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Newton South High

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2019

2019 Official Accountability Report - Newton South High

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Newton (02070000)

TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School

REGION
Coastal

GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

Substantial progress toward targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
60% - Substantial progress toward targets	88.00

OVERALL RESULTS
SUBGROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR
SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2018	2019
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	65%	56%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage (2018 x 40%) + (2019 x 60%)	60%
	Substantial progress toward targets

Weighted total

Percentage of possible points

Criterion-referenced target percentage

56%

Weighted total------ Percentage of possible points---- Criterion-referenced target percentage65%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2018	2019
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	71%	59%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage (2018 x 40%) + (2019 x 60%)	64%
	Substantial progress toward targets

Weighted total--- Percentage of possible points-- 2019 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage59% Weighted total--- Percentage of possible points-- 2018 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage71%

Subgroup percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same subgroup in schools serving similar grades

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
About the Data
Group	2018 Achievement	2019 Achievement	Change	2019 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	99.8	99.3	-0.5	100.0	468	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	99.4	97.0	-2.4	100.0	110	1	No Change
High needs	99.5	97.8	-1.7	100.0	150	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	100.0	98.6	-1.4	100.0	53	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	100.0	98.5	-1.5	100.0	33	4	Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities	99.1	96.4	-2.7	100.0	84	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	100.0	99.8	-0.2	100.0	105	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	99.2	94.3	-4.9	100.0	22	0	Declined
Hispanic/Latino	100.0	99.2	-0.8	100.0	30	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	100.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	24	4	Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	99.8	99.4	-0.4	100.0	287	4	Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
About the Data
Group	2018 Achievement	2019 Achievement	Change	2019 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	98.4	98.8	0.4	100.0	468	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	94.2	95.2	1.0	96.3	110	3	Met Target
High needs	95.1	96.9	1.8	97.1	151	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	96.1	98.6	2.5	98.4	52	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	98.0	98.5	0.5	100.0	33	4	Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities	92.3	95.3	3.0	94.9	85	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	99.4	99.3	-0.1	100.0	106	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	89.5	94.0	4.5	93.0	21	3	Met Target
Hispanic/Latino	94.8	99.1	4.3	98.1	29	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	97.7	99.0	1.3	99.5	24	4	Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	99.5	99.0	-0.5	100.0	288	4	Exceeded Target

Science achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
About the Data
Group	2018 Achievement	2019 Achievement	Change	2019 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	97.4	96.8	-0.6	99.1	449	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	91.5	88.1	-3.4	93.8	111	0	Declined
High needs	92.9	91.1	-1.8	95.5	144	1	No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged	92.5	93.3	0.8	94.5	52	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	96.4	96.4	0.0	99.8	28	3	Met Target
Students w/ disabilities	91.3	87.5	-3.8	93.8	86	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	99.0	98.7	-0.3	100.0	96	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	95.4	96.7	1.3	99.0	30	3	Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	98.8	96.9	-1.9	100.0	24	3	Met Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	98.0	96.5	-1.5	99.7	280	3	Met Target

English language arts growth - High school
About the Data
Group	2019 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	46.5	396	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	23.9	96	0	Very Low Growth
High needs	37.9	117	1	Low Growth
Econ. Disadvantaged	33.9	45	1	Low Growth
EL and Former EL	-	19	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	37.3	71	1	Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-
Asian	54.8	90	3	Typical Growth - High
Afr. Amer./Black	22.9	21	0	Very Low Growth
Hispanic/Latino	38.7	25	1	Low Growth
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	42.9	21	2	Typical Growth - Low
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-
White	46.5	239	2	Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
About the Data
Group	2019 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	58.5	391	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	51.0	93	3	Typical Growth - High
High needs	58.2	114	3	Typical Growth - High
Econ. Disadvantaged	58.9	43	3	Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL	-	19	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	58.3	69	3	Typical Growth - High
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-
Asian	60.8	90	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Afr. Amer./Black	48.8	20	2	Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic/Latino	43.8	24	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	57.2	21	3	Typical Growth - High
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-
White	60.0	236	4	Exceeded Typical Growth

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	98.7	96.8	-1.9	99.8	464	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	97.9	92.2	-5.7	100.0	166	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	98.8	90.3	-8.5	100.0	72	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	27	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	96.5	91.3	-5.2	100.0	103	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	97.8	95.5	-2.3	100.0	89	3	Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	100.0	96.6	-3.4	100.0	29	3	Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	100.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	20	4	Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	98.5	97.1	-1.4	99.9	307	3	Met Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
About the Data
Group	2016 Rate (%)	2017 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	99.8	99.3	-0.5	100.0	445	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	99.4	100.0	0.6	100.0	143	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	98.6	100.0	1.4	100.0	83	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	100.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	85	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	100.0	98.9	-1.1	100.0	91	3	Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black	100.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	26	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino	100.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	33	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	100.0	99.3	-0.7	100.0	275	3	Met Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	0.1	0.3	0.2	1.0	1,892	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	0.0	0.9	0.9	1.0	586	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	0.0	0.6	0.6	1.0	181	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	0.0	2.8	2.8	1.0	72	0	Declined
Students w/ disabilities	0.0	0.8	0.8	1.0	362	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	0.0	0.3	0.3	1.0	377	3	Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black	0.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	99	0	Declined
Hispanic/Latino	0.0	0.9	0.9	1.0	113	3	Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	84	4	Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	0.1	0.1	0.0	1.0	1,218	3	Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
About the Data
Group	2018 Rate (%)	2019 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	88.9	79.3	-9.6	94.9	29	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EL and Former EL	88.9	79.3	-9.6	94.9	29	3	Met 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
About the Data
Group	2018 Rate (%)	2019 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	13.1	12.0	-1.1	12.0	1,929	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	15.1	15.3	0.2	11.1	111	1	No Change
High needs	18.8	17.6	-1.2	15.7	551	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	20.0	21.3	1.3	15.8	174	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	14.4	14.6	0.2	9.9	164	1	No Change
Students w/ disabilities	20.7	16.4	-4.3	16.8	268	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	8.2	7.2	-1.0	6.3	415	3	Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black	25.0	23.7	-1.3	21.7	118	2	Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino	17.4	17.8	0.4	13.4	118	1	No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	9.3	10.6	1.3	8.2	94	0	Declined
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	13.5	12.1	-1.4	12.1	1,183	3	Met Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
About the Data
Group	2018 Rate (%)	2019 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	78.1	69.3	-8.8	80.8	931	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	58.7	39.7	-19.0	65.3	277	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	68.3	49.5	-18.8	76.0	99	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	64.3	59.5	-4.8	67.0	74	0	Declined
Students w/ disabilities	47.9	19.3	-28.6	55.1	150	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	83.1	82.2	-0.9	86.3	185	3	Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black	61.7	40.0	-21.7	69.0	60	0	Declined
Hispanic/Latino	70.4	63.0	-7.4	76.7	54	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	83.8	69.4	-14.4	86.5	36	0	Declined
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	78.2	68.7	-9.5	81.0	595	0	Declined