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2023 Official Accountability Report - Westfield

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Westfield (03250000)
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:Substantial progress toward targets

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage53%
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 achievement14-24-34----
Mathematics achievement24-44-24----
Science achievement04----24----
Achievement total31260.06867.571240.0---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-24----
Mathematics growth24-24-34----
Growth total4820.04822.55820.0---
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---3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-44----
Advanced coursework completion------14----
Additional indicators total4410.04410.05810.0---
Weighted total3.39.6-5.47.6-5.410.0----
Percentage of possible points 34%-71%-54%---
Percentage of possible points by gradespan53%
Weight of non-high school results:64%
54%
Weight of high school results:36%
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage53%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage31%
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 achievement04-14-
Mathematics achievement24-24-
Science achievement04-24-
Achievement total21267.551247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4822.54822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---24-
Annual dropout rate---04-
High school completion total---21220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion---04-
Additional indicators total4410.04810.0
Weighted total2.710.3-4.110.7-
Percentage of possible points 26%-38%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan26%
Weight of non-high school results:64%
38%
Weight of high school results:36%
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage31%

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 490.9 490.9 0.0 494.2 2,0741Recovery Path: No Change
Lowest Performing 466.2 466.7 0.5 470.3 3802Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High needs 484.0 483.4 -0.6 486.6 1,2870Recovery Path: Declined
Low income 485.2 484.5 -0.7 488.1 1,0940Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 202--
Students w/ disabilities 471.3 471.5 0.2 473.8 5182Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 62--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 46--
Hispanic/Latino 482.2 481.2 -1.0 484.9 4270Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 81--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 493.7 494.4 0.7 496.8 1,4552Recovery 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 497.7 499.4 1.7 499.7 4083Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 491.1 490.8 -0.3 494.4 2151Path Forward: No Change
Low income 492.4 491.7 -0.7 496.3 1830Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 19--
Students w/ disabilities 482.0 479.1 -2.9 483.2 910Recovery Path: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 9--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 7--
Hispanic/Latino 489.2 490.0 0.8 492.4 852Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 13--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 499.4 502.0 2.6 501.7 2933Recovery Path: Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 488.3 488.7 0.4 490.2 2,0692Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 464.0 468.6 4.6 467.5 3804Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High needs 481.4 481.9 0.5 483.5 1,2832Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low income 481.9 482.2 0.3 484.2 1,0882Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 202--
Students w/ disabilities 470.6 471.6 1.0 472.3 5162Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 62--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 45--
Hispanic/Latino 477.9 478.0 0.1 480.5 4272Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 81--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 491.7 492.3 0.6 493.9 1,4512Recovery 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 493.6 494.9 1.3 495.5 4032Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 486.6 488.2 1.6 490.4 2092Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low income 487.8 489.2 1.4 492.3 1772Path Forward: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 18--
Students w/ disabilities 479.3 478.6 -0.7 482.7 870Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 9--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 8--
Hispanic/Latino 483.9 487.2 3.3 487.9 822Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 13--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 495.8 497.0 1.2 497.7 2902Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 490.2 487.0 -3.2 492.9 6370Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 483.2 481.3 -1.9 486.2 4000Path Forward: Declined
Low income 483.5 482.7 -0.8 486.8 3360Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 69--
Students w/ disabilities 473.2 469.0 -4.2 476.6 1570Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 16--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 17--
Hispanic/Latino 479.1 477.5 -1.6 481.2 1310Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 24--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 494.0 490.4 -3.6 496.6 4470Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 488.0 488.8 0.8 496.2 3772Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 481.1 482.3 1.2 490.8 1922Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low income 481.2 482.9 1.7 490.5 1612Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 16--
Students w/ disabilities 476.5 475.3 -1.2 486.7 810Recovery Path: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 8--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 6--
Hispanic/Latino 479.5 481.6 2.1 486.7 732Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 11--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 489.4 490.5 1.1 498.0 2782Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 48.8 1,6152Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 48.7 3692Typical Growth - Low
High needs 47.1 9632Typical Growth - Low
Low income 47.1 8192Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 152--
Students w/ disabilities 43.8 3682Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 2--
Asian- 49--
Afr. Amer./Black- 37--
Hispanic/Latino 45.5 3162Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 53--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.- 1--
White 50.1 1,1573Typical Growth - High

