Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Billerica

Districts Schools

2018

2018 Official Accountability Report - Billerica

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME Billerica (00310000)	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 and Assistance Level:	Partially meeting targets

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	3	4	-	2	4	-	4	4	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	1	4	-	3	4	-	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	7	12	60.0	5	8	67.5	12	12	47.5	5	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	3	4	-	2	4	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	3	4	-	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	5	8	20.0	6	8	22.5	5	8	22.5	3	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	3	4	10.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-	0	4	-	0	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	0	4	10.0	0	4	10.0	3	8	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		5.5	9.6	-	4.7	7.6	-	7.5	10.7	-	4.5	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		57%		-	62%		-	70%		-	59%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		60% Weight of non-high school results:70%						65% 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	4	4	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	3	4	-	4	4	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-	1	4	-
	Achievement total	10	12	67.5	6	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	0	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	0	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	4	4	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	4	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	1	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	3	4	-
	Additional indicators total	1	4	10.0	3	8	10.0
Weighted total		7.8	10.3	-	4.9	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		76%		-	46%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		76% Weight of non-high school results:70%			46% Weight of high school results:30%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		67%
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	498.9	500.7	1.8	500.7	2,331	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	477.8	481.4	3.6	482.2	458	2	Improved Below Target
High needs	487.4	490.4	3.0	488.9	849	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	491.3	493.9	2.6	492.9	454	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	96	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	480.5	482.7	2.2	481.9	475	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	158	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	94	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	136	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	66	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
White	498.6	500.7	2.1	500.6	1,869	3	Met 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	98.0	98.0	0.0	99.5	343	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	95.2	94.9	-0.3	97.2	83	1	No Change
High needs	93.3	91.9	-1.4	95.2	86	1	No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged	94.9	94.5	-0.4	96.7	50	1	No Change
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	86.2	88.6	2.4	88.5	46	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	98.5	98.2	-0.3	100.0	286	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	500.0	499.9	-0.1	501.7	2,340	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	478.5	481.4	2.9	481.1	460	3	Met Target
High needs	488.3	489.3	1.0	489.8	854	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	491.6	492.6	1.0	492.7	457	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	96	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	481.2	482.2	1.0	482.7	479	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	159	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	94	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	136	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	67	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
White	499.6	499.9	0.3	501.3	1,876	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	92.3	95.5	3.2	94.1	346	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	72.7	87.8	15.1	75.5	84	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	79.7	85.3	5.6	82.2	87	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	81.9	87.3	5.4	84.6	51	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	60.3	78.2	17.9	63.2	47	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	92.4	95.6	3.2	94.2	288	4	Exceeded 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	72.3	74.0	1.7	74.1	783	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	57.6	60.8	3.2	59.9	277	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	60.5	65.8	5.3	62.6	136	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	30	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	52.1	51.5	-0.6	54.4	163	1	No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	53	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	36	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	34	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	72.5	74.6	2.1	74.3	635	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	97.3	97.5	0.2	99.1	326	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	92.7	90.6	-2.1	95.0	77	1	No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged	93.2	92.2	-1.0	95.3	45	1	No Change
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	90.2	88.7	-1.5	92.5	42	1	No 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	97.9	0.6	99.1	275	4	Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	49.9	50.0	1,871	2	Below Target
Lowest Performing	52.2	50.0	453	3	Met Target
High needs	49.4	50.0	633	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	47.5	50.0	332	2	Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	67	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	48.9	50.0	360	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	-	-	122	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	67	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	98	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	42	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	3	-	-
White	49.2	50.0	1,536	2	Below Target

English language arts growth - High school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	49.7	50.0	320	2	Below Target
Lowest Performing	38.2	50.0	79	1	Below Target
High needs	45.3	50.0	69	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	49.0	50.0	41	2	Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	5	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	39.6	50.0	35	1	Below 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	48.6	50.0	270	2	Below Target

Mathematics growth - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	50.3	50.0	1,874	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	50.7	50.0	454	3	Met Target
High needs	48.6	50.0	636	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	47.7	50.0	334	2	Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	67	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	48.2	50.0	361	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	-	-	122	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	67	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	98	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	42	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	3	-	-
White	49.9	50.0	1,539	2	Below Target

