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2024 Official Accountability Report - Springfield High School of Science and Technology
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Springfield (02810000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
REGION
West/Central		GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

Accountability Information

Overall classificationRequiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
In need of broad/comprehensive support
Underperforming school
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
45% - Moderate progress toward targets5

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage52%41%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		45%
Moderate progress toward targets

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
13

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage54%29%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		39%
Moderate progress toward 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 483.5 483.0 -0.5 487.0 2621Path Forward: No Change
Lowest Performing 461.0 464.3 3.3 466.1 472Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs 482.7 481.8 -0.9 487.0 2440Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 475.7 465.7 -10.0 479.2 460Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 482.9 482.0 -0.9 487.8 2390Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 473.9 471.1 -2.8 477.1 690Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American 484.8 485.3 0.5 489.9 472Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 483.6 481.2 -2.4 487.3 1880Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 10--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 16--

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 482.1 478.5 -3.6 486.2 2560Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 466.4 467.8 1.4 471.5 462Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs 481.6 478.0 -3.6 485.8 2390Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 481.4 477.1 -4.3 486.5 450Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 481.3 478.1 -3.2 485.1 2340Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 474.5 468.9 -5.6 478.6 670Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American 483.1 478.2 -4.9 488.2 470Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 481.3 477.7 -3.6 485.1 1850Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 15--

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 478.9 480.0 1.1 482.0 2292Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 463.4 466.4 3.0 467.3 472Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs 478.5 479.1 0.6 481.8 2122Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 477.3 472.3 -5.0 481.3 310Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 478.5 479.1 0.6 481.7 2092Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 474.2 471.0 -3.2 477.2 620Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American 481.9 482.7 0.8 485.0 422Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 478.7 478.3 -0.4 482.2 1611Path Forward: No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 9--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 16--

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 42.1 2212Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 39.9 471Low Growth
High Needs 41.1 2062Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 35.5 291Low Growth
Low Income 41.0 2022Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 42.7 562Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 1--
Black or African American 40.7 422Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 42.2 1572Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White- 15--

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 40.9 2182Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 40.7 462Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 40.4 2042Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 43.8 312Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 40.2 2002Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 35.6 561Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 1--
Black or African American 37.1 431Low Growth
Hispanic or Latino 40.6 1562Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 4--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White- 14--

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 93.6 93.7 0.1 95.0 2552Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 93.3 93.5 0.2 95.0 2472Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 88.2 89.1 0.9 93.8 462Improved Below Target
Low Income 93.3 93.5 0.2 95.0 2452Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 84.2 92.3 8.1 93.3 522Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 4--
Black or African American 100.0 97.9 -2.1 95.0 474Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 92.7 92.9 0.2 95.0 1822Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 5--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White---- 16--

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 91.5 93.6 2.1 94.2 2802Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 91.5 93.3 1.8 95.0 2672Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 85.1 88.2 3.1 92.1 512Improved Below Target
Low Income 91.4 93.3 1.9 95.0 2672Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 86.2 84.2 -2.0 93.2 570Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 4--
Black or African American 98.1 100.0 1.9 95.0 524Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 90.7 92.7 2.0 94.8 1912Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 4--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 28--

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 1.9 2.0 0.1 1.7 1,0870Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 1.8 2.2 0.4 1.6 9890Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 3.2 4.3 1.1 2.9 1620Declined
Low Income 1.8 2.2 0.4 1.6 9520Declined
Students with Disabilities 3.3 2.7 -0.6 3.0 2933Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 15--
Black or African American 0.5 0.0 -0.5 1.0 2044Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 2.5 2.6 0.1 2.3 7681No Change
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 27--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 2--
White---- 71--

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 11.3 6.1 -5.2 12.8 1310Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 11.3 6.1 -5.2 12.8 1310Declined
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 32.4 34.4 2.0 29.4 1,1200Declined
Lowest Performing 54.9 42.6 -12.3 48.0 474Exceeded Target
High Needs 32.9 35.5 2.6 29.3 1,0490Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 33.8 34.9 1.1 29.4 2350Declined
Low Income 33.2 35.6 2.4 29.2 1,0260Declined
Students with Disabilities 36.6 43.3 6.7 32.8 2910Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 9--
Black or African American 24.9 25.1 0.2 21.2 2111No Change
Hispanic or Latino 35.3 37.5 2.2 31.4 7980Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 33--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander---- 1--
White---- 68--

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 32.4 49.4 17.0 37.2 4134Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 31.4 47.5 16.1 36.5 3794Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 27.5 38.5 11.0 35.1 784Exceeded Target
Low Income 32.1 47.3 15.2 37.4 3724Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 6.2 23.1 16.9 11.7 914Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 7--
Black or African American 31.0 57.6 26.6 37.7 854Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 31.1 46.7 15.6 37.6 2894Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 24--


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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