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2019 Official Accountability Report - Westfield High
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Westfield (03250000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
REGION
West/Central		GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

Accountability Information

Overall classificationRequiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
In need of focused/targeted support
Low participation rate: Students w/disabilities
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
40% - Moderate progress toward targets25.00

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20182019
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage28%48%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage
(2018 x 40%) + (2019 x 60%)		40%
Moderate progress toward targets
Weighted total------
Percentage of possible points ----
Criterion-referenced target percentage48%
Weighted total------ Percentage of possible points ---- Criterion-referenced target percentage28%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20182019
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage42%18%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage
(2018 x 40%) + (2019 x 60%)		27%
Moderate progress toward targets
Weighted total--- Percentage of possible points -- 2019 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage18% Weighted total--- Percentage of possible points -- 2018 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage42%

Subgroup percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same subgroup in schools serving similar grades
7

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 95.8 95.8 0.0 97.3 2721No Change
Lowest Performing 86.7 87.7 1.0 89.5 612Improved Below Target
High needs 90.2 87.2 -3.0 92.3 880Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 91.5 84.7 -6.8 93.6 720Declined
EL and Former EL---- 12--
Students w/ disabilities 82.1 85.5 3.4 84.7 383Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 10--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 6--
Hispanic/Latino 94.1 90.2 -3.9 96.5 330Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 97.0 97.2 0.2 98.6 2202Improved Below Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 85.2 88.8 3.6 87.0 2654Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 54.7 61.9 7.2 58.8 594Exceeded Target
High needs 69.8 69.8 0.0 72.4 821No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged 74.2 70.1 -4.1 76.8 670Declined
EL and Former EL---- 12--
Students w/ disabilities 46.9 67.4 20.5 50.9 364Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 9--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 6--
Hispanic/Latino 65.1 72.7 7.6 68.8 324Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 89.6 92.6 3.0 91.6 2153Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 88.8 85.8 -3.0 90.7 2530Declined
Lowest Performing 66.4 56.7 -9.7 69.6 600Declined
High needs 76.2 65.3 -10.9 78.6 770Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 77.9 65.7 -12.2 80.2 620Declined
EL and Former EL---- 10--
Students w/ disabilities 55.3 58.3 3.0 58.2 333Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 9--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 6--
Hispanic/Latino 76.4 70.5 -5.9 78.8 280Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 92.4 89.3 -3.1 94.2 2070Declined

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2019 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 47.6 2472Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 33.0 541Low Growth
High needs 39.7 731Low Growth
Econ. Disadvantaged 37.9 581Low Growth
EL and Former EL- 6--
Students w/ disabilities 38.0 331Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian- 6--
Afr. Amer./Black- 6--
Hispanic/Latino 37.6 281Low Growth
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 48.8 2042Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2019 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 42.5 2422Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 32.0 531Low Growth
High needs 36.8 691Low Growth
Econ. Disadvantaged 37.2 551Low Growth
EL and Former EL- 6--
Students w/ disabilities 41.0 322Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian- 5--
Afr. Amer./Black- 6--
Hispanic/Latino 40.6 262Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 42.3 2022Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 85.5 87.6 2.1 87.6 3473Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 75.5 72.1 -3.4 79.4 1360Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 72.9 69.0 -3.9 77.0 1130Declined
EL and Former EL---- 14--
Students w/ disabilities 66.0 68.5 2.5 72.3 542Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 11--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 10--
Hispanic/Latino 69.4 75.5 6.1 74.8 494Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 89.1 90.2 1.1 91.6 2762Improved Below Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2016 Rate (%) 2017 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 89.7 89.7 0.0 91.6 3311No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 84.4 83.9 -0.5 87.7 1431No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged 84.2 80.5 -3.7 87.1 1180Declined
EL and Former EL---- 12--
Students w/ disabilities 78.4 84.0 5.6 83.1 504Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 11--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 10--
Hispanic/Latino 73.5 80.6 7.1 77.5 364Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 2--
White 92.9 92.9 0.0 94.7 2671No Change

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 1.6 1.1 -0.5 1.4 1,2294Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 3.9 3.1 -0.8 3.5 4224Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 4.1 3.2 -0.9 3.7 3174Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 45--
Students w/ disabilities 4.5 5.6 1.1 4.1 1770Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 3--
Asian---- 47--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 33--
Hispanic/Latino 3.6 2.6 -1.0 3.2 1534Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 20--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 1.3 0.8 -0.5 1.2 9734Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2018 Rate (%) 2019 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 34.4 33.3 -1.1 35.9 423Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Econ. Disadvantaged-------
EL and Former EL---- 42--
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 2018 Rate (%) 2019 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 22.8 21.9 -0.9 20.5 1,2292Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 35.7 25.8 -9.9 29.9 624Exceeded Target
High needs 38.9 39.5 0.6 35.1 4830Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 40.6 41.3 0.7 35.5 3390Declined
EL and Former EL---- 77--
Students w/ disabilities 46.8 45.9 -0.9 42.4 2072Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 3--
Asian---- 46--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 30--
Hispanic/Latino 42.9 45.1 2.2 38.9 1730Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 27--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 19.2 18.1 -1.1 16.7 9492Improved Below Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2018 Rate (%) 2019 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 66.4 58.6 -7.8 72.9 6020Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 39.2 33.2 -6.0 46.6 2380Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 40.4 35.7 -4.7 48.2 1820Declined
EL and Former EL---- 30--
Students w/ disabilities 22.4 17.7 -4.7 30.0 960Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 24--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 15--
Hispanic/Latino 46.5 29.9 -16.6 55.0 770Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 17--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 71.0 64.4 -6.6 77.5 4660Declined


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 not requiring assistance or intervention. The reason(s) for the district's or school's classification are noted on this report.

Progress toward improvement targets: The criterion-referenced target percentage combines multiple years of data related to 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 cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage of 75% or higher.

The annual 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)

The cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage represents a weighted average of the annual criterion-referenced target percentages. At a minimum, a group must have an annual criterion-referenced target percentage for the most recent year in order to receive a cumulative percentage.

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 multiple years of data for all accountability indicators. School percentiles are not calculated for districts.


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