Massachusetts School and District Profiles

TechBoston Academy

2018

2018 Official Accountability Report - TechBoston Academy

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME Boston (00350000)	TITLE I STATUS Title I School
SCHOOL TechBoston Academy (00350657)	GRADES SERVED 06,07,08,09,10,11,12
REGION Coastal	FEDERAL DESIGNATION -

Accountability Information

Overall classification	Requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification
In need of focused/targeted support Among the lowest performing 10% of schools

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
43% - Partially meeting targets	6

OVERALL AND SUBGROUP DATA
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall results

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)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	2	4	-	1	4	-	1	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	3	4	-	4	4	-	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	0	4	-
	Achievement total	5	12	60.0	5	8	67.5	4	12	40.0	3	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	2	4	-	2	4	-	1	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	20.0	4	8	22.5	5	8	20.0	3	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	3	4	10.0	-	-	-	1	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	1	4	-	4	4	-	0	4	-	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	1	4	10.0	4	4	10.0	0	8	10.0	2	4	10.0
Weighted total		4.2	9.6	-	4.7	7.6	-	4.5	10.0	-	2.9	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		44%		-	62%		-	45%		-	28%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		53% Weight of non-high school results:40%						37% Weight of high school results:60%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		43%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		Partially meeting targets

Subgroup results

Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High needs Subgroup (Non-high school grades)			High needs Subgroup (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	2	4	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	3	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	2	4	-
	Achievement total	5	12	67.5	3	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5	5	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	4	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	0	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	3	4	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	7	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	2	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	0	4	-
	Additional indicators total	2	4	10.0	0	8	10.0
Weighted total		4.5	10.3	-	4.0	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		44%		-	37%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		44% Weight of non-high school results:40%			37% Weight of high school results:60%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		40%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		Partially meeting targets
Subgroup percentile
This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same subgroup in schools administering similar assessments		12

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - Next-Generation MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2017 Achievement	2018 Achievement	Change	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	481.9	482.6	0.7	483.9	291	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	459.6	459.6	0.0	464.9	34	1	No Change
High needs	480.6	481.4	0.8	482.6	260	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	481.4	482.6	1.2	483.0	230	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	480.0	478.9	-1.1	481.6	81	0	Declined
Students w/ disabilities	469.1	468.5	-0.6	470.9	77	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	479.8	480.6	0.8	481.4	164	2	Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino	483.2	483.5	0.3	484.9	100	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	5	-	-

English language arts achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Achievement	2018 Achievement	Change	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	94.5	93.9	-0.6	96.2	132	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	81.9	84.1	2.2	84.6	33	3	Met Target
High needs	94.5	93.1	-1.4	96.7	116	1	No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged	93.5	93.7	0.2	95.3	91	2	Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	93.4	90.4	-3.0	96.4	52	0	Declined
Students w/ disabilities	89.0	89.5	0.5	92.0	31	2	Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	95.6	91.8	-3.8	98.2	95	0	Declined
Hispanic/Latino	92.4	99.0	6.6	94.4	25	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	2	-	-

Mathematics achievement - Next-Generation MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2017 Achievement	2018 Achievement	Change	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	474.9	476.5	1.6	476.7	291	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	451.9	458.9	7.0	455.2	34	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	473.9	475.6	1.7	475.8	260	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	474.1	476.6	2.5	475.5	230	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	475.1	475.2	0.1	476.9	81	2	Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities	463.4	466.8	3.4	465.5	77	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	472.2	473.6	1.4	474.0	164	3	Met Target
Hispanic/Latino	476.7	478.3	1.6	478.3	100	3	Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	5	-	-

Mathematics achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Achievement	2018 Achievement	Change	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	80.4	68.8	-11.6	82.6	130	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	45.0	34.1	-10.9	47.5	33	0	Declined
High needs	79.5	66.9	-12.6	81.9	114	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	81.2	66.0	-15.2	83.7	89	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	81.0	64.2	-16.8	86.1	51	0	Declined
Students w/ disabilities	68.8	55.0	-13.8	72.6	30	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	79.3	62.9	-16.4	84.2	95	0	Declined
Hispanic/Latino	80.0	82.6	2.6	83.2	23	3	Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	2	-	-

