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2018 Official Accountability Report - Ralph C Mahar

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Ralph C Mahar (07550000)
TITLE I STATUS
Title I District
REGION
West/Central
GRADES SERVED
07,08,09,10,11,12
Accountability and Assistance Level:Partially meeting targets

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)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement24-04-24-44-
Mathematics achievement44-44-14-44-
Science achievement04----14----
Achievement total61267.54867.541247.58890.0
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-14-34----
Mathematics growth44-34-24----
Growth total7822.54822.55822.5---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------04----
Extended engagement rate------24----
Annual dropout rate------04----
High school completion total------21220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-44-44-04-
Advanced coursework completion------44----
Additional indicators total0410.04410.08810.00410.0
Weighted total5.610.3-4.07.6-4.210.7-7.27.6-
Percentage of possible points 54%-53%-39%-95%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan54%
Weight of non-high school results:30%
67%
Weight of high school results:70%
Criterion-referenced target percentage63%
Partially meeting targets

Subgroup results

Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Subgroup
(Non-high school grades)
High needs Subgroup
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-34-
Mathematics achievement44-24-
Science achievement04-34-
Achievement total41267.581247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-44-
Mathematics growth34-24-
Growth total6822.56822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---04-
High school completion total---01220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-44-
Advanced coursework completion---44-
Additional indicators total0410.08810.0
Weighted total4.110.3-6.010.7-
Percentage of possible points 40%-56%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan40%
Weight of non-high school results:30%
56%
Weight of high school results:70%
Criterion-referenced target percentage51%
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
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 494.4 494.7 0.3 496.2 2432Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 469.5 460.7 -8.8 473.9 230Declined
High needs 487.6 486.5 -1.1 489.1 1360Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 488.8 488.2 -0.6 490.4 1140Declined
EL and Former EL---- 1--
Students w/ disabilities---- 54--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 4--
Hispanic/Latino---- 13--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 9--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 495.8 495.6 -0.2 497.8 2141No Change

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 95.2 95.4 0.2 96.7 922Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 84.4 94.0 9.6 86.4 214Exceeded Target
High needs 88.8 91.3 2.5 90.7 463Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 92.9 93.6 0.7 94.7 393Met Target
EL and Former EL---- 3--
Students w/ disabilities---- 16--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 4--
Hispanic/Latino---- 7--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 94.8 96.3 1.5 96.3 743Met Target

Mathematics achievement - Next-Generation MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 492.6 496.2 3.6 494.3 2424Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 468.7 474.8 6.1 471.3 234Exceeded Target
High needs 486.4 489.5 3.1 487.9 1364Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 487.9 491.5 3.6 489.0 1144Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 1--
Students w/ disabilities---- 54--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 4--
Hispanic/Latino---- 13--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 9--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 493.5 497.7 4.2 495.2 2134Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 86.4 84.6 -1.8 88.2 911No Change
Lowest Performing 55.2 60.7 5.5 58.0 214Exceeded Target
High needs 72.2 73.3 1.1 74.7 452Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 78.9 78.3 -0.6 81.6 381No Change
EL and Former EL---- 3--
Students w/ disabilities---- 15--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 4--
Hispanic/Latino---- 7--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 85.8 83.9 -1.9 87.6 731No Change

Science achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - Non-high school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 67.1 62.1 -5.0 68.9 1160Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 60.1 52.8 -7.3 62.4 630Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 62.3 56.6 -5.7 64.4 530Declined
EL and Former EL-------
Students w/ disabilities---- 25--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 3--
Hispanic/Latino---- 3--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 8--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 69.1 65.3 -3.8 70.9 1010Declined

Science achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 87.2 84.9 -2.3 89.0 811No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 72.5 75.6 3.1 74.8 403Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 76.5 77.9 1.4 78.6 343Met Target
EL and Former EL---- 1--
Students w/ disabilities---- 15--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 4--
Hispanic/Latino---- 4--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 87.1 84.7 -2.4 88.9 671No Change

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2018 Mean SGP 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 54.7 50.0 2263Met Target
Lowest Performing 36.3 50.0 231Below Target
High needs 52.0 50.0 1253Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 52.7 50.0 1063Met Target
EL and Former EL-----
Students w/ disabilities-- 49--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----
Asian-- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black-- 4--
Hispanic/Latino-- 9--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 7--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----
White 55.1 50.0 2033Met Target

