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2023 Official Accountability Report - Pittsfield

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Pittsfield (02360000)
TITLE I STATUS
Title I District
REGION
West/Central
GRADES SERVED
PK,K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,11,12
Accountability and Assistance Level:Moderate progress toward targets

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage27%
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)
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 achievement14-04-04----
Mathematics achievement24-34-04----
Science achievement04----04----
Achievement total31260.03867.501240.0---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-14-24----
Mathematics growth24-14-24----
Growth total4820.02822.54820.0---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------04----
Extended engagement rate------44----
Annual dropout rate------04----
High school completion total------41220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-04-44----
Advanced coursework completion------04----
Additional indicators total0410.00410.04810.0---
Weighted total2.99.6-2.57.6-2.010.0----
Percentage of possible points 30%-33%-20%---
Percentage of possible points by gradespan32%
Weight of non-high school results:64%
20%
Weight of high school results:36%
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage27%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage22%
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)
High needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-14-
Mathematics achievement24-04-
Science achievement04-04-
Achievement total21267.511247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-14-
Growth total4822.53822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---44-
Annual dropout rate---04-
High school completion total---41220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-44-
Advanced coursework completion---04-
Additional indicators total0410.04810.0
Weighted total2.310.3-2.410.7-
Percentage of possible points 22%-22%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan22%
Weight of non-high school results:64%
22%
Weight of high school results:36%
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage22%

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 487.1 486.8 -0.3 491.8 2,0651Recovery Path: No Change
Lowest Performing 462.4 460.4 -2.0 466.5 3810Recovery Path: Declined
High needs 482.7 481.4 -1.3 484.7 1,5400Recovery Path: Declined
Low income 482.7 481.3 -1.4 484.8 1,4230Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 202--
Students w/ disabilities 470.5 470.0 -0.5 473.1 5011Recovery Path: No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 7--
Asian---- 26--
Afr. Amer./Black 483.9 483.2 -0.7 485.7 2290Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic/Latino 479.6 478.8 -0.8 483.1 3840Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 484.2 482.4 -1.8 486.9 2440Recovery Path: Declined
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 490.3 490.6 0.3 493.9 1,1742Recovery 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 495.1 493.9 -1.2 497.7 3850Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 489.0 488.5 -0.5 492.3 2741Path Forward: No Change
Low income 490.0 488.9 -1.1 493.9 2590Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 20--
Students w/ disabilities 476.8 476.0 -0.8 479.5 820Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 4--
Afr. Amer./Black 483.5 494.5 11.0 485.9 524Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 492.1 482.7 -9.4 495.3 580Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 491.5 488.8 -2.7 493.0 270Recovery Path: Declined
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 497.3 496.5 -0.8 498.6 2430Recovery 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 483.7 484.3 0.6 485.6 2,0782Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 457.9 462.0 4.1 461.5 3813Recovery Path: Met Target
High needs 479.2 479.3 0.1 480.8 1,5532Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low income 478.9 478.7 -0.2 480.6 1,4341Recovery Path: No Change
EL and Former EL---- 205--
Students w/ disabilities 468.8 469.9 1.1 470.7 5092Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 6--
Asian---- 26--
Afr. Amer./Black 479.4 479.4 0.0 481.6 2351Recovery Path: No Change
Hispanic/Latino 476.8 478.3 1.5 479.1 3932Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 477.4 477.0 -0.4 479.4 2451Recovery Path: No Change
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 487.6 488.3 0.7 489.7 1,1722Recovery 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 488.3 487.2 -1.1 490.8 3770Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 483.5 482.3 -1.2 487.3 2660Path Forward: Declined
Low income 484.4 482.4 -2.0 488.9 2510Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 19--
Students w/ disabilities 475.1 475.1 0.0 478.5 781Path Forward: No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 4--
Afr. Amer./Black 477.5 486.6 9.1 479.9 494Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 484.0 480.4 -3.6 488.0 570Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 481.8 485.2 3.4 483.7 264Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 491.0 488.7 -2.3 492.6 2400Recovery Path: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 487.3 485.9 -1.4 490.0 7510Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 482.8 481.1 -1.7 485.8 5470Path Forward: Declined
Low income 482.6 481.0 -1.6 485.9 5110Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 71--
Students w/ disabilities 472.5 469.9 -2.6 475.9 1890Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 12--
Afr. Amer./Black 482.8 479.2 -3.6 486.3 840Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic/Latino 481.0 477.7 -3.3 482.9 1340Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 482.5 478.7 -3.8 485.2 780Path Forward: Declined
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 490.9 490.2 -0.7 493.5 4410Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 486.5 484.9 -1.6 488.9 3600Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 481.9 479.8 -2.1 483.8 2560Recovery Path: Declined
Low income 483.0 479.6 -3.4 485.6 2420Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 14--
Students w/ disabilities 471.1 473.5 2.4 473.7 793Recovery Path: Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black 477.6 482.3 4.7 481.8 503Recovery Path: Met Target
Hispanic/Latino 482.9 472.4 -10.5 486.0 460Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 477.1 483.8 6.7 481.1 264Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 489.3 487.6 -1.7 491.8 2350Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 46.0 1,5732Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 39.0 3711Low Growth
High needs 43.8 1,1412Typical Growth - Low
Low income 43.7 1,0652Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 139--
Students w/ disabilities 37.8 3481Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 6--
Asian- 21--
Afr. Amer./Black 45.0 1712Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic/Latino 46.1 2692Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 41.3 1792Typical Growth - Low
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.- 1--
White 46.6 9262Typical Growth - Low

