Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Malden

2018

2018 Official Accountability Report - Malden

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME Malden (01650000)	TITLE I STATUS Title I District
SCHOOL Malden (01650000)	GRADES SERVED PK,K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,11,12
REGION Coastal	FEDERAL DESIGNATION -

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)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	4	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	4	4	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	7	12	60.0	7	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	20.0	6	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	2	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	3	4	10.0	2	4	10.0
Weighted total		5.9	9.6	-	6.3	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		61%		-	83%		-
Criterion-referenced target percentage		56%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		Partially meeting targets

Subgroup results

Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High needs Subgroup (Non-high school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	1	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-
	Achievement total	9	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	2	4	10.0
Weighted total		7.6	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		74%		-
Criterion-referenced target percentage		62%
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		-

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	495.7	498.3	2.6	497.5	2,907	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	473.6	477.5	3.9	478.0	504	3	Met Target
High needs	491.5	494.0	2.5	493.0	2,122	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	492.8	494.5	1.7	494.4	1,520	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	491.7	493.5	1.8	493.5	1,061	3	Met Target
Students w/ disabilities	478.0	478.2	0.2	479.4	529	2	Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Asian	501.7	506.8	5.1	503.5	624	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	492.5	492.2	-0.3	494.1	579	1	No Change
Hispanic/Latino	493.3	494.5	1.2	495.0	733	3	Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	118	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	495.8	499.7	3.9	497.8	847	4	Exceeded Target

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	94.9	92.2	-2.7	96.4	379	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	86.7	83.0	-3.7	88.7	75	0	Declined
High needs	91.2	88.6	-2.6	93.1	247	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	92.5	90.0	-2.5	94.3	173	1	No Change
EL and Former EL	87.8	82.6	-5.2	90.5	112	0	Declined
Students w/ disabilities	84.7	83.6	-1.1	87.0	64	1	No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	93.3	92.4	-0.9	96.2	95	1	No Change
Afr. Amer./Black	94.6	92.9	-1.7	96.5	77	1	No Change
Hispanic/Latino	95.0	90.3	-4.7	96.9	93	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	96.3	93.3	-3.0	97.8	101	0	Declined

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	495.9	494.7	-1.2	497.6	2,910	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	471.1	474.8	3.7	473.7	505	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	491.4	491.1	-0.3	492.9	2,126	1	No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged	492.2	491.4	-0.8	493.3	1,523	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	494.5	493.0	-1.5	496.3	1,060	0	Declined
Students w/ disabilities	476.7	474.6	-2.1	478.2	531	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Asian	508.1	507.4	-0.7	510.5	624	3	Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black	489.7	486.8	-2.9	491.1	580	0	Declined
Hispanic/Latino	491.7	490.4	-1.3	493.7	733	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	117	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	495.4	495.2	-0.2	497.1	850	1	No Change

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	89.3	87.1	-2.2	91.1	378	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	65.9	62.3	-3.6	68.7	73	0	Declined
High needs	83.3	82.0	-1.3	85.8	246	1	No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged	83.8	83.4	-0.4	86.5	172	1	No Change
EL and Former EL	81.4	80.9	-0.5	85.3	110	1	No Change
Students w/ disabilities	67.9	58.7	-9.2	70.8	63	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	97.3	94.5	-2.8	99.0	95	0	Declined
Afr. Amer./Black	81.8	76.6	-5.2	84.4	76	0	Declined
Hispanic/Latino	85.8	85.1	-0.7	88.7	94	1	No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	90.9	89.5	-1.4	92.7	100	1	No Change

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	65.7	68.3	2.6	67.5	1,000	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	59.9	64.0	4.1	62.2	714	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	61.2	64.8	3.6	63.3	544	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	59.4	64.6	5.2	62.2	341	4	Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities	43.3	43.6	0.3	45.6	169	2	Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	74.5	80.3	5.8	77.1	218	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	58.9	60.3	1.4	62.2	207	2	Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino	59.0	64.5	5.5	61.5	250	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	42	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	68.6	69.4	0.8	70.4	281	3	Met Target

