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2022 Official Accountability Report - Pioneer Charter School of Science II (PCSS-II) (District)
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Pioneer Charter School of Science II (PCSS-II) (District) (35060000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I District
REGION
Coastal		GRADES SERVED
07,08,09,10,11,12
Accountability information
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most districts and schools did not receive an accountability determination in 2022

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2019 Achievement 2022 Achievement N
All Students 506.7 504.3 150
High needs 502.4 500.9 93
Low income 498.8 499.3 79
EL and Former EL 503.3 497.9 35
Students w/ disabilities-- 17
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 2
Asian- 517.0 25
Afr. Amer./Black 500.6 499.5 50
Hispanic/Latino 501.6 496.9 31
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 6
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White 511.8 508.9 36

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2019 Achievement 2022 Achievement N
All Students 518.3 507.2 55
High needs 511.4 507.5 39
Low income- 507.5 23
EL and Former EL 508.8 504.8 25
Students w/ disabilities-- 7
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---
Asian-- 7
Afr. Amer./Black-- 19
Hispanic/Latino-- 13
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White-- 15

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2019 Achievement 2022 Achievement N
All Students 516.3 512.3 149
High needs 511.4 506.8 92
Low income 511.4 505.8 78
EL and Former EL 511.2 503.1 35
Students w/ disabilities-- 16
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 2
Asian- 523.3 25
Afr. Amer./Black 506.6 504.6 49
Hispanic/Latino 512.5 505.7 31
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 6
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White 521.7 521.3 36

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2019 Achievement 2022 Achievement N
All Students 524.3 518.0 55
High needs 517.6 514.8 39
Low income- 511.1 23
EL and Former EL 514.9 514.7 25
Students w/ disabilities-- 7
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---
Asian-- 7
Afr. Amer./Black-- 19
Hispanic/Latino-- 13
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White-- 15

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2019 Achievement 2022 Achievement N
All Students 507.3 502.4 75
High needs 502.0 498.3 43
Low income 498.5 498.6 34
EL and Former EL-- 14
Students w/ disabilities-- 9
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 1
Asian-- 15
Afr. Amer./Black- 499.2 25
Hispanic/Latino-- 16
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 4
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White-- 14

Science achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) (2019) and average composite scaled score (2022) - High school
Group 2019 Achievement (CPI) 2022 Achievement
(Average composite scaled score)		 N
All Students 97.4 511.9 54
High needs 95.6 509.3 38
Low income- 506.0 22
EL and Former EL 94.0 509.0 24
Students w/ disabilities-- 7
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---
Asian-- 7
Afr. Amer./Black-- 19
Hispanic/Latino-- 12
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White-- 15

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2019 Mean SGP 2022 Mean SGP N
All Students 54.5 54.7 117
High needs 55.1 55.3 72
Low income 51.7 54.0 59
EL and Former EL 58.7 55.2 30
Students w/ disabilities-- 13
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 2
Asian 55.8 21
Afr. Amer./Black 51.5 54.0 35
Hispanic/Latino 54.9 48.8 28
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 5
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White 55.5 63.7 26

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2019 Mean SGP 2022 Mean SGP N
All Students 63.4 49.1 53
High needs 62.0 54.6 38
Low income 59.9 23
EL and Former EL 61.9 48.8 24
Students w/ disabilities-- 6
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---
Asian-- 7
Afr. Amer./Black-- 19
Hispanic/Latino-- 12
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White-- 14

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2019 Mean SGP 2022 Mean SGP N
All Students 76.7 70.4 118
High needs 76.7 70.3 73
Low income 75.0 69.9 60
EL and Former EL 77.1 77.3 31
Students w/ disabilities-- 13
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 2
Asian 66.4 21
Afr. Amer./Black 74.6 63.3 36
Hispanic/Latino 84.4 65.0 28
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 5
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White 74.3 86.2 26

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2019 Mean SGP 2022 Mean SGP N
All Students 59.3 73.9 53
High needs 62.5 75.4 38
Low income 74.6 23
EL and Former EL 63.0 74.0 24
Students w/ disabilities-- 6
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---
Asian-- 7
Afr. Amer./Black-- 19
Hispanic/Latino-- 12
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White-- 14

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2020 Rate (%) 2021 Rate (%) N
All Students 100.0 98.0 51
High needs 100.0 96.8 31
Low income- 95.7 23
EL and Former EL-- 11
Students w/ disabilities-- 10
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---
Asian-- 3
Afr. Amer./Black 100.0 95.2 21
Hispanic/Latino-- 8
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White-- 18

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2019 Rate (%) 2020 Rate (%) N
All Students---
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---

