Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Gloucester

Districts Schools

2018

2018 Official Accountability Report - Gloucester

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME Gloucester (01070000)	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
39% - Partially meeting targets	-

This district's determination of need for special education technical assistance or intervention
Needs assistance (NA)

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	-	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	2	4	-	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	1	4	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	6	12	60.0	4	8	67.5	0	12	40.0	0	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-	1	4	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	2	4	-	2	4	-	1	4	-
	Growth total	5	8	20.0	4	8	22.5	3	8	20.0	1	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	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	0	4	-	0	4	-	0	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	0	4	10.0	0	4	10.0	4	8	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		4.9	9.6	-	3.6	7.6	-	2.6	10.0	-	0.6	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		51%		-	47%		-	26%		-	8%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		49% Weight of non-high school results:70%						17% Weight of high school results:30%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		39%
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	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-	0	4	-
	Achievement total	7	12	67.5	0	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	1	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5	2	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	2	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	0	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	3	4	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	5	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	2	4	-
	Additional indicators total	0	4	10.0	2	8	10.0
Weighted total		5.6	10.3	-	1.7	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		54%		-	16%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		54% Weight of non-high school results:70%			16% Weight of high school results:30%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		43%
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	496.9	498.8	1.9	498.7	1,335	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	477.1	478.2	1.1	481.5	257	2	Improved Below Target
High needs	490.0	491.0	1.0	491.5	722	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	492.4	492.8	0.4	494.0	523	2	Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	106	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	482.2	483.1	0.9	483.6	346	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	24	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	109	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	42	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
White	497.9	500.1	2.2	499.9	1,129	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	96.9	90.2	-6.7	98.4	211	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	89.8	72.8	-17.0	91.8	45	0	Declined
High needs	93.6	84.4	-9.2	95.5	130	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	94.1	87.8	-6.3	95.9	94	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	25	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	92.1	81.3	-10.8	94.4	64	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	28	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	97.8	94.1	-3.7	99.3	170	0	Declined

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	496.1	496.7	0.6	497.8	1,332	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	472.7	474.4	1.7	475.3	256	2	Improved Below Target
High needs	487.5	487.9	0.4	489.0	720	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	489.1	489.1	0.0	490.2	521	1	No Change
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	108	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	480.0	480.3	0.3	481.5	343	2	Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	24	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	109	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	42	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
White	497.1	497.9	0.8	498.8	1,126	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	90.0	80.5	-9.5	91.8	212	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	68.3	48.3	-20.0	71.1	45	0	Declined
High needs	81.0	70.0	-11.0	83.5	131	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	82.7	73.4	-9.3	85.4	94	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	25	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	73.7	58.5	-15.2	76.6	65	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	28	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	91.5	85.8	-5.7	93.3	171	0	Declined

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	71.7	69.5	-2.2	73.5	442	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	61.1	61.3	0.2	63.4	232	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	64.0	63.7	-0.3	66.1	162	1	No Change
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	29	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	52.4	52.9	0.5	54.7	113	2	Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	35	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	73.5	71.3	-2.2	75.3	385	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	89.6	81.0	-8.6	91.4	203	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	81.3	73.2	-8.1	83.6	123	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	84.7	75.8	-8.9	86.8	89	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	23	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	72.8	63.9	-8.9	75.1	61	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	26	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	90.2	85.3	-4.9	92.0	165	0	Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	48.1	50.0	1,048	2	Below Target
Lowest Performing	42.7	50.0	255	2	Below Target
High needs	43.9	50.0	529	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	44.7	50.0	381	2	Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	64	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	40.7	50.0	243	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	5	-	-
Asian	-	-	15	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	17	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	73	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	37	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	3	-	-
White	49.0	50.0	898	2	Below Target

English language arts growth - High school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	39.6	50.0	139	1	Below Target
Lowest Performing	22.5	50.0	25	0	Below Target
High needs	35.4	50.0	71	1	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	37.1	50.0	57	1	Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	5	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	26.7	50.0	33	0	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	2	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	11	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	4	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	1	-	-
White	40.4	50.0	119	2	Below Target

