Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Amherst-Pelham

Districts Schools

2018

2018 Official Accountability Report - Amherst-Pelham

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME Amherst-Pelham (06050000)	TITLE I STATUS Non-Title I District
REGION West/Central	GRADES SERVED 07,08,09,10,11,12
Accountability and Assistance Level:	In need of focused/targeted support

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	0	4	-	0	4	-	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-	3	4	-	4	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	0	12	67.5	0	8	67.5	9	12	40.0	8	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	1	4	-	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	1	4	-	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5	2	8	22.5	6	8	20.0	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	0	4	-	0	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	0	4	10.0	4	8	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		1.3	10.3	-	0.5	7.6	-	7.3	10.0	-	6.7	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		13%		-	7%		-	73%		-	88%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		10% Weight of non-high school results:30%						81% Weight of high school results:70%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		59%
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	0	4	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	1	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Achievement total	0	12	67.5	2	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	1	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	3	8	22.5	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	4	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	0	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	4	4	-	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	4	4	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	6	8	10.0
Weighted total		1.1	10.3	-	3.3	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		11%		-	31%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		11% Weight of non-high school results:30%			31% Weight of high school results:70%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		25%
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	505.0	500.6	-4.4	506.8	373	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	477.2	471.8	-5.4	481.6	36	0	Declined
High needs	489.8	482.6	-7.2	491.3	166	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	492.0	483.2	-8.8	493.6	116	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	56	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	480.0	470.6	-9.4	481.4	75	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	512.8	507.6	-5.2	514.6	35	0	Declined
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	27	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	490.5	478.8	-11.7	492.2	53	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	29	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	509.4	506.9	-2.5	511.4	229	0	Declined

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	97.6	-0.3	99.4	223	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	92.5	97.1	4.6	94.5	52	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	94.7	92.6	-2.1	96.6	71	1	No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged	96.8	91.2	-5.6	98.6	51	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	21	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	90.3	91.7	1.4	92.6	36	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	100.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	21	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	94.3	88.8	-5.5	96.2	38	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	99.0	99.4	0.4	100.0	134	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	504.7	500.4	-4.3	506.4	371	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	475.9	473.9	-2.0	478.5	35	0	Declined
High needs	489.7	484.7	-5.0	491.2	164	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	491.8	485.7	-6.1	492.9	114	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	55	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	482.0	472.7	-9.3	483.5	74	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	513.3	508.2	-5.1	515.7	35	3	Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	26	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	489.3	484.0	-5.3	491.3	52	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	29	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	508.8	504.6	-4.2	510.5	229	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	92.0	93.3	1.3	93.8	221	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	71.0	81.3	10.3	73.8	52	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	82.5	80.7	-1.8	85.0	70	1	No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged	85.0	81.0	-4.0	87.7	50	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	73.9	73.5	-0.4	76.8	34	1	No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	93.5	97.6	4.1	95.2	21	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	83.1	75.0	-8.1	86.0	37	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	96.7	97.7	1.0	98.5	133	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	80.3	75.3	-5.0	82.1	189	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	62.8	56.1	-6.7	65.1	70	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	60.3	57.0	-3.3	62.4	50	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	59.3	44.5	-14.8	61.6	32	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	57.4	50.0	-7.4	59.9	27	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	89.6	81.0	-8.6	91.4	126	0	Declined

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	95.5	95.7	0.2	97.3	197	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	91.5	87.9	-3.6	93.8	64	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	92.4	87.2	-5.2	94.5	43	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	87.2	82.8	-4.4	89.5	32	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	90.3	83.6	-6.7	92.8	29	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	98.0	98.6	0.6	99.8	122	4	Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	49.7	50.0	332	2	Below Target
Lowest Performing	36.3	50.0	36	1	Below Target
High needs	40.8	50.0	145	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	40.2	50.0	100	2	Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	48	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	34.5	50.0	66	1	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	55.8	50.0	32	3	Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	22	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	43.7	50.0	41	2	Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	26	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	51.6	50.0	211	3	Met Target

English language arts growth - High school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	50.5	50.0	188	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	47.3	50.0	45	2	Below Target
High needs	46.4	50.0	53	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	48.0	50.0	36	2	Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	13	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	44.9	50.0	28	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	19	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	9	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	45.5	50.0	27	2	Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	15	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	52.0	50.0	117	3	Met Target