Science achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2017 Achievement	2018 Achievement	Change	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	45.8	38.4	-7.4	48.7	99	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	44.3	37.8	-6.5	47.4	90	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	44.8	38.5	-6.3	47.3	78	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	47.9	35.7	-12.2	51.2	21	0	Declined
Students w/ disabilities	26.3	31.0	4.7	29.8	21	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	42.1	36.2	-5.9	45.4	58	0	Declined
Hispanic/Latino	50.8	39.5	-11.3	53.9	31	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	2	-	-

Science achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Achievement	2018 Achievement	Change	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	69.5	71.7	2.2	72.0	123	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	56.7	44.7	-12.0	59.7	33	0	Declined
High needs	70.0	70.4	0.4	72.3	108	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	67.6	70.6	3.0	70.5	85	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	70.4	66.5	-3.9	73.7	44	0	Declined
Students w/ disabilities	64.4	57.0	-7.4	67.6	32	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	70.4	67.3	-3.1	73.6	91	0	Declined
Hispanic/Latino	64.6	84.1	19.5	68.6	22	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	2	-	-

English language arts growth - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	49.1	50.0	254	2	Below Target
Lowest Performing	47.7	50.0	33	2	Below Target
High needs	48.7	50.0	230	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	49.9	50.0	206	2	Below Target
EL and Former EL	45.0	50.0	63	2	Below Target
Students w/ disabilities	43.8	50.0	72	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	8	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	48.4	50.0	130	2	Below Target
Hispanic/Latino	49.2	50.0	99	2	Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	12	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	1	-	-
White	-	-	4	-	-

English language arts growth - High school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	51.9	50.0	115	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	41.8	50.0	30	2	Below Target
High needs	51.0	50.0	99	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	50.9	50.0	79	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	50.7	50.0	35	3	Met Target
Students w/ disabilities	44.7	50.0	29	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	52.6	50.0	81	3	Met Target
Hispanic/Latino	50.1	50.0	22	3	Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	4	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	2	-	-

Mathematics growth - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	44.0	50.0	252	2	Below Target
Lowest Performing	44.5	50.0	34	2	Below Target
High needs	43.3	50.0	228	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	44.0	50.0	204	2	Below Target
EL and Former EL	45.1	50.0	62	2	Below Target
Students w/ disabilities	41.4	50.0	72	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	8	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	42.5	50.0	130	2	Below Target
Hispanic/Latino	42.4	50.0	97	2	Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	12	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	1	-	-
White	-	-	4	-	-

Mathematics growth - High school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	49.8	50.0	113	2	Below Target
Lowest Performing	30.4	50.0	30	1	Below Target
High needs	48.6	50.0	98	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	48.2	50.0	78	2	Below Target
EL and Former EL	51.7	50.0	35	3	Met Target
Students w/ disabilities	35.3	50.0	29	1	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	47.1	50.0	80	2	Below Target
Hispanic/Latino	51.0	50.0	21	3	Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	4	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	2	-	-

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school About the Data
Group	2016 Rate (%)	2017 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	84.3	88.8	4.5	88.1	125	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	83.1	87.8	4.7	87.2	115	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	85.5	88.1	2.6	90.4	109	2	Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	74.4	89.5	15.1	80.4	38	4	Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities	76.9	88.5	11.6	85.8	26	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	81.4	87.0	5.6	87.7	92	2	Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	21	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	7	-	-

Extended engagement rate - High school About the Data
Group	2015 Rate (%)	2016 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	90.6	91.0	0.4	93.7	134	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	90.9	90.3	-0.6	95.6	124	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	90.3	91.5	1.2	95.2	117	2	Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	100.0	88.4	-11.6	100.0	43	0	Declined
Students w/ disabilities	82.6	80.8	-1.8	89.4	26	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	90.7	89.7	-1.0	95.5	97	0	Declined
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	6	-	-

