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2022 Official Accountability Report - Worcester

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Worcester (03480000)
TITLE I STATUS
Title I District
REGION
West/Central
GRADES SERVED
PK,K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,11,12
Accountability and Assistance Level:Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2019 Achievement 2022 Achievement N
All Students 492.7 485.4 10,007
High needs 489.1 482.3 8,675
Low income 487.6 481.8 7,794
EL and Former EL 488.9 480.2 5,078
Students w/ disabilities 473.8 469.2 2,380
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 480.3 23
Asian 503.2 495.0 539
Afr. Amer./Black 491.4 486.0 1,659
Hispanic/Latino 486.5 479.7 4,556
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 498.2 489.5 451
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-- 3
White 499.1 491.7 2,776

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2019 Achievement 2022 Achievement N
All Students 495.4 492.3 1,728
High needs 488.7 488.4 1,379
Low income 488.9 488.8 1,286
EL and Former EL 483.4 478.3 448
Students w/ disabilities 475.9 472.7 366
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 2
Asian 505.0 502.7 119
Afr. Amer./Black 493.0 492.7 346
Hispanic/Latino 488.7 486.5 748
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 494.0 496.1 59
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White 503.8 498.4 454

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2019 Achievement 2022 Achievement N
All Students 488.9 483.0 10,008
High needs 485.5 480.1 8,678
Low income 483.9 479.4 7,797
EL and Former EL 485.8 478.8 5,076
Students w/ disabilities 471.8 468.1 2,380
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 481.0 23
Asian 503.7 497.2 539
Afr. Amer./Black 487.2 482.5 1,659
Hispanic/Latino 482.3 477.2 4,558
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 492.9 486.7 449
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-- 3
White 495.1 489.7 2,777

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2019 Achievement 2022 Achievement N
All Students 493.5 488.0 1,715
High needs 486.7 484.0 1,365
Low income 486.9 484.3 1,273
EL and Former EL 482.7 476.5 444
Students w/ disabilities 474.9 471.5 358
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 2
Asian 508.5 505.8 116
Afr. Amer./Black 489.7 486.1 344
Hispanic/Latino 486.8 481.5 739
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 491.6 489.2 61
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White 501.3 495.3 453

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2019 Achievement 2022 Achievement N
All Students 486.9 483.4 3,315
High needs 483.1 480.2 2,823
Low income 482.2 479.9 2,576
EL and Former EL 481.6 476.9 1,479
Students w/ disabilities 471.7 468.6 779
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 3
Asian 496.1 494.1 196
Afr. Amer./Black 485.4 482.7 518
Hispanic/Latino 480.5 477.2 1,465
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 492.4 487.1 151
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White 493.7 490.5 982

Science achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) (2019) and average composite scaled score (2022) - High school
Group 2019 Achievement (CPI) 2022 Achievement
(Average composite scaled score)
N
All Students 82.1 485.4 1,636
High needs 76.5 481.4 1,298
Low income 76.9 481.7 1,206
EL and Former EL 72.4 474.6 433
Students w/ disabilities 64.5 470.4 337
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 2
Asian 89.3 497.9 114
Afr. Amer./Black 80.1 485.3 319
Hispanic/Latino 77.2 478.5 714
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 80.5 487.9 58
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White 88.2 493.3 429

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2019 Mean SGP 2022 Mean SGP N
All Students 50.3 51.2 7,072
High needs 49.6 50.1 6,020
Low income 48.8 49.9 5,366
EL and Former EL 51.1 50.9 3,527
Students w/ disabilities 43.2 40.2 1,448
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 15
Asian 57.0 59.7 418
Afr. Amer./Black 48.7 51.7 1,181
Hispanic/Latino 48.7 49.0 3,095
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 52.8 51.3 317
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-- 3
White 51.4 52.5 2,043

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2019 Mean SGP 2022 Mean SGP N
All Students 42.9 42.8 1,429
High needs 39.5 41.9 1,116
Low income 39.4 41.8 1,047
EL and Former EL 38.8 41.3 305
Students w/ disabilities 33.6 32.8 279
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 2
Asian 45.6 50.6 103
Afr. Amer./Black 39.7 48.3 271
Hispanic/Latino 39.3 40.2 617
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 36.9 41.3 54
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White 49.5 41.6 382

