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2023 Official Accountability Report - Amherst
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Amherst (00080000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I District
REGION
West/Central		GRADES SERVED
PK,K,01,02,03,04,05,06

Accountability Information

Overall classificationRequiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
In need of focused/targeted support
Low participation rate: Students w/disabilities -Hispanic/Latino
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
36% - Moderate progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage36%
Progress towards targetsModerate progress toward targets

2023 Points awarded

2023 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 %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-04-
Mathematics achievement24-44-
Science achievement04----
Achievement total21260.04867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-14-
Mathematics growth34-24-
Growth total6820.03822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------
Extended engagement rate------
Annual dropout rate------
High school completion total------
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-04-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total3410.00410.0
Weighted total2.79.6-3.47.6-
Percentage of possible points 28%-45%-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage36%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage52%
Progress towards targetsSubstantial progress toward targets

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-
Mathematics achievement34-
Science achievement34-
Achievement total61267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth34-
Growth total5822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---
Extended engagement rate---
Annual dropout rate---
High school completion total---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total2410.0
Weighted total5.410.3-
Percentage of possible points 52%-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage52%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 497.5 495.8 -1.7 500.7 5620Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 469.5 463.4 -6.1 475.0 860Path Forward: Declined
High needs 483.7 480.7 -3.0 486.6 2840Recovery Path: Declined
Low income 480.2 478.0 -2.2 482.9 2110Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL 477.7 474.3 -3.4 480.8 970Recovery Path: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 479.5 473.2 -6.3 481.6 1430Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian 502.8 503.4 0.6 505.2 622Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Afr. Amer./Black 483.8 483.5 -0.3 485.8 661Recovery Path: No Change
Hispanic/Latino 481.5 476.7 -4.8 484.1 1190Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 501.3 501.8 0.5 503.2 502Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 505.6 504.8 -0.8 508.6 2633Recovery Path: Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 492.7 493.8 1.1 494.7 5632Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 456.6 464.6 8.0 459.7 864Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High needs 478.4 479.5 1.1 480.0 2843Recovery Path: Met Target
Low income 473.9 476.0 2.1 475.9 2103Recovery Path: Met Target
EL and Former EL 475.5 474.0 -1.5 477.9 990Recovery Path: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 473.9 474.3 0.4 476.1 1422Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 506.1 509.0 2.9 509.0 623Path Forward: Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black 474.3 475.6 1.3 477.0 662Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 476.5 473.8 -2.7 478.8 1210Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 496.4 501.6 5.2 499.0 494Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 500.5 502.6 2.1 503.0 2643Recovery Path: Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 495.1 493.7 -1.4 497.8 1320Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 478.5 481.6 3.1 481.5 723Path Forward: Met Target
Low income 476.0 478.8 2.8 479.3 493Path Forward: Met Target
EL and Former EL 472.0 475.2 3.2 475.2 253Path Forward: Met Target
Students w/ disabilities 474.2 474.9 0.7 477.6 342Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 13--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 17--
Hispanic/Latino 475.8 479.5 3.7 477.8 264Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 9--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 503.6 504.0 0.4 506.2 662Path Forward: Improved Below Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 50.0 3703Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 37.1 851Low Growth
High needs 43.6 1912Typical Growth - Low
Low income 43.9 1462Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 44.3 632Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities 37.0 991Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 2--
Asian 60.9 334Exceeded Typical Growth
Afr. Amer./Black 43.7 452Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic/Latino 44.5 802Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 49.5 372Typical Growth - Low
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 52.3 1733Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 56.5 3643Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 47.1 852Typical Growth - Low
High needs 50.9 1853Typical Growth - High
Low income 48.6 1422Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 52.3 623Typical Growth - High
Students w/ disabilities 44.3 942Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian 67.8 334Exceeded Typical Growth
Afr. Amer./Black 45.7 462Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic/Latino 48.1 782Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 62.1 354Exceeded Typical Growth
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 59.8 1713Typical Growth - High

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 52.3 45.1 -7.2 53.9 910Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
EL and Former EL 52.3 45.1 -7.2 53.9 910Declined
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 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 20.4 19.8 -0.6 19.4 8823Met Target
Lowest Performing 23.3 25.6 2.3 22.6 860Declined
High needs 28.1 27.4 -0.7 26.3 4562Improved Below Target
Low income 31.1 31.8 0.7 28.7 3300Declined
EL and Former EL 22.6 22.6 0.0 20.1 1591No Change
Students w/ disabilities 30.3 26.8 -3.5 27.9 2134Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 4--
Asian 16.3 11.0 -5.3 14.2 1004Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 21.7 18.4 -3.3 19.2 1034Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 35.5 33.5 -2.0 32.6 2062Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 17.4 13.7 -3.7 16.4 734Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 14.4 16.2 1.8 13.2 3950Declined

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 592 56896Yes 1 591 56996Yes 1 138 13497Yes 1

Assessment participation - Student Group
Group English language arts Mathematics Science Overall
Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Total Enrolled Total Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate
High needs 306 290 305 290 76 74 687 65495Yes1
Low income 224 214 223 213 52 50 499 47796Yes1
EL and Former EL 106 103 106 105 27 27 239 23598Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 155 143 154 142 35 34 344 31993No1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 2 2 2 1 1 1 5----
Asian 66 65 66 65 15 13 147 14397Yes1
Afr. Amer./Black 67 66 67 66 17 17 151 14999Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 133 122 133 124 29 28 295 27493No1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 51 50 51 49 10 9 112 10896Yes1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 273 263 272 264 66 66 611 59397Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
Crocker Farm ElementaryNot requiring assistance or intervention 63
Fort River ElementaryRequiring assistance or intervention 38
Wildwood ElementaryRequiring assistance or intervention 51


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 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)

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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