Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Falmouth

Districts Schools

2018

2018 Official Accountability Report - Falmouth

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME Falmouth (00960000)	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 classification	Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification
Partially meeting targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
61% - Partially meeting targets	-

This district's determination of need for special education technical assistance or intervention
Meets requirements (MR)

OVERALL AND SUBGROUP DATA
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR
SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT

Overall results

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)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	2	4	-	2	4	-	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	4	4	-	1	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	1	4	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	5	12	60.0	6	8	67.5	8	12	47.5	4	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	3	4	-	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	3	4	-	1	4	-	1	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	20.0	6	8	22.5	4	8	22.5	3	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	4	4	10.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	2	4	-	2	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	2	4	10.0	5	8	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		5.0	9.6	-	5.6	7.6	-	6.8	10.7	-	3.8	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		52%		-	74%		-	64%		-	50%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		63% Weight of non-high school results:70%						57% Weight of high school results:30%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		61%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		Partially meeting targets

Subgroup results

Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High needs Subgroup (Non-high school grades)			High needs Subgroup (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	3	4	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Achievement total	8	12	67.5	6	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	1	4	-
	Growth total	5	8	22.5	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	4	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	0	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	4	4	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	8	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	1	4	-
	Additional indicators total	3	4	10.0	3	8	10.0
Weighted total		6.8	10.3	-	5.7	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		66%		-	53%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		66% Weight of non-high school results:70%			53% Weight of high school results:30%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		62%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		Partially meeting targets
Subgroup percentile
This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same subgroup in schools administering similar assessments		-

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - Next-Generation MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2017 Achievement	2018 Achievement	Change	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	504.2	504.3	0.1	506.0	1,690	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	479.0	482.0	3.0	483.4	320	2	Improved Below Target
High needs	493.2	494.6	1.4	494.7	750	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	495.8	497.0	1.2	497.4	548	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	76	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	484.1	484.7	0.6	485.5	344	2	Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	21	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	31	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	89	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	82	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	99	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	505.9	505.9	0.0	507.9	1,366	1	No Change

English language arts achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Achievement	2018 Achievement	Change	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	98.8	98.8	0.0	100.0	207	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	100.0	99.0	-1.0	100.0	49	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	96.4	96.4	0.0	98.3	69	1	No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged	98.4	96.9	-1.5	100.0	56	1	No Change
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	92.2	92.3	0.1	94.5	26	2	Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	98.7	99.2	0.5	100.0	177	4	Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - Next-Generation MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2017 Achievement	2018 Achievement	Change	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	500.7	501.5	0.8	502.4	1,690	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	477.0	480.2	3.2	479.6	317	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	489.9	490.9	1.0	491.4	748	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	491.9	492.5	0.6	493.0	549	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	77	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	482.0	481.7	-0.3	483.5	339	1	No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	21	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	31	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	89	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	81	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	99	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	502.3	503.3	1.0	504.0	1,367	2	Improved Below Target

Mathematics achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Achievement	2018 Achievement	Change	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	92.9	92.8	-0.1	94.7	204	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	85.9	82.1	-3.8	88.7	49	0	Declined
High needs	80.0	80.2	0.2	82.5	67	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	84.9	83.3	-1.6	87.6	54	1	No Change
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	64.8	61.5	-3.3	67.7	24	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	94.2	94.4	0.2	96.0	175	2	Improved Below Target

Science achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2017 Achievement	2018 Achievement	Change	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	75.6	75.1	-0.5	77.4	554	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	62.4	62.8	0.4	64.7	232	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	63.8	64.6	0.8	65.9	168	2	Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	55.7	55.5	-0.2	58.0	118	1	No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	31	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	28	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	35	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	78.0	77.4	-0.6	79.8	439	1	No Change

Science achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Achievement	2018 Achievement	Change	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	93.1	93.7	0.6	94.9	197	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	83.3	84.5	1.2	85.6	66	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	84.1	84.5	0.4	86.2	55	2	Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	74.2	69.8	-4.4	76.5	24	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	93.4	94.6	1.2	95.2	170	3	Met Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	50.6	50.0	1,338	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	51.4	50.0	319	3	Met Target
High needs	49.7	50.0	570	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	51.0	50.0	412	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	53	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	48.7	50.0	262	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	19	-	-
Asian	-	-	24	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	67	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	63	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	80	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	2	-	-
White	50.5	50.0	1,083	3	Met Target

English language arts growth - High school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	55.0	50.0	180	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	46.9	50.0	41	2	Below Target
High needs	51.6	50.0	53	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	50.7	50.0	47	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	1	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	14	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	6	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	4	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	8	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	56.4	50.0	156	3	Met Target

Mathematics growth - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	58.0	50.0	1,339	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	53.7	50.0	316	3	Met Target
High needs	54.6	50.0	568	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	56.2	50.0	413	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	53	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	49.8	50.0	257	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	19	-	-
Asian	-	-	24	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	67	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	61	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	80	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	2	-	-
White	58.8	50.0	1,086	3	Met Target

