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2023 Official Accountability Report - Dedham

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Dedham (00730000)
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 classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
Substantial progress toward targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
56% - Substantial progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage56%
Progress towards targetsSubstantial progress toward targets

2023 Points awarded

2023 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)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement24-24-44----
Mathematics achievement24-44-24----
Science achievement04----04----
Achievement total41260.06867.561240.0---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-34----
Mathematics growth34-34-34----
Growth total5820.05822.56820.0---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------24----
Extended engagement rate------04----
Annual dropout rate------34----
High school completion total------51220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-04----
Advanced coursework completion------44----
Additional indicators total4410.04410.04810.0---
Weighted total4.19.6-5.67.6-5.010.0----
Percentage of possible points 43%-74%-50%---
Percentage of possible points by gradespan58%
Weight of non-high school results:68%
50%
Weight of high school results:32%
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage56%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage40%
Progress towards targetsModerate progress toward targets

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
High needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-34-
Mathematics achievement34-34-
Science achievement04-04-
Achievement total31267.561247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-34-
Mathematics growth34-34-
Growth total5822.56822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---24-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---34-
High school completion total---51220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-04-
Advanced coursework completion---24-
Additional indicators total4410.02810.0
Weighted total3.610.3-5.410.7-
Percentage of possible points 35%-51%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan35%
Weight of non-high school results:68%
51%
Weight of high school results:32%
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage40%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 495.4 495.7 0.3 498.3 1,1022Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 470.1 470.3 0.2 474.8 1912Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High needs 484.9 483.3 -1.6 487.0 5330Recovery Path: Declined
Low income 485.4 483.2 -2.2 487.6 3430Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 135--
Students w/ disabilities 477.9 475.4 -2.5 480.2 2990Recovery Path: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 25--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 89--
Hispanic/Latino 486.7 485.6 -1.1 490.2 2040Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 70--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 498.4 498.9 0.5 501.1 7112Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 503.5 508.0 4.5 506.1 1844Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 494.2 498.0 3.8 497.5 803Path Forward: Met Target
Low income 498.0 499.8 1.8 501.9 592Path Forward: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 10--
Students w/ disabilities 481.7 488.4 6.7 484.7 364Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 17--
Hispanic/Latino 498.0 504.7 6.7 501.2 344Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 8--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 506.5 509.5 3.0 509.1 1223Path Forward: Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 497.0 498.2 1.2 499.0 1,1072Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 470.8 477.0 6.2 475.0 1914Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High needs 485.1 486.8 1.7 486.6 5363Recovery Path: Met Target
Low income 484.5 485.8 1.3 486.2 3423Recovery Path: Met Target
EL and Former EL---- 137--
Students w/ disabilities 479.4 480.4 1.0 481.2 3002Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 25--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 89--
Hispanic/Latino 486.2 489.5 3.3 489.2 2033Recovery Path: Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 70--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 500.7 501.2 0.5 503.7 7172Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 507.4 508.3 0.9 509.9 1812Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 496.6 500.2 3.6 500.4 773Path Forward: Met Target
Low income 499.5 501.5 2.0 504.0 572Path Forward: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 10--
Students w/ disabilities 482.3 491.5 9.2 485.2 334Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 17--
Hispanic/Latino 501.3 501.5 0.2 505.3 342Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 7--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 510.2 509.8 -0.4 512.8 1201Path Forward: No Change

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 495.4 492.4 -3.0 498.1 3640Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 484.5 482.9 -1.6 487.5 1720Path Forward: Declined
Low income 483.5 485.6 2.1 486.8 1132Path Forward: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 39--
Students w/ disabilities 479.8 475.6 -4.2 483.2 890Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 10--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 30--
Hispanic/Latino 485.4 480.2 -5.2 487.6 630Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 18--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 499.1 495.5 -3.6 501.7 2420Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 504.9 501.7 -3.2 507.3 1710Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 494.7 493.3 -1.4 496.6 690Recovery Path: Declined
Low income 496.1 494.3 -1.8 499.4 500Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 8--
Students w/ disabilities 483.4 486.4 3.0 487.1 342Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 15--
Hispanic/Latino---- 30--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 7--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 507.2 504.0 -3.2 509.8 1170Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 47.9 8272Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 48.6 1912Typical Growth - Low
High needs 43.1 3832Typical Growth - Low
Low income 40.6 2442Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 91--
Students w/ disabilities 43.4 2112Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 19--
Afr. Amer./Black- 61--
Hispanic/Latino 43.6 1532Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 46--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 48.8 5482Typical Growth - Low