Mathematics growth - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	42.3	50.0	332	2	Below Target
Lowest Performing	39.3	50.0	35	1	Below Target
High needs	38.0	50.0	146	1	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	38.4	50.0	101	1	Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	48	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	35.5	50.0	66	1	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	45.5	50.0	33	2	Below Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	21	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	44.2	50.0	41	2	Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	26	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	41.5	50.0	211	2	Below Target

Mathematics growth - High school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	50.6	50.0	180	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	40.7	50.0	43	2	Below Target
High needs	44.6	50.0	49	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	46.8	50.0	33	2	Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	11	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	42.8	50.0	24	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	19	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	9	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	54.6	50.0	24	3	Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	15	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	50.0	50.0	112	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	88.9	92.5	3.6	90.9	239	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	77.5	84.3	6.8	81.6	102	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	78.9	86.4	7.5	83.4	81	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	71.0	80.0	9.0	76.9	45	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	100.0	95.8	-4.2	100.0	24	3	Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	77.8	85.2	7.4	81.7	27	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	25	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	88.7	94.5	5.8	90.8	145	4	Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school About the Data
Group	2015 Rate (%)	2016 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	94.1	94.0	-0.1	95.7	235	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	91.5	89.2	-2.3	95.0	102	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	91.7	90.8	-0.9	95.6	76	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	90.1	83.9	-6.2	95.0	62	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	100.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	21	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	89.4	88.9	-0.5	92.9	27	1	No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	95.5	93.4	-2.1	97.3	151	0	Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school About the Data
Group	2016 Rate (%)	2017 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	1.5	1.1	0.4	1.4	919	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	2.9	3.2	-0.3	2.6	311	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	2.5	2.0	0.5	2.3	198	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	39	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	4.0	5.1	-1.1	3.6	158	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	0.0	1.1	-1.1	1.0	88	0	Declined
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	65	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	3.2	4.6	-1.4	2.9	130	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	84	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	1.2	0.5	0.7	1.1	551	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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	52.2	40.0	-12.2	33.9	30	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	30	-	-
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	15.1	12.9	2.2	14.0	420	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	31.9	35.0	-3.1	29.8	40	0	Declined
High needs	24.3	20.7	3.6	22.4	193	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	23.9	21.5	2.4	21.3	121	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	69	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	35.1	26.4	8.7	32.7	91	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	8.3	7.5	0.8	6.4	40	2	Improved Below Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	32	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	22.7	25.4	-2.7	19.9	67	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	31	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	13.4	9.6	3.8	12.4	249	4	Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	15.8	17.7	-1.9	14.7	959	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	30.0	25.0	5.0	27.9	52	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	29.6	28.6	1.0	27.7	367	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	32.5	31.6	0.9	29.9	225	2	Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	96	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	30.6	28.3	2.3	28.2	180	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	8.3	6.7	1.6	6.4	90	3	Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	71	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	31.9	25.7	6.2	29.1	167	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	90	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	11.5	15.2	-3.7	10.5	540	0	Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	62.6	79.7	17.1	67.2	449	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	24.7	48.1	23.4	31.7	154	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	28.6	51.9	23.3	37.7	104	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	38	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	11.9	37.2	25.3	17.4	78	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	83.0	91.1	8.1	89.4	45	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	35	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	28.1	54.3	26.2	36.7	70	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	41	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	71.8	89.1	17.3	76.9	258	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	632	605	96	Yes	1	631	602	95	Yes	1	441	418	95	Yes	1
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	262	246	94	No	1	262	244	93	No	1	162	149	92	No	1
Econ. Disadvantaged	180	171	95	Yes	1	180	169	94	No	1	112	105	94	No	1
EL and Former EL	87	86	99	Yes	1	87	85	98	Yes	1	49	46	94	No	1
Students w/ disabilities	126	110	88	No	2	126	108	87	No	2	79	69	87	No	1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Asian	60	58	97	Yes	1	60	58	97	Yes	1	39	36	94	No	2
Afr. Amer./Black	43	43	100	Yes	1	43	42	98	Yes	1	28	27	96	Yes	1
Hispanic/Latino	99	92	93	No	1	98	91	93	No	1	69	66	96	Yes	1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	49	46	94	No	1	49	46	94	No	1	31	29	94	No	1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
White	379	365	96	Yes	1	379	364	96	Yes	1	272	259	95	Yes	1

School Accountability Information About the Data
School	Accountability classification
Amherst Regional High	Requiring assistance or intervention
Amherst Regional Middle School	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