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Smith Vocational and Agricultural High

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2023 Official Accountability Report - Smith Vocational and Agricultural High

Accountability Information

Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
53% - Substantial progress toward targets28

Overall progress toward improvement targets

2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage53%
Progress towards targetsSubstantial progress toward targets
Weighted total------
Percentage of possible points----
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage53%

Student group percentile

Overall progress toward improvement targets

2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage45%
Progress towards targetsModerate progress toward targets
Weighted total--- Percentage of possible points-- 2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage45%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 493.3 491.1 -2.2 494.6 1490Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 489.5 487.5 -2.0 492.8 1020Path Forward: Declined
Low income 491.5 490.9 -0.6 494.3 640Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 8--
Students w/ disabilities 484.0 481.7 -2.3 486.6 650Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 2--
Hispanic/Latino 489.8 486.9 -2.9 491.8 250Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 493.7 492.1 -1.6 496.7 1180Path Forward: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 493.1 494.8 1.7 495.9 1472Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 487.6 491.5 3.9 491.7 1013Path Forward: Met Target
Low income 488.9 493.2 4.3 492.9 633Path Forward: Met Target
EL and Former EL---- 7--
Students w/ disabilities 481.8 487.2 5.4 486.2 654Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 2--
Hispanic/Latino 482.9 489.1 6.2 488.0 244Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 494.5 496.0 1.5 497.4 1172Path Forward: Improved Below Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 492.5 497.9 5.4 495.3 1324Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 486.9 494.0 7.1 488.3 894Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low income 488.5 497.3 8.8 491.2 544Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 7--
Students w/ disabilities 480.2 486.9 6.7 481.8 594Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 2--
Hispanic/Latino---- 21--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 494.0 500.2 6.2 496.4 1064Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 40.4 1182Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing----
High needs 39.0 801Low Growth
Low income 40.8 472Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 7--
Students w/ disabilities 36.0 501Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black- 1--
Hispanic/Latino- 18--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 39.0 951Low Growth

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 58.8 1163Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing----
High needs 55.9 803Typical Growth - High
Low income 60.0 464Exceeded Typical Growth
EL and Former EL- 6--
Students w/ disabilities 51.8 513Typical Growth - High
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black- 1--
Hispanic/Latino- 17--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 58.9 943Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 95.2 94.8 -0.4 95.0 1153Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 94.4 93.5 -0.9 95.0 770Declined
Low income 93.1 94.8 1.7 95.0 583Met Target
EL and Former EL---- 4--
Students w/ disabilities 93.5 91.8 -1.7 95.0 490Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 3--
Hispanic/Latino---- 11--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 96.1 94.9 -1.2 95.0 993Met Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2020 Rate (%) 2021 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 97.4 95.2 -2.2 95.0 1243Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 98.7 94.4 -4.3 95.0 890Declined
Low income 98.3 93.1 -5.2 95.0 720Declined
EL and Former EL---- 2--
Students w/ disabilities 100.0 93.5 -6.5 95.0 620Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian-------
Afr. Amer./Black---- 1--
Hispanic/Latino---- 18--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 96.7 96.1 -0.6 95.0 1034Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 1.3 1.5 0.2 1.2 5470Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 1.9 2.0 0.1 1.7 3470Declined
Low income 2.7 2.2 -0.5 2.4 2273Met Target
EL and Former EL---- 20--
Students w/ disabilities 2.3 2.7 0.4 2.1 2200Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 9--
Hispanic/Latino 5.8 2.9 -2.9 5.2 694Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 8--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 0.7 1.3 0.6 1.0 4560Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 25.0 10.0 -15.0 31.0 200Declined
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
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 24.2 17.0 -7.2 21.9 5704Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 30.9 21.2 -9.7 27.1 3634Exceeded Target
Low income 35.5 25.0 -10.5 30.4 2444Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 25--
Students w/ disabilities 31.1 22.4 -8.7 26.7 2234Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 5--
Hispanic/Latino 37.7 28.6 -9.1 33.7 774Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 10--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 21.2 15.0 -6.2 18.7 4734Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 46.1 50.2 4.1 50.2 2673Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 37.9 39.5 1.6 44.0 1672Improved Below Target
Low income 45.2 44.5 -0.7 52.0 1101No Change
EL and Former EL---- 9--
Students w/ disabilities 20.8 26.7 5.9 28.9 1012Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 2--
Hispanic/Latino 28.0 43.3 15.3 35.4 304Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 6--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 48.0 51.1 3.1 52.1 2273Met Target




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