Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Lowell

Districts Schools

2018

2018 Official Accountability Report - Lowell

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME Lowell (01600000)	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
58% - 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	-	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	1	4	-	4	4	-	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-	-	-	-	1	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	7	12	60.0	6	8	67.5	7	12	40.0	5	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-	2	4	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	2	4	-	1	4	-	0	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	20.0	4	8	22.5	3	8	20.0	1	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	3	4	10.0	-	-	-	2	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	1	4	-	0	4	-	0	4	-	1	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	1	4	10.0	0	4	10.0	2	8	10.0	1	4	10.0
Weighted total		5.4	9.6	-	5.0	7.6	-	5.4	10.0	-	3.7	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		56%		-	66%		-	54%		-	49%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		61% Weight of non-high school results:70%						52% Weight of high school results:30%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		58%
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	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	4	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-	3	4	-
	Achievement total	9	12	67.5	11	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	1	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5	3	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	3	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	1	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	1	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	0	4	-
	Additional indicators total	1	4	10.0	0	8	10.0
Weighted total		7.1	10.3	-	7.5	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		69%		-	70%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		69% Weight of non-high school results:70%			70% Weight of high school results:30%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		69%
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	491.8	492.8	1.0	493.6	6,971	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	467.1	469.6	2.5	471.5	1,207	2	Improved Below Target
High needs	487.6	489.1	1.5	489.1	5,522	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	487.3	488.5	1.2	488.9	4,320	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	487.1	487.4	0.3	488.9	2,805	2	Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities	473.4	474.2	0.8	474.8	1,249	2	Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	495.1	497.7	2.6	496.9	1,914	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	487.6	488.4	0.8	489.2	491	2	Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino	485.5	486.3	0.8	487.2	2,399	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	296	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	496.6	496.8	0.2	498.6	1,868	2	Improved Below Target

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	91.3	92.6	1.3	92.8	757	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	80.6	81.2	0.6	82.6	161	2	Improved Below Target
High needs	85.8	89.4	3.6	87.7	506	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	86.0	89.6	3.6	87.8	393	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	81.9	85.8	3.9	84.6	258	3	Met Target
Students w/ disabilities	73.1	76.7	3.6	75.4	86	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	95.1	96.5	1.4	98.0	234	2	Improved Below Target
Afr. Amer./Black	83.9	92.2	8.3	85.8	87	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino	88.3	86.8	-1.5	90.2	197	1	No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	92.6	93.6	1.0	94.1	220	3	Met 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	492.8	492.3	-0.5	494.5	6,973	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	467.5	470.7	3.2	470.1	1,206	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	488.8	489.0	0.2	490.3	5,526	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	488.1	487.9	-0.2	489.2	4,324	1	No Change
EL and Former EL	489.7	489.0	-0.7	491.5	2,808	0	Declined
Students w/ disabilities	476.5	475.6	-0.9	478.0	1,248	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	498.4	499.4	1.0	500.8	1,910	2	Improved Below Target
Afr. Amer./Black	486.7	486.2	-0.5	488.1	493	1	No Change
Hispanic/Latino	485.9	485.0	-0.9	487.9	2,401	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	298	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	496.5	495.6	-0.9	498.2	1,867	0	Declined

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	80.3	82.3	2.0	82.1	753	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	48.1	50.0	1.9	50.9	162	3	Met Target
High needs	70.9	76.3	5.4	73.4	502	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	71.4	76.0	4.6	74.1	393	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	69.2	72.2	3.0	73.1	260	3	Met Target
Students w/ disabilities	43.2	53.7	10.5	46.1	87	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	89.9	90.7	0.8	91.6	232	3	Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black	63.4	78.1	14.7	66.0	90	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino	69.3	68.9	-0.4	72.2	197	1	No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	85.9	86.3	0.4	87.7	215	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	54.5	57.6	3.1	56.3	2,295	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	48.9	53.4	4.5	51.2	1,821	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	48.5	53.1	4.6	50.6	1,428	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	47.5	50.4	2.9	50.3	980	3	Met Target
Students w/ disabilities	39.1	41.6	2.5	41.4	409	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	56.4	62.8	6.4	59.0	627	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	50.9	48.3	-2.6	54.2	191	0	Declined
Hispanic/Latino	45.0	49.9	4.9	47.5	751	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	96	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	62.9	63.6	0.7	64.7	628	3	Met Target

