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2018 Official Accountability Report - Lowell High
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Lowell (01600000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Lowell High (01600505)		GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12
REGION
Coastal		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
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Accountability Information

Overall classificationRequiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
In need of focused/targeted support
Low subgroup performance: Asian -Students w/disabilities

Low participation rate: Students w/disabilities
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
31% - Partially meeting targets13

Overall results

Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All students
(High school grades)		 Lowest performing students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement34-04-
Mathematics achievement34-14-
Science achievement14-04-
Achievement total71240.011267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-14-
Mathematics growth24-04-
Growth total4820.01822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate24----
Extended engagement rate04----
Annual dropout rate44----
High school completion total61220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-04-
Advanced coursework completion24----
Additional indicators total2810.00410.0
Weighted total5.310.0-0.910.3-
Percentage of possible points 53%-9%-
Criterion-referenced target percentage31%
Partially meeting targets

Subgroup results

Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Subgroup
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement44-
Mathematics achievement44-
Science achievement34-
Achievement total111247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth14-
Growth total3822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate24-
Extended engagement rate24-
Annual dropout rate44-
High school completion total81220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-
Advanced coursework completion04-
Additional indicators total0810.0
Weighted total7.510.7-
Percentage of possible points 70%-
Criterion-referenced target percentage70%
Partially meeting targets
Subgroup percentile
This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same subgroup in schools administering similar assessments 16

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 92.3 93.5 1.2 94.0 6963Met Target
Lowest Performing 85.0 82.0 -3.0 87.7 1490Declined
High needs 86.7 90.3 3.6 88.9 4534Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 87.1 90.5 3.4 88.9 3514Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 82.0 86.4 4.4 85.0 2404Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 72.7 75.8 3.1 75.7 613Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 95.2 96.8 1.6 97.9 2253Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black 83.2 92.9 9.7 85.8 814Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 90.0 87.4 -2.6 92.0 1670Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 18--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 94.3 95.0 0.7 96.1 2043Met Target

Mathematics achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 82.4 84.3 1.9 84.6 6913Met Target
Lowest Performing 53.3 51.5 -1.8 55.8 1481No Change
High needs 73.2 78.6 5.4 75.6 4494Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 74.1 78.2 4.1 76.6 3504Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 70.4 73.9 3.5 75.5 2412Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 42.9 51.2 8.3 46.7 624Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 90.6 91.7 1.1 94.6 2222Improved Below Target
Afr. Amer./Black 62.9 79.8 16.9 67.8 834Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 71.1 71.4 0.3 74.3 1672Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 18--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 89.2 87.9 -1.3 90.9 2001No Change

Science achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 83.6 81.8 -1.8 86.1 6311No Change
Lowest Performing 56.1 51.7 -4.4 59.1 1490Declined
High needs 73.5 75.4 1.9 75.8 4083Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 74.1 76.4 2.3 77.0 3133Met Target
EL and Former EL 69.0 69.9 0.9 72.3 2202Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 56.9 52.8 -4.1 60.1 540Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 85.7 88.4 2.7 89.8 2092Improved Below Target
Afr. Amer./Black 72.4 77.3 4.9 75.6 774Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 74.4 68.0 -6.4 78.4 1420Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 18--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 91.2 87.1 -4.1 93.7 1840Declined

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2018 Mean SGP 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 42.3 50.0 5322Below Target
Lowest Performing 31.3 50.0 1181Below Target
High needs 42.4 50.0 3462Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 42.2 50.0 2662Below Target
EL and Former EL 43.8 50.0 1772Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 30.4 50.0 401Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----
Asian 43.7 50.0 1922Below Target
Afr. Amer./Black 43.5 50.0 582Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 40.9 50.0 1302Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 16--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-- 1--
White 39.9 50.0 1351Below Target

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2018 Mean SGP 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 40.1 50.0 5262Below Target
Lowest Performing 27.7 50.0 1160Below Target
High needs 38.2 50.0 3401Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 38.6 50.0 2621Below Target
EL and Former EL 38.5 50.0 1761Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 28.0 50.0 400Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----
Asian 42.8 50.0 1902Below Target
Afr. Amer./Black 40.7 50.0 592Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 34.9 50.0 1291Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 16--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-- 1--
White 41.4 50.0 1312Below Target

