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2022 Official Accountability Report - Reading

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Reading (02460000)
TITLE I STATUS
Title I District
REGION
Coastal
GRADES SERVED
PK,K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,11,12
Accountability and Assistance Level:Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2019 Achievement 2022 Achievement N
All Students 509.6 504.5 1,765
High needs 493.4 489.7 529
Low income 495.0 492.2 221
EL and Former EL 496.3 490.1 52
Students w/ disabilities 489.8 485.9 382
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 1
Asian 516.9 510.0 87
Afr. Amer./Black 491.1 485.0 49
Hispanic/Latino 495.9 497.4 66
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 518.0 508.0 49
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White 510.0 505.1 1,513

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2019 Achievement 2022 Achievement N
All Students 511.0 512.2 298
High needs 493.2 500.6 86
Low income 492.4 504.1 39
EL and Former EL-- 1
Students w/ disabilities 489.0 497.0 62
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 1
Asian-- 18
Afr. Amer./Black-- 11
Hispanic/Latino-- 8
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 7
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-- 1
White 512.0 512.2 252

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2019 Achievement 2022 Achievement N
All Students 506.8 503.1 1,765
High needs 490.5 487.2 527
Low income 491.6 486.9 219
EL and Former EL 498.6 494.0 52
Students w/ disabilities 486.6 483.5 381
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 1
Asian 518.5 516.0 87
Afr. Amer./Black 486.8 478.2 48
Hispanic/Latino 495.2 493.5 66
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 507.9 503.7 50
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White 507.1 503.6 1,513

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2019 Achievement 2022 Achievement N
All Students 513.2 512.0 297
High needs 492.1 496.3 84
Low income 493.6 500.2 38
EL and Former EL-- 1
Students w/ disabilities 486.5 492.7 60
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 1
Asian-- 19
Afr. Amer./Black-- 10
Hispanic/Latino-- 8
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 7
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-- 1
White 514.5 511.5 251

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2019 Achievement 2022 Achievement N
All Students 508.0 508.1 553
High needs 494.0 494.3 175
Low income 495.7 494.8 72
EL and Former EL-- 14
Students w/ disabilities 491.5 491.0 132
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 1
Asian 514.1 513.1 25
Afr. Amer./Black-- 15
Hispanic/Latino-- 15
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 15
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White 508.5 509.0 482

Science achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) (2019) and average composite scaled score (2022) - High school
Group 2019 Achievement (CPI) 2022 Achievement
(Average composite scaled score)
N
All Students 94.5 506.5 284
High needs 84.7 493.6 79
Low income 82.3 496.1 35
EL and Former EL---
Students w/ disabilities 81.1 491.2 56
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 1
Asian-- 19
Afr. Amer./Black-- 9
Hispanic/Latino-- 8
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 7
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-- 1
White 95.4 506.6 239

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2019 Mean SGP 2022 Mean SGP N
All Students 53.1 56.6 1,388
High needs 49.8 52.3 399
Low income 47.0 51.4 158
EL and Former EL 54.7 42.9 37
Students w/ disabilities 50.8 52.9 292
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 1
Asian 55.2 57.5 70
Afr. Amer./Black 50.1 46.5 28
Hispanic/Latino 50.8 45.7 40
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 65.9 54.0 42
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White 52.8 57.3 1,207

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2019 Mean SGP 2022 Mean SGP N
All Students 46.8 53.9 281
High needs 40.2 55.5 74
Low income 38.9 54.8 35
EL and Former EL-- 1
Students w/ disabilities 37.6 53.8 50
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 1
Asian-- 18
Afr. Amer./Black-- 10
Hispanic/Latino-- 8
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 7
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-- 1
White 46.8 53.7 236

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2019 Mean SGP 2022 Mean SGP N
All Students 54.2 55.8 1,396
High needs 50.4 53.3 404
Low income 49.8 50.1 159
EL and Former EL 55.1 51.4 38
Students w/ disabilities 48.8 53.1 298
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 1
Asian 59.7 64.9 70
Afr. Amer./Black 52.4 50.7 29
Hispanic/Latino 59.4 57.3 40
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 56.1 54.4 42
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White 53.6 55.5 1,214

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2019 Mean SGP 2022 Mean SGP N
All Students 49.9 59.5 282
High needs 46.7 55.2 74
Low income 46.7 49.9 35
EL and Former EL-- 1
Students w/ disabilities 43.7 55.6 50
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 1
Asian-- 19
Afr. Amer./Black-- 10
Hispanic/Latino-- 8
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 7
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-- 1
White 50.6 59.3 236

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2020 Rate (%) 2021 Rate (%) N
All Students 96.8 96.7 332
High needs 91.5 89.7 107
Low income 92.9 88.1 67
EL and Former EL-- 2
Students w/ disabilities 89.9 88.9 72
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 1
Asian-- 14
Afr. Amer./Black-- 10
Hispanic/Latino-- 9
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 6
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White 97.1 97.9 292

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2019 Rate (%) 2020 Rate (%) N
All Students 99.1 99.7 314
High needs 97.3 99.1 106
Low income 95.8 100.0 42
EL and Former EL-- 1
Students w/ disabilities 96.2 98.7 79
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 1
Asian- 100.0 20
Afr. Amer./Black-- 9
Hispanic/Latino-- 7
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 3
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White 99.0 99.6 274