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	81.6	80.3	-1.3	83.4	661	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	70.8	73.6	2.8	73.1	437	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	70.8	74.3	3.5	72.9	338	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	66.8	69.1	2.3	69.6	230	3	Met Target
Students w/ disabilities	54.8	52.4	-2.4	57.1	72	1	No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	85.0	87.7	2.7	87.6	213	3	Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black	71.4	76.6	5.2	74.7	79	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino	70.5	65.7	-4.8	73.0	158	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	89.4	85.9	-3.5	91.2	191	0	Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	46.1	50.0	5,053	2	Below Target
Lowest Performing	45.4	50.0	1,176	2	Below Target
High needs	45.5	50.0	3,913	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	45.4	50.0	3,008	2	Below Target
EL and Former EL	46.6	50.0	2,082	2	Below Target
Students w/ disabilities	40.6	50.0	772	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	48.6	50.0	1,456	2	Below Target
Afr. Amer./Black	46.4	50.0	341	2	Below Target
Hispanic/Latino	43.5	50.0	1,696	2	Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	219	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	46.9	50.0	1,341	2	Below Target

English language arts growth - High school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	42.1	50.0	548	2	Below Target
Lowest Performing	31.3	50.0	127	1	Below Target
High needs	42.2	50.0	361	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	42.1	50.0	280	2	Below Target
EL and Former EL	44.0	50.0	182	2	Below Target
Students w/ disabilities	32.3	50.0	47	1	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	43.7	50.0	194	2	Below Target
Afr. Amer./Black	42.9	50.0	59	2	Below Target
Hispanic/Latino	41.3	50.0	139	2	Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	16	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	1	-	-
White	39.1	50.0	139	1	Below Target

Mathematics growth - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	48.8	50.0	5,054	2	Below Target
Lowest Performing	46.3	50.0	1,172	2	Below Target
High needs	48.0	50.0	3,914	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	47.2	50.0	3,008	2	Below Target
EL and Former EL	49.3	50.0	2,080	2	Below Target
Students w/ disabilities	43.1	50.0	774	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	52.9	50.0	1,460	3	Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black	46.9	50.0	342	2	Below Target
Hispanic/Latino	45.6	50.0	1,693	2	Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	218	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	48.9	50.0	1,341	2	Below Target