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2020 Rate (%) 2021 Rate (%) N
All Students 0.0 0.0 239
High needs 0.0 0.0 154
Low income 0.0 0.0 75
EL and Former EL 0.0 0.0 45
Students w/ disabilities 0.0 0.0 36
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---
Asian 0.0 0.0 30
Afr. Amer./Black 0.0 0.0 82
Hispanic/Latino 0.0 0.0 60
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 4
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White 0.0 0.0 63

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2020 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) N
All Students-- 11
High needs---
Low income---
EL and Former EL-- 11
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 2020 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) N
All Students 28.6 10.0 30
High needs---
Low income---
EL and Former EL 28.6 10.0 30
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 2019 Rate (% of students missing 10% of days) 2022 Rate (% of students missing 20% of days) N
All Students 0.7 0.0 157
High needs 1.0 0.0 98
Low income 0.0 0.0 84
EL and Former EL 1.3 0.0 37
Students w/ disabilities-- 19
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-- 2
Asian- 0.0 25
Afr. Amer./Black 0.0 0.0 50
Hispanic/Latino 0.0 0.0 32
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 7
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White 2.3 0.0 41

*The 2022 accountability calculations include the percentage of students missing 10% or more of their days in membership in 2019, and the percentage of students missing 20% or more of their days in membership in 2022.


Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2019 Rate (% of students missing 10% of days) 2022 Rate (% of students missing 20% of days) N
All Students 0.4 1.7 231
High needs 0.7 0.6 170
Low income 1.8 0.8 125
EL and Former EL 0.0 0.0 80
Students w/ disabilities 0.0 2.6 39
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---
Asian 0.0 3.3 30
Afr. Amer./Black 0.0 0.0 87
Hispanic/Latino 0.0 1.7 60
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 4
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White 1.6 4.0 50

*The 2022 accountability calculations include the percentage of students missing 10% or more of their days in membership in 2019, and the percentage of students missing 20% or more of their days in membership in 2022.


Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) N
All Students 89.4 93.5 108
High needs 83.6 92.0 75
Low income 87.0 94.7 57
EL and Former EL 77.1 88.2 34
Students w/ disabilities-- 17
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---
Asian-- 18
Afr. Amer./Black 81.8 91.9 37
Hispanic/Latino 88.5 88.9 27
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 2
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---
White 96.7 95.8 24

Assessment participation - All students
Group English language arts Mathematics Science
Enrolled Assessed % Enrolled Assessed % Enrolled Assessed %
All Students 205 205100 204 204100 130 130100

Assessment participation - Student groups
Group English language arts Mathematics Science Overall
Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Total Enrolled Total Assessed %
High needs 132 132 131 131 82 82 345 345100
Low income 102 102 101 101 57 57 260 260100
EL and Former EL 60 60 60 60 39 39 159 159100
Students w/ disabilities 24 24 23 23 16- 63 63100
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 2- 2- 1- 5--
Asian 32 32 32 32 22 22 86 86100
Afr. Amer./Black 69 69 68 68 44 44 181 181100
Hispanic/Latino 44 44 44 44 29 29 117 117100
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 7- 7- 5- 19--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---------
White 51 51 51 51 29 29 131 131100

School Accountability Information
School Accountability information School accountability percentile
Pioneer Charter School of Science II (PCSS-II)2022 National Blue Ribbon School – High Performing 94


About this Report

Accountability information: Most districts and schools did not receive an overall accountability determination in 2022. However, school accountability reports may contain additional performance information if the school has been designated underperforming or chronically underperforming, or if they have one or more low performing student groups, a low graduation rate, or low assessment participation. District accountability reports may contain additional information if the district has been designated chronically underperforming or if the district has low assessment participation.

School 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.

Low income and economically disadvantaged students: Beginning in fall 2021, DESE no longer reports data for the economically disadvantaged student group and instead reports data for a newly defined low income student group. Unlike the economically disadvantaged group or the former low income group used prior to 2015, the new group includes a broader range of disadvantaged students who are identified through one of three different sources:

1. Students who participate in one or more of the following state-administered assistance programs: the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); Transitional Assistance for Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC); the Department of Children and Families' (DCF) foster care program; and MassHealth (Medicaid);

2. Students who are homeless, as reported to DESE by districts via the Homeless and Foster Care data collection tool; or

3. Students who are identified as low income through the Supplemental Low Income Data Collection, as reported to DESE by districts via the Student Information Management System (SIMS).

This change also impacts the membership of the high needs student group, which is an unduplicated count of all students in a school or district belonging to the students with disabilities, English Learner (EL) and former EL, and/or low income students groups.
In the 2022 accountability results, the 2022 data for accountability indicators includes students who meet the new definition of low income. Earlier data for accountability indicators includes who students who were previously identified as economically disadvantaged.


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