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2024 Official Accountability Report - Amherst-Pelham
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Amherst-Pelham (06050000)		TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I District
REGION
West/Central		GRADES SERVED
07,08,09,10,11,12
Accountability and Assistance Level:In need of focused/targeted support

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage33%49%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		43%
Moderate progress toward targets

2024 Points awarded

2024 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 achievement04-04-44-34-
Mathematics achievement14-24-24-04-
Science achievement04----44----
Achievement total11260.02867.5101240.03867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-34-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-44-34-
Growth total4820.04822.57820.05822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------04----
Extended engagement rate------34----
Annual dropout rate------44----
High school completion total------71220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total0410.0---3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-04-44-34-
Advanced coursework completion------24----
Additional indicators total0410.00410.06810.03410.0
Weighted total1.49.6-2.37.6-7.710.0-3.57.6-
Percentage of possible points 15%-30%-77%-46%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan23%
Weight of non-high school results:31%		62%
Weight of high school results:69%
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage49%

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 achievement04-04-04----
Mathematics achievement24-04-24----
Science achievement44----04----
Achievement total61260.00867.521240.0---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-34----
Mathematics growth24-14-44----
Growth total4820.03822.57820.0---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------34----
Extended engagement rate------34----
Annual dropout rate------04----
High school completion total------61220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-04-04----
Advanced coursework completion------04----
Additional indicators total3410.00410.00810.0---
Weighted total5.09.6-0.77.6-3.410.0----
Percentage of possible points 52%-9%-34%---
Percentage of possible points by gradespan31%
Weight of non-high school results:30%		34%
Weight of high school results:70%
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage33%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage56%48%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		52%
Substantial progress toward targets

2024 Points awarded

2024 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 achievement14-44-
Mathematics achievement04-04-
Science achievement44-24-
Achievement total51267.561247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth14-34-
Growth total3822.55822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---24-
Annual dropout rate---34-
High school completion total---51220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-44-
Advanced coursework completion---24-
Additional indicators total0410.06810.0
Weighted total4.110.3-5.610.7-
Percentage of possible points 40%-52%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan40%
Weight of non-high school results:31%		52%
Weight of high school results:69%
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage48%

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 achievement44-44-
Science achievement44-24-
Achievement total81267.571270.0
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24----
Mathematics growth24----
Growth total4822.5---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---34-
Extended engagement rate---34-
Annual dropout rate---04-
High school completion total---61220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-04-
Advanced coursework completion---04-
Additional indicators total4410.00810.0
Weighted total6.710.3-6.111.6-
Percentage of possible points 65%-53%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan65%
Weight of non-high school results:30%		53%
Weight of high school results:70%
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage56%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 497.3 496.4 -0.9 499.2 3540Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 468.4 467.5 -0.9 473.5 360Path Forward: Declined
High needs 480.6 480.2 -0.4 482.5 1781Path Forward: No Change
Low income 478.5 476.2 -2.3 479.5 1270Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL 474.6 473.5 -1.1 476.7 460Path Forward: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 474.6 473.2 -1.4 476.7 1070Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian 505.9 508.2 2.3 508.3 414Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 478.2 476.4 -1.8 481.9 370Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic/Latino 480.8 476.1 -4.7 483.3 640Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 19--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 502.5 503.3 0.8 504.2 1903Recovery Path: Met Target

