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2023 Official Accountability Report - Waltham

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Waltham (03080000)
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 Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
Moderate progress toward targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
43% - Moderate progress toward targets-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage43%
Progress towards targetsModerate 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 achievement04-24-04----
Mathematics achievement14-44-04----
Science achievement14----24----
Achievement total21260.06867.521240.0---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-24----
Mathematics growth34-34-14----
Growth total6820.06822.53820.0---
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 total1410.0---0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-14----
Advanced coursework completion------14----
Additional indicators total4410.04410.02810.0---
Weighted total2.99.6-5.87.6-2.410.0----
Percentage of possible points 30%-76%-24%---
Percentage of possible points by gradespan53%
Weight of non-high school results:66%
24%
Weight of high school results:34%
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage43%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage22%
Progress towards targetsLimited or no 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 achievement04-04-
Mathematics achievement04-04-
Science achievement14-04-
Achievement total11267.501247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-14-
Mathematics growth34-14-
Growth total6822.52822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---14-
Extended engagement rate---44-
Annual dropout rate---24-
High school completion total---71220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-04-
Advanced coursework completion---14-
Additional indicators total4410.01810.0
Weighted total2.410.3-2.010.7-
Percentage of possible points 23%-19%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan23%
Weight of non-high school results:66%
19%
Weight of high school results:34%
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage22%

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 491.4 490.7 -0.7 493.7 2,4170Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 462.6 465.3 2.7 467.6 4372Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High needs 482.7 480.5 -2.2 484.9 1,5580Recovery Path: Declined
Low income 482.5 480.1 -2.4 484.7 1,2410Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL 476.8 475.2 -1.6 480.0 9670Recovery Path: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 473.9 471.7 -2.2 476.3 5190Recovery Path: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 102--
Afr. Amer./Black 487.2 487.0 -0.2 489.5 2131Recovery Path: No Change
Hispanic/Latino 481.2 479.4 -1.8 484.0 1,1110Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 68--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 2--
White 501.8 502.6 0.8 504.0 9152Recovery 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 498.2 494.3 -3.9 500.8 4160Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 491.1 481.4 -9.7 494.4 2720Path Forward: Declined
Low income 492.1 480.8 -11.3 496.0 2290Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL 474.2 462.1 -12.1 477.4 1160Path Forward: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 481.8 481.5 -0.3 483.0 711Recovery Path: No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 21--
Afr. Amer./Black 498.1 495.6 -2.5 500.5 350Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic/Latino 487.5 479.2 -8.3 490.7 2020Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 7--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 507.7 508.8 1.1 510.3 1512Path Forward: Improved Below Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 492.1 491.7 -0.4 494.8 2,4211Recovery Path: No Change
Lowest Performing 463.5 469.8 6.3 466.7 4374Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High needs 483.5 482.6 -0.9 485.1 1,5650Recovery Path: Declined
Low income 483.0 481.9 -1.1 484.9 1,2470Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL 479.3 479.2 -0.1 482.0 9701Recovery Path: No Change
Students w/ disabilities 475.3 474.0 -1.3 477.5 5180Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 103--
Afr. Amer./Black 484.2 484.6 0.4 486.3 2162Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 482.4 482.1 -0.3 485.5 1,1151Recovery Path: No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 68--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 2--
White 502.3 502.5 0.2 505.4 9112Recovery 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 496.6 492.8 -3.8 498.1 4120Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 488.8 483.0 -5.8 492.6 2680Path Forward: Declined
Low income 489.4 483.2 -6.2 493.9 2260Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL 478.0 471.3 -6.7 483.1 1110Path Forward: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 479.3 477.7 -1.6 482.7 700Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 20--
Afr. Amer./Black 490.0 490.4 0.4 493.9 342Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 484.9 481.9 -3.0 488.9 1970Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 7--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 508.3 502.8 -5.5 510.9 1540Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 487.3 487.2 -0.1 489.3 7881Recovery Path: No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 478.0 477.5 -0.5 479.9 5001Recovery Path: No Change
Low income 477.2 477.1 -0.1 480.5 3831Path Forward: No Change
EL and Former EL 471.3 472.4 1.1 474.0 2982Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 472.7 472.6 -0.1 476.1 1551Path Forward: No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 29--
Afr. Amer./Black 480.0 485.7 5.7 482.5 564Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 476.8 475.0 -1.8 478.8 3630Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 19--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 497.8 499.6 1.8 499.4 3163Recovery Path: Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 492.5 494.2 1.7 495.5 3412Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 484.9 484.2 -0.7 487.7 2020Recovery Path: Declined
Low income 485.3 484.7 -0.6 488.4 1660Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL 475.2 472.1 -3.1 477.5 570Recovery Path: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 474.1 477.0 2.9 477.3 693Recovery Path: Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 18--
Afr. Amer./Black 488.1 488.2 0.1 491.1 272Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 481.1 484.5 3.4 483.8 1424Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 7--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 502.8 501.3 -1.5 505.7 1470Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 53.2 1,8323Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 50.6 4293Typical Growth - High
High needs 51.8 1,1383Typical Growth - High
Low income 51.5 9123Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL 52.5 6783Typical Growth - High
Students w/ disabilities 46.7 3772Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 2--
Asian- 64--
Afr. Amer./Black 52.1 1443Typical Growth - High
Hispanic/Latino 51.3 8383Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 57--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 54.4 7273Typical Growth - High