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2019 Mean SGP 2022 Mean SGP N
All Students 48.9 51.2 7,044
High needs 48.1 50.2 5,993
Low income 47.5 49.9 5,346
EL and Former EL 49.3 50.9 3,512
Students w/ disabilities 42.8 41.5 1,430
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 16
Asian 57.9 59.5 418
Afr. Amer./Black 48.8 51.8 1,178
Hispanic/Latino 46.2 49.0 3,077
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 51.4 53.8 313
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-- 3
White 50.0 52.2 2,039

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2019 Mean SGP 2022 Mean SGP N
All Students 47.4 43.5 1,413
High needs 44.4 42.8 1,100
Low income 43.8 42.8 1,032
EL and Former EL 44.9 44.3 297
Students w/ disabilities 38.1 35.6 271
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 2
Asian 52.2 57.0 101
Afr. Amer./Black 47.5 45.5 268
Hispanic/Latino 44.4 40.1 603
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 43.2 43.8 55
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White 50.3 43.8 384

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2020 Rate (%) 2021 Rate (%) N
All Students 87.3 88.0 1,886
High needs 84.6 85.6 1,515
Low income 84.8 85.4 1,461
EL and Former EL 79.7 79.2 528
Students w/ disabilities 69.1 73.1 428
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 4
Asian 91.3 96.3 135
Afr. Amer./Black 91.3 90.9 340
Hispanic/Latino 84.7 83.2 811
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 82.3 93.0 71
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White 88.0 90.5 525

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2019 Rate (%) 2020 Rate (%) N
All Students 89.3 92.7 1,838
High needs 87.1 91.2 1,469
Low income 86.8 91.4 1,340
EL and Former EL 82.4 88.6 596
Students w/ disabilities 83.4 85.2 392
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---
Asian 96.2 97.1 138
Afr. Amer./Black 92.2 95.8 358
Hispanic/Latino 85.4 90.7 772
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 93.2 90.3 62
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White 90.5 92.5 508

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2020 Rate (%) 2021 Rate (%) N
All Students 1.7 1.1 7,233
High needs 2.2 1.3 5,275
Low income 2.4 1.1 4,387
EL and Former EL 3.7 2.5 1,543
Students w/ disabilities 2.2 1.4 1,358
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 10
Asian 0.6 0.2 533
Afr. Amer./Black 0.8 0.7 1,249
Hispanic/Latino 2.7 1.5 3,222
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 1.2 1.1 268
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-- 1
White 1.2 1.1 1,950

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2020 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) N
All Students 49.8 43.6 3,895
High needs---
Low income---
EL and Former EL 49.8 43.6 3,895
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 2020 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) N
All Students 17.5 22.8 1,344
High needs---
Low income---
EL and Former EL 17.5 22.8 1,344
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 2019 Rate (% of students missing 10% of days) 2022 Rate (% of students missing 20% of days) N
All Students 9.8 6.8 14,817
High needs 11.1 7.5 13,088
Low income 13.3 8.0 11,649
EL and Former EL 9.7 7.2 8,100
Students w/ disabilities 15.1 9.4 3,374
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 10.3 3.2 31
Asian 2.2 3.5 855
Afr. Amer./Black 5.6 4.1 2,424
Hispanic/Latino 13.7 9.0 6,716
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 7.7 7.7 663
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-- 3
White 8.0 5.3 4,125

*The 2022 accountability calculations include the percentage of students missing 10% or more of their days in membership in 2019, and the percentage of students missing 20% or more of their days in membership in 2022.


Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2019 Rate (% of students missing 10% of days) 2022 Rate (% of students missing 20% of days) N
All Students 21.5 14.4 7,881
High needs 25.2 16.6 6,489
Low income 28.4 17.3 5,984
EL and Former EL 23.2 17.4 2,575
Students w/ disabilities 29.5 20.8 1,691
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 11
Asian 6.6 4.5 558
Afr. Amer./Black 15.2 8.2 1,327
Hispanic/Latino 28.6 19.0 3,625
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 28.1 16.9 307
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-- 2
White 17.2 12.4 2,051

*The 2022 accountability calculations include the percentage of students missing 10% or more of their days in membership in 2019, and the percentage of students missing 20% or more of their days in membership in 2022.


Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) N
All Students 46.7 43.7 3,414
High needs 38.1 37.3 2,710
Low income 38.2 38.3 2,498
EL and Former EL 32.7 28.5 1,068
Students w/ disabilities 14.2 10.8 621
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 3
Asian 67.8 72.5 262
Afr. Amer./Black 48.1 43.4 551
Hispanic/Latino 36.6 33.9 1,548
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 44.5 50.8 120
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-- 1
White 55.2 51.3 929

Assessment participation - All students
Group English language arts Mathematics Science
Enrolled Assessed % Enrolled Assessed % Enrolled Assessed %
All Students 12,472 12,31799 12,461 12,30799 5,383 5,28398

Assessment participation - Student groups
Group English language arts Mathematics Science Overall
Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Total Enrolled Total Assessed %
High needs 10,781 10,636 10,769 10,627 4,537 4,441 26,087 25,70499
Low income 9,704 9,568 9,690 9,559 4,150 4,060 23,544 23,18798
EL and Former EL 6,184 6,108 6,173 6,104 2,209 2,166 14,566 14,37899
Students w/ disabilities 2,827 2,750 2,828 2,757 1,194 1,152 6,849 6,65997
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 25 25 25 25 5- 55 55100
Asian 741 737 739 723 343 335 1,823 1,79598
Afr. Amer./Black 2,076 2,065 2,081 2,064 901 890 5,058 5,01999
Hispanic/Latino 5,767 5,685 5,761 5,685 2,435 2,379 13,963 13,74998
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 525 515 521 516 219 216 1,265 1,24799
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl. 3- 3--- 6--
White 3,335 3,287 3,331 3,291 1,480 1,458 8,146 8,03699

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
Belmont Street CommunityDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 48
Burncoat Middle SchoolDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 13
Burncoat Senior HighLow student group performance 5
Burncoat StreetLow participation rate 19
CanterburyDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 48
Chandler Elementary CommunityDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 23
Chandler MagnetDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 20
City ViewLow student group performance 12
Claremont AcademyLow student group performance 9
Clark St CommunityLow participation rate 11
Columbus ParkDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 10
Doherty Memorial HighLow participation rate 18
Elm Park CommunityLow student group performance 8
Flagg StreetDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 78
Forest Grove MiddleDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 18
Francis J McGrath ElementaryDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 26
Gates LaneLow student group performance 21
Goddard School/Science TechnicalDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 16
Grafton StreetDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 9
Head StartInsufficient data-
Heard StreetDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 67
Jacob Hiatt MagnetDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 59
La Familia Dual Language SchoolDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022-
Lake ViewDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 53
Lincoln StreetDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 20
May StreetDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 56
Midland StreetDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 77
Nelson PlaceDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 49
Norrback AvenueDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 25
North HighLow student group performance; Low participation rate 4
QuinsigamondDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 14
Rice SquareDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 15
RooseveltDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 37
South High CommunityDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 13
Sullivan MiddleLow student group performance 8
TatnuckDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 38
Thorndyke RoadDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 43
Union Hill SchoolDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 34
University Pk Campus SchoolDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 45
Vernon Hill SchoolLow student group performance 5
Wawecus Road SchoolDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 34
West TatnuckDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 82
Woodland AcademyLow student group performance 12
Worcester Arts Magnet SchoolDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 78
Worcester East MiddleDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 5
Worcester Technical HighDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022 68


About this Report

Accountability information: Most districts and schools did not receive an overall accountability determination in 2022. However, school accountability reports may contain additional performance information if the school has been designated underperforming or chronically underperforming, or if they have one or more low performing student groups, a low graduation rate, or low assessment participation. District accountability reports may contain additional information if the district has been designated chronically underperforming or if the district has low assessment participation.

School 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.

Low income and economically disadvantaged students: Beginning in fall 2021, DESE no longer reports data for the economically disadvantaged student group and instead reports data for a newly defined low income student group. Unlike the economically disadvantaged group or the former low income group used prior to 2015, the new group includes a broader range of disadvantaged students who are identified through one of three different sources:

1. Students who participate in one or more of the following state-administered assistance programs: the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); Transitional Assistance for Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC); the Department of Children and Families' (DCF) foster care program; and MassHealth (Medicaid);

2. Students who are homeless, as reported to DESE by districts via the Homeless and Foster Care data collection tool; or

3. Students who are identified as low income through the Supplemental Low Income Data Collection, as reported to DESE by districts via the Student Information Management System (SIMS).

This change also impacts the membership of the high needs student group, which is an unduplicated count of all students in a school or district belonging to the students with disabilities, English Learner (EL) and former EL, and/or low income students groups.
In the 2022 accountability results, the 2022 data for accountability indicators includes students who meet the new definition of low income. Earlier data for accountability indicators includes who students who were previously identified as economically disadvantaged.


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