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2023 Official Accountability Report - Westford

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Westford (03260000)
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:Meeting or exceeding targets

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage80%
Progress towards targetsMeeting or exceeding 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 achievement34-24-44----
Mathematics achievement44-44-44----
Science achievement44----44----
Achievement total111260.06867.5121247.5---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-34----
Mathematics growth34-34-34----
Growth total6820.05822.56822.5---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------44----
Extended engagement rate------44----
Annual dropout rate------34----
High school completion total------111220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total0410.0---------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-14-04----
Advanced coursework completion------04----
Additional indicators total3410.01410.00810.0---
Weighted total8.19.6-5.37.6-9.310.7----
Percentage of possible points 84%-70%-87%---
Percentage of possible points by gradespan77%
Weight of non-high school results:65%
87%
Weight of high school results:35%
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage80%

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 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 achievement04-34-
Mathematics achievement34-04-
Science achievement34-34-
Achievement total61267.561247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-34-
Mathematics growth34-24-
Growth total5822.55822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---44-
Annual dropout rate---44-
High school completion total---81220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-04-
Advanced coursework completion---24-
Additional indicators total2410.02810.0
Weighted total5.410.3-5.810.7-
Percentage of possible points 52%-54%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan52%
Weight of non-high school results:65%
54%
Weight of high school results:35%
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage53%

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 506.1 506.4 0.3 508.9 2,1973Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 482.6 484.0 1.4 487.7 4062Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High needs 491.4 489.8 -1.6 493.8 6500Recovery Path: Declined
Low income 493.4 492.0 -1.4 496.2 2140Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 145--
Students w/ disabilities 484.5 484.0 -0.5 486.8 4331Recovery Path: No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 5--
Asian 512.5 513.5 1.0 515.3 7064Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 36--
Hispanic/Latino---- 83--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 31--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 3--
White 503.2 503.3 0.1 506.2 1,3332Recovery 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 517.9 520.8 2.9 519.3 3654Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 503.1 503.7 0.6 506.4 763Path Forward: Met Target
Low income 504.6 504.5 -0.1 508.5 201Path Forward: No Change
EL and Former EL---- 8--
Students w/ disabilities 500.2 501.1 0.9 502.9 563Path Forward: Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 3--
Asian 523.6 527.4 3.8 526.4 1154Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 13--
Hispanic/Latino---- 17--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-------
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 515.8 518.3 2.5 518.4 2173Path Forward: 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 510.9 511.5 0.6 513.3 2,1924Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 484.6 489.5 4.9 488.4 4064Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High needs 495.4 495.0 -0.4 497.1 6473Recovery Path: Met Target
Low income 495.5 495.6 0.1 497.5 2153Recovery Path: Met Target
EL and Former EL---- 146--
Students w/ disabilities 488.0 488.6 0.6 489.7 4303Recovery Path: Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 5--
Asian 522.4 522.2 -0.2 525.3 7064Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 36--
Hispanic/Latino---- 83--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 31--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 3--
White 505.7 507.0 1.3 507.5 1,3283Recovery 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 520.2 519.0 -1.2 522.7 3684Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 503.4 497.0 -6.4 507.2 780Path Forward: Declined
Low income 505.2 500.0 -5.2 509.7 210Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 8--
Students w/ disabilities 499.8 493.4 -6.4 503.2 570Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 3--
Asian 529.1 532.9 3.8 531.4 1144Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 13--
Hispanic/Latino---- 17--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-------
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 516.5 513.4 -3.1 519.1 2213Path Forward: Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 509.7 508.4 -1.3 512.4 7514Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 492.9 495.5 2.6 495.9 2103Path Forward: Met Target
Low income 493.7 496.3 2.6 497.0 733Path Forward: Met Target
EL and Former EL---- 38--
Students w/ disabilities 486.7 491.1 4.4 488.6 1394Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian 516.2 514.3 -1.9 519.9 2554Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 19--
Hispanic/Latino---- 19--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 506.3 505.7 -0.6 508.9 4533Path Forward: Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 520.7 520.6 -0.1 522.7 3584Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 508.1 501.8 -6.3 511.0 743Path Forward: Met Target
Low income---- 19--
EL and Former EL---- 6--
Students w/ disabilities 504.5 498.4 -6.1 507.6 573Path Forward: Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 3--
Asian 525.3 527.5 2.2 527.6 1124Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 11--
Hispanic/Latino---- 13--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-------
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 518.9 517.9 -1.0 520.8 2194Path Forward: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 53.7 1,7573Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 49.2 4062Typical Growth - Low
High needs 47.1 4912Typical Growth - Low
Low income 48.3 1632Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 108--
Students w/ disabilities 43.8 3272Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 3--
Asian 57.8 5653Typical Growth - High
Afr. Amer./Black- 24--
Hispanic/Latino- 68--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 20--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 51.6 1,0773Typical Growth - High

