Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Pollard Middle
Districts Schools
Select an Org
View Previous Year
2024
print page

2024 Official Accountability Report - Pollard Middle
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Needham (01990000)		TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School
SCHOOL
Pollard Middle (01990405)		GRADES SERVED
07,08
REGION
Coastal		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
Meeting or exceeding targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
88% - Meeting or exceeding targets96

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage80%93%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		88%
Meeting or exceeding targets

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All students
(Non-high school grades)		 Lowest performing students
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement44-44-
Mathematics achievement44-44-
Science achievement34----
Achievement total111267.58867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-44-
Mathematics growth34-44-
Growth total6822.58822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------
Extended engagement rate------
Annual dropout rate------
High school completion total------
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-24-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.02410.0
Weighted total9.210.3-7.47.6-
Percentage of possible points 89%-97%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage93%

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All students
(Non-high school grades)		 Lowest performing students
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement44-24-
Mathematics achievement44-34-
Science achievement34----
Achievement total111267.55867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-
Mathematics growth34-44-
Growth total6822.57822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------
Extended engagement rate------
Annual dropout rate------
High school completion total------
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.04410.0
Weighted total9.210.3-5.47.6-
Percentage of possible points 89%-71%-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage80%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
93

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage35%80%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		62%
Substantial progress toward targets

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement44-
Mathematics achievement44-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total101267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-
Mathematics growth34-
Growth total6822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---
Extended engagement rate---
Annual dropout rate---
High school completion total---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism14-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total1410.0
Weighted total8.210.3-
Percentage of possible points 80%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage80%

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-
Mathematics achievement34-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total31267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth34-
Growth total5822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---
Extended engagement rate---
Annual dropout rate---
High school completion total---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total4410.0
Weighted total3.610.3-
Percentage of possible points 35%-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage35%

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 512.9 516.0 3.1 515.9 8534Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 484.6 493.7 9.1 489.8 1014Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High needs 491.7 496.0 4.3 494.2 2424Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low income 492.7 496.9 4.2 495.5 774Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 495.0 502.5 7.5 497.4 544Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 486.7 489.8 3.1 489.7 1573Recovery Path: Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 519.8 524.4 4.6 522.3 984Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 487.5 486.8 -0.7 489.7 320Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic/Latino 498.9 506.5 7.6 500.9 644Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 514.1 525.2 11.1 517.1 524Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 514.6 516.3 1.7 517.6 6074Recovery 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 515.3 516.4 1.1 517.4 8574Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 489.2 497.2 8.0 494.0 1014Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High needs 498.0 500.9 2.9 500.1 2434Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low income 496.7 500.5 3.8 499.0 784Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 502.3 506.2 3.9 505.3 534Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 493.2 494.7 1.5 495.2 1583Recovery Path: Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 524.3 526.5 2.2 527.3 984Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 492.1 494.4 2.3 495.1 322Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 502.8 505.5 2.7 504.7 654Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 521.0 523.8 2.8 523.5 534Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 516.0 516.4 0.4 517.7 6094Recovery 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 509.4 510.0 0.6 511.1 4323Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing---- 101--
High needs 491.6 492.0 0.4 495.1 1062Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low income 490.7 491.1 0.4 495.1 312Path Forward: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 496.0 494.6 -1.4 500.2 243Path Forward: Met Target
Students w/ disabilities 487.8 488.6 0.8 492.0 692Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 520.9 515.5 -5.4 522.0 484Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 13--
Hispanic/Latino 502.1 498.1 -4.0 506.7 353Path Forward: Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 29--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 509.5 511.0 1.5 511.0 3074Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 58.9 8333Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 62.2 1014Exceeded Typical Growth
High needs 56.3 2323Typical Growth - High
Low income 53.3 763Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL 66.5 534Exceeded Typical Growth
Students w/ disabilities 55.3 1483Typical Growth - High
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian 62.9 984Exceeded Typical Growth
Afr. Amer./Black 53.7 313Typical Growth - High
Hispanic/Latino 66.6 604Exceeded Typical Growth
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 67.3 524Exceeded Typical Growth
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 57.0 5923Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 59.1 8353Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 65.2 1014Exceeded Typical Growth
High needs 59.2 2313Typical Growth - High
Low income 58.0 773Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL 59.9 523Typical Growth - High
Students w/ disabilities 59.9 1473Typical Growth - High
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian 61.6 984Exceeded Typical Growth
Afr. Amer./Black 59.6 313Typical Growth - High
Hispanic/Latino 63.2 614Exceeded Typical Growth
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 57.7 533Typical Growth - High
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 58.4 5923Typical Growth - High

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students-------
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 7.2 7.1 -0.1 6.1 8834Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 12.3 9.9 -2.4 9.0 1012Improved Below Target
High needs 12.8 12.9 0.1 10.7 2631No Change
Low income 28.1 24.2 -3.9 23.8 913Met Target
EL and Former EL 12.9 19.0 6.1 9.9 630Declined
Students w/ disabilities 10.3 11.9 1.6 7.8 1680Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 7.4 4.0 -3.4 5.3 1004Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 9.7 6.1 -3.6 6.7 334Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 19.7 23.9 4.2 15.5 710Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 0.0 3.6 3.6 1.0 554Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 6.3 6.1 -0.2 5.1 6244Exceeded 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 873 85998Yes 1 874 86499Yes 1 438 43599Yes 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 255 247 256 249 110 108 621 60497Yes1
Low income 85 81 86 83 34 33 205 19796Yes1
EL and Former EL 58 58 59 58 26 26 143 14299Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 165 158 165 159 71 69 401 38696Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----------
Asian 99 99 99 99 48 48 246 246100Yes1
Afr. Amer./Black 32 32 32 32 13 13 77 77100Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 66 65 67 67 36 36 169 16899Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 55 52 55 53 29 29 139 13496Yes1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 621 611 621 613 312 309 1,554 1,53399Yes1


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.


Resources
Interpretive Materials Interpretive Materials
Accountability Terms Glossary of Accountability Terms

School and District Profiles