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 505.0 511.7 6.7 506.8 2214Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 474.2 479.0 4.8 479.3 303Path Forward: Met Target
High needs 490.4 495.1 4.7 492.2 934Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low income 491.0 496.0 5.0 493.7 614Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 13--
Students w/ disabilities 482.8 491.4 8.6 485.5 584Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 504.5 501.9 -2.6 509.5 200Path Forward: Declined
Afr. Amer./Black---- 16--
Hispanic/Latino 488.5 497.1 8.6 490.0 404Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 13--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 511.4 519.7 8.3 513.8 1324Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 496.0 495.8 -0.2 498.0 3471Recovery Path: No Change
Lowest Performing 468.2 470.0 1.8 472.6 332Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High needs 482.0 480.9 -1.1 483.9 1710Path Forward: Declined
Low income 477.7 477.6 -0.1 479.6 1191Path Forward: No Change
EL and Former EL 479.1 477.7 -1.4 481.6 450Path Forward: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 476.6 474.7 -1.9 478.8 1000Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian 507.5 509.9 2.4 510.4 423Path Forward: Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black 476.5 475.2 -1.3 479.7 360Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic/Latino 481.7 478.7 -3.0 484.1 600Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 19--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 500.4 500.7 0.3 502.8 1872Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 507.3 508.2 0.9 509.8 2212Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 478.3 477.3 -1.0 483.4 310Path Forward: Declined
High needs 492.5 489.4 -3.1 496.3 930Path Forward: Declined
Low income 492.3 488.9 -3.4 496.8 610Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 14--
Students w/ disabilities 484.1 485.2 1.1 487.5 572Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 514.8 509.0 -5.8 519.0 200Path Forward: Declined
Afr. Amer./Black---- 16--
Hispanic/Latino 491.3 488.1 -3.2 493.0 410Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 12--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 513.3 516.6 3.3 514.5 1324Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 496.5 495.1 -1.4 498.4 1710Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 33--
High needs 481.0 484.1 3.1 483.2 844Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low income 479.3 480.7 1.4 481.5 592Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 25--
Students w/ disabilities 478.8 481.1 2.3 482.2 412Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 25--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 18--
Hispanic/Latino 479.9 481.3 1.4 482.6 302Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 7--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 502.1 498.4 -3.7 504.7 900Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 501.1 509.1 8.0 503.7 2014Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing---- 29--
High needs 491.8 493.1 1.3 494.0 802Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low income 490.2 491.9 1.7 493.4 522Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 13--
Students w/ disabilities 485.4 490.4 5.0 488.5 474Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 19--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 13--
Hispanic/Latino 488.4 493.7 5.3 493.0 354Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 11--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 507.3 517.1 9.8 510.2 1234Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 48.0 3182Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 46.7 352Typical Growth - Low
High needs 45.3 1572Typical Growth - Low
Low income 42.6 1102Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 44.7 422Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities 45.2 932Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian 52.6 403Typical Growth - High
Afr. Amer./Black 35.7 341Low Growth
Hispanic/Latino 39.4 531Low Growth
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 18--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.- 1--
White 51.3 1713Typical Growth - High

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 50.4 1513Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 44.0 302Typical Growth - Low
High needs 42.9 582Typical Growth - Low
Low income 41.7 372Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 10--
Students w/ disabilities 44.1 322Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 17--
Afr. Amer./Black- 9--
Hispanic/Latino 48.9 252Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 8--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 54.1 923Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 42.8 3092Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 45.5 322Typical Growth - Low
High needs 39.7 1491Low Growth
Low income 39.0 1011Low Growth
EL and Former EL 41.0 402Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities 38.9 871Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian 49.0 402Typical Growth - Low
Afr. Amer./Black 38.9 341Low Growth
Hispanic/Latino 35.6 501Low Growth
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 18--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.- 1--
White 44.5 1652Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 60.3 1664Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing 52.5 313Typical Growth - High
High needs 53.0 633Typical Growth - High
Low income 51.1 453Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL- 10--
Students w/ disabilities 54.7 353Typical Growth - High
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 16--
Afr. Amer./Black- 13--
Hispanic/Latino 50.3 273Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 10--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 63.6 1004Exceeded Typical Growth