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 41.3 3162Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing----
High needs 34.1 1811Low Growth
Low income 33.4 1511Low Growth
EL and Former EL 32.3 481Low Growth
Students w/ disabilities 31.6 581Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 18--
Afr. Amer./Black 35.6 231Low Growth
Hispanic/Latino 34.9 1331Low Growth
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 45.6 1372Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 53.6 1,8283Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 52.4 4293Typical Growth - High
High needs 52.8 1,1383Typical Growth - High
Low income 52.1 9143Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL 54.0 6783Typical Growth - High
Students w/ disabilities 47.8 3792Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 2--
Asian- 63--
Afr. Amer./Black 52.6 1453Typical Growth - High
Hispanic/Latino 52.6 8393Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 57--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 54.8 7223Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 35.6 3121Low Growth
Lowest Performing----
High needs 32.9 1771Low Growth
Low income 34.0 1471Low Growth
EL and Former EL 34.1 451Low Growth
Students w/ disabilities 27.2 560Very Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 17--
Afr. Amer./Black 31.2 221Low Growth
Hispanic/Latino 33.9 1311Low Growth
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 36.5 1371Low Growth

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 81.8 81.0 -0.8 83.8 4320Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 75.0 74.6 -0.4 79.3 3191No Change
Low income 76.7 75.0 -1.7 81.3 2800Declined
EL and Former EL 62.3 60.0 -2.3 68.0 1250Declined
Students w/ disabilities 74.4 72.1 -2.3 80.5 860Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 11--
Afr. Amer./Black 85.2 90.0 4.8 90.1 403Met Target
Hispanic/Latino 72.1 73.0 0.9 76.8 2042Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 90.1 87.8 -2.3 92.1 1720Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2020 Rate (%) 2021 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 83.7 86.4 2.7 85.3 4404Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 75.5 80.8 5.3 78.9 2924Exceeded Target
Low income 76.7 81.7 5.0 80.5 2574Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 58.5 69.8 11.3 64.0 1064Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 85.1 84.1 -1.0 89.7 820Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 21--
Afr. Amer./Black 90.7 92.6 1.9 95.0 542Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 72.1 76.5 4.4 76.2 1833Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 10--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 95.7 93.0 -2.7 95.0 1720Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 4.1 4.9 0.8 3.7 1,6420Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 6.6 6.1 -0.5 5.9 1,0312Improved Below Target
Low income 6.5 5.3 -1.2 5.9 8733Met Target
EL and Former EL 15.9 11.9 -4.0 14.3 2954Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 2.2 4.9 2.7 2.0 2860Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 60--
Afr. Amer./Black 0.0 1.3 1.3 1.0 1580Declined
Hispanic/Latino 8.6 7.0 -1.6 7.7 7333Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 25--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 0.7 3.8 3.1 1.0 6650Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 47.4 44.8 -2.6 50.1 7751No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
EL and Former EL 47.4 44.8 -2.6 50.1 7751No Change
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 13.5 6.1 -7.4 14.8 2460Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
EL and Former EL 13.5 6.1 -7.4 14.8 2460Declined
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 18.7 16.2 -2.5 17.7 3,5044Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 24.9 20.1 -4.8 24.6 4374Exceeded Target
