Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Newburyport

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Schools

2018

2018 Official Accountability Report - Newburyport

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Newburyport (02040000)

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 Information

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

Partially meeting targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
56% - Partially meeting targets	-

This district's determination of need for special education technical assistance or intervention

Meets requirements (MR)

OVERALL AND SUBGROUP DATA
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR
SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT

Overall results

Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		All students (Non-high school grades)			Lowest performing students (Non-high school grades)			All students (High school grades)			Lowest performing students (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	2	4	-	3	4	-	4	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	2	4	-	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	2	12	67.5	5	8	67.5	12	12	47.5	7	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	3	4	-	3	4	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	2	4	-	2	4	-	1	4	-
	Growth total	5	8	22.5	5	8	22.5	5	8	22.5	2	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	1	4	-	0	4	-	2	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	1	4	10.0	0	4	10.0	4	8	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		2.6	10.3	-	4.5	7.6	-	8.4	10.7	-	5.6	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		25%		-	59%		-	79%		-	74%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		42% Weight of non-high school results:60%						77% Weight of high school results:40%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		56%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		Partially meeting targets

Subgroup results

Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High needs Subgroup (Non-high school grades)			High needs Subgroup (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	4	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	4	4	-
	Science achievement	1	4	-	4	4	-
	Achievement total	7	12	67.5	11	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5	5	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	0	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	3	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	0	4	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	3	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	2	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	0	4	-
	Additional indicators total	2	4	10.0	0	8	10.0
Weighted total		5.8	10.3	-	7.0	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		56%		-	65%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		56% Weight of non-high school results:60%			65% Weight of high school results:40%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		60%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		Partially meeting targets
Subgroup percentile
This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same subgroup in schools administering similar assessments		-

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - Next-Generation MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2017 Achievement	2018 Achievement	Change	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	502.8	503.7	0.9	504.6	1,021	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	480.2	484.1	3.9	484.6	206	3	Met Target
High needs	485.5	488.8	3.3	487.0	297	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	111	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	221	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	24	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	503.5	504.4	0.9	505.5	954	2	Improved Below Target

English language arts achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
About the Data
Group	2017 Achievement	2018 Achievement	Change	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	98.4	99.0	0.6	99.9	175	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	94.8	97.0	2.2	96.8	42	3	Met Target
High needs	92.5	94.5	2.0	94.4	32	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	98.6	99.0	0.4	100.0	157	4	Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - Next-Generation MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2017 Achievement	2018 Achievement	Change	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	503.0	501.1	-1.9	504.7	1,018	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	479.5	480.8	1.3	482.1	206	2	Improved Below Target
High needs	486.6	486.8	0.2	488.1	295	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	111	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	219	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	24	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	503.6	501.9	-1.7	505.3	952	0	Declined

Mathematics achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
About the Data
Group	2017 Achievement	2018 Achievement	Change	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	91.6	96.9	5.3	93.4	175	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	73.3	90.7	17.4	76.1	43	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	68.1	85.6	17.5	70.6	33	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	93.8	96.8	3.0	95.6	156	3	Met Target

Science achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2017 Achievement	2018 Achievement	Change	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	80.8	76.8	-4.0	82.6	314	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	58.5	58.3	-0.2	60.8	93	1	No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	36	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	69	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	81.5	77.7	-3.8	83.3	292	0	Declined

Science achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
About the Data
Group	2017 Achievement	2018 Achievement	Change	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	94.9	98.1	3.2	96.7	170	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	79.9	92.5	12.6	82.2	30	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	95.4	98.4	3.0	97.2	153	4	Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	50.2	50.0	841	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	50.4	50.0	206	3	Met Target
High needs	47.7	50.0	225	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	86	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	11	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	165	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	13	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	8	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	15	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	14	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	50.2	50.0	791	3	Met Target

English language arts growth - High school
About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	50.5	50.0	150	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	30.8	50.0	37	1	Below Target
High needs	47.5	50.0	28	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	14	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	3	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	13	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	4	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	5	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	4	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	50.0	50.0	136	3	Met Target

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	48.9	50.0	836	2	Below Target
Lowest Performing	46.7	50.0	205	2	Below Target
High needs	42.4	50.0	223	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	86	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	11	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	163	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	13	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	8	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	15	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	14	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	49.5	50.0	786	2	Below Target

