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2018 Official Accountability Report - Amherst Regional High

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
75% - Meeting targets59.00

Overall results

Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All students
(Non-high school grades)		 Lowest performing students
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
Weighted total------
Percentage of possible points----
Criterion-referenced target percentage75%
Meeting targets

Subgroup results

Weighted total---
Percentage of possible points--
Criterion-referenced target percentage35%
Partially meeting targets
Subgroup percentile
This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same subgroup in schools administering similar assessments 54

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 97.8 98.1 0.3 99.2 2184Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 92.5 97.1 4.6 94.3 524Exceeded Target
High needs 94.3 93.7 -0.6 96.3 671No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged 96.5 92.6 -3.9 98.9 470Declined
EL and Former EL---- 19--
Students w/ disabilities 89.9 91.9 2.0 92.4 343Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 100.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 214Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 12--
Hispanic/Latino 93.9 90.4 -3.5 96.1 340Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 17--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 99.0 99.4 0.4 100.0 1334Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 91.8 94.0 2.2 93.5 2153Met Target
Lowest Performing 71.0 81.3 10.3 73.8 524Exceeded Target
High needs 81.6 81.9 0.3 83.7 652Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 83.8 82.8 -1.0 86.9 451No Change
EL and Former EL---- 18--
Students w/ disabilities 72.6 73.4 0.8 75.6 322Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 92.9 97.6 4.7 95.6 214Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 12--
Hispanic/Latino 82.6 77.3 -5.3 85.2 330Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 17--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 96.7 97.7 1.0 98.3 1314Exceeded Target

Science achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 95.5 95.7 0.2 97.2 1962Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 84.7 86.8 2.1 89.0 512Improved Below Target
High needs 91.5 87.7 -3.8 94.3 630Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 92.4 87.2 -5.2 95.3 430Declined
EL and Former EL---- 17--
Students w/ disabilities 87.2 82.3 -4.9 90.2 310Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 18--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 11--
Hispanic/Latino 90.3 83.6 -6.7 93.2 290Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 16--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 98.0 98.6 0.6 99.8 1214Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2018 Mean SGP 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 50.5 50.0 1883Met Target
Lowest Performing 47.3 50.0 452Below Target
High needs 46.4 50.0 532Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 48.0 50.0 362Below Target
EL and Former EL-- 13--
Students w/ disabilities 44.9 50.0 282Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 1--
Asian-- 19--
Afr. Amer./Black-- 9--
Hispanic/Latino 45.5 50.0 272Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 15--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----
White 52.0 50.0 1173Met Target

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2018 Mean SGP 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 50.6 50.0 1803Met Target
Lowest Performing 40.7 50.0 432Below Target
High needs 44.6 50.0 492Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 46.8 50.0 332Below Target
EL and Former EL-- 11--
Students w/ disabilities 42.8 50.0 242Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 1--
Asian-- 19--
Afr. Amer./Black-- 9--
Hispanic/Latino 54.6 50.0 243Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 15--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----
White 50.0 50.0 1123Met Target

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2016 Rate (%) 2017 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 91.6 93.2 1.6 93.9 2352Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 83.0 85.7 2.7 87.1 982Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 81.1 86.1 5.0 86.2 793Met Target
EL and Former EL---- 15--
Students w/ disabilities 79.6 82.9 3.3 86.1 412Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 100.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 234Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 17--
Hispanic/Latino 76.9 84.6 7.7 79.2 264Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 24--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 91.8 94.5 2.7 93.9 1454Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2015 Rate (%) 2016 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 94.1 95.2 1.1 95.8 2273Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 91.3 91.5 0.2 95.3 942Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 91.7 91.9 0.2 96.0 742Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 7--
Students w/ disabilities 89.6 87.0 -2.6 94.4 540Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 21--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 16--
Hispanic/Latino 89.4 88.5 -0.9 91.1 260Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 18--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 95.5 94.5 -1.0 97.3 1460Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2016 Rate (%) 2017 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 1.5 1.1 0.4 1.4 9194Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 2.9 3.2 -0.3 2.6 3110Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 2.5 2.0 0.5 2.3 1984Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 39--
Students w/ disabilities 4.0 5.1 -1.1 3.6 1580Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 0.0 1.1 -1.1 1.0 880Declined
Afr. Amer./Black---- 65--
Hispanic/Latino 3.2 4.6 -1.4 2.9 1300Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 84--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 1.2 0.5 0.7 1.1 5514Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 54.5 40.0 -14.5 38.7 303Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Econ. Disadvantaged-------
EL and Former EL---- 30--
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
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 15.7 17.7 -2.0 14.6 9480Declined
Lowest Performing 30.0 25.0 5.0 23.4 522Improved Below Target
High needs 29.6 28.9 0.7 27.2 3562Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 32.7 32.6 0.1 28.1 2182Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 95--
Students w/ disabilities 30.8 29.0 1.8 27.7 1692Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 8.5 6.7 1.8 5.7 893Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 70--
Hispanic/Latino 32.2 26.2 6.0 28.1 1644Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 90--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 11.1 15.0 -3.9 9.9 5340Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 62.6 79.7 17.1 68.3 4494Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 26.0 48.1 22.1 34.5 1544Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 28.6 51.9 23.3 39.0 1044Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 38--
Students w/ disabilities 13.2 37.2 24.0 20.5 784Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 83.0 91.1 8.1 92.1 453Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 35--
Hispanic/Latino 28.1 54.3 26.2 37.4 704Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 41--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 71.8 89.1 17.3 77.1 2584Exceeded Target



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