Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Somerville High

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Somerville (02740000)

TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School

REGION
Coastal

GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

Accountability and Assistance Level:

In need of focused/targeted support

	2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage	35%
Progress towards targets	Moderate progress toward targets

Weighted total

Percentage of possible points

2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage

35%

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

	2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage	25%
Progress towards targets	Moderate progress toward targets

Weighted total--- Percentage of possible points-- 2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage25%

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2022 Achievement	2023 Achievement	Change	2023 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	503.0	501.4	-1.6	505.1	336	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	493.0	489.7	-3.3	496.3	213	0	Path Forward: Declined
Low income	492.8	489.7	-3.1	495.6	196	0	Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL	477.9	465.8	-12.1	480.8	71	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students w/ disabilities	482.3	486.4	4.1	484.9	36	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	499.1	498.2	-0.9	503.7	30	0	Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic/Latino	490.4	489.1	-1.3	491.9	158	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	516.6	516.4	-0.2	519.6	119	3	Path Forward: Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2022 Achievement	2023 Achievement	Change	2023 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	497.5	495.9	-1.6	499.3	333	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	487.2	486.4	-0.8	491.3	211	0	Path Forward: Declined
Low income	486.0	486.3	0.3	488.1	193	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	475.1	473.2	-1.9	480.2	71	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students w/ disabilities	480.2	482.0	1.8	484.6	34	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	485.0	489.0	4.0	488.2	30	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino	484.5	485.0	0.5	489.6	157	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	513.1	508.5	-4.6	516.0	118	0	Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2022 Achievement	2023 Achievement	Change	2023 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	495.8	498.5	2.7	499.0	295	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	485.9	487.1	1.2	488.7	179	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low income	485.2	487.6	2.4	488.6	163	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	471.2	471.3	0.1	475.1	40	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities	478.9	478.8	-0.1	483.0	32	1	Recovery Path: No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	486.5	492.4	5.9	490.3	26	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino	483.2	485.9	2.7	486.8	130	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	508.8	512.2	3.4	511.1	112	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - High school
Group	2023 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	48.9	233	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-
High needs	43.7	141	2	Typical Growth - Low
Low income	44.0	131	2	Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL	30.3	25	1	Low Growth
Students w/ disabilities	43.5	24	2	Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	15	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	41.2	26	2	Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic/Latino	41.1	110	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	6	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-
White	61.0	74	4	Exceeded Typical Growth

Mathematics growth - High school
Group	2023 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	45.5	229	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-
High needs	43.0	138	2	Typical Growth - Low
Low income	42.5	128	2	Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL	45.6	24	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities	43.3	24	2	Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	15	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	37.4	26	1	Low Growth
Hispanic/Latino	43.2	108	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	5	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-
White	51.4	73	3	Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group	2021 Rate (%)	2022 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	91.9	89.7	-2.2	94.4	321	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	87.9	86.6	-1.3	92.3	246	0	Declined
Low income	87.3	86.6	-0.7	91.4	232	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	70.0	73.1	3.1	77.9	67	2	Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities	82.6	81.4	-1.2	89.9	59	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	84.0	97.1	13.1	91.2	35	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino	87.6	83.9	-3.7	92.1	161	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	97.2	95.7	-1.5	95.0	93	4	Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group	2020 Rate (%)	2021 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	96.1	96.3	0.2	95.0	271	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	94.8	94.3	-0.5	95.0	174	1	No Change
Low income	95.2	94.5	-0.7	95.0	165	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	84.2	76.7	-7.5	90.9	30	0	Declined
Students w/ disabilities	98.2	97.8	-0.4	95.0	46	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	100.0	96.0	-4.0	95.0	25	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino	91.9	92.6	0.7	95.0	121	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	98.9	100.0	1.1	95.0	106	4	Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group	2021 Rate (%)	2022 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	1.1	2.3	1.2	1.0	1,294	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	1.7	3.3	1.6	1.5	871	0	Declined
Low income	1.2	3.1	1.9	1.1	754	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	5.7	8.8	3.1	5.1	204	0	Declined
Students w/ disabilities	0.5	1.8	1.3	1.0	220	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	76	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	0.0	0.7	0.7	1.0	139	3	Met Target
Hispanic/Latino	2.3	3.8	1.5	2.1	613	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	26	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	0.0	1.4	1.4	1.0	435	0	Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	50.0	20.5	-29.5	51.5	176	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Low income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EL and Former EL	50.0	20.5	-29.5	51.5	176	0	Declined
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	37.9	29.8	-8.1	35.6	1,338	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	45.4	36.2	-9.2	41.6	897	4	Exceeded Target
Low income	45.1	36.1	-9.0	40.0	784	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	53.2	47.3	-5.9	49.0	364	4	Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities	42.1	35.6	-6.5	37.7	222	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	79	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	36.2	23.8	-12.4	33.1	122	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino	47.4	38.0	-9.4	43.4	634	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	35	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	26.7	22.4	-4.3	24.2	465	4	Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	55.3	60.1	4.8	59.4	589	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	45.5	47.9	2.4	51.6	376	2	Improved Below Target
Low income	46.0	47.7	1.7	52.8	323	2	Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	22.5	29.6	7.1	29.2	125	3	Met Target
Students w/ disabilities	30.7	40.5	9.8	38.8	111	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	34	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	44.6	54.8	10.2	53.6	62	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino	42.9	45.9	3.0	50.3	257	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	69.9	75.3	5.4	74.0	223	4	Exceeded Target