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2023 Official Accountability Report - Halifax
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Halifax (01180000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I District
REGION
Coastal		GRADES SERVED
K,01,02,03,04,05,06

Accountability Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
Moderate progress toward targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
36% - Moderate progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage36%
Progress towards targetsModerate 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)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-04-
Mathematics achievement14-44-
Science achievement04----
Achievement total11267.54867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-34-
Growth total4822.55822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------
Extended engagement rate------
Annual dropout rate------
High school completion total------
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-24-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.02410.0
Weighted total2.010.3-4.07.6-
Percentage of possible points 19%-53%-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage36%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage24%
Progress towards targetsLimited or no progress toward targets

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-
Mathematics achievement24-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total21267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total4822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---
Extended engagement rate---
Annual dropout rate---
High school completion total---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total2410.0
Weighted total2.510.3-
Percentage of possible points 24%-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage24%

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 502.4 500.0 -2.4 504.2 3510Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 479.8 477.2 -2.6 484.6 660Recovery Path: Declined
High needs 491.6 487.8 -3.8 494.4 1500Path Forward: Declined
Low income 496.5 492.0 -4.5 498.1 980Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 7--
Students w/ disabilities 480.3 475.3 -5.0 483.2 760Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian-------
Afr. Amer./Black---- 5--
Hispanic/Latino---- 18--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 502.6 500.2 -2.4 504.9 3220Recovery 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 499.3 498.9 -0.4 501.1 3531Recovery Path: No Change
Lowest Performing 474.0 479.8 5.8 479.1 664Path Forward: Exceeded Target
High needs 488.6 489.1 0.5 491.2 1512Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low income 493.4 492.4 -1.0 495.8 990Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 7--
Students w/ disabilities 478.2 478.6 0.4 481.5 762Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian-------
Afr. Amer./Black---- 5--
Hispanic/Latino---- 18--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 499.5 499.1 -0.4 501.5 3241Recovery Path: 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 507.0 497.2 -9.8 509.7 900Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 492.3 488.0 -4.3 495.7 430Path Forward: Declined
Low income 492.9 493.2 0.3 496.3 283Path Forward: Met Target
EL and Former EL---- 1--
Students w/ disabilities---- 20--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian-------
Afr. Amer./Black---- 1--
Hispanic/Latino---- 6--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 507.0 496.1 -10.9 510.0 810Path Forward: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 47.2 2802Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 41.7 662Typical Growth - Low
High needs 41.9 1152Typical Growth - Low
Low income 44.5 742Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 4--
Students w/ disabilities 34.6 601Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian----
Afr. Amer./Black- 4--
Hispanic/Latino- 13--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 4--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 47.1 2582Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 48.4 2822Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 51.5 663Typical Growth - High
High needs 45.0 1172Typical Growth - Low
Low income 45.3 762Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 5--
Students w/ disabilities 42.4 612Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian----
Afr. Amer./Black- 4--
Hispanic/Latino- 15--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 4--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 48.1 2582Typical Growth - Low

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-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 17.5 14.7 -2.8 16.2 5034Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 19.7 18.2 -1.5 16.2 662Improved Below Target
High needs 21.2 20.5 -0.7 18.6 2152Improved Below Target
Low income 22.4 23.1 0.7 18.7 1430Declined
EL and Former EL---- 10--
Students w/ disabilities 18.9 19.1 0.2 15.6 1101No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian-------
Afr. Amer./Black---- 7--
Hispanic/Latino---- 25--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 10--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 17.1 14.2 -2.9 15.7 4594Exceeded 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 356 35399Yes 1 356 355100Yes 1 95 9297Yes 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 153 152 153 153 47 45 353 35099Yes1
Low income 99 98 99 99 29 28 227 22599Yes1
EL and Former EL 7 7 7 7 1 1 15----
Students w/ disabilities 78 78 78 78 23 22 179 17899Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 1 1 1 1 0- 2----
Asian-----------
Afr. Amer./Black 5 5 5 5 1 1 11----
Hispanic/Latino 18 18 18 18 7 6 43----
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 5 5 5 5 3 2 13----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 327 324 327 326 84 83 738 73399Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
Halifax ElementaryNot requiring assistance or intervention 65


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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