Mathematics growth - High school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	39.6	50.0	543	1	Below Target
Lowest Performing	26.9	50.0	126	0	Below Target
High needs	37.5	50.0	356	1	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	37.7	50.0	277	1	Below Target
EL and Former EL	38.1	50.0	182	1	Below Target
Students w/ disabilities	28.8	50.0	48	0	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	42.4	50.0	192	2	Below Target
Afr. Amer./Black	40.6	50.0	60	2	Below Target
Hispanic/Latino	34.2	50.0	139	1	Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	16	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	1	-	-
White	40.6	50.0	135	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	78.8	82.4	3.6	80.8	782	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	74.7	78.5	3.8	78.8	615	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	75.0	78.3	3.3	79.5	589	2	Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	67.8	68.9	1.1	73.4	183	2	Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities	45.6	52.3	6.7	51.5	128	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	81.2	89.9	8.7	84.3	237	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	75.6	85.7	10.1	81.9	84	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino	68.8	70.9	2.1	72.7	182	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	86.7	83.2	-3.5	88.8	268	0	Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school About the Data
Group	2015 Rate (%)	2016 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	86.6	85.4	-1.2	88.2	755	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	83.0	82.6	-0.4	86.5	593	1	No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged	83.2	82.5	-0.7	87.1	568	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	77.4	77.0	-0.4	81.9	183	1	No Change
Students w/ disabilities	62.2	66.0	3.8	67.1	103	2	Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	88.7	85.7	-3.0	91.4	245	0	Declined
Afr. Amer./Black	97.5	85.4	-12.1	100.0	82	0	Declined
Hispanic/Latino	78.9	78.6	-0.3	82.4	192	1	No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	86.0	92.0	6.0	87.8	226	4	Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school About the Data
Group	2016 Rate (%)	2017 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	1.8	1.2	0.6	1.6	3,257	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	2.9	2.0	0.9	2.6	1,853	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	3.0	1.9	1.1	2.7	1,473	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	4.0	2.5	1.5	3.6	363	4	Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities	5.9	3.6	2.3	5.3	331	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	1.3	0.7	0.6	1.2	1,019	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	2.0	0.5	1.5	1.8	367	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino	2.5	2.2	0.3	2.3	815	3	Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	65	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	1.5	1.3	0.2	1.4	987	3	Met 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	49.9	54.8	4.9	69.2	2,496	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EL and Former EL	49.9	54.8	4.9	69.2	2,496	3	Met Target
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	35.7	26.0	-9.7	33.9	262	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EL and Former EL	35.7	26.0	-9.7	33.9	262	2	Improved Below Target
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	11.7	11.8	-0.1	10.6	10,032	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	17.1	18.2	-1.1	15.0	1,209	0	Declined
High needs	13.8	14.0	-0.2	11.9	7,810	1	No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged	16.3	16.4	-0.1	13.7	5,566	1	No Change
EL and Former EL	10.4	10.6	-0.2	7.0	4,021	1	No Change
Students w/ disabilities	19.9	17.8	2.1	17.5	1,737	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Asian	4.5	5.3	-0.8	2.6	2,691	0	Declined
Afr. Amer./Black	8.8	8.3	0.5	5.9	712	2	Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino	17.6	17.0	0.6	14.8	3,509	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	421	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	12.7	12.1	0.6	11.7	2,692	3	Met Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	23.2	25.5	-2.3	22.1	3,554	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	34.7	34.8	-0.1	32.6	164	1	No Change
High needs	30.4	33.6	-3.2	28.5	2,260	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	33.7	35.3	-1.6	31.1	1,594	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	25.6	29.9	-4.3	22.2	1,316	0	Declined
Students w/ disabilities	42.4	48.8	-6.4	40.0	441	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	17.1	16.6	0.5	15.2	1,044	2	Improved Below Target
Afr. Amer./Black	15.5	17.1	-1.6	12.6	414	0	Declined
Hispanic/Latino	37.3	40.4	-3.1	34.5	976	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	91	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	19.7	23.5	-3.8	18.7	1,026	0	Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	68.4	70.6	2.2	73.0	1,604	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	50.1	48.3	-1.8	57.1	838	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	52.2	48.0	-4.2	61.3	709	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	57.8	55.0	-2.8	63.4	502	0	Declined
Students w/ disabilities	14.0	15.1	1.1	19.5	146	2	Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	77.8	81.1	3.3	84.2	512	2	Improved Below Target
Afr. Amer./Black	64.9	72.8	7.9	73.3	191	3	Met Target
Hispanic/Latino	50.3	50.3	0.0	58.9	384	1	No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	35	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	71.9	75.5	3.6	77.0	481	2	Improved Below 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	8,029	7,952	99	Yes	1	8,019	7,960	99	Yes	1	3,181	3,135	99	Yes	1
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	6,323	6,252	99	Yes	1	6,312	6,262	99	Yes	1	2,453	2,413	98	Yes	1
Econ. Disadvantaged	4,905	4,845	99	Yes	1	4,895	4,857	99	Yes	1	1,904	1,872	98	Yes	1
EL and Former EL	3,322	3,287	99	Yes	1	3,317	3,302	100	Yes	1	1,342	1,328	99	Yes	1
Students w/ disabilities	1,379	1,347	98	Yes	1	1,375	1,354	98	Yes	1	516	502	97	Yes	1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	2,191	2,184	100	Yes	1	2,187	2,181	100	Yes	1	876	870	99	Yes	1
Afr. Amer./Black	613	602	98	Yes	1	614	610	99	Yes	1	297	294	99	Yes	1
Hispanic/Latino	2,712	2,677	99	Yes	1	2,708	2,685	99	Yes	1	1,003	981	98	Yes	1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	315	314	100	Yes	1	317	316	100	Yes	1	116	115	99	Yes	1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
White	2,194	2,171	99	Yes	1	2,188	2,163	99	Yes	1	886	872	98	Yes	1

School Accountability Information About the Data
School	Accountability classification
Abraham Lincoln	Not requiring assistance or intervention
B.F. Butler Middle School	Requiring assistance or intervention
Bartlett Community Partnership	Requiring assistance or intervention
Charles W Morey	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Charlotte M Murkland Elementary	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Dr An Wang School	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Dr Gertrude Bailey	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Greenhalge	Requiring assistance or intervention
Henry J Robinson Middle	Requiring assistance or intervention
James S Daley Middle School	Not requiring assistance or intervention
James Sullivan Middle School	Requiring assistance or intervention
John J Shaughnessy	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Joseph McAvinnue	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School	Requiring assistance or intervention
Laura Lee Therapeutic Day School	Requiring assistance or intervention
Leblanc Therapeutic Day School	Insufficient data
Lowell Day School on Broadway	Insufficient data
Lowell High	Requiring assistance or intervention
Moody Elementary	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Pawtucketville Memorial	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Peter W Reilly	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Pyne Arts	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Rogers STEM Academy	Not requiring assistance or intervention
S Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Not requiring assistance or intervention
The Career Academy	Requiring assistance or intervention
Washington	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