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2019 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 Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
Substantial progress toward targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
67% - Substantial progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20182019
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage66%68%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage
(2018 x 40%) + (2019 x 60%)
67%
Substantial progress toward targets

2019 Points awarded

2019 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 achievement34-24-44-34-
Mathematics achievement34-34-24-44-
Science achievement24----34----
Achievement total81260.05867.591247.57867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-24-04-
Mathematics growth34-34-24-24-
Growth total6820.06822.54822.52822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------34----
Extended engagement rate------34----
Annual dropout rate------34----
High school completion total------91220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total4410.0---------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-04-34-34-
Advanced coursework completion------44----
Additional indicators total4410.00410.07810.03410.0
Weighted total6.89.6-4.77.6-7.710.7-5.57.6-
Percentage of possible points 71%-62%-72%-72%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan66%
Weight of non-high school results:67%
72%
Weight of high school results:33%
2019 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage68%

2018 Points awarded

2018 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 achievement44-34-44-14-
Mathematics achievement24-44-14-04-
Science achievement34----14----
Achievement total91260.07867.561247.51867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-14-04-
Mathematics growth34-34-24-14-
Growth total6820.06822.53822.51822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------34----
Extended engagement rate------34----
Annual dropout rate------34----
High school completion total------91220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total2410.0---------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-24-34-44-
Advanced coursework completion------04----
Additional indicators total4410.02410.03810.04410.0
Weighted total7.29.6-6.37.6-5.610.7-1.37.6-
Percentage of possible points 75%-83%-52%-17%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan79%
Weight of non-high school results:70%
35%
Weight of high school results:30%
2018 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage66%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20182019
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage52%50%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage
(2018 x 40%) + (2019 x 60%)
51%
Substantial progress toward targets

2019 Points awarded

2019 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 achievement14-24-
Mathematics achievement14-14-
Science achievement44-34-
Achievement total61267.561247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth34-24-
Growth total5822.54822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---34-
High school completion total---31220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism14-24-
Advanced coursework completion---44-
Additional indicators total1410.06810.0
Weighted total5.310.3-5.010.7-
Percentage of possible points 52%-47%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan52%
Weight of non-high school results:67%
47%
Weight of high school results:33%
2019 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage50%

2018 Points awarded

2018 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 achievement44-14-
Mathematics achievement34-04-
Science achievement04-14-
Achievement total71267.521247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-14-
Mathematics growth34-14-
Growth total6822.52822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---44-
Annual dropout rate---34-
High school completion total---71220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-24-
Advanced coursework completion---24-
Additional indicators total2410.04810.0
Weighted total6.310.3-3.210.7-
Percentage of possible points 61%-30%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan61%
Weight of non-high school results:70%
30%
Weight of high school results:30%
2018 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage52%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 509.3 509.6 0.3 510.5 1,9543Met Target
Lowest Performing 485.2 488.1 2.9 488.9 3952Improved Below Target
High needs 493.7 493.4 -0.3 494.8 5091No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged 497.4 495.0 -2.4 498.4 1880Declined
EL and Former EL---- 39--
Students w/ disabilities 488.2 489.8 1.6 489.5 3733Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 86--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 58--
Hispanic/Latino---- 53--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 53--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 509.5 510.0 0.5 510.8 1,7003Met Target

