Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Westfield High

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2023

2023 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 classification

Requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

In need of focused/targeted support

Low participation rate: EL and former EL

Progress toward improvement targets

Accountability percentile

64% - Substantial progress toward targets

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR
SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT

Overall progress toward improvement targets

2023

Criterion-referenced target percentage

64%

Progress towards targets

Substantial progress toward targets

Weighted total

Percentage of possible points

2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage

64%

Student group percentile

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

Overall progress toward improvement targets

2023

Criterion-referenced target percentage

63%

Progress towards targets

Substantial progress toward targets

Weighted total--- Percentage of possible points-- 2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage63%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school

About the Data

Group

2022 Achievement

2023 Achievement

Change

2023 Target

Points

Reason

All Students

499.4

503.1

3.7

501.3

238

Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

Lowest Performing

High needs

490.4

492.9

2.5

494.7

114

Path Forward: Improved Below Target

Low income

491.8

493.5

1.7

496.7

103

Path Forward: Improved Below Target

EL and Former EL

Students w/ disabilities

479.3

476.8

-2.5

482.5

Path Forward: Declined

Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.

Asian

Afr. Amer./Black

Hispanic/Latino

486.5

489.1

2.6

490.2

Path Forward: Improved Below Target

Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.

Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.

White

502.1

506.7

4.6

507.2

164

Path Forward: Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school

About the Data

Group

2022 Achievement

2023 Achievement

Change

2023 Target

Points

Reason

All Students

494.9

498.1

3.2

499.0

233

Path Forward: Improved Below Target

Lowest Performing

High needs

485.6

490.6

5.0

489.8

109

Path Forward: Exceeded Target

Low income

486.5

491.1

4.6

490.3

Path Forward: Exceeded Target

EL and Former EL

Students w/ disabilities

478.5

479.5

1.0

482.6

Path Forward: Improved Below Target

Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.

Asian

Afr. Amer./Black

Hispanic/Latino

481.7

487.0

5.3

485.5

Path Forward: Exceeded Target

Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.

Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.

White

498.1

501.0

2.9

502.1

160

Path Forward: Improved Below Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school

About the Data

Group

2022 Achievement

2023 Achievement

Change

2023 Target

Points

Reason

All Students

489.9

492.3

2.4

492.7

216

Recovery Path: Met Target

Lowest Performing

High needs

480.3

485.0

4.7

481.9

Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

Low income

480.4

485.7

5.3

482.4

Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

EL and Former EL

Students w/ disabilities

474.3

473.2

-1.1

476.8

Recovery Path: Declined

Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.

Asian

Afr. Amer./Black

Hispanic/Latino

478.7

483.0

4.3

481.5

Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.

Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.

White

491.6

494.3

2.7

494.8

155

Recovery Path: Met Target

English language arts growth - High school

About the Data

Group

2023 Mean SGP

Points

Reason

All Students

47.6

211

Typical Growth - Low

Lowest Performing

High needs

41.5

Typical Growth - Low

Low income

42.0

Typical Growth - Low

EL and Former EL

Students w/ disabilities

30.1

Low Growth

Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.

Asian

Afr. Amer./Black

Hispanic/Latino

40.3

Typical Growth - Low

Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.

Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.

White

48.4

146

Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school

About the Data

Group

2023 Mean SGP

Points

Reason

All Students

54.0

205

Typical Growth - High

Lowest Performing

High needs

50.6

Typical Growth - High

Low income

49.7

Typical Growth - Low

EL and Former EL

Students w/ disabilities

44.4

Typical Growth - Low

Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.

Asian

Afr. Amer./Black

Hispanic/Latino

44.3

Typical Growth - Low

Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.

Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.

White

56.6

143

Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school

About the Data

Group

2021 Rate (%)

2022 Rate (%)

Change

Target (%)

Points

Reason

All Students

94.5

90.4

-4.1

95.0

303

Declined

Lowest Performing

High needs

88.9

82.9

-6.0

94.0

164

Declined

Low income

87.2

81.8

-5.4

92.5

148

Declined

EL and Former EL

Students w/ disabilities

88.6

78.3

-10.3

95.0

Declined

Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.

Asian

Afr. Amer./Black

Hispanic/Latino

91.9

86.0

-5.9

95.0

Declined

Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.

Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.

White

94.8

90.5

-4.3

95.0

231

Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school

About the Data

Group

2020 Rate (%)

2021 Rate (%)

Change

Target (%)

Points

Reason

All Students

95.0

95.9

0.9

95.0

291

Exceeded Target

Lowest Performing

High needs

90.7

90.5

-0.2

94.3

126

No Change

Low income

90.2

89.7

-0.5

94.5

117

No Change

EL and Former EL

Students w/ disabilities

81.4

90.9

9.5

88.4

Exceeded Target

Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.

Asian

Afr. Amer./Black

Hispanic/Latino

86.2

97.3

11.1

90.3

Exceeded Target

Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.

Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.

White

96.9

95.7

-1.2

95.0

232

Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school

About the Data

Group

2021 Rate (%)

2022 Rate (%)

Change

Target (%)

Points

Reason

All Students

1.1

2.4

1.3

1.0

1,090

Declined

Lowest Performing

High needs

2.3

4.9

2.6

2.1

530

Declined

Low income

2.6

5.4

2.8

2.3

460

Declined

EL and Former EL

Students w/ disabilities

3.1

5.9

2.8

219

Declined

Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.

Asian

Afr. Amer./Black

Hispanic/Latino

1.7

2.9

1.2

1.5

206

Declined

Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.

Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.

White

1.0

2.4

1.4

1.0

787

Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school

About the Data

Group

2022 Rate (%)

2023 Rate (%)

Change

Target

Points

Reason

All Students

5.9

5.1

-0.8

7.4

Met 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

Chronic absenteeism - High school

About the Data

Group

2022 Rate (%)

2023 Rate (%)

Change

Target

Points

Reason

All Students

39.3

31.7

-7.6

36.3

1,025

Exceeded Target

Lowest Performing

High needs

56.2

47.8

-8.4

52.6

534

Exceeded Target

Low income

58.2

51.3

-6.9

54.2

454

Exceeded Target

EL and Former EL

Students w/ disabilities

59.7

55.0

-4.7

55.9

220

Exceeded Target

Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.

Asian

Afr. Amer./Black

Hispanic/Latino

60.1

52.7

-7.4

56.2

203

Exceeded Target

Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.

Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.

White

33.0

25.8

-7.2

29.4

726

Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school

About the Data

Group

2022 Rate (%)

2023 Rate (%)

Change

Target

Points

Reason

All Students

54.0

58.6

4.6

58.8

483

Met Target

Lowest Performing

High needs

34.6

36.1

1.5

39.7

230

Improved Below Target

Low income

34.3

36.3

2.0

39.6

190

Improved Below Target

EL and Former EL

Students w/ disabilities

15.5

19.4

3.9

21.0

103

Improved Below Target

Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.

Asian

Afr. Amer./Black

Hispanic/Latino

24.5

25.9

1.4

31.0

Improved Below Target

Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.

Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.

White

62.4

65.1

2.7

67.2

352

Improved Below Target