Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Newton South High

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Newton (02070000)

TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School

REGION
Coastal

GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

School of Recognition

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
95% - Meeting or exceeding targets	92

	2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage	95%
Progress towards targets	Meeting or exceeding targets

Weighted total

Percentage of possible points

2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage

95%

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades

	2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage	80%
Progress towards targets	Meeting or exceeding targets

Weighted total--- Percentage of possible points-- 2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage80%

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
About the Data
Group	2022 Achievement	2023 Achievement	Change	2023 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	514.2	518.4	4.2	515.3	442	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	501.2	503.9	2.7	503.1	135	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low income	506.8	505.2	-1.6	510.4	53	0	Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL	499.2	500.8	1.6	502.1	29	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Students w/ disabilities	495.3	498.0	2.7	496.6	78	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	516.5	523.8	7.3	519.9	111	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	509.1	509.1	0.0	511.8	33	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	517.4	512.2	-5.2	518.4	31	0	Path Forward: Declined
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	515.5	519.3	3.8	517.2	249	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
About the Data
Group	2022 Achievement	2023 Achievement	Change	2023 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	521.4	523.5	2.1	522.7	441	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	507.7	508.2	0.5	510.4	135	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Low income	511.2	505.2	-6.0	515.7	53	3	Path Forward: Met Target
EL and Former EL	515.5	515.6	0.1	520.6	29	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Students w/ disabilities	498.2	500.9	2.7	500.7	78	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	533.7	537.1	3.4	537.1	112	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	508.6	502.9	-5.7	512.8	33	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	520.2	517.8	-2.4	521.6	31	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	521.1	522.6	1.5	522.2	247	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
About the Data
Group	2022 Achievement	2023 Achievement	Change	2023 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	508.4	519.8	11.4	511.9	403	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	498.7	506.7	8.0	501.5	110	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low income	500.5	502.3	1.8	504.2	44	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
EL and Former EL	499.6	518.2	18.6	505.5	21	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities	494.9	498.3	3.4	497.6	65	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	515.1	531.0	15.9	519.1	101	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	502.3	501.9	-0.4	505.9	27	1	Recovery Path: No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	508.0	517.0	9.0	511.9	29	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	507.6	519.3	11.7	511.1	229	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - High school
About the Data
Group	2023 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	54.1	364	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-
High needs	41.5	105	2	Typical Growth - Low
Low income	45.1	44	2	Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL	-	19	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	34.9	63	1	Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	1	-	-
Asian	58.5	97	3	Typical Growth - High
Afr. Amer./Black	-	14	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	51.7	24	3	Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	40.0	24	2	Typical Growth - Low
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-
White	54.9	204	3	Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
About the Data
Group	2023 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	59.5	355	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-
High needs	50.3	104	3	Typical Growth - High
Low income	49.7	43	2	Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL	50.3	21	3	Typical Growth - High
Students w/ disabilities	51.0	61	3	Typical Growth - High
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	1	-	-
Asian	63.9	99	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Afr. Amer./Black	-	13	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	47.4	24	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	47.0	22	2	Typical Growth - Low
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-
White	60.1	196	4	Exceeded Typical Growth

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
About the Data
Group	2021 Rate (%)	2022 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	98.4	97.2	-1.2	95.0	492	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	95.7	92.1	-3.6	95.0	177	0	Declined
Low income	94.4	90.3	-4.1	95.0	93	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	91.3	90.9	-0.4	92.4	22	1	No Change
Students w/ disabilities	95.7	88.5	-7.2	95.0	104	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	99.1	97.3	-1.8	95.0	113	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	30	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	97.2	95.1	-2.1	95.0	41	3	Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	96.6	97.1	0.5	95.0	35	4	Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	99.3	97.4	-1.9	95.0	272	4	Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
About the Data
Group	2020 Rate (%)	2021 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	99.2	99.0	-0.2	95.0	488	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	97.6	97.6	0.0	95.0	164	4	Exceeded Target
Low income	96.2	95.5	-0.7	95.0	89	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	96.3	95.7	-0.6	95.0	23	4	Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities	100.0	97.9	-2.1	95.0	94	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	100.0	100.0	0.0	95.0	106	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	21	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	96.9	97.2	0.3	95.0	36	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	100.0	96.6	-3.4	95.0	29	4	Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	99.7	99.7	0.0	95.0	296	4	Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
About the Data
Group	2021 Rate (%)	2022 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	0.3	0.2	-0.1	1.0	1,836	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	0.9	0.4	-0.5	1.0	571	4	Exceeded Target
Low income	1.9	0.9	-1.0	1.7	221	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	40	4	Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities	0.3	0.3	0.0	1.0	319	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	0.0	0.2	0.2	1.0	431	3	Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	82	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	0.0	1.5	1.5	1.0	134	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	0.8	0.0	-0.8	1.0	124	4	Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	0.4	0.0	-0.4	1.0	1,062	4	Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
About the Data
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Low income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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 - High school
About the Data
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	18.0	12.0	-6.0	16.9	1,861	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	31.0	21.0	-10.0	27.9	539	4	Exceeded Target
Low income	33.6	25.6	-8.0	29.4	258	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	29.4	18.0	-11.4	24.9	161	4	Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities	35.8	21.1	-14.7	31.9	242	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Asian	12.4	7.8	-4.6	10.5	447	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	66	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	27.0	14.8	-12.2	23.0	142	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	19.0	18.5	-0.5	17.9	124	2	Improved Below Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	17.5	12.3	-5.2	16.1	1,077	4	Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
About the Data
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	68.9	71.0	2.1	71.0	920	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	44.2	47.3	3.1	50.2	292	2	Improved Below Target
Low income	49.6	49.6	0.0	55.4	127	1	No Change
EL and Former EL	60.0	58.0	-2.0	65.2	69	0	Declined
Students w/ disabilities	25.4	34.6	9.2	33.1	162	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	80.9	80.2	-0.7	83.5	217	1	No Change
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	31	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	50.0	50.7	0.7	56.4	71	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	67.6	66.7	-0.9	69.7	63	1	No Change
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	67.8	73.6	5.8	70.3	535	4	Exceeded Target