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Billerica Memorial High School

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2018 Official Accountability Report - Billerica Memorial High School

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
66% - Partially meeting targets61.00

Overall results

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 %
Weighted total------
Percentage of possible points----
Criterion-referenced target percentage66%
Partially meeting targets

Subgroup results

Weighted total---
Percentage of possible points--
Criterion-referenced target percentage40%
Partially meeting targets
Subgroup percentile
This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same subgroup in schools administering similar assessments 53

Detailed data for each indicator

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 98.4 98.2 -0.2 99.9 3304Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 95.2 94.9 -0.3 97.3 831No Change
High needs 94.6 92.0 -2.6 96.7 750Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 96.8 94.9 -1.9 98.4 441No Change
EL and Former EL---- 8--
Students w/ disabilities 88.5 88.2 -0.3 91.0 361No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 22--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 9--
Hispanic/Latino---- 18--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 7--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 99.0 98.4 -0.6 100.0 2744Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 92.6 96.1 3.5 94.5 3324Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 72.7 87.8 15.1 76.9 844Exceeded Target
High needs 80.4 86.3 5.9 82.6 754Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 83.2 89.2 6.0 85.6 444Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 8--
Students w/ disabilities 59.0 78.5 19.5 62.7 364Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 22--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 9--
Hispanic/Latino---- 18--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 7--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 92.8 96.3 3.5 94.9 2764Exceeded Target

Science achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 97.2 97.7 0.5 99.0 3204Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 90.9 93.5 2.6 95.0 843Met Target
High needs 92.5 90.8 -1.7 95.1 711No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged 93.2 92.9 -0.3 95.5 421No Change
EL and Former EL---- 6--
Students w/ disabilities 89.4 88.9 -0.5 92.6 361No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 20--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 8--
Hispanic/Latino---- 16--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 7--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 97.3 98.1 0.8 99.1 2694Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2018 Mean SGP 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 49.6 50.0 3172Below Target
Lowest Performing 38.2 50.0 791Below Target
High needs 44.6 50.0 662Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 47.6 50.0 392Below Target
EL and Former EL-- 5--
Students w/ disabilities 37.6 50.0 321Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----
Asian-- 20--
Afr. Amer./Black-- 7--
Hispanic/Latino-- 16--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 7--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----
White 48.4 50.0 2672Below Target

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2018 Mean SGP 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 51.7 50.0 3193Met Target
Lowest Performing 45.1 50.0 802Below Target
High needs 49.0 50.0 662Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 52.7 50.0 393Met Target
EL and Former EL-- 5--
Students w/ disabilities 40.8 50.0 322Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----
Asian-- 20--
Afr. Amer./Black-- 7--
Hispanic/Latino-- 16--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 7--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----
White 50.8 50.0 2693Met Target

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2016 Rate (%) 2017 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 92.4 86.9 -5.5 94.4 3140Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 75.8 73.7 -2.1 79.6 1140Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 73.9 72.5 -1.4 77.7 910Declined
EL and Former EL---- 6--
Students w/ disabilities 60.0 64.3 4.3 65.2 562Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 15--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 6--
Hispanic/Latino---- 8--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 4--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 92.9 86.7 -6.2 95.3 2790Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2015 Rate (%) 2016 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 94.1 93.9 -0.2 96.1 3141No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 88.7 81.3 -7.4 91.8 910Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 85.9 79.7 -6.2 89.1 690Declined
EL and Former EL---- 7--
Students w/ disabilities 90.0 71.4 -18.6 94.3 350Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 14--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 4--
Hispanic/Latino---- 10--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 94.0 94.3 0.3 96.0 2832Improved Below Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2016 Rate (%) 2017 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 1.5 1.6 -0.1 1.4 1,2240Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 5.1 3.1 2.0 4.6 2874Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 6.1 4.0 2.1 5.5 1774Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 17--
Students w/ disabilities 6.3 4.3 2.0 5.7 1414Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 67--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 26--
Hispanic/Latino---- 49--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 24--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 4--
White 1.6 1.6 0.0 1.4 1,0521No Change

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 - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 13.7 15.3 -1.6 11.8 1,1990Declined
Lowest Performing 25.0 15.5 9.5 19.5 844Exceeded Target
High needs 26.8 31.8 -5.0 24.2 2960Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 28.7 35.6 -6.9 25.0 1600Declined
EL and Former EL---- 39--
Students w/ disabilities 33.6 35.5 -1.9 29.9 1380Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 76--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 40--
Hispanic/Latino---- 57--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 23--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 3--
White 14.0 15.6 -1.6 12.0 9980Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 67.6 72.9 5.3 73.7 5713Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 44.4 48.3 3.9 52.4 1182Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 48.0 56.5 8.5 58.3 692Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 18--
Students w/ disabilities 33.3 35.7 2.4 38.7 562Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 31--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 14--
Hispanic/Latino---- 26--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 11--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 3--
White 68.1 74.6 6.5 74.5 4843Met Target




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