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2018 Official Accountability Report - Somerville High

Overall results

Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All students
(Non-high school grades)		 Lowest performing students
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
Weighted total------
Percentage of possible points----
Criterion-referenced target percentage29%
Partially meeting targets

Subgroup results

Weighted total---
Percentage of possible points--
Criterion-referenced target percentage32%
Partially meeting targets
Subgroup percentile
This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same subgroup in schools administering similar assessments 54

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 95.4 93.2 -2.2 96.9 2881No Change
Lowest Performing 89.9 86.7 -3.2 92.0 640Declined
High needs 92.4 89.2 -3.2 94.5 1810Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 93.5 89.1 -4.4 95.1 1440Declined
EL and Former EL 80.1 71.1 -9.0 83.6 510Declined
Students w/ disabilities 94.4 88.5 -5.9 96.9 480Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 96.9 96.6 -0.3 100.0 291No Change
Afr. Amer./Black 94.9 98.3 3.4 97.3 434Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 91.7 87.8 -3.9 93.6 1250Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 99.8 98.0 -1.8 100.0 884Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 88.6 86.9 -1.7 90.5 2891No Change
Lowest Performing 64.6 61.2 -3.4 68.8 650Declined
High needs 83.1 80.9 -2.2 85.3 1811No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged 84.1 82.8 -1.3 86.5 1451No Change
EL and Former EL 67.4 67.2 -0.2 70.9 511No Change
Students w/ disabilities 79.2 73.9 -5.3 82.9 470Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 96.1 93.1 -3.0 100.0 290Declined
Afr. Amer./Black 82.4 83.1 0.7 85.1 432Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 82.6 80.8 -1.8 86.4 1261No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 96.1 96.0 -0.1 98.2 881No Change

Science achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 90.9 89.3 -1.6 92.7 2611No Change
Lowest Performing 77.1 72.3 -4.8 81.2 640Declined
High needs 86.6 83.6 -3.0 89.2 1590Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 86.6 84.1 -2.5 88.9 1291No Change
EL and Former EL 75.0 69.2 -5.8 78.3 300Declined
Students w/ disabilities 90.9 77.1 -13.8 94.1 470Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 90.8 95.0 4.2 93.5 254Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 86.0 85.6 -0.4 88.6 401No Change
Hispanic/Latino 87.4 84.1 -3.3 89.8 1070Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 96.5 96.2 -0.3 98.3 861No Change

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2018 Mean SGP 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 63.3 50.0 2354Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 43.1 50.0 522Below Target
High needs 59.0 50.0 1363Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 59.2 50.0 1083Met Target
EL and Former EL-- 15--
Students w/ disabilities 52.5 50.0 433Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----
Asian 71.2 50.0 224Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 64.3 50.0 374Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 60.0 50.0 924Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----
White 65.0 50.0 814Exceeded Target

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2018 Mean SGP 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 55.9 50.0 2343Met Target
Lowest Performing 47.0 50.0 532Below Target
High needs 55.6 50.0 1343Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 54.5 50.0 1073Met Target
EL and Former EL-- 15--
Students w/ disabilities 61.8 50.0 424Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----
Asian 71.1 50.0 224Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 52.3 50.0 373Met Target
Hispanic/Latino 58.3 50.0 923Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----
White 50.9 50.0 803Met Target

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2016 Rate (%) 2017 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 85.0 87.9 2.9 87.0 3064Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 83.6 85.2 1.6 87.4 2362Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 85.2 86.0 0.8 89.0 2212Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 62.3 57.4 -4.9 64.3 540Declined
Students w/ disabilities 83.3 78.8 -4.5 88.5 520Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 89.6 100.0 10.4 91.6 284Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 93.9 91.9 -2.0 99.6 370Declined
Hispanic/Latino 72.0 79.4 7.4 76.4 1364Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 95.5 95.1 -0.4 97.9 1033Met Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2015 Rate (%) 2016 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 88.5 89.8 1.3 90.5 3142Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 87.6 89.2 1.6 90.7 2682Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 87.5 89.6 2.1 90.7 2502Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 74.1 76.6 2.5 76.1 773Met Target
Students w/ disabilities 95.6 93.8 -1.8 99.9 480Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 95.0 93.8 -1.2 97.0 480Declined
Afr. Amer./Black 88.4 98.0 9.6 94.5 494Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 81.1 79.2 -1.9 84.8 1250Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 96.5 97.7 1.2 98.5 883Met Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2016 Rate (%) 2017 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 1.5 1.5 0.0 1.4 1,2551No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 2.5 2.6 -0.1 2.3 7261No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged 1.6 1.2 0.4 1.4 4984Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 7.9 8.8 -0.9 7.1 1940Declined
Students w/ disabilities 0.9 0.5 0.4 1.0 2094Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1184Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1714Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 3.2 3.1 0.1 2.9 5771No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 8--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.0 3813Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 48.7 50.9 2.2 38.7 1123Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Econ. Disadvantaged-------
EL and Former EL 48.7 50.9 2.2 38.7 1123Met 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 - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 25.3 22.2 3.1 23.4 1,2354Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 26.4 27.7 -1.3 20.9 650Declined
High needs 32.0 28.5 3.5 29.4 7344Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 29.1 30.3 -1.2 25.4 4890Declined
EL and Former EL 38.9 29.7 9.2 31.2 2764Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 30.1 29.8 0.3 26.4 1882Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 13.2 17.6 -4.4 10.6 1020Declined
Afr. Amer./Black 15.3 17.0 -1.7 11.9 1650Declined
Hispanic/Latino 34.7 27.7 7.0 31.5 5714Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 19--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 18.2 16.7 1.5 16.2 3783Met Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 61.9 62.1 0.2 68.0 5812Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 42.4 45.0 2.6 50.4 3292Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 50.8 48.2 -2.6 61.1 2490Declined
EL and Former EL 26.4 34.1 7.7 35.8 1232Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 38.5 30.5 -8.0 43.9 950Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 80.0 77.8 -2.2 91.8 540Declined
Afr. Amer./Black 55.6 56.3 0.7 63.6 872Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 53.1 55.9 2.8 63.0 2632Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 9--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 72.3 70.8 -1.5 78.7 1680Declined



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