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2024 Official Accountability Report - Newton South High
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Newton (02070000)		TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School
REGION
Coastal		GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

Accountability Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
Meeting or exceeding targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
90% - Meeting or exceeding targets90

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage95%86%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		90%
Meeting or exceeding targets

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
90

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage80%80%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		80%
Meeting or exceeding targets

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 518.4 520.4 2.0 519.4 4444Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 494.4 498.8 4.4 498.0 944Path Forward: Exceeded Target
High Needs 503.9 505.9 2.0 505.8 1343Path Forward: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 500.8 507.8 7.0 503.7 354Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low Income 505.2 506.9 1.7 508.8 562Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 498.0 501.3 3.3 499.3 724Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 523.8 520.8 -3.0 527.2 1144Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 14--
Hispanic or Latino 509.1 506.4 -2.7 511.8 250Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 512.2 521.4 9.2 513.2 224Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 519.3 522.2 2.9 520.6 2684Path Forward: Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 523.5 525.8 2.3 524.6 4424Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 498.2 499.9 1.7 501.5 933Path Forward: Met Target
High Needs 508.2 513.5 5.3 510.9 1344Path Forward: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 515.6 522.3 6.7 520.7 354Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low Income 505.2 513.5 8.3 509.7 564Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 500.9 505.4 4.5 503.4 724Path Forward: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 537.1 533.0 -4.1 540.5 1154Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 14--
Hispanic or Latino 502.9 510.4 7.5 507.1 254Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 517.8 518.5 0.7 519.2 224Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 522.6 526.0 3.4 523.7 2654Path Forward: Exceeded Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 519.8 524.7 4.9 523.3 4164Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 494.8 501.5 6.7 497.4 904Path Forward: Exceeded Target
High Needs 506.7 513.8 7.1 509.5 1184Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 518.2 525.0 6.8 524.1 284Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low Income 502.3 513.8 11.5 506.0 484Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 498.3 505.5 7.2 501.0 634Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 531.0 529.4 -1.6 533.1 1044Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 13--
Hispanic or Latino 501.9 512.0 10.1 505.5 244Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 517.0 517.2 0.2 520.9 224Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 519.3 525.6 6.3 522.8 2524Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 51.6 3913Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 48.6 942Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 47.7 1142Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 57.7 243Typical Growth - High
Low Income 48.8 502Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 46.1 632Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 50.1 1013Typical Growth - High
Black or African American- 14--
Hispanic or Latino 43.0 242Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 16--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 52.5 2353Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 53.9 3873Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 53.6 933Typical Growth - High
High Needs 54.2 1113Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 65.2 224Exceeded Typical Growth
Low Income 52.0 493Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 56.0 633Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native- 1--
Asian 51.9 1023Typical Growth - High
Black or African American- 14--
Hispanic or Latino 48.2 242Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 16--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White 55.8 2303Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 97.2 98.7 1.5 95.0 4764Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 92.1 96.9 4.8 95.0 1604Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 90.9 95.7 4.8 92.0 234Exceeded Target
Low Income 90.3 96.3 6.0 94.4 824Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 88.5 95.7 7.2 92.5 944Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian 97.3 97.5 0.2 95.0 1184Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 13--
Hispanic or Latino 95.1 100.0 4.9 95.0 334Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 97.1 94.1 -3.0 95.0 340Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 97.4 100.0 2.6 95.0 2784Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 99.0 98.8 -0.2 95.0 4924Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 97.6 96.6 -1.0 95.0 1774Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 95.7 95.5 -0.2 95.0 223Met Target
Low Income 95.5 94.6 -0.9 95.0 933Met Target
Students with Disabilities 97.9 94.2 -3.7 95.0 1040Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian 100.0 99.1 -0.9 95.0 1134Exceeded Target
Black or African American---- 30--
Hispanic or Latino 97.2 97.6 0.4 95.0 414Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 96.6 97.1 0.5 95.0 354Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White 99.7 98.9 -0.8 95.0 2724Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 0.2 0.3 0.1 1.0 1,8323Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 0.4 0.7 0.3 1.0 5613Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 504Exceeded Target
Low Income 0.9 1.4 0.5 1.0 2150Declined
Students with Disabilities 0.3 0.6 0.3 1.0 3123Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 4--
Asian 0.2 0.9 0.7 1.0 4413Met Target
Black or African American---- 64--
Hispanic or Latino 1.5 0.0 -1.5 1.4 1384Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1224Exceeded Target
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.0 1,0623Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students-------
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners-------
Low Income-------
Students with Disabilities-------
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian-------
Black or African American-------
Hispanic or Latino-------
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino-------
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White-------

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 12.0 16.3 4.3 10.9 1,8870Declined
Lowest Performing 18.7 19.1 0.4 14.7 941No Change
High Needs 21.0 25.7 4.7 17.9 5720Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 18.0 23.2 5.2 13.5 1770Declined
Low Income 25.6 32.0 6.4 21.4 2690Declined
Students with Disabilities 21.1 26.0 4.9 17.2 2540Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 5--
Asian 7.8 9.5 1.7 5.9 4653Met Target
Black or African American---- 66--
Hispanic or Latino 14.8 25.3 10.5 10.8 1620Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 18.5 21.5 3.0 17.4 1210Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 12.3 16.0 3.7 10.9 1,0670Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 71.0 66.1 -4.9 73.1 9000Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 47.3 43.5 -3.8 53.3 2990Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 58.0 47.1 -10.9 63.2 700Declined
Low Income 49.6 43.8 -5.8 55.4 1370Declined
Students with Disabilities 34.6 32.3 -2.3 42.3 1580Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 3--
Asian 80.2 78.1 -2.1 82.8 2150Declined
Black or African American---- 33--
Hispanic or Latino 50.7 49.4 -1.3 57.1 830Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 66.7 62.3 -4.4 68.8 610Declined
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White 73.6 66.7 -6.9 76.1 5040Declined


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 cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage of 75% or higher.

The annual 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)

The cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage represents a weighted average of the annual criterion-referenced target percentages. At a minimum, a group must have an annual criterion-referenced target percentage for the most recent year in order to receive a cumulative percentage.

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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