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 56.0 3363Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing----
High needs 50.1 643Typical Growth - High
Low income- 16--
EL and Former EL- 5--
Students w/ disabilities 47.4 502Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 3--
Asian 59.6 1063Typical Growth - High
Afr. Amer./Black- 11--
Hispanic/Latino- 10--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 54.5 2063Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 56.9 1,7553Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 57.1 4063Typical Growth - High
High needs 55.3 4883Typical Growth - High
Low income 58.8 1633Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL- 109--
Students w/ disabilities 51.8 3243Typical Growth - High
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 3--
Asian 58.8 5643Typical Growth - High
Afr. Amer./Black- 24--
Hispanic/Latino- 70--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 20--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 55.9 1,0743Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 55.1 3383Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing----
High needs 45.4 662Typical Growth - Low
Low income- 18--
EL and Former EL- 5--
Students w/ disabilities 42.2 512Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 3--
Asian 59.9 1063Typical Growth - High
Afr. Amer./Black- 11--
Hispanic/Latino- 10--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 53.2 2083Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 97.1 97.0 -0.1 95.0 3984Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 90.4 88.1 -2.3 94.7 840Declined
Low income 87.3 84.8 -2.5 91.9 460Declined
EL and Former EL---- 5--
Students w/ disabilities 86.8 86.0 -0.8 92.9 500Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 98.1 99.0 0.9 95.0 1044Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 9--
Hispanic/Latino---- 9--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 14--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 96.8 96.5 -0.3 95.0 2604Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2020 Rate (%) 2021 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 99.3 99.1 -0.2 95.0 4504Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 96.6 98.3 1.7 95.0 1154Exceeded Target
Low income 92.5 96.4 3.9 95.0 554Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 7--
Students w/ disabilities 96.6 98.7 2.1 95.0 764Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 100.0 100.0 0.0 95.0 1044Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 5--
Hispanic/Latino---- 11--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 21--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 99.4 98.7 -0.7 95.0 3094Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 0.2 0.4 0.2 1.0 1,5643Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 0.6 0.3 -0.3 1.0 2984Exceeded Target
Low income 1.8 0.0 -1.8 1.6 1194Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 10--
Students w/ disabilities 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 1893Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 3--
Asian 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.0 4613Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 20--
Hispanic/Latino---- 39--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 48--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 0.1 0.4 0.3 1.0 9923Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 61.6 54.5 -7.1 62.6 880Declined
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 11.0 9.7 -1.3 10.0 2,8773Met Target
Lowest Performing 14.0 14.0 0.0 12.3 4061No Change
High needs 17.2 16.1 -1.1 15.4 8822Improved Below Target
Low income 23.4 20.9 -2.5 21.0 3023Met Target
EL and Former EL---- 224--
Students w/ disabilities 18.5 17.2 -1.3 16.1 5632Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 7--
Asian 7.8 9.3 1.5 5.7 9163Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 53--
Hispanic/Latino---- 121--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 40--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 3--
White 11.9 9.3 -2.6 10.7 1,7374Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 13.2 24.5 11.3 11.6 1,5520Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 25.5 35.4 9.9 22.6 3250Declined
Low income 30.4 39.4 9.0 25.9 1270Declined
EL and Former EL---- 29--
Students w/ disabilities 27.1 37.5 10.4 23.6 2160Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 6--
Asian 9.9 18.1 8.2 7.1 4750Declined
Afr. Amer./Black---- 30--
Hispanic/Latino---- 54--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 4--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 3--
White 14.5 26.7 12.2 12.7 9800Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 70.8 69.1 -1.7 74.2 7990Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 38.5 40.6 2.1 44.2 1552Improved Below Target
Low income 49.2 50.7 1.5 55.4 692Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 14--
Students w/ disabilities 28.2 24.5 -3.7 35.3 940Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 91.4 88.5 -2.9 95.0 2444Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 10--
Hispanic/Latino---- 16--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 3--
White 61.6 61.1 -0.5 65.2 5221No Change

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 2,589 2,56499Yes 1 2,588 2,56299Yes 1 1,136 1,12399Yes 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 745 728 745 727 299 290 1,789 1,74598Yes1
Low income 239 235 239 237 96 95 574 56799Yes1
EL and Former EL 159 155 159 156 47 46 365 35798Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 501 489 501 487 205 198 1,207 1,17497Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 8 8 8 8 5 5 21----
Asian 826 821 825 820 373 370 2,024 2,01199Yes1
Afr. Amer./Black 49 49 49 49 32 32 130 130100Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 104 101 104 101 38 37 246 23997Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 31 31 31 31 3 3 65 65100Yes1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl. 3 3 3 3 0- 6----
White 1,568 1,551 1,568 1,550 685 676 3,821 3,77799Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
Abbot ElementaryNot requiring assistance or intervention 90
Blanchard MiddleNot requiring assistance or intervention 94
Col John RobinsonInsufficient data-
Day ElementaryNot requiring assistance or intervention 85
John A. Crisafulli Elementary SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 91
NabnassetInsufficient data-
Rita E. Miller Elementary SchoolInsufficient data-
Stony Brook SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 90
Westford AcademyNot requiring assistance or intervention 92


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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