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2023 Official Accountability Report - Billerica

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Billerica (00310000)
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 and Assistance Level: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 achievement24-24-24----
Mathematics achievement34-24-04----
Science achievement24----24----
Achievement total71260.04867.541247.5---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-24----
Mathematics growth24-24-34----
Growth total5820.05822.55822.5---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------34----
Extended engagement rate------44----
Annual dropout rate------04----
High school completion total------71220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-44----
Advanced coursework completion------44----
Additional indicators total4410.04410.08810.0---
Weighted total5.99.6-4.27.6-5.210.7----
Percentage of possible points 62%-55%-49%---
Percentage of possible points by gradespan58%
Weight of non-high school results:73%
49%
Weight of high school results:27%
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage56%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage46%
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 achievement14-04-
Mathematics achievement24-04-
Science achievement24-44-
Achievement total51267.541247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4822.54822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---24-
Extended engagement rate---34-
Annual dropout rate---34-
High school completion total---81220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion---44-
Additional indicators total4410.08810.0
Weighted total4.710.3-5.210.7-
Percentage of possible points 46%-49%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan46%
Weight of non-high school results:73%
49%
Weight of high school results:27%
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage46%

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 494.9 496.0 1.1 498.3 2,2882Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 470.6 473.0 2.4 475.7 4352Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High needs 485.5 485.3 -0.2 487.7 1,0511Recovery Path: No Change
Low income 488.1 487.9 -0.2 490.1 6521Recovery Path: No Change
EL and Former EL---- 128--
Students w/ disabilities 477.8 477.1 -0.7 480.3 5990Recovery Path: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 3--
Asian 503.9 506.4 2.5 506.6 2073Recovery Path: Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 119--
Hispanic/Latino 492.1 490.7 -1.4 495.0 2240Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 100--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 494.6 495.9 1.3 497.0 1,6352Recovery 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 503.9 504.4 0.5 506.1 2982Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 494.9 492.7 -2.2 498.2 1030Path Forward: Declined
Low income 498.3 494.9 -3.4 502.2 670Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 13--
Students w/ disabilities 482.7 484.6 1.9 484.7 493Recovery Path: Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 508.2 514.9 6.7 513.7 334Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 27--
Hispanic/Latino 494.0 500.4 6.4 497.2 274Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 9--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 504.4 503.2 -1.2 506.3 2010Recovery Path: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 494.5 496.2 1.7 496.4 2,2853Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 474.2 476.4 2.2 480.0 4352Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High needs 486.1 486.7 0.6 487.6 1,0482Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low income 487.1 487.8 0.7 488.9 6502Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 126--
Students w/ disabilities 478.9 480.2 1.3 480.5 5983Recovery Path: Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 3--
Asian 506.7 508.6 1.9 509.6 2073Path Forward: Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 117--
Hispanic/Latino 489.3 488.7 -0.6 491.6 2240Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 100--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 494.3 496.5 2.2 496.3 1,6343Recovery Path: Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 505.7 500.5 -5.2 507.3 2980Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 494.8 489.0 -5.8 498.6 1040Path Forward: Declined
Low income 496.6 490.3 -6.3 501.1 690Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 13--
Students w/ disabilities 487.7 481.7 -6.0 491.1 490Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 518.0 509.7 -8.3 521.6 330Recovery Path: Declined
Afr. Amer./Black---- 25--
Hispanic/Latino 496.0 492.8 -3.2 500.0 280Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 9--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 506.0 501.2 -4.8 508.6 2020Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 495.2 495.5 0.3 497.9 7362Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 485.9 486.0 0.1 488.9 3382Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low income 487.3 486.5 -0.8 490.6 2150Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 40--
Students w/ disabilities 477.9 480.0 2.1 481.3 1922Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 505.9 504.3 -1.6 509.6 663Path Forward: Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 35--
Hispanic/Latino 491.5 484.5 -7.0 494.2 690Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 38--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 495.6 496.4 0.8 497.2 5272Recovery Path: 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 507.7 508.8 1.1 510.3 2712Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 494.2 498.3 4.1 496.7 954Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low income 496.8 499.6 2.8 500.1 623Recovery Path: Met Target
EL and Former EL---- 11--
Students w/ disabilities 484.5 491.9 7.4 487.4 464Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 512.4 515.1 2.7 517.0 303Recovery Path: Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 24--
Hispanic/Latino 498.4 510.1 11.7 501.5 214Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 8--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 508.7 508.2 -0.5 511.4 1871Recovery Path: No Change

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 50.3 1,7963Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 50.1 4313Typical Growth - High
High needs 47.3 8062Typical Growth - Low
Low income 46.3 4972Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 90--
Students w/ disabilities 45.9 4602Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 2--
Asian 58.0 1543Typical Growth - High
Afr. Amer./Black- 89--
Hispanic/Latino 48.1 1602Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 74--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 49.8 1,3172Typical Growth - Low