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	86.7	85.5	-1.2	88.5	334	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	81.5	80.2	-1.3	83.8	213	1	No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged	83.9	81.3	-2.6	86.0	150	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	76.5	77.0	0.5	79.3	88	2	Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities	71.0	66.7	-4.3	73.3	57	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	89.7	88.7	-1.0	92.3	84	1	No Change
Afr. Amer./Black	85.0	81.5	-3.5	88.3	65	0	Declined
Hispanic/Latino	79.2	83.3	4.1	81.7	81	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	90.4	87.4	-3.0	92.2	91	0	Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	55.5	50.0	2,139	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	51.5	50.0	494	3	Met Target
High needs	54.7	50.0	1,505	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	53.3	50.0	1,087	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	57.8	50.0	750	3	Met Target
Students w/ disabilities	48.0	50.0	336	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	4	-	-
Asian	62.7	50.0	479	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	50.8	50.0	405	3	Met Target
Hispanic/Latino	53.3	50.0	530	3	Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	88	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	1	-	-
White	55.4	50.0	632	3	Met Target

English language arts growth - High school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	40.4	50.0	274	2	Below Target
Lowest Performing	33.8	50.0	54	1	Below Target
High needs	40.4	50.0	158	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	38.3	50.0	118	1	Below Target
EL and Former EL	45.8	50.0	68	2	Below Target
Students w/ disabilities	37.9	50.0	31	1	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	40.4	50.0	77	2	Below Target
Afr. Amer./Black	45.1	50.0	53	2	Below Target
Hispanic/Latino	35.8	50.0	63	1	Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	9	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	40.8	50.0	72	2	Below Target

Mathematics growth - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	53.3	50.0	2,150	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	51.4	50.0	499	3	Met Target
High needs	52.6	50.0	1,516	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	52.4	50.0	1,092	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	55.6	50.0	753	3	Met Target
Students w/ disabilities	45.0	50.0	343	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	4	-	-
Asian	59.3	50.0	482	3	Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black	52.4	50.0	406	3	Met Target
Hispanic/Latino	50.0	50.0	534	3	Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	88	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	1	-	-
White	52.4	50.0	635	3	Met Target

Mathematics growth - High school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	45.6	50.0	285	2	Below Target
Lowest Performing	38.6	50.0	60	1	Below Target
High needs	44.9	50.0	168	2	Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	42.4	50.0	120	2	Below Target
EL and Former EL	46.7	50.0	72	2	Below Target
Students w/ disabilities	44.3	50.0	40	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	50.3	50.0	79	3	Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black	40.2	50.0	56	2	Below Target
Hispanic/Latino	43.1	50.0	66	2	Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	10	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	46.5	50.0	74	2	Below Target