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2016 Rate (%) 2017 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 82.0 85.1 3.1 85.8 7192Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 78.4 81.5 3.1 82.5 5562Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 79.0 81.2 2.2 83.9 5312Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 69.9 70.5 0.6 75.9 1732Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 46.7 54.3 7.6 55.6 922Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 83.3 91.8 8.5 89.5 2314Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 80.0 85.9 5.9 86.3 783Met Target
Hispanic/Latino 73.1 73.7 0.6 78.2 1562Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 9--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 89.6 86.5 -3.1 93.4 2440Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2015 Rate (%) 2016 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 86.9 86.3 -0.6 90.0 7100Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 83.2 83.6 0.4 87.9 5502Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 83.3 83.8 0.5 88.2 5292Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 77.6 78.0 0.4 83.0 1732Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 56.9 64.0 7.1 63.7 753Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 89.1 87.0 -2.1 94.1 2390Declined
Afr. Amer./Black 97.5 85.3 -12.2 100.0 750Declined
Hispanic/Latino 80.0 80.0 0.0 85.5 1751No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 9--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 85.6 92.4 6.8 88.5 2114Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2016 Rate (%) 2017 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 1.8 1.2 0.6 1.6 3,1074Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 2.8 1.9 0.9 2.5 1,7334Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 3.0 1.8 1.2 2.7 1,3644Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 4.0 2.6 1.4 3.6 3524Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 6.1 3.5 2.6 5.5 2874Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 3--
Asian 1.3 0.7 0.6 1.2 1,0004Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 2.1 0.3 1.8 1.9 3524Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 2.4 2.0 0.4 2.2 7373Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 61--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 1.5 1.4 0.1 1.4 9533Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 36.1 26.1 -10.0 23.1 2493Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Econ. Disadvantaged-------
EL and Former EL 36.1 26.1 -10.0 23.1 2493Met 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-------

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 20.6 22.8 -2.2 18.2 3,2900Declined
Lowest Performing 27.2 31.3 -4.1 17.6 1500Declined
High needs 27.2 30.5 -3.3 24.0 2,0180Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 29.8 31.8 -2.0 26.5 1,4110Declined
EL and Former EL 22.8 27.0 -4.2 17.8 1,2310Declined
Students w/ disabilities 45.4 49.4 -4.0 41.9 3160Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian 15.9 15.6 0.3 12.2 1,0152Improved Below Target
Afr. Amer./Black 12.5 15.6 -3.1 8.1 3920Declined
Hispanic/Latino 33.5 36.2 -2.7 29.6 8510Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 80--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 18.0 21.4 -3.4 14.8 9490Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 71.3 73.9 2.6 77.4 1,5222Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 56.0 51.6 -4.4 62.3 7750Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 55.4 51.5 -3.9 61.9 6540Declined
EL and Former EL 59.9 57.2 -2.7 64.1 4790Declined
Students w/ disabilities 21.6 16.9 -4.7 27.6 1240Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 79.0 82.8 3.8 84.8 4993Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black 69.4 75.0 5.6 78.6 1842Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 54.9 55.5 0.6 62.4 3462Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 32--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 74.2 78.0 3.8 80.9 4602Improved Below Target

Assessment participation
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 769 75498Yes 1 764 74598Yes 1 763 74097Yes 1
Lowest Performing---------------
High needs 518 50497Yes 1 513 49596Yes 1 512 49396Yes 1
Econ. Disadvantaged 399 38596Yes 1 395 38297Yes 1 394 37996Yes 1
EL and Former EL 283 27798Yes 1 279 27398Yes 1 279 27197Yes 1
Students w/ disabilities 74 6893No 2 74 6996Yes 2 73 6995Yes 1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---------------
Asian 236 235100Yes 1 236 23399Yes 1 236 23298Yes 1
Afr. Amer./Black 92 9098Yes 1 91 91100Yes 1 92 92100Yes 1
Hispanic/Latino 198 18895Yes 1 196 18695Yes 1 195 18495Yes 2
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 18---- 18---- 18----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl. 1---- 1---- 1----
White 224 22299Yes 1 222 21697Yes 1 221 21396Yes 1


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.


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