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 48.4 2682Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing----
High needs 40.7 882Typical Growth - Low
Low income 44.2 572Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 9--
Students w/ disabilities 34.6 411Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian 49.2 302Typical Growth - Low
Afr. Amer./Black- 23--
Hispanic/Latino 42.9 232Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 8--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.- 1--
White 48.3 1832Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 46.2 1,7952Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 49.1 4312Typical Growth - Low
High needs 44.6 8032Typical Growth - Low
Low income 43.8 4932Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 88--
Students w/ disabilities 44.6 4602Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 2--
Asian 52.5 1543Typical Growth - High
Afr. Amer./Black- 87--
Hispanic/Latino 45.0 1602Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 75--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 46.0 1,3172Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 58.8 2673Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing----
High needs 43.9 882Typical Growth - Low
Low income 47.3 572Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 9--
Students w/ disabilities 34.7 401Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian 56.8 303Typical Growth - High
Afr. Amer./Black- 23--
Hispanic/Latino 51.3 233Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 8--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.- 1--
White 61.4 1824Exceeded Typical Growth

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 94.9 95.4 0.5 95.0 3023Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 86.7 87.2 0.5 91.0 1092Improved Below Target
Low income 85.1 87.2 2.1 89.7 782Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 8--
Students w/ disabilities 82.5 83.3 0.8 88.6 482Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 100.0 96.3 -3.7 95.0 274Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 18--
Hispanic/Latino---- 16--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 4--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 94.5 95.3 0.8 95.0 2363Met Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2020 Rate (%) 2021 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 98.3 97.7 -0.6 95.0 2574Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 95.5 95.2 -0.3 95.0 833Met Target
Low income 96.3 92.5 -3.8 95.0 670Declined
EL and Former EL---- 6--
Students w/ disabilities 92.2 97.5 5.3 95.0 404Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 100.0 100.0 0.0 95.0 244Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 12--
Hispanic/Latino---- 17--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 98.6 97.5 -1.1 95.0 2014Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 1.0 1.1 0.1 1.0 1,1190Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 3.5 2.9 -0.6 3.2 3843Met Target
Low income 4.6 3.3 -1.3 4.1 2764Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 15--
Students w/ disabilities 2.2 1.3 -0.9 2.0 1584Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian 1.0 0.0 -1.0 1.0 1054Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 76--
Hispanic/Latino 2.6 1.1 -1.5 2.3 944Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 21--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 3--
White 1.0 1.3 0.3 1.0 8180Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 63.1 66.2 3.1 68.0 683Met 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-------
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 17.3 13.2 -4.1 16.3 3,1924Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 17.7 14.7 -3.0 15.8 4354Exceeded Target
High needs 23.3 19.5 -3.8 21.5 1,4794Exceeded Target
Low income 27.8 23.5 -4.3 25.4 9594Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 210--
Students w/ disabilities 22.7 18.9 -3.8 20.3 7584Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 4--
Asian 8.8 14.7 5.9 6.7 3130Declined
Afr. Amer./Black---- 175--
Hispanic/Latino 19.9 19.7 -0.2 17.0 3152Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 129--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 18.9 12.5 -6.4 17.7 2,2564Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 27.6 24.0 -3.6 26.0 1,2224Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 40.3 36.5 -3.8 37.4 4634Exceeded Target
Low income 42.5 38.1 -4.4 38.0 3523Met Target
EL and Former EL---- 81--
Students w/ disabilities 48.4 45.9 -2.5 44.9 1702Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian 8.3 9.5 1.2 5.5 1164Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 83--
Hispanic/Latino 35.1 28.4 -6.7 30.7 1344Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 31--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 3--
White 30.6 25.6 -5.0 28.8 8534Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 74.9 79.8 4.9 78.3 5454Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 53.2 62.7 9.5 58.9 1934Exceeded Target
Low income 56.5 64.6 8.1 62.7 1474Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 27--
Students w/ disabilities 32.4 53.9 21.5 39.5 764Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 95.9 84.9 -11.0 95.0 533Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 32--
Hispanic/Latino 57.6 57.8 0.2 64.4 452Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 12--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 2--
White 74.2 81.5 7.3 77.8 4004Exceeded 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 2,621 2,610100Yes 1 2,616 2,607100Yes 1 1,055 1,054100Yes 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 1,187 1,178 1,182 1,176 461 460 2,830 2,81499Yes1
Low income 744 736 740 736 298 298 1,782 1,77099Yes1
EL and Former EL 166 165 163 163 68 68 397 396100Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 653 648 652 647 244 243 1,549 1,53899Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 3 3 3 3 1 1 7----
Asian 241 241 241 241 99 99 581 581100Yes1
Afr. Amer./Black 147 147 143 143 63 63 353 353100Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 272 270 272 271 109 108 653 64999Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 109 109 109 109 47 47 265 265100Yes1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl. 1 1 1 1 1 1 3----
White 1,848 1,839 1,847 1,839 735 735 4,430 4,413100Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
Billerica Memorial High SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 72
Frederick J DutileNot requiring assistance or intervention 74
Hajjar ElementaryNot requiring assistance or intervention 61
John F KennedyNot requiring assistance or intervention 69
Locke MiddleNot requiring assistance or intervention 49
Marshall Middle SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 59
ParkerNot requiring assistance or intervention 48
Thomas DitsonNot 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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