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 94.2 90.9 -3.3 95.0 2190Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 89.1 84.7 -4.4 93.4 1240Declined
Low income 88.5 84.5 -4.0 93.1 1030Declined
EL and Former EL---- 27--
Students w/ disabilities 81.4 80.0 -1.4 87.5 550Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 100.0 91.3 -8.7 95.0 230Declined
Afr. Amer./Black---- 18--
Hispanic/Latino 92.9 86.0 -6.9 95.0 430Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 21--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 95.7 92.1 -3.6 95.0 1140Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 94.8 95.5 0.7 95.0 2243Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 90.2 91.8 1.6 93.6 1102Improved Below Target
Low income 90.9 90.6 -0.3 94.7 961No Change
EL and Former EL---- 20--
Students w/ disabilities 86.0 88.4 2.4 90.6 432Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 100.0 100.0 0.0 95.0 224Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 18--
Hispanic/Latino 90.7 92.9 2.2 94.8 282Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 17--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 95.2 97.1 1.9 95.0 1394Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 1.2 0.9 -0.3 1.1 8554Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 2.6 2.2 -0.4 2.3 3703Met Target
Low income 2.8 2.7 -0.1 2.5 2551No Change
EL and Former EL---- 62--
Students w/ disabilities 2.2 2.0 -0.2 2.0 2023Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 0.0 1.3 1.3 1.0 780Declined
Afr. Amer./Black---- 68--
Hispanic/Latino 2.6 2.4 -0.2 2.3 1642Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 73--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 0.6 0.2 -0.4 1.0 4724Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 18.5 13.6 -4.9 20.1 220Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
EL and Former EL 18.5 13.6 -4.9 20.1 220Declined
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 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 2.0 4.8 2.8 3.3 423Met Target
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 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 21.7 22.4 0.7 20.7 3880Declined
Lowest Performing 21.1 27.8 6.7 19.0 360Declined
High needs 27.6 33.2 5.6 25.8 2020Declined
Low income 31.1 39.6 8.5 28.7 1490Declined
EL and Former EL 23.1 26.0 2.9 20.6 500Declined
Students w/ disabilities 29.8 35.6 5.8 27.4 1180Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 3--
Asian 12.2 15.6 3.4 10.1 450Declined
Afr. Amer./Black 29.0 20.5 -8.5 26.5 394Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 29.7 31.4 1.7 26.8 700Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 20--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 21.0 21.9 0.9 19.8 2100Declined

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 28.5 25.0 -3.5 26.9 8644Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 40.9 35.5 -5.4 35.6 313Met Target
High needs 43.8 40.1 -3.7 40.9 3724Exceeded Target
Low income 50.7 43.6 -7.1 46.2 2664Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 73--
Students w/ disabilities 46.5 44.4 -2.1 43.0 2162Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 15.0 16.7 1.7 12.2 720Declined
Afr. Amer./Black---- 60--
Hispanic/Latino 46.2 39.0 -7.2 41.8 1594Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 69--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 20.7 20.2 -0.5 18.9 5042Improved Below Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 60.4 61.7 1.3 63.8 4122Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 31.2 31.3 0.1 36.9 1762Improved Below Target
Low income 35.8 33.1 -2.7 42.0 1240Declined
EL and Former EL---- 34--
Students w/ disabilities 14.4 21.8 7.4 21.5 1013Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 62.9 72.7 9.8 66.6 334Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 32--
Hispanic/Latino 32.9 35.0 2.1 39.7 802Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 38--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 71.3 72.9 1.6 74.9 2292Improved Below Target

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 599 57696Yes 1 597 57296Yes 1 411 39396Yes 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 292 272 291 268 195 178 778 71892No1
Low income 207 190 206 184 135 123 548 49791No1
EL and Former EL 66 60 66 63 43 42 175 16594No1
Students w/ disabilities 176 163 175 157 111 96 462 41690No1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 2 2 2 2 0- 4----
Asian 62 61 62 62 45 44 169 16799Yes1
Afr. Amer./Black 54 53 54 52 34 34 142 13998Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 113 104 113 103 80 73 306 28092No1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 32 32 31 31 19 18 82 8199Yes1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl. 1 1 1 1 1 1 3----
White 335 323 334 321 232 223 901 86796Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
Amherst Regional HighRequiring assistance or intervention 56
Amherst Regional Middle SchoolRequiring assistance or intervention 41


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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