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 46.9 3122Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing----
High needs 43.6 2102Typical Growth - Low
Low income 43.3 1982Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 5--
Students w/ disabilities 36.6 561Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black 50.1 403Typical Growth - High
Hispanic/Latino 41.7 312Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 43.0 222Typical Growth - Low
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 47.2 2182Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 44.4 1,5702Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 38.7 3711Low Growth
High needs 43.5 1,1352Typical Growth - Low
Low income 43.2 1,0592Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 142--
Students w/ disabilities 37.9 3431Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 5--
Asian- 21--
Afr. Amer./Black 43.7 1712Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic/Latino 45.7 2672Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 36.4 1821Low Growth
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.- 1--
White 45.4 9232Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 41.2 3132Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing----
High needs 37.6 2101Low Growth
Low income 37.8 1971Low Growth
EL and Former EL- 7--
Students w/ disabilities 31.1 531Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black 37.0 401Low Growth
Hispanic/Latino 36.1 351Low Growth
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 19--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 41.6 2182Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 88.0 84.3 -3.7 90.0 4200Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 83.7 79.1 -4.6 88.0 3110Declined
Low income 83.6 78.2 -5.4 88.2 2930Declined
EL and Former EL---- 13--
Students w/ disabilities 73.7 67.5 -6.2 79.8 1140Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black 89.3 85.1 -4.2 94.2 470Declined
Hispanic/Latino 81.5 84.9 3.4 86.2 532Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 81.5 79.3 -2.2 83.5 290Declined
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 89.4 84.3 -5.1 91.4 2870Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2020 Rate (%) 2021 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 87.4 90.3 2.9 89.0 4324Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 82.2 87.1 4.9 85.6 2944Exceeded Target
Low income 80.1 87.2 7.1 83.9 2744Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 27--
Students w/ disabilities 72.2 79.7 7.5 76.8 1184Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 10--
Afr. Amer./Black 87.7 92.9 5.2 92.2 564Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 82.7 87.0 4.3 86.8 543Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 71.4 81.5 10.1 73.0 274Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 89.2 91.2 2.0 90.8 2843Met Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 2.3 3.5 1.2 2.1 1,5850Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 3.5 5.1 1.6 3.2 1,0610Declined
Low income 3.7 5.6 1.9 3.3 9680Declined
EL and Former EL---- 53--
Students w/ disabilities 5.2 7.1 1.9 4.7 3660Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 17--
Afr. Amer./Black 1.5 3.1 1.6 1.4 1910Declined
Hispanic/Latino 3.2 4.9 1.7 2.9 2230Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 1.6 3.1 1.5 1.4 1270Declined
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 2.4 3.2 0.8 2.2 1,0250Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 38.8 44.1 5.3 41.5 1703Met 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 20.5 13.9 -6.6 22.6 360Declined
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 33.2 34.9 1.7 32.2 2,9480Declined
Lowest Performing 45.7 49.3 3.6 45.8 3810Declined
High needs 39.2 41.1 1.9 37.4 2,2380Declined
Low income 40.4 42.8 2.4 38.0 2,0740Declined
EL and Former EL---- 362--
Students w/ disabilities 44.4 43.8 -0.6 42.0 6922Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 13--
Asian---- 38--
Afr. Amer./Black 36.7 35.5 -1.2 34.2 3522Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 42.4 44.8 2.4 39.5 6400Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 41.8 40.1 -1.7 40.8 3324Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 28.0 30.1 2.1 26.8 1,5720Declined