Mathematics growth - High school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	51.7	50.0	322	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	45.1	50.0	80	2	Below Target
High needs	48.9	50.0	69	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	52.8	50.0	41	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	5	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	41.4	50.0	35	2	Below 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	272	3	Met Target

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school About the Data
Group	2016 Rate (%)	2017 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	91.9	85.2	-6.7	93.9	324	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	75.3	70.7	-4.6	79.4	123	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	75.0	69.4	-5.6	79.5	98	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	61.0	60.0	-1.0	66.9	65	0	Declined
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	92.4	84.8	-7.6	94.5	289	0	Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school About the Data
Group	2015 Rate (%)	2016 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	93.6	94.1	0.5	95.2	320	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	88.2	82.5	-5.7	91.7	97	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	85.6	80.6	-5.0	89.5	72	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	88.6	75.6	-13.0	93.5	41	0	Declined
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	93.7	94.5	0.8	95.5	289	2	Improved Below Target

Annual dropout rate - High school About the Data
Group	2016 Rate (%)	2017 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	1.5	1.6	-0.1	1.4	1,224	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	5.1	3.1	2.0	4.6	287	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	6.1	4.0	2.1	5.5	177	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	6.3	4.3	2.0	5.7	141	4	Exceeded 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	1,052	1	No Change

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	84.6	76.9	-7.7	57.1	39	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	39	-	-
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	4.2	5.0	-0.8	3.1	3,174	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	3.8	5.0	-1.2	1.7	461	0	Declined
High needs	8.4	8.4	0.0	6.5	1,133	1	No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged	11.8	11.0	0.8	9.2	536	2	Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	139	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	6.5	8.1	-1.6	4.1	616	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	239	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	146	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	205	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	91	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
White	4.4	5.0	-0.6	3.4	2,485	0	Declined

Chronic absenteeism - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	14.4	15.8	-1.4	13.3	1,223	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	25.0	15.5	9.5	22.9	84	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	28.3	32.3	-4.0	26.4	319	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	30.9	36.7	-5.8	28.3	169	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	39	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	35.2	36.0	-0.8	32.8	161	0	Declined
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	14.7	16.1	-1.4	13.7	1,022	0	Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	67.6	72.9	5.3	72.2	571	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	40.6	48.3	7.7	47.6	118	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	48.0	56.5	8.5	57.1	69	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	28.0	35.7	7.7	33.5	56	4	Exceeded 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	73.2	484	4	Exceeded 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	2,698	2,682	99	Yes	1	2,703	2,695	100	Yes	1	1,135	1,131	100	Yes	1
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	953	942	99	Yes	1	955	949	99	Yes	1	369	366	99	Yes	1
Econ. Disadvantaged	512	506	99	Yes	1	513	510	99	Yes	1	189	188	99	Yes	1
EL and Former EL	113	112	99	Yes	1	113	113	100	Yes	1	40	40	100	Yes	1
Students w/ disabilities	528	521	99	Yes	1	530	526	99	Yes	1	212	209	99	Yes	1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	3	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
Asian	184	183	99	Yes	1	185	185	100	Yes	1	76	76	100	Yes	1
Afr. Amer./Black	104	104	100	Yes	1	104	104	100	Yes	1	46	46	100	Yes	1
Hispanic/Latino	157	157	100	Yes	1	157	157	100	Yes	1	53	53	100	Yes	1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	73	73	100	Yes	1	75	75	100	Yes	1	30	30	100	Yes	1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	4	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-
White	2,171	2,156	99	Yes	1	2,173	2,165	100	Yes	1	927	923	100	Yes	1

School Accountability Information About the Data
School	Accountability classification
Billerica Memorial High School	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Eugene C Vining	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Frederick J Dutile	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Hajjar Elementary	Not requiring assistance or intervention
John F Kennedy	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Locke Middle	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Marshall Middle School	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Parker	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Thomas Ditson	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