Accountability Report 2023 District Report Card Related Links:  Statewide Accountability Report  School and District Performance Summary	2023 Official Accountability Report - Newton South High Organization Information DISTRICT NAME Newton (02070000) TITLE I STATUS Non-Title I School REGION Coastal GRADES SERVED 09,10,11,12 Accountability Information Overall classification Not requiring assistance or intervention Reason for classification School of Recognition Progress toward improvement targets Accountability percentile 95% - Meeting or exceeding targets 92 OVERALL RESULTS STUDENT GROUP RESULTS DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT Overall progress toward improvement targets 2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage 95% Progress towards targets Meeting or exceeding targets
Weighted total		-	-	-	-	-	-
Percentage of possible points		-		-	-		-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage		95%

High needs Low income English learner (EL) and Former EL Students with disabilities American Indian or Alaskan Native Asian African American/Black Hispanic or Latino Multi-race, non-Hispanic or Latino Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander White

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
89

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage	80%
Progress towards targets	Meeting or exceeding targets

Weighted total--- Percentage of possible points-- 2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage80%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school

About the Data

Group	2022 Achievement	2023 Achievement	Change	2023 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	514.2	518.4	4.2	515.3	442	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	501.2	503.9	2.7	503.1	135	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low income	506.8	505.2	-1.6	510.4	53	0	Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL	499.2	500.8	1.6	502.1	29	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Students w/ disabilities	495.3	498.0	2.7	496.6	78	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	516.5	523.8	7.3	519.9	111	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	509.1	509.1	0.0	511.8	33	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	517.4	512.2	-5.2	518.4	31	0	Path Forward: Declined
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	515.5	519.3	3.8	517.2	249	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school

About the Data

Group	2022 Achievement	2023 Achievement	Change	2023 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	521.4	523.5	2.1	522.7	441	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	507.7	508.2	0.5	510.4	135	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Low income	511.2	505.2	-6.0	515.7	53	3	Path Forward: Met Target
EL and Former EL	515.5	515.6	0.1	520.6	29	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Students w/ disabilities	498.2	500.9	2.7	500.7	78	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	533.7	537.1	3.4	537.1	112	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	508.6	502.9	-5.7	512.8	33	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	520.2	517.8	-2.4	521.6	31	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	521.1	522.6	1.5	522.2	247	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school

About the Data

Group	2022 Achievement	2023 Achievement	Change	2023 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	508.4	519.8	11.4	511.9	403	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	498.7	506.7	8.0	501.5	110	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low income	500.5	502.3	1.8	504.2	44	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
EL and Former EL	499.6	518.2	18.6	505.5	21	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities	494.9	498.3	3.4	497.6	65	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	515.1	531.0	15.9	519.1	101	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	502.3	501.9	-0.4	505.9	27	1	Recovery Path: No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	508.0	517.0	9.0	511.9	29	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	507.6	519.3	11.7	511.1	229	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - High school

About the Data

Group	2023 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	54.1	364	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-
High needs	41.5	105	2	Typical Growth - Low
Low income	45.1	44	2	Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL	-	19	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	34.9	63	1	Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	1	-	-
Asian	58.5	97	3	Typical Growth - High
Afr. Amer./Black	-	14	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	51.7	24	3	Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	40.0	24	2	Typical Growth - Low
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-
White	54.9	204	3	Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school

About the Data

Group	2023 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	59.5	355	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-
High needs	50.3	104	3	Typical Growth - High
Low income	49.7	43	2	Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL	50.3	21	3	Typical Growth - High
Students w/ disabilities	51.0	61	3	Typical Growth - High
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	1	-	-
Asian	63.9	99	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Afr. Amer./Black	-	13	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	47.4	24	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	47.0	22	2	Typical Growth - Low
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-
White	60.1	196	4	Exceeded Typical Growth

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school

About the Data

Group	2021 Rate (%)	2022 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	98.4	97.2	-1.2	95.0	492	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	95.7	92.1	-3.6	95.0	177	0	Declined
Low income	94.4	90.3	-4.1	95.0	93	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	91.3	90.9	-0.4	92.4	22	1	No Change
Students w/ disabilities	95.7	88.5	-7.2	95.0	104	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	99.1	97.3	-1.8	95.0	113	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	30	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	97.2	95.1	-2.1	95.0	41	3	Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	96.6	97.1	0.5	95.0	35	4	Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	99.3	97.4	-1.9	95.0	272	4	Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school

About the Data

Group	2020 Rate (%)	2021 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	99.2	99.0	-0.2	95.0	488	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	97.6	97.6	0.0	95.0	164	4	Exceeded Target
Low income	96.2	95.5	-0.7	95.0	89	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	96.3	95.7	-0.6	95.0	23	4	Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities	100.0	97.9	-2.1	95.0	94	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	100.0	100.0	0.0	95.0	106	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	21	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	96.9	97.2	0.3	95.0	36	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	100.0	96.6	-3.4	95.0	29	4	Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	99.7	99.7	0.0	95.0	296	4	Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school

About the Data

Group	2021 Rate (%)	2022 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	0.3	0.2	-0.1	1.0	1,836	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	0.9	0.4	-0.5	1.0	571	4	Exceeded Target
Low income	1.9	0.9	-1.0	1.7	221	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	40	4	Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities	0.3	0.3	0.0	1.0	319	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	0.0	0.2	0.2	1.0	431	3	Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	82	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	0.0	1.5	1.5	1.0	134	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	0.8	0.0	-0.8	1.0	124	4	Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	0.4	0.0	-0.4	1.0	1,062	4	Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school

About the Data

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 - High school

About the Data

Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	18.0	12.0	-6.0	16.9	1,861	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	31.0	21.0	-10.0	27.9	539	4	Exceeded Target
Low income	33.6	25.6	-8.0	29.4	258	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	29.4	18.0	-11.4	24.9	161	4	Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities	35.8	21.1	-14.7	31.9	242	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Asian	12.4	7.8	-4.6	10.5	447	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	66	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	27.0	14.8	-12.2	23.0	142	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	19.0	18.5	-0.5	17.9	124	2	Improved Below Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	17.5	12.3	-5.2	16.1	1,077	4	Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school

About the Data

Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	68.9	71.0	2.1	71.0	920	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	44.2	47.3	3.1	50.2	292	2	Improved Below Target
Low income	49.6	49.6	0.0	55.4	127	1	No Change
EL and Former EL	60.0	58.0	-2.0	65.2	69	0	Declined
Students w/ disabilities	25.4	34.6	9.2	33.1	162	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	80.9	80.2	-0.7	83.5	217	1	No Change
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	31	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	50.0	50.7	0.7	56.4	71	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	67.6	66.7	-0.9	69.7	63	1	No Change
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	67.8	73.6	5.8	70.3	535	4	Exceeded Target