English language arts achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 98.3 98.5 0.2 99.8 3344Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 93.6 96.9 3.3 95.7 813Met Target
High needs 94.2 94.3 0.1 96.2 882Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 96.3 91.9 -4.4 98.2 340Declined
EL and Former EL---- 4--
Students w/ disabilities 92.8 92.4 -0.4 95.0 661No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 15--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 10--
Hispanic/Latino---- 8--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 6--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 98.2 99.1 0.9 99.8 2944Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 505.9 506.8 0.9 507.2 1,9583Met Target
Lowest Performing 482.9 485.6 2.7 485.6 3963Met Target
High needs 490.5 490.5 0.0 491.5 5121No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged 492.3 491.6 -0.7 493.5 1890Declined
EL and Former EL---- 39--
Students w/ disabilities 486.5 486.6 0.1 488.1 3762Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 87--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 58--
Hispanic/Latino---- 53--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 54--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 506.1 507.1 1.0 507.2 1,7023Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 94.5 94.7 0.2 96.3 3322Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 79.5 83.6 4.1 82.3 814Exceeded Target
High needs 81.3 80.2 -1.1 83.6 861No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged 85.2 79.5 -5.7 87.9 330Declined
EL and Former EL---- 4--
Students w/ disabilities 76.5 75.0 -1.5 79.1 651No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 15--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 9--
Hispanic/Latino---- 8--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 6--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 94.1 96.2 2.1 95.9 2933Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - Non-high school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 83.2 83.4 0.2 85.0 6462Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 61.5 67.5 6.0 63.8 1774Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 63.5 68.8 5.3 65.8 654Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 12--
Students w/ disabilities 55.3 64.1 8.8 57.6 1314Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 31--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 17--
Hispanic/Latino---- 15--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 14--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 84.2 84.1 -0.1 86.1 5683Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 93.0 94.5 1.5 94.8 3203Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 81.6 84.7 3.1 83.9 803Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 88.5 82.3 -6.2 90.8 310Declined
EL and Former EL---- 2--
Students w/ disabilities 78.0 81.1 3.1 80.3 613Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 14--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 7--
Hispanic/Latino---- 7--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 92.9 95.4 2.5 94.8 2863Met Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2019 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 53.1 1,5703Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 51.3 3933Typical Growth - High
High needs 49.8 3912Typical Growth - Low
Econ. Disadvantaged 47.0 1422Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 25--
Students w/ disabilities 50.8 2903Typical Growth - High
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 2--
Asian- 73--
Afr. Amer./Black- 41--
Hispanic/Latino- 40--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 38--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.- 1--
White 52.8 1,3753Typical Growth - High