Mathematics growth - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	50.9	50.0	1,045	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	44.7	50.0	254	2	Below Target
High needs	47.0	50.0	527	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	47.9	50.0	380	2	Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	64	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	43.2	50.0	242	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	5	-	-
Asian	-	-	15	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	17	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	72	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	37	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	3	-	-
White	50.9	50.0	896	3	Met Target

Mathematics growth - High school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	41.5	50.0	138	2	Below Target
Lowest Performing	33.3	50.0	25	1	Below Target
High needs	37.6	50.0	72	1	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	39.4	50.0	57	1	Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	5	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	34.5	50.0	34	1	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	2	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	11	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	4	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	1	-	-
White	42.0	50.0	118	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	86.7	88.7	2.0	88.7	204	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	80.9	83.0	2.1	85.0	112	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	81.7	85.6	3.9	86.2	90	2	Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	69.9	73.8	3.9	75.8	61	2	Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	87.0	89.6	2.6	89.1	182	3	Met Target

Extended engagement rate - High school About the Data
Group	2015 Rate (%)	2016 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	93.7	90.4	-3.3	95.3	240	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	91.4	86.8	-4.6	94.9	152	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	91.1	87.0	-4.1	95.0	131	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	84.3	82.2	-2.1	89.2	73	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	93.6	90.2	-3.4	95.4	215	0	Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school About the Data
Group	2016 Rate (%)	2017 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	2.1	1.6	0.5	1.9	814	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	3.2	2.6	0.6	2.9	388	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	3.0	3.0	0.0	2.7	263	1	No Change
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	34	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	3.7	2.4	1.3	3.3	205	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	61	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
White	2.0	1.3	0.7	1.8	697	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	64.1	68.1	4.0	69.2	91	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	91	-	-
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	37.5	25.7	-11.8	33.9	35	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	35	-	-
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	9.2	10.3	-1.1	8.1	1,827	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	14.1	16.3	-2.2	12.0	257	0	Declined
High needs	13.6	14.4	-0.8	11.7	980	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	17.4	17.7	-0.3	14.8	634	1	No Change
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	162	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	12.2	12.8	-0.6	9.8	453	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	27	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	33	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	175	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	57	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
White	8.4	9.8	-1.4	7.4	1,525	0	Declined

Chronic absenteeism - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	24.9	26.8	-1.9	23.8	851	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	42.2	35.6	6.6	40.1	45	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	33.0	36.0	-3.0	31.1	470	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	38.8	38.6	0.2	36.2	290	2	Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	75	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	36.5	39.4	-2.9	34.1	249	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	92	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
White	25.1	25.4	-0.3	24.1	706	1	No Change

Advanced coursework completion - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	44.7	50.7	6.0	49.3	381	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	20.2	24.4	4.2	27.2	172	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	24.8	30.7	5.9	33.9	114	2	Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	9.3	8.2	-1.1	14.8	98	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	27	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
White	47.0	53.2	6.2	52.1	327	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	1,565	1,555	99	Yes	1	1,563	1,552	99	Yes	1	663	659	99	Yes	1
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	869	861	99	Yes	1	868	859	99	Yes	1	371	367	99	Yes	1
Econ. Disadvantaged	629	625	99	Yes	1	628	622	99	Yes	1	263	261	99	Yes	1
EL and Former EL	142	140	99	Yes	1	141	141	100	Yes	1	58	58	100	Yes	1
Students w/ disabilities	415	410	99	Yes	1	415	408	98	Yes	1	180	177	98	Yes	1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	6	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-
Asian	27	27	100	Yes	1	27	27	100	Yes	1	10	-	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	27	27	100	Yes	1	27	27	100	Yes	1	11	-	-	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	145	143	99	Yes	1	143	142	99	Yes	1	68	67	99	Yes	1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	46	46	100	Yes	1	46	46	100	Yes	1	10	-	-	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	5	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
White	1,309	1,301	99	Yes	1	1,309	1,299	99	Yes	1	560	557	99	Yes	1

School Accountability Information About the Data
School	Accountability classification
Beeman Memorial	Not requiring assistance or intervention
East Gloucester Elementary	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Gloucester High	Requiring assistance or intervention
Gloucester PreSchool	Insufficient data
Plum Cove School	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Ralph B O'Maley Middle	Not requiring assistance or intervention
Veterans Memorial	Not requiring assistance or intervention
West Parish	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