High needs 23.8 21.0 -2.8 22.0 2,2814Exceeded Target
Low income 25.9 22.7 -3.2 23.5 1,8144Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 23.2 19.8 -3.4 20.7 1,4324Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 23.8 23.2 -0.6 21.4 6892Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 3--
Asian---- 175--
Afr. Amer./Black 17.5 16.2 -1.3 15.0 3082Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 24.3 20.9 -3.4 21.4 1,6013Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 104--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 3--
White 13.4 11.1 -2.3 12.2 1,3104Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 36.6 36.8 0.2 35.0 1,9261No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 45.9 46.9 1.0 43.0 1,2870Declined
Low income 47.1 47.9 0.8 42.6 1,0890Declined
EL and Former EL 49.2 52.7 3.5 45.1 6490Declined
Students w/ disabilities 45.0 47.0 2.0 41.5 3170Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 73--
Afr. Amer./Black 32.8 29.1 -3.7 29.1 1753Met Target
Hispanic/Latino 47.9 48.0 0.1 43.5 9801No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 30--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 24.8 25.0 0.2 23.0 6671No Change

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 54.7 54.0 -0.7 58.1 8161No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 35.9 35.2 -0.7 41.6 4861No Change
Low income 36.7 36.9 0.2 42.9 4152Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 16.7 18.4 1.7 23.4 2282Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 22.4 22.8 0.4 29.5 1232Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 34--
Afr. Amer./Black 53.1 54.1 1.0 59.6 852Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 33.1 33.2 0.1 39.9 3672Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 10--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 75.2 75.6 0.4 78.8 3202Improved 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 2,962 2,93599Yes 1 2,965 2,93199Yes 1 1,285 1,26398Yes 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 1,958 1,932 1,962 1,931 848 830 4,768 4,69398Yes1
Low income 1,564 1,548 1,566 1,548 669 656 3,799 3,75299Yes1
EL and Former EL 1,196 1,185 1,196 1,179 479 470 2,871 2,83499Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 608 591 608 591 238 228 1,454 1,41097Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 2 2 2 2 1 1 5----
Asian 130 130 131 129 53 53 314 31299Yes1
Afr. Amer./Black 259 256 261 258 97 96 617 61099Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 1,402 1,391 1,402 1,387 619 611 3,423 3,38999Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 75 75 76 75 26 26 177 17699Yes1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl. 2 2 2 2 1 1 5----
White 1,088 1,075 1,087 1,074 485 472 2,660 2,62199Yes1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
Douglas MacArthur Elementary SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 62
Henry Whittemore Elementary SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 12
James Fitzgerald Elementary SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 51
John F Kennedy MiddleNot requiring assistance or intervention 56
John W. McDevitt Middle SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 32
Northeast Elementary SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 25
Thomas R Plympton Elementary SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 26
Waltham Public Schools Dual Language ProgramNot requiring assistance or intervention 40
Waltham Sr HighRequiring assistance or intervention 10
William F. Stanley Elementary SchoolNot requiring assistance or intervention 55


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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