Mathematics growth - High school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	39.1	50.0	179	1	Below Target
Lowest Performing	31.6	50.0	41	1	Below Target
High needs	34.3	50.0	52	1	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	34.2	50.0	46	1	Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	1	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	13	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	5	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	4	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	8	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	40.3	50.0	156	2	Below Target

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school About the Data
Group	2016 Rate (%)	2017 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	87.0	91.9	4.9	89.0	246	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	78.0	87.1	9.1	82.1	124	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	78.7	87.9	9.2	83.2	99	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	69.8	77.1	7.3	75.7	48	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	87.7	95.5	7.8	89.8	201	4	Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school About the Data
Group	2015 Rate (%)	2016 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	91.5	88.4	-3.1	93.1	207	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	84.3	79.8	-4.5	87.8	109	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	82.0	79.8	-2.2	85.9	94	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	82.0	74.4	-7.6	86.9	43	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	91.8	89.5	-2.3	93.6	171	0	Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school About the Data
Group	2016 Rate (%)	2017 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	2.1	1.0	1.1	1.9	878	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	4.2	3.2	1.0	3.8	284	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	5.9	3.8	2.1	5.3	212	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	3.2	5.2	-2.0	2.9	116	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	31	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	42	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	35	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	42	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	1.8	1.0	0.8	1.6	721	4	Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	54.5	70.8	16.3	69.2	48	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	48	-	-
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 About the Data
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 - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	11.8	10.0	1.8	10.7	2,245	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	14.7	13.7	1.0	12.6	321	2	Improved Below Target
High needs	16.2	14.6	1.6	14.3	1,026	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	17.6	15.7	1.9	15.0	663	2	Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	120	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	16.1	13.3	2.8	13.7	429	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	30	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	39	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	117	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	130	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	140	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	11.1	9.6	1.5	10.1	1,787	3	Met Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	23.6	23.5	0.1	22.5	890	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	29.2	24.5	4.7	27.1	49	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	40.3	39.3	1.0	38.4	338	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	42.7	42.3	0.4	40.1	208	2	Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	33	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	46.5	36.6	9.9	44.1	112	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	30	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	39	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	40	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	56	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	21.8	21.0	0.8	20.8	714	3	Met Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	57.1	61.5	4.4	61.7	384	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	31.3	31.2	-0.1	38.3	109	1	No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged	41.3	37.3	-4.0	50.4	83	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	3.7	10.0	6.3	9.2	30	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	23	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	59.6	65.5	5.9	64.7	307	3	Met Target

Assessment participation About the Data
Group	English language arts					Mathematics					Science
Group	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate
All Students	1,927	1,914	99	Yes	1	1,925	1,911	99	Yes	1	778	769	99	Yes	1
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	846	836	99	Yes	1	845	832	98	Yes	1	317	309	97	Yes	1
Econ. Disadvantaged	616	608	99	Yes	1	615	607	99	Yes	1	234	229	98	Yes	1
EL and Former EL	97	95	98	Yes	1	98	96	98	Yes	1	29	28	97	Yes	1
Students w/ disabilities	375	371	99	Yes	1	373	364	98	Yes	1	151	146	97	Yes	1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	22	22	100	Yes	1	22	22	100	Yes	1	6	-	-	-	-
Asian	38	38	100	Yes	1	38	38	100	Yes	1	21	21	100	Yes	1
Afr. Amer./Black	102	100	98	Yes	1	101	99	98	Yes	1	42	41	98	Yes	1
Hispanic/Latino	95	95	100	Yes	1	96	94	98	Yes	1	36	35	97	Yes	1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	110	110	100	Yes	1	110	110	100	Yes	1	47	47	100	Yes	1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	2	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-
White	1,558	1,547	99	Yes	1	1,556	1,546	99	Yes	1	626	619	99	Yes	1

School Accountability Information About the Data
School	Accountability classification
East Falmouth Elementary	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Falmouth High	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Lawrence	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Morse Pond School	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Mullen-Hall	Not requiring assistance or intervention
North Falmouth Elementary	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Teaticket	Not 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 without required assistance or intervention. The reason(s) for the district or school's classification are noted on this report.

Progress toward improvement targets: The criterion-referenced target percentage combines information about 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)

Weighted total of possible points = (Total achievement possible points x Achievement weight) + (Total growth possible points x Growth weight) + (Total high school completion possible points x high school completion weight) + (EL progress possible points x EL progress weight) + (Total additional indicator possible points 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 data for all accountability indicators. School percentiles are not calculated for districts.

Determination of need for special education technical assistance or intervention: The U.S. Department of Education requires Massachusetts to determine which districts (including single school districts) have specific needs for technical assistance or intervention in the area of special education. A district's determination is based on four categories: Meets Requirements (MR); Needs Assistance (NA); Needs Intervention (NI); and Needs Substantial Intervention (NSI). In most cases these categories correspond to the district's results, except when the district has specific compliance needs. This designation helps signal whether outcomes for all students in the district indicate progress, including that of students with disabilities, or whether technical assistance and/or intervention is needed to improve outcomes for all children, especially students with disabilities.

Resources
Interpretive Materials
Glossary of 2018 Accountability Terms