed
All Students	301	18	55	86	14	100	284	8	34	73	27	100
Stud. w/ Disab	268	3	17	58	42	16	248	1	8	34	66	12
LEP/FLEP	249	2	8	34	66	5	245	1	5	31	69	5
African American/Black	277	6	28	67	33	9	263	2	14	51	49	15
Asian/Pacific Islander	323	42	78	93	7	6	306	25	60	87	13	5
Hispanic/Latino	277	4	28	69	31	16	271	3	21	62	38	23
White	307	21	63	92	8	67	293	11	44	83	17	53
Low-Income	281	6	31	72	28	38	270	3	20	61	39	50

Participation Rates for Students with Disabilities and for English Language Learner Students

The NAEP program has always endeavored to assess all students selected for testing. In all NAEP schools, accommodations are provided as necessary for students with disabilities and/or English language learners. School staff who are familiar with these students are asked a series of questions to help them decide whether each student should participate in the assessment and whether the student needs accommodations.

Grade/Subject	# in Sample	% of Sample – Students with Disabilities	% of Sample – English Language Learners	% of Students Excluded from Original Sample
Grade 4 Reading	4,700	18	10	3
Grade 4 Mathematics	4,600	19	11	2
Grade 8 Reading	4,300	16	5	2
Grade 8 Mathematics	4,200	17	6	2

Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Greater Commonwealth Virtual School

Greater Commonwealth Virtual School (39010900)

Greater Commonwealth Virtual School (39010900)

Enrollment and Educator Data (2013-14 School Year)

2014 MCAS Results by Student Group by Grade and Subject

2014 Accountability Data - Massachusetts Virtual Academy at Greenfield Commonwealth Virtual School

Level 3

Greater Commonwealth Virtual School: Accountability Data Detail

2013 Massachusetts and Nationwide NAEP Results by Student GroupAverage Scaled Scores and Percentages of Students at Each Achievement Level

Participation Rates for Students with Disabilities and for English Language Learner Students

School and District Profiles

Greater Commonwealth Virtual School:
Accountability Data Detail

2013 Massachusetts and Nationwide NAEP Results by Student Group
Average Scaled Scores and Percentages of Students at Each Achievement Level