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2019 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 46.8 3122Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 29.9 810Very Low Growth
High needs 40.2 772Typical Growth - Low
Econ. Disadvantaged 38.9 311Low Growth
EL and Former EL- 1--
Students w/ disabilities 37.6 601Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian- 12--
Afr. Amer./Black- 8--
Hispanic/Latino- 7--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 46.8 2792Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2019 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 54.2 1,5673Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 52.2 3943Typical Growth - High
High needs 50.4 3933Typical Growth - High
Econ. Disadvantaged 49.8 1442Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 25--
Students w/ disabilities 48.8 2912Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 2--
Asian- 73--
Afr. Amer./Black- 41--
Hispanic/Latino- 40--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 39--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.- 1--
White 53.6 1,3713Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2019 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 49.9 3102Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 46.2 812Typical Growth - Low
High needs 46.7 752Typical Growth - Low
Econ. Disadvantaged 46.7 302Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 1--
Students w/ disabilities 43.7 592Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian- 12--
Afr. Amer./Black- 7--
Hispanic/Latino- 7--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 50.6 2783Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 96.4 96.1 -0.3 98.2 2813Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 89.9 87.8 -2.1 93.9 900Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 90.9 76.0 -14.9 95.0 250Declined
EL and Former EL---- 2--
Students w/ disabilities 87.7 86.1 -1.6 93.1 790Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 13--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 6--
Hispanic/Latino---- 3--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 96.7 96.5 -0.2 98.6 2543Met Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2016 Rate (%) 2017 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 98.8 98.1 -0.7 100.0 3593Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 97.3 94.5 -2.8 100.0 1090Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 95.1 93.2 -1.9 98.7 440Declined
EL and Former EL---- 2--
Students w/ disabilities 97.6 93.8 -3.8 100.0 810Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 15--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 7--
Hispanic/Latino---- 1--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 99.0 98.5 -0.5 100.0 3303Met Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 0.2 0.2 0.0 1.0 1,2353Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 0.7 0.7 0.0 1.0 2773Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 0.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 940Declined
EL and Former EL---- 6--
Students w/ disabilities 0.9 1.0 0.1 1.0 2093Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 3--
Asian---- 58--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 32--
Hispanic/Latino---- 22--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 12--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 0.2 0.1 -0.1 1.0 1,1084Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2018 Rate (%) 2019 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 59.1 71.4 12.3 64.0 284Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Econ. Disadvantaged-------
EL and Former EL---- 28--
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 2018 Rate (%) 2019 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 2018 Rate (%) 2019 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 2.8 2.9 0.1 1.8 2,5674Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 4.5 6.3 1.8 2.4 3960Declined
High needs 6.5 6.5 0.0 4.7 6491No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged 12.8 16.2 3.4 10.4 1970Declined
EL and Former EL---- 66--
Students w/ disabilities 6.4 4.3 -2.1 4.0 4653Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 3--
Asian---- 131--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 69--
Hispanic/Latino---- 75--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 75--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 2.3 2.4 0.1 1.1 2,2134Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2018 Rate (%) 2019 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 7.0 8.2 1.2 5.4 1,2983Met Target
Lowest Performing 12.2 8.6 -3.6 6.9 813Met Target
High needs 18.8 18.7 -0.1 15.9 3482Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 20.2 19.0 -1.2 15.7 1002Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 14--
Students w/ disabilities 19.8 20.5 0.7 16.3 2640Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 67--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 34--
Hispanic/Latino---- 26--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 15--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 6.7 8.1 1.4 4.9 1,1543Met Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2018 Rate (%) 2019 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 61.7 67.1 5.4 66.0 6274Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 27.4 39.0 11.6 34.7 1594Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 25.0 49.1 24.1 32.4 554Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 6--
Students w/ disabilities 25.2 32.2 7.0 32.2 1183Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 35--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 18--
Hispanic/Latino---- 12--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 4--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 62.7 67.9 5.2 66.9 5573Met Target

Assessment participation - All students
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 2,296 2,289100Yes 1 2,296 2,291100Yes 1 979 979100Yes 1

Assessment participation - Subgroups
Group English language arts Mathematics Science Overall
Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Total Enrolled Total Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate
High needs 604 598 604 599 264 264 1,472 1,46199Yes1
Econ. Disadvantaged 224 223 224 223 99 99 547 545100Yes1
EL and Former EL 44 44 44 44 16 16 104 104100Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 445 439 446 441 196 196 1,087 1,07699Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 3 3 3 3 2 2 8----
Asian 102 102 103 103 46 46 251 251100Yes1
Afr. Amer./Black 68 68 67 67 27 27 162 162100Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 61 61 61 61 23 23 145 145100Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 60 59 60 60 20 20 140 13999Yes1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl. 1 1 1 1-- 2----
White 2,000 1,994 2,000 1,995 861 861 4,861 4,850100Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability classification
Alice M BarrowsNot requiring assistance or intervention
Arthur W Coolidge MiddleNot requiring assistance or intervention
Birch MeadowNot requiring assistance or intervention
J Warren KillamNot requiring assistance or intervention
Joshua EatonNot requiring assistance or intervention
RISE PreSchoolInsufficient data
Reading Memorial HighNot requiring assistance or intervention
Walter S Parker MiddleNot requiring assistance or intervention
Wood End Elementary SchoolNot 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 not requiring assistance or intervention. The reason(s) for the district's or school's classification are noted on this report.

Progress toward improvement targets: The criterion-referenced target percentage combines multiple years of data related to 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 cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage of 75% or higher.

The annual 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)

The cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage represents a weighted average of the annual criterion-referenced target percentages. At a minimum, a group must have an annual criterion-referenced target percentage for the most recent year in order to receive a cumulative percentage.

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.


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