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school About the Data
Group	2016 Rate (%)	2017 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	82.9	83.3	0.4	84.9	490	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	80.3	79.7	-0.6	84.4	375	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	83.0	79.6	-3.4	87.5	348	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	69.9	71.4	1.5	75.5	98	2	Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities	50.0	58.0	8.0	55.9	69	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	88.6	90.0	1.4	91.7	110	2	Improved Below Target
Afr. Amer./Black	78.9	81.3	2.4	85.2	112	2	Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino	76.2	79.0	2.8	80.1	105	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	21	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	85.2	82.1	-3.1	87.3	140	0	Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school About the Data
Group	2015 Rate (%)	2016 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	88.3	89.7	1.4	89.9	467	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	86.5	88.7	2.2	90.0	346	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	87.6	90.6	3.0	91.5	317	2	Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	77.2	81.9	4.7	81.7	83	3	Met Target
Students w/ disabilities	83.1	77.6	-5.5	88.0	58	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	93.8	93.5	-0.3	96.5	123	1	No Change
Afr. Amer./Black	85.7	89.0	3.3	89.7	109	2	Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino	86.7	81.0	-5.7	90.2	84	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	87.5	92.6	5.1	89.3	135	4	Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school About the Data
Group	2016 Rate (%)	2017 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	2.6	2.9	-0.3	2.3	1,833	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	4.4	3.4	1.0	4.0	1,069	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	3.6	3.0	0.6	3.2	731	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	8.7	6.7	2.0	7.8	270	4	Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities	6.3	1.5	4.8	5.7	259	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Asian	0.7	1.4	-0.7	1.0	429	0	Declined
Afr. Amer./Black	2.4	3.3	-0.9	2.2	389	0	Declined
Hispanic/Latino	4.9	4.3	0.6	4.4	420	3	Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	63	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	2.5	2.9	-0.4	2.3	524	0	Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	66.9	64.9	-2.0	69.2	721	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EL and Former EL	66.9	64.9	-2.0	69.2	721	2	Improved Below 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	45.9	38.6	-7.3	43.1	184	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EL and Former EL	45.9	38.6	-7.3	43.1	184	2	Improved Below 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 - Non-high school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	11.4	10.4	1.0	10.3	4,225	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	13.8	13.0	0.8	11.7	507	2	Improved Below Target
High needs	13.9	12.9	1.0	12.0	3,015	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	16.0	14.5	1.5	13.4	1,859	2	Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	9.7	8.7	1.0	6.3	1,726	2	Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities	19.8	19.4	0.4	17.4	676	2	Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Asian	2.7	3.0	-0.3	0.8	907	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	7.0	6.3	0.7	4.1	848	2	Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino	15.4	14.8	0.6	12.6	1,055	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	172	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
White	16.1	14.3	1.8	15.1	1,234	4	Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	24.8	25.4	-0.6	23.7	1,981	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	35.3	32.0	3.3	33.2	75	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	31.7	31.4	0.3	29.8	1,275	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	33.5	32.3	1.2	30.9	798	2	Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	27.0	26.1	0.9	23.6	613	2	Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities	40.3	43.7	-3.4	37.9	311	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Asian	10.2	8.9	1.3	8.3	447	2	Improved Below Target
Afr. Amer./Black	20.1	20.0	0.1	17.2	411	2	Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino	35.4	38.6	-3.2	32.6	508	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	66	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	0	-	-
White	29.6	28.1	1.5	28.6	544	3	Met Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	57.3	55.8	-1.5	61.9	909	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	42.0	42.2	0.2	49.0	498	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	49.6	43.5	-6.1	58.7	356	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	40.2	42.4	2.2	45.8	243	2	Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities	18.7	31.3	12.6	24.2	99	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	75.5	71.9	-3.6	81.9	221	0	Declined
Afr. Amer./Black	49.3	49.2	-0.1	57.7	191	1	No Change
Hispanic/Latino	51.0	49.1	-1.9	59.6	216	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	28	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	53.6	52.8	-0.8	58.7	250	1	No Change

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	3,443	3,413	99	Yes	1	3,441	3,411	99	Yes	1	1,443	1,437	100	Yes	1
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	2,522	2,496	99	Yes	1	2,521	2,495	99	Yes	1	1,022	1,018	100	Yes	1
Econ. Disadvantaged	1,787	1,771	99	Yes	1	1,787	1,770	99	Yes	1	755	752	100	Yes	1
EL and Former EL	1,306	1,300	100	Yes	1	1,303	1,293	99	Yes	1	504	502	100	Yes	1
Students w/ disabilities	607	593	98	Yes	1	607	594	98	Yes	1	237	235	99	Yes	1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	5	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
Asian	750	747	100	Yes	1	748	747	100	Yes	1	324	324	100	Yes	1
Afr. Amer./Black	689	683	99	Yes	1	689	682	99	Yes	1	300	300	100	Yes	1
Hispanic/Latino	877	869	99	Yes	1	877	867	99	Yes	1	364	361	99	Yes	1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	133	131	98	Yes	1	132	130	98	Yes	1	57	57	100	Yes	1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-
White	988	977	99	Yes	1	989	979	99	Yes	1	396	393	99	Yes	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.

Resources
Interpretive Materials
Glossary of 2018 Accountability Terms