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2020 Rate (%) 2021 Rate (%) N
All Students 0.0 0.1 1,222
High needs 0.0 0.0 276
Low income 0.0 0.0 110
EL and Former EL-- 5
Students w/ disabilities 0.0 0.0 198
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 2
Asian 0.0 0.0 67
Afr. Amer./Black 0.0 0.0 33
Hispanic/Latino 0.0 0.0 31
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 0.0 0.0 24
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-- 1
White 0.0 0.1 1,064

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2020 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) N
All Students 58.6 46.2 26
High needs---
Low income---
EL and Former EL 58.6 46.2 26
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---

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2020 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) N
All Students-- 7
High needs---
Low income---
EL and Former EL-- 7
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 2019 Rate (% of students missing 10% of days) 2022 Rate (% of students missing 20% of days) N
All Students 2.9 1.1 2,368
High needs 6.5 2.3 687
Low income 16.2 3.9 307
EL and Former EL 4.5 3.7 82
Students w/ disabilities 4.3 2.3 479
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 1
Asian 1.5 0.0 124
Afr. Amer./Black 5.8 1.6 64
Hispanic/Latino 9.3 3.0 99
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 9.3 1.6 64
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White 2.4 1.0 2,016

*The 2022 accountability calculations include the percentage of students missing 10% or more of their days in membership in 2019, and the percentage of students missing 20% or more of their days in membership in 2022.


Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2019 Rate (% of students missing 10% of days) 2022 Rate (% of students missing 20% of days) N
All Students 8.2 3.6 1,168
High needs 18.7 10.8 314
Low income 19.0 12.5 152
EL and Former EL-- 17
Students w/ disabilities 20.5 12.4 210
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 1
Asian 6.0 3.3 61
Afr. Amer./Black 11.8 6.1 33
Hispanic/Latino 15.4 6.7 30
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 11.1 27
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-- 1
White 8.1 3.3 1,015

*The 2022 accountability calculations include the percentage of students missing 10% or more of their days in membership in 2019, and the percentage of students missing 20% or more of their days in membership in 2022.


Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) N
All Students 68.2 67.0 594
High needs 26.9 38.6 153
Low income 27.3 46.7 75
EL and Former EL-- 8
Students w/ disabilities 22.3 27.6 98
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---
Asian 83.9 87.9 33
Afr. Amer./Black-- 12
Hispanic/Latino-- 13
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 14
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White 69.7 67.4 522

Assessment participation - All students
Group English language arts Mathematics Science
Enrolled Assessed % Enrolled Assessed % Enrolled Assessed %
All Students 2,072 2,064100 2,067 2,064100 858 855100

Assessment participation - Student groups
Group English language arts Mathematics Science Overall
Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Total Enrolled Total Assessed %
High needs 620 616 614 613 265 263 1,499 1,492100
Low income 263 261 259 258 112 111 634 63099
EL and Former EL 55 54 55 55 16- 126 12599
Students w/ disabilities 447 444 442 441 196 195 1,085 1,080100
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 2- 2- 2- 6--
Asian 105 104 106 106 44 44 255 254100
Afr. Amer./Black 60 60 58 58 26 26 144 144100
Hispanic/Latino 75 74 75 74 23 23 173 17199
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 57 56 57 57 22 22 136 13599
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl. 1- 1- 1- 3--
White 1,772 1,767 1,768 1,766 740 737 4,280 4,270100

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
Alice M BarrowsDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 86
Arthur W Coolidge MiddleDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 94
Birch MeadowDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 79
J Warren KillamDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 75
Joshua EatonDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 91
RISE PreSchoolInsufficient data-
Reading Memorial HighDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 82
Walter S Parker MiddleDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 72
Wood End Elementary SchoolDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 80


About this Report

Accountability information: Most districts and schools did not receive an overall accountability determination in 2022. However, school accountability reports may contain additional performance information if the school has been designated underperforming or chronically underperforming, or if they have one or more low performing student groups, a low graduation rate, or low assessment participation. District accountability reports may contain additional information if the district has been designated chronically underperforming or if the district has low assessment participation.

School 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.

Low income and economically disadvantaged students: Beginning in fall 2021, DESE no longer reports data for the economically disadvantaged student group and instead reports data for a newly defined low income student group. Unlike the economically disadvantaged group or the former low income group used prior to 2015, the new group includes a broader range of disadvantaged students who are identified through one of three different sources:

1. Students who participate in one or more of the following state-administered assistance programs: the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); Transitional Assistance for Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC); the Department of Children and Families' (DCF) foster care program; and MassHealth (Medicaid);

2. Students who are homeless, as reported to DESE by districts via the Homeless and Foster Care data collection tool; or

3. Students who are identified as low income through the Supplemental Low Income Data Collection, as reported to DESE by districts via the Student Information Management System (SIMS).

This change also impacts the membership of the high needs student group, which is an unduplicated count of all students in a school or district belonging to the students with disabilities, English Learner (EL) and former EL, and/or low income students groups.
In the 2022 accountability results, the 2022 data for accountability indicators includes students who meet the new definition of low income. Earlier data for accountability indicators includes who students who were previously identified as economically disadvantaged.


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