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 57.4 1663Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing----
High needs 52.1 683Typical Growth - High
Low income 54.5 513Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL- 9--
Students w/ disabilities 45.8 302Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black- 16--
Hispanic/Latino 59.2 323Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 7--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 57.7 1093Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 52.5 8313Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 55.4 1913Typical Growth - High
High needs 52.2 3873Typical Growth - High
Low income 51.0 2463Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL- 93--
Students w/ disabilities 51.3 2143Typical Growth - High
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 19--
Afr. Amer./Black- 63--
Hispanic/Latino 54.3 1523Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 46--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 51.4 5513Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 56.6 1643Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing----
High needs 58.5 663Typical Growth - High
Low income 58.4 503Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL- 9--
Students w/ disabilities 54.0 283Typical Growth - High
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black- 16--
Hispanic/Latino 50.7 323Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 7--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 57.0 1073Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 91.5 92.5 1.0 93.5 1732Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 82.2 85.4 3.2 86.5 822Improved Below Target
Low income 81.2 84.1 2.9 85.8 632Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 16--
Students w/ disabilities 78.7 80.0 1.3 84.8 402Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 14--
Hispanic/Latino 78.6 90.3 11.7 83.3 314Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 93.9 93.5 -0.4 95.0 1231No Change

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2020 Rate (%) 2021 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 96.6 92.6 -4.0 95.0 1890Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 92.2 84.4 -7.8 95.0 900Declined
Low income 92.5 82.6 -9.9 95.0 690Declined
EL and Former EL---- 10--
Students w/ disabilities 87.8 83.0 -4.8 92.4 470Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 6--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 16--
Hispanic/Latino 90.3 82.1 -8.2 94.4 280Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 7--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 97.9 94.7 -3.2 95.0 1323Met Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 1.3 1.2 -0.1 1.2 6943Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 2.6 2.3 -0.3 2.3 3013Met Target
Low income 2.9 3.2 0.3 2.6 2220Declined
EL and Former EL---- 22--
Students w/ disabilities 2.3 3.7 1.4 2.1 1350Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 16--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 65--
Hispanic/Latino 2.9 2.5 -0.4 2.6 1203Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 20--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 1.0 1.1 0.1 1.0 4730Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 48.9 54.2 5.3 51.6 833Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
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
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 34.8 6.9 -27.9 36.0 290Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
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-------

Chronic absenteeism - Non-high school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 18.5 13.3 -5.2 17.5 1,5964Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 29.8 24.6 -5.2 30.1 1914Exceeded Target
High needs 28.2 22.0 -6.2 26.4 7724Exceeded Target
Low income 34.9 27.3 -7.6 32.5 4984Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 219--
Students w/ disabilities 30.0 20.8 -9.2 27.6 4034Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 34--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 121--
Hispanic/Latino 37.2 27.8 -9.4 34.3 2994Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 101--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 13.8 9.7 -4.1 12.6 1,0394Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 46.1 61.1 15.0 44.5 7380Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 53.8 66.6 12.8 50.9 3140Declined
Low income 54.0 68.1 14.1 49.5 2350Declined
EL and Former EL---- 68--
Students w/ disabilities 58.6 68.6 10.0 55.1 1400Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 19--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 77--
Hispanic/Latino 60.3 70.9 10.6 55.9 1270Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 21--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 44.3 60.9 16.6 42.5 4940Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 62.0 67.2 5.2 65.4 3444Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 41.6 43.6 2.0 47.3 1332Improved Below Target
Low income 45.5 46.5 1.0 51.7 1012Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 28--
Students w/ disabilities 26.1 22.9 -3.2 33.2 480Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 12--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 42--
Hispanic/Latino 45.3 59.3 14.0 52.1 544Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 8--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 66.9 71.5 4.6 70.5 2283Met Target

Assessment participation - All students
Group English language arts Mathematics Science
Enrolled Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate Enrolled Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate Enrolled Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate
All Students 1,319 1,30499Yes 1 1,316 1,30599Yes 1 565 56199Yes 1

Assessment participation - Student Group
Group English language arts Mathematics Science Overall
Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Total Enrolled Total Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate
High needs 642 631 640 630 268 264 1,550 1,52598Yes1
Low income 420 417 418 414 182 181 1,020 1,01299Yes1
EL and Former EL 166 163 166 164 59 59 391 38699Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 344 335 342 333 131 127 817 79597Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 2 2 2 2 1 1 5----
Asian 28 28 28 28 13 13 69 69100Yes1
Afr. Amer./Black 108 106 107 106 48 48 263 26099Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 248 246 247 244 103 102 598 59299Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 80 78 79 77 28 26 187 18197Yes1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 851 842 851 846 371 370 2,073 2,05899Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
AveryNot requiring assistance or intervention 30
Dedham HighNot requiring assistance or intervention 56
Dedham Middle SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 48
Early Childhood CenterInsufficient data-
GreenlodgeRequiring assistance or intervention 84
OakdaleNot requiring assistance or intervention 65
RiverdaleNot requiring assistance or intervention 55


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 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)

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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