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 47.4 3342Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing----
High needs 42.7 1642Typical Growth - Low
Low income 43.0 1382Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 13--
Students w/ disabilities 35.6 671Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 7--
Afr. Amer./Black- 4--
Hispanic/Latino 42.6 632Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 10--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 47.6 2502Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 46.0 1,6092Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 46.7 3692Typical Growth - Low
High needs 45.2 9592Typical Growth - Low
Low income 44.8 8142Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 154--
Students w/ disabilities 41.8 3662Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 2--
Asian- 49--
Afr. Amer./Black- 37--
Hispanic/Latino 44.7 3132Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 53--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.- 1--
White 46.6 1,1542Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 50.7 3263Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing----
High needs 46.5 1572Typical Growth - Low
Low income 46.5 1322Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 12--
Students w/ disabilities 38.4 621Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 7--
Afr. Amer./Black- 4--
Hispanic/Latino 43.2 592Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 10--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 52.2 2463Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 93.3 90.0 -3.3 95.0 4280Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 87.8 84.4 -3.4 92.1 2570Declined
Low income 86.9 82.4 -4.5 91.5 2220Declined
EL and Former EL---- 15--
Students w/ disabilities 84.5 83.3 -1.2 90.6 1140Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 9--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 7--
Hispanic/Latino 90.6 84.6 -6.0 95.0 650Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 8--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 93.5 90.3 -3.2 95.0 3390Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2020 Rate (%) 2021 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 94.3 96.1 1.8 95.0 4344Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 89.7 92.3 2.6 93.1 2212Improved Below Target
Low income 89.4 91.5 2.1 93.2 1992Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 15--
Students w/ disabilities 80.5 92.8 12.3 85.1 974Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 11--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 10--
Hispanic/Latino 83.8 96.2 12.4 87.9 534Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 96.2 96.1 -0.1 95.0 3554Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 1.3 1.9 0.6 1.2 1,6290Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 2.2 3.6 1.4 2.0 8630Declined
Low income 2.7 4.0 1.3 2.4 7250Declined
EL and Former EL---- 63--
Students w/ disabilities 2.3 4.2 1.9 2.1 3560Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 39--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 33--
Hispanic/Latino 1.2 2.2 1.0 1.1 2780Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 44--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 1.3 1.9 0.6 1.2 1,2340Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 49.4 53.5 4.1 52.1 1573Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
EL and Former EL---- 157--
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 7.3 5.7 -1.6 8.6 533Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
EL and Former EL---- 53--
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 28.8 21.9 -6.9 27.8 2,9034Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 42.1 32.6 -9.5 40.9 3804Exceeded Target
High needs 37.3 28.8 -8.5 35.5 1,8734Exceeded Target
Low income 39.0 30.4 -8.6 36.6 1,6074Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 387--
Students w/ disabilities 37.1 29.8 -7.3 34.7 6884Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 83--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 59--
Hispanic/Latino 45.1 32.9 -12.2 42.2 6024Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 144--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 23.9 18.1 -5.8 22.7 2,0124Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 35.5 30.8 -4.7 33.9 1,6624Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 46.9 42.1 -4.8 44.0 9454Exceeded Target
Low income 50.2 45.7 -4.5 45.7 7853Met Target
EL and Former EL---- 106--
Students w/ disabilities 44.6 42.6 -2.0 41.1 3992Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 37--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 38--
Hispanic/Latino 54.4 47.3 -7.1 50.0 3004Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 55--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 30.3 26.9 -3.4 28.5 1,2294Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 42.9 42.0 -0.9 46.3 7621No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 26.5 24.0 -2.5 32.2 4170Declined
Low income 28.2 24.2 -4.0 34.4 3430Declined
EL and Former EL---- 42--
Students w/ disabilities 10.4 13.4 3.0 17.5 1722Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 16--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 18--
Hispanic/Latino 21.8 23.3 1.5 28.6 1202Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 29--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 47.7 44.6 -3.1 51.3 5780Declined

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 2,563 2,54699Yes 1 2,562 2,53499Yes 1 1,090 1,06798Yes 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 1,582 1,566 1,580 1,554 654 636 3,816 3,75698Yes1
Low income 1,351 1,336 1,347 1,322 557 540 3,255 3,19898Yes1
EL and Former EL 286 285 286 282 110 109 682 67699Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 619 610 617 604 255 247 1,491 1,46198Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 2 2 2 2 2 2 6----
Asian 71 71 71 71 25 25 167 167100Yes1
Afr. Amer./Black 53 53 53 53 26 25 132 13199Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 524 521 523 516 225 216 1,272 1,25399Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 94 94 96 94 38 37 228 22599Yes1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl. 2 2 2 2 1 1 5----
White 1,817 1,803 1,815 1,796 773 761 4,405 4,36099Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
Abner GibbsNot requiring assistance or intervention 31
Fort Meadow Early Childhood CenterInsufficient data-
Franklin AveRequiring assistance or intervention 9
HighlandNot requiring assistance or intervention 53
Munger HillNot requiring assistance or intervention 26
Paper MillNot requiring assistance or intervention 32
Southampton RoadNot requiring assistance or intervention 45
Westfield HighRequiring assistance or intervention 21
Westfield Intermediate SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 35
Westfield Middle SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 17
Westfield Technical AcademyNot requiring assistance or intervention 19
Westfield Virtual SchoolInsufficient data-


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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