Annual dropout rate - High school About the Data
Group	2016 Rate (%)	2017 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	2.5	2.1	0.4	2.3	585	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	2.6	2.3	0.3	2.3	475	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	2.4	1.9	0.5	2.2	371	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	5.6	2.3	3.3	5.0	133	4	Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities	1.5	3.7	-2.2	1.4	134	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	23	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	3.1	1.4	1.7	2.8	419	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino	0.0	1.8	-1.8	1.0	111	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	18	-	-

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	32.8	40.0	7.2	45.3	55	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EL and Former EL	32.8	40.0	7.2	45.3	55	3	Met Target
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 About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	44.0	31.7	-12.3	54.5	104	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EL and Former EL	44.0	31.7	-12.3	54.5	104	1	No 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Chronic absenteeism - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	22.3	22.3	0.0	20.4	377	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	32.6	20.6	12.0	27.9	34	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	24.8	24.0	0.8	22.5	341	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	28.5	25.2	3.3	26.1	270	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	16.3	14.4	1.9	12.6	125	2	Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities	44.7	38.4	6.3	40.4	86	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	16.8	14.9	1.9	12.9	222	2	Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino	35.0	33.6	1.4	31.6	119	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	6	-	-

Chronic absenteeism - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	28.2	34.3	-6.1	25.8	577	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	36.7	36.4	0.3	27.1	33	2	Improved Below Target
High needs	30.5	36.2	-5.7	27.3	478	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	35.2	41.5	-6.3	31.9	352	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	20.0	26.7	-6.7	15.0	232	0	Declined
Students w/ disabilities	39.0	50.5	-11.5	35.5	109	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	21.0	30.4	-9.4	16.6	408	0	Declined
Hispanic/Latino	45.0	42.9	2.1	41.1	119	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	13	-	-

Advanced coursework completion - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	52.3	32.1	-20.2	58.4	271	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	48.5	31.2	-17.3	54.8	205	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	50.0	30.6	-19.4	56.5	160	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	45.8	41.3	-4.5	50.0	104	0	Declined
Students w/ disabilities	30.5	3.6	-26.9	36.5	55	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	51.0	34.7	-16.3	60.2	196	0	Declined
Hispanic/Latino	46.8	27.5	-19.3	54.3	51	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	5	-	-

Assessment participation About the Data
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	499	492	99	Yes	1	499	494	99	Yes	1	263	261	99	Yes	1
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	451	444	98	Yes	1	451	446	99	Yes	1	238	236	99	Yes	1
Econ. Disadvantaged	380	374	98	Yes	1	380	375	99	Yes	1	192	190	99	Yes	1
EL and Former EL	182	178	98	Yes	1	181	180	99	Yes	1	94	93	99	Yes	1
Students w/ disabilities	114	110	96	Yes	1	113	110	97	Yes	1	55	54	98	Yes	1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Asian	14	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	319	313	98	Yes	1	320	317	99	Yes	1	179	178	99	Yes	1
Hispanic/Latino	138	137	99	Yes	1	137	135	99	Yes	1	62	61	98	Yes	1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	19	-	-	-	-	19	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-
White	7	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-

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 without required assistance or intervention. The reason(s) for the district or school's classification are noted on this report.

Progress toward improvement targets: The criterion-referenced target percentage combines information about 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)

Weighted total of possible points = (Total achievement possible points x Achievement weight) + (Total growth possible points x Growth weight) + (Total high school completion possible points x high school completion weight) + (EL progress possible points x EL progress weight) + (Total additional indicator possible points 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 data for all accountability indicators. School percentiles are not calculated for districts.

Determination of need for special education technical assistance or intervention: The U.S. Department of Education requires Massachusetts to determine which districts (including single school districts) have specific needs for technical assistance or intervention in the area of special education. A district's determination is based on four categories: Meets Requirements (MR); Needs Assistance (NA); Needs Intervention (NI); and Needs Substantial Intervention (NSI). In most cases these categories correspond to the district's results, except when the district has specific compliance needs. This designation helps signal whether outcomes for all students in the district indicate progress, including that of students with disabilities, or whether technical assistance and/or intervention is needed to improve outcomes for all children, especially students with disabilities.

Resources
Interpretive Materials
Glossary of 2018 Accountability Terms