Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Dartmouth

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Schools

2018

2018 Official Accountability Report - Dartmouth

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Dartmouth (00720000)

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

Meeting targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
80% - 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	4	4	-	4	4	-	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	4	4	-	3	4	-	4	4	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	9	12	60.0	8	8	67.5	10	12	47.5	8	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	3	4	-	2	4	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	3	4	-	2	4	-	0	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	20.0	6	8	22.5	4	8	22.5	1	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	4	4	10.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	3	4	-	0	4	-	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	3	4	10.0	0	4	10.0	4	8	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		7.3	9.6	-	6.8	7.6	-	7.1	10.7	-	6.0	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		76%		-	89%		-	66%		-	79%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		83% Weight of non-high school results:70%						73% Weight of high school results:30%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		80%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		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	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-	2	4	-
	Achievement total	12	12	67.5	10	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	1	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	22.5	2	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	2	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	2	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	0	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	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	1	4	-
	Additional indicators total	1	4	10.0	5	8	10.0
Weighted total		9.6	10.3	-	6.5	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		93%		-	61%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		93% Weight of non-high school results:70%			61% Weight of high school results:30%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		83%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		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	497.1	503.3	6.2	498.9	1,794	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	477.0	483.0	6.0	481.4	351	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	487.8	494.0	6.2	489.3	704	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	490.0	496.2	6.2	491.6	466	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	116	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	479.2	483.5	4.3	480.6	314	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	26	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	70	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	101	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	497.4	503.5	6.1	499.4	1,588	4	Exceeded 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	97.9	98.8	0.9	99.4	272	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	93.4	97.3	3.9	95.4	65	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	91.7	95.0	3.3	93.6	65	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	96.7	94.4	-2.3	98.5	40	1	No Change
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	84.4	91.7	7.3	86.7	33	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	97.9	98.7	0.8	99.4	241	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	499.8	500.4	0.6	501.5	1,790	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	478.7	482.8	4.1	481.3	352	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	490.2	492.4	2.2	491.7	706	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	491.6	492.9	1.3	492.7	467	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	116	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	482.6	485.6	3.0	484.1	315	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	25	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	72	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	101	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	499.8	500.6	0.8	501.5	1,583	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	92.6	94.9	2.3	94.4	268	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	72.5	83.6	11.1	75.3	64	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	75.8	84.1	8.3	78.3	63	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	80.1	87.5	7.4	82.8	38	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	62.5	77.4	14.9	65.4	31	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	92.6	95.0	2.4	94.4	237	3	Met 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	75.8	76.5	0.7	77.6	639	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	61.9	68.3	6.4	64.2	242	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	64.3	70.7	6.4	66.4	162	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	39	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	50.5	57.5	7.0	52.8	103	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	21	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	38	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	76.0	77.4	1.4	77.8	568	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	93.7	94.3	0.6	95.5	252	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	80.0	81.0	1.0	82.3	58	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	86.0	86.0	0.0	88.1	34	1	No Change
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	65.5	73.3	7.8	67.8	29	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	94.0	94.3	0.3	95.8	225	2	Improved Below Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	58.3	50.0	1,450	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	54.6	50.0	351	3	Met Target
High needs	53.8	50.0	536	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	54.9	50.0	353	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	91	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	48.5	50.0	227	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	4	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	17	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	47	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	80	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	1	-	-
White	58.1	50.0	1,301	3	Met Target

English language arts growth - High school
About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	40.1	50.0	234	2	Below Target
Lowest Performing	34.2	50.0	55	1	Below Target
High needs	35.0	50.0	47	1	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	32.8	50.0	30	1	Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	3	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	38.2	50.0	22	1	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	1	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	4	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	15	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	40.6	50.0	213	2	Below Target

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	54.9	50.0	1,441	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	55.9	50.0	350	3	Met Target
High needs	53.1	50.0	535	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	52.5	50.0	351	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	91	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	51.9	50.0	227	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	4	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	17	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	47	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	80	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	1	-	-
White	54.9	50.0	1,292	3	Met Target

Mathematics growth - High school
About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	42.8	50.0	230	2	Below Target
Lowest Performing	26.6	50.0	55	0	Below Target
High needs	34.8	50.0	45	1	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	39.0	50.0	29	1	Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	3	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	37.6	50.0	20	1	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	1	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	4	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	15	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	41.9	50.0	209	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	89.4	90.3	0.9	91.4	267	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	76.9	78.1	1.2	81.0	96	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	77.5	77.8	0.3	82.0	81	2	Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	56.8	64.9	8.1	62.7	37	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	89.3	90.5	1.2	91.4	241	2	Improved Below Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
About the Data
Group	2015 Rate (%)	2016 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	92.1	93.4	1.3	93.7	274	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	85.6	86.8	1.2	89.1	91	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	84.0	87.3	3.3	87.9	71	2	Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	83.0	78.4	-4.6	87.9	37	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	92.7	93.7	1.0	94.5	252	2	Improved Below Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
About the Data
Group	2016 Rate (%)	2017 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	0.8	1.6	-0.8	1.0	1,064	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	2.5	4.3	-1.8	2.3	254	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	3.2	5.4	-2.2	2.9	168	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	3.5	6.6	-3.1	3.2	106	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	26	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	56	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	0.8	1.7	-0.9	1.0	964	0	Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	63.5	75.4	11.9	71.1	65	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	65	-	-
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	3.5	4.4	-0.9	2.4	2,340	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	4.2	6.3	-2.1	2.1	352	0	Declined
High needs	6.9	7.4	-0.5	5.0	938	1	No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged	8.4	8.6	-0.2	5.8	572	1	No Change
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	161	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	6.2	7.1	-0.9	3.8	408	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	34	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	104	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	139	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	3.2	3.7	-0.5	2.2	2,049	3	Met Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	11.9	9.9	2.0	10.8	1,116	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	19.4	10.6	8.8	17.3	66	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	26.8	20.6	6.2	24.9	311	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	33.5	23.0	10.5	30.9	178	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	32	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	27.6	26.1	1.5	25.2	153	2	Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	32	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	65	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	12.4	10.5	1.9	11.4	994	4	Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	62.5	61.4	-1.1	67.1	526	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	35.9	35.6	-0.3	42.9	135	1	No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged	45.7	38.9	-6.8	54.8	90	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	23.3	21.9	-1.4	28.8	64	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	26	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	61.8	60.1	-1.7	66.9	476	0	Declined

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	2,077	2,070	100	Yes	1	2,078	2,062	99	Yes	1	923	912	99	Yes	1
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	777	773	99	Yes	1	778	773	99	Yes	1	313	310	99	Yes	1
Econ. Disadvantaged	512	510	100	Yes	1	513	509	99	Yes	1	207	205	99	Yes	1
EL and Former EL	127	127	100	Yes	1	127	127	100	Yes	1	49	49	100	Yes	1
Students w/ disabilities	350	347	99	Yes	1	349	346	99	Yes	1	138	136	99	Yes	1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	8	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	31	30	97	Yes	1	31	29	95	Yes	2	13	-	-	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	80	79	99	Yes	1	82	81	99	Yes	1	31	30	97	Yes	1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	124	122	98	Yes	1	124	122	98	Yes	1	60	58	97	Yes	1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
White	1,832	1,829	100	Yes	1	1,831	1,820	99	Yes	1	814	806	99	Yes	1

School Accountability Information
About the Data
School	Accountability classification
Andrew B. Cushman School	Insufficient data
Dartmouth High	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Dartmouth Middle	Not requiring assistance or intervention
George H Potter	Not requiring assistance or intervention
James M. Quinn School	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Joseph Demello	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