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 47.7 35.7 -12.0 46.1 1,6454Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 56.2 43.9 -12.3 53.3 1,1444Exceeded Target
Low income 57.5 45.2 -12.3 53.0 1,0474Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 120--
Students w/ disabilities 56.9 46.5 -10.4 53.4 4004Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 3--
Asian---- 25--
Afr. Amer./Black 56.9 45.1 -11.8 53.2 1934Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 59.1 39.1 -20.0 54.7 2814Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 63.4 54.3 -9.1 61.8 1384Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 42.1 30.8 -11.3 40.3 1,0054Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 58.0 52.4 -5.6 61.4 7520Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 45.9 38.9 -7.0 51.6 4880Declined
Low income 46.8 38.9 -7.9 53.0 4370Declined
EL and Former EL---- 45--
Students w/ disabilities 30.0 24.8 -5.2 37.1 1650Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 13--
Afr. Amer./Black 50.6 42.9 -7.7 57.1 840Declined
Hispanic/Latino 40.5 45.0 4.5 47.3 1202Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 42.4 46.9 4.5 45.8 644Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 65.0 56.1 -8.9 68.6 4710Declined

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 2,548 2,50798Yes 1 2,558 2,51598Yes 1 1,192 1,16197Yes 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 1,909 1,871 1,918 1,879 874 845 4,701 4,59598Yes1
Low income 1,767 1,731 1,776 1,738 820 792 4,363 4,26198Yes1
EL and Former EL 292 278 292 284 115 111 699 67396Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 605 584 609 587 291 274 1,505 1,44596Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 8 8 8 7 3 3 19----
Asian 32 32 32 32 16 16 80 80100Yes1
Afr. Amer./Black 293 291 299 294 141 141 733 72699Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 503 485 507 496 219 210 1,229 1,19197Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 277 272 276 272 111 105 664 64998Yes1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl. 1 1 1 1 0- 2----
White 1,434 1,418 1,435 1,413 702 686 3,571 3,51798Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
AllendaleNot requiring assistance or intervention 38
CrosbyRequiring assistance or intervention 6
Crosby Educational AcademyInsufficient data-
Eagle Education AcademyInsufficient data-
EgremontNot requiring assistance or intervention 43
John T Reid MiddleRequiring assistance or intervention 1
Morningside Community SchoolRequiring assistance or intervention 8
Pittsfield HighNot requiring assistance or intervention 22
Pittsfield Public Virtual AcademyRequiring assistance or intervention-
Robert T. Capeless Elementary SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 45
Silvio O Conte CommunityRequiring assistance or intervention 5
StearnsNot requiring assistance or intervention 34
Taconic HighRequiring assistance or intervention 8
Theodore Herberg MiddleRequiring assistance or intervention 24
WilliamsNot requiring assistance or intervention 93


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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