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2018 Mean SGP 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 58.9 50.0 753Met Target
Lowest Performing-- 19--
High needs 60.4 50.0 354Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 60.3 50.0 324Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL-- 1--
Students w/ disabilities-- 10--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----
Asian-- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black-- 4--
Hispanic/Latino-- 3--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 4--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----
White 58.0 50.0 633Met Target

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2018 Mean SGP 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 61.6 50.0 2274Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 55.7 50.0 233Met Target
High needs 57.5 50.0 1263Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 58.4 50.0 1063Met Target
EL and Former EL-----
Students w/ disabilities-- 50--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----
Asian-- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black-- 4--
Hispanic/Latino-- 9--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 7--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----
White 62.2 50.0 2044Exceeded Target

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2018 Mean SGP 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 40.1 50.0 742Below Target
Lowest Performing-- 19--
High needs 43.1 50.0 342Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 41.8 50.0 312Below Target
EL and Former EL-- 1--
Students w/ disabilities-- 9--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----
Asian-- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black-- 4--
Hispanic/Latino-- 3--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 4--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----
White 39.4 50.0 621Below Target

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2016 Rate (%) 2017 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 79.0 77.9 -1.1 81.0 1490Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 77.2 64.4 -12.8 81.3 730Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 78.6 63.9 -14.7 83.1 720Declined
EL and Former EL---- 3--
Students w/ disabilities---- 19--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 1--
Hispanic/Latino---- 9--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 77.6 78.0 0.4 79.7 1322Improved Below Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2015 Rate (%) 2016 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 85.2 86.0 0.8 86.8 1862Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 84.7 81.2 -3.5 88.2 1010Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 87.9 82.7 -5.2 91.8 980Declined
EL and Former EL---- 2--
Students w/ disabilities---- 22--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 1--
Hispanic/Latino---- 12--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 13--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 87.8 85.3 -2.5 89.6 1560Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2016 Rate (%) 2017 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 3.9 4.6 -0.7 3.5 5170Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 6.2 7.1 -0.9 5.6 2100Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 7.6 8.1 -0.5 6.8 1850Declined
EL and Former EL---- 8--
Students w/ disabilities---- 60--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 3--
Asian---- 5--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 8--
Hispanic/Latino---- 40--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 18--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 3.2 4.7 -1.5 2.9 4430Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
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
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
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 12.8 15.5 -2.7 11.7 2580Declined
Lowest Performing 29.6 17.4 12.2 27.5 234Exceeded Target
High needs 17.9 22.8 -4.9 16.0 1490Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 17.5 22.1 -4.6 14.9 1040Declined
EL and Former EL---- 2--
Students w/ disabilities---- 58--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 4--
Hispanic/Latino---- 15--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 10--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 11.9 13.3 -1.4 10.9 2260Declined

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 8.6 6.2 2.4 7.5 5784Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 8.3 9.5 -1.2 6.2 210Declined
High needs 15.8 11.1 4.7 13.9 2804Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 16.7 11.2 5.5 14.1 2154Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 18--
Students w/ disabilities---- 94--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 11--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 12--
Hispanic/Latino---- 62--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 27--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 8.4 5.6 2.8 7.4 4664Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 35.5 45.5 10.0 40.1 2774Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 22.4 30.8 8.4 29.4 1044Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 26.6 30.8 4.2 35.7 912Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 5--
Students w/ disabilities---- 25--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 6--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 1--
Hispanic/Latino---- 24--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 8--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 36.4 46.6 10.2 41.5 2384Exceeded Target

Assessment participation
Group English language arts Mathematics Science
Enrolled Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate Enrolled Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate Enrolled Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate
All Students 341 33498Yes 1 341 33398Yes 1 211 20899Yes 1
Lowest Performing---------------
High needs 187 18197Yes 1 187 18197Yes 1 111 10998Yes 1
Econ. Disadvantaged 157 15297Yes 1 157 15297Yes 1 93 9299Yes 1
EL and Former EL 4---- 4---- 3----
Students w/ disabilities 73 7096Yes 1 73 6995Yes 1 42 4198Yes 1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---------------
Asian 5---- 5---- 3----
Afr. Amer./Black 8---- 8---- 7----
Hispanic/Latino 20 1995Yes 1 20 20100Yes 1 10----
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 14---- 14---- 13----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---------------
White 294 28898Yes 1 294 28697Yes 1 178 17598Yes 1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability classification
Pathways Early College Innovation SchoolInsufficient data
Ralph C Mahar RegionalNot requiring assistance or intervention
The Gateway to CollegeInsufficient data

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.


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