Mathematics growth - High school
About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	48.2	50.0	150	2	Below Target
Lowest Performing	33.7	50.0	36	1	Below Target
High needs	57.3	50.0	28	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	14	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	3	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	13	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	4	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	5	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	4	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	47.3	50.0	136	2	Below Target

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
About the Data
Group	2016 Rate (%)	2017 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	95.6	94.0	-1.6	97.6	217	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	88.7	82.0	-6.7	92.8	61	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	45	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	30	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	96.9	96.1	-0.8	99.0	203	3	Met Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
About the Data
Group	2015 Rate (%)	2016 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	98.5	98.9	0.4	100.0	181	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	95.6	96.2	0.6	99.1	53	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	33	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	30	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	98.9	99.4	0.5	100.0	163	4	Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
About the Data
Group	2016 Rate (%)	2017 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	0.8	0.9	-0.1	1.0	771	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	2.8	4.3	-1.5	2.5	140	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	76	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	73	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	30	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	0.7	0.4	0.3	1.0	703	4	Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	4.3	4.8	-0.5	3.2	1,322	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	4.8	7.3	-2.5	2.7	206	0	Declined
High needs	9.3	9.1	0.2	7.4	373	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	121	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	36	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	261	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	45	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	4.2	4.4	-0.2	3.2	1,218	3	Met Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	10.3	9.9	0.4	9.2	797	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	18.2	11.6	6.6	16.1	43	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	28.0	28.8	-0.8	26.1	160	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	73	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	82	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	40	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	21	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	9.2	7.4	1.8	8.2	712	4	Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	61.1	63.1	2.0	65.7	379	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	27.0	18.8	-8.2	34.0	64	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	34	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	33	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	63.3	64.1	0.8	68.4	343	2	Improved Below Target

Assessment participation
About the Data
Group	English language arts					Mathematics					Science
Group	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate
All Students	1,208	1,204	100	Yes	1	1,209	1,201	99	Yes	1	496	496	100	Yes	1
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	339	337	99	Yes	1	340	336	99	Yes	1	130	130	100	Yes	1
Econ. Disadvantaged	130	128	98	Yes	1	131	129	98	Yes	1	54	54	100	Yes	1
EL and Former EL	27	27	100	Yes	1	27	27	100	Yes	1	12	-	-	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	239	237	99	Yes	1	240	236	98	Yes	1	86	86	100	Yes	1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Asian	23	23	100	Yes	1	23	22	96	Yes	1	8	-	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	13	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	36	36	100	Yes	1	37	37	100	Yes	1	19	-	-	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	20	20	100	Yes	1	20	20	100	Yes	1	12	-	-	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	1,115	1,112	100	Yes	1	1,115	1,109	99	Yes	1	451	451	100	Yes	1

School Accountability Information
About the Data
School	Accountability classification
Edward G. Molin Elementary School	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Francis T Bresnahan Elementary	Requiring assistance or intervention
Newburyport High	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Rupert A Nock Middle	Not requiring assistance or intervention

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 without required assistance or intervention. The reason(s) for the district or school's classification are noted on this report.

Progress toward improvement targets: The criterion-referenced target percentage combines information about 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)

Weighted total of possible points = (Total achievement possible points x Achievement weight) + (Total growth possible points x Growth weight) + (Total high school completion possible points x high school completion weight) + (EL progress possible points x EL progress weight) + (Total additional indicator possible points 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 data for all accountability indicators. School percentiles are not calculated for districts.

Determination of need for special education technical assistance or intervention: The U.S. Department of Education requires Massachusetts to determine which districts (including single school districts) have specific needs for technical assistance or intervention in the area of special education. A district's determination is based on four categories: Meets Requirements (MR); Needs Assistance (NA); Needs Intervention (NI); and Needs Substantial Intervention (NSI). In most cases these categories correspond to the district's results, except when the district has specific compliance needs. This designation helps signal whether outcomes for all students in the district indicate progress, including that of students with disabilities, or whether technical assistance and/or intervention is needed to improve outcomes for all children, especially students with disabilities.

Resources

Interpretive Materials

Glossary of 2018 Accountability Terms