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Smith Vocational and Agricultural High

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2024 Official Accountability Report - Smith Vocational and Agricultural High

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural (04060000)

TITLE I STATUS
Title I School

SCHOOL
Smith Vocational and Agricultural High (04060705)

GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

REGION
West/Central

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

Substantial progress toward targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
51% - Substantial progress toward targets	28

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2023	2024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	53%	50%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)	51%
	Substantial progress toward targets

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		All students (High school grades)			Lowest performing students (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	4	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	2	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	1	4	-
	Achievement total	4	12	47.5	5	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	22.5	7	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	7	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	8	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		5.1	10.7	-	5.4	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		48%		-	52%		-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		50%

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		All students (High school grades)			Lowest performing students (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	6	12	40.0	-	-	-
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Growth total	5	8	20.0	-	-	-
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	6	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	0	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Advanced coursework completion	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	7	8	10.0	-	-	-
Weighted total		5.3	10.0	-	-	-	-
Percentage of possible points		53%		-	-		-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		53%

Student group percentile

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

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2023	2024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	45%	35%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)	39%
	Moderate progress toward targets

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High Needs Student Group (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-
	Achievement total	2	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	4	4	-
	Growth total	7	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	0	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	0	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	4	4	-
	High school completion total	4	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	0	4	-
	Additional indicators total	4	8	10.0
Weighted total		3.7	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		35%		-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		35%

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High Needs Student Group (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	3	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-
	Achievement total	7	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	1	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	0	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	0	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-
	High school completion total	0	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	2	4	-
	Additional indicators total	6	8	10.0
Weighted total		4.8	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		45%		-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		45%

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	491.1	494.2	3.1	492.4	145	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	473.1	476.2	3.1	478.2	31	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs	487.5	489.2	1.7	490.8	90	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Low Income	490.9	490.8	-0.1	493.7	61	1	Path Forward: No Change
Students with Disabilities	481.7	484.0	2.3	484.3	57	3	Path Forward: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	492.1	495.6	3.5	495.1	120	3	Path Forward: Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2023 Achievement	2024 Achievement	Change	2024 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	494.8	493.0	-1.8	497.6	143	0	Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing	479.7	482.0	2.3	484.8	31	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs	491.5	489.1	-2.4	495.6	90	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Low Income	493.2	490.8	-2.4	497.2	61	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	487.2	484.4	-2.8	491.6	57	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	496.0	493.6	-2.4	498.9	118	0	Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2023 Achievement	2024 Achievement	Change	2024 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	497.9	495.9	-2.0	499.9	136	0	Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing	478.8	478.8	0.0	483.5	31	1	Path Forward: No Change
High Needs	494.0	490.9	-3.1	496.8	87	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Low Income	497.3	493.2	-4.1	500.1	59	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	486.9	484.1	-2.8	490.0	56	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	500.2	497.4	-2.8	502.5	113	0	Path Forward: Declined

English language arts growth - High school
Group	2024 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	48.9	128	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	55.1	31	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	50.7	80	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	7	-	-
Low Income	49.3	53	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	50.5	51	3	Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	1	-	-
Black or African American	-	3	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	17	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	2	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	49.8	105	2	Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group	2024 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	60.5	127	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing	64.9	31	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
High Needs	61.8	80	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	8	-	-
Low Income	64.6	53	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Students with Disabilities	59.7	51	3	Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	1	-	-
Black or African American	-	3	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	18	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	1	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	59.5	104	3	Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	94.8	92.1	-2.7	95.0	139	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	93.5	90.1	-3.4	95.0	111	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Low Income	94.8	86.9	-7.9	95.0	84	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	91.8	86.2	-5.6	95.0	65	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	94.9	94.1	-0.8	95.0	119	0	Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group	2021 Rate (%)	2022 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	95.2	94.8	-0.4	95.0	115	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	94.4	93.5	-0.9	95.0	77	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Low Income	93.1	94.8	1.7	95.0	58	3	Met Target
Students with Disabilities	93.5	91.8	-1.7	95.0	49	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	96.1	94.9	-1.2	95.0	99	3	Met Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	1.5	0.9	-0.6	1.4	566	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	2.0	0.8	-1.2	1.8	355	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	24	-	-
Low Income	2.2	1.3	-0.9	2.0	227	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	2.7	0.9	-1.8	2.4	226	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	76	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	1.3	0.9	-0.4	1.2	470	4	Exceeded 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	17.0	10.4	-6.6	14.7	576	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	27.3	0.0	-27.3	21.5	31	4	Exceeded Target
High Needs	21.2	12.2	-9.0	17.4	368	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	30	-	-
Low Income	25.0	14.0	-11.0	19.9	242	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	22.4	16.0	-6.4	18.0	219	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	76	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	15.0	8.5	-6.5	12.5	470	4	Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	50.2	46.0	-4.2	54.3	274	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	39.5	34.1	-5.4	45.6	170	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Low Income	44.5	38.7	-5.8	51.3	106	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	26.7	19.8	-6.9	34.8	106	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	35	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	51.1	48.9	-2.2	55.2	227	0	Declined

Assessment participation - All students
Group	English language arts					Mathematics					Science
Group	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate
All Students	149	149	100	Yes	1	147	147	100	Yes	1	148	148	100	Yes	1

Assessment participation - Student Group
Group	English language arts		Mathematics		Science		Overall
Group	Enrolled	Assessed	Enrolled	Assessed	Enrolled	Assessed	Total Enrolled	Total Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate
High Needs	94	94	94	94	94	94	282	282	100	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	10	10	10	10	10	10	30	-	-	-	-
Low Income	65	65	65	65	65	65	195	195	100	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	58	58	58	58	58	58	174	174	100	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	3	3	3	3	3	3	9	-	-	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	21	21	21	21	21	21	63	63	100	Yes	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	122	122	120	120	121	121	363	363	100	Yes	1

About this report

About the Data

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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