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2019 Official Accountability Report - Urban Science Academy
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Boston (00350000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Urban Science Academy (00350579)		GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12
REGION
Coastal		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI)

Accountability Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
Moderate progress toward targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
40% - Moderate progress toward targets14

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20182019
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage65%23%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage
(2018 x 40%) + (2019 x 60%)		40%
Moderate progress toward targets

2019 Points awarded

2019 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 achievement04----
Mathematics achievement14----
Science achievement04----
Achievement total11240.0---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24----
Mathematics growth34----
Growth total5820.0---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate44----
Extended engagement rate04----
Annual dropout rate04----
High school completion total41220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total1410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04----
Advanced coursework completion04----
Additional indicators total0810.0---
Weighted total2.310.0----
Percentage of possible points 23%---
2019 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage23%

2018 Points awarded

2018 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 achievement44----
Mathematics achievement14----
Science achievement44----
Achievement total91240.0---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34----
Mathematics growth24----
Growth total5820.0---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04----
Extended engagement rate44----
Annual dropout rate44----
High school completion total81220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34----
Advanced coursework completion04----
Additional indicators total3810.0---
Weighted total6.510.0----
Percentage of possible points 65%---
2018 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage65%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20182019
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage63%22%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage
(2018 x 40%) + (2019 x 60%)		39%
Moderate progress toward targets

2019 Points awarded

2019 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Subgroup
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-
Mathematics achievement14-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total11247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth34-
Growth total5822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate44-
Extended engagement rate04-
Annual dropout rate04-
High school completion total41220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-
Advanced coursework completion04-
Additional indicators total0810.0
Weighted total2.410.7-
Percentage of possible points 22%-
2019 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage22%

2018 Points awarded

2018 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Subgroup
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement34-
Mathematics achievement14-
Science achievement44-
Achievement total81247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total5822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04-
Extended engagement rate34-
Annual dropout rate44-
High school completion total71220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion04-
Additional indicators total4810.0
Weighted total6.710.7-
Percentage of possible points 63%-
2018 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage63%

Subgroup percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same subgroup in schools serving similar grades
24

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 97.9 90.3 -7.6 99.7 620Declined
Lowest Performing---- 20--
High needs 97.1 88.2 -8.9 99.6 510Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 97.3 86.8 -10.5 99.4 380Declined
EL and Former EL---- 19--
Students w/ disabilities---- 23--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black 98.5 89.5 -9.0 100.0 310Declined
Hispanic/Latino 97.8 90.0 -7.8 100.0 250Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-------
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 5--

Mathematics achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 83.6 82.5 -1.1 86.2 601No Change
Lowest Performing---- 19--
High needs 79.9 79.6 -0.3 82.3 491No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged 82.1 79.2 -2.9 84.6 360Declined
EL and Former EL---- 18--
Students w/ disabilities---- 22--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black 85.6 84.5 -1.1 89.9 291No Change
Hispanic/Latino 81.0 77.0 -4.0 84.0 250Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-------
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 5--

Science achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 76.1 69.8 -6.3 78.6 530Declined
Lowest Performing---- 20--
High needs 71.8 68.5 -3.3 74.3 460Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 73.1 69.1 -4.0 75.8 340Declined
EL and Former EL---- 20--
Students w/ disabilities---- 21--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian-------
Afr. Amer./Black 76.0 71.7 -4.3 79.0 230Declined
Hispanic/Latino---- 25--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-------
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 5--

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2019 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 44.6 472Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing- 14--
High needs 46.4 402Typical Growth - Low
Econ. Disadvantaged 44.8 292Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 15--
Students w/ disabilities- 14--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian----
Afr. Amer./Black 43.3 232Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic/Latino 46.3 202Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White- 4--

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2019 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 58.9 473Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing- 14--
High needs 57.8 403Typical Growth - High
Econ. Disadvantaged 56.4 293Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL- 15--
Students w/ disabilities- 14--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian----
Afr. Amer./Black 64.7 224Exceeded Typical Growth
Hispanic/Latino 51.0 213Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White- 4--

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 61.7 67.3 5.6 64.7 984Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 59.8 65.4 5.6 63.6 814Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 59.3 65.7 6.4 63.6 704Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 13--
Students w/ disabilities---- 33--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian-------
Afr. Amer./Black 61.2 67.4 6.2 67.5 463Met Target
Hispanic/Latino 65.6 74.4 8.8 70.6 394Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 10--

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2016 Rate (%) 2017 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 82.5 79.1 -3.4 85.7 1150Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 82.0 77.2 -4.8 86.5 920Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 81.8 75.6 -6.2 86.4 860Declined
EL and Former EL---- 19--
Students w/ disabilities---- 26--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black 83.9 83.6 -0.3 88.6 671No Change
Hispanic/Latino 79.1 78.1 -1.0 84.9 320Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 12--

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 4.9 8.7 3.8 4.4 3920Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 4.7 8.8 4.1 4.2 2940Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 4.2 8.2 4.0 3.8 2330Declined
EL and Former EL---- 58--
Students w/ disabilities---- 109--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian-------
Afr. Amer./Black 2.3 6.5 4.2 2.1 2010Declined
Hispanic/Latino 9.0 9.1 0.1 8.1 1541No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 10--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 25--

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2018 Rate (%) 2019 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 15.9 15.0 -0.9 21.4 401No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Econ. Disadvantaged-------
EL and Former EL---- 40--
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 2018 Rate (%) 2019 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 42.0 55.0 13.0 39.0 3000Declined
Lowest Performing---- 20--
High needs 42.7 55.9 13.2 39.1 2470Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 47.6 59.1 11.5 43.6 1860Declined
EL and Former EL---- 70--
Students w/ disabilities---- 98--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 4--
Afr. Amer./Black 36.5 51.6 15.1 32.8 1570Declined
Hispanic/Latino 51.3 59.3 8.0 47.4 1080Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 11--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 19--

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2018 Rate (%) 2019 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 50.2 36.0 -14.2 55.9 1500Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 49.0 32.5 -16.5 54.6 1170Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 50.8 31.3 -19.5 56.5 990Declined
EL and Former EL---- 30--
Students w/ disabilities---- 46--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black 50.4 33.8 -16.6 56.9 800Declined
Hispanic/Latino 53.2 37.7 -15.5 60.7 530Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 10--

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 65 6498Yes 1 66 6295Yes 2 66 6598Yes 1

Assessment participation - Subgroups
Group English language arts Mathematics Science Overall
Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Total Enrolled Total Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate
High needs 54 53 55 51 55 54 164 15896Yes1
Econ. Disadvantaged 41 40 42 38 42 41 125 11995Yes1
EL and Former EL 21 20 21 19 21 21 63 6095Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 23 23 23 22 23 23 69 6899Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----------
Asian 1 1 1 1 1 1 3----
Afr. Amer./Black 33 33 33 31 33 32 99 9697Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 26 25 27 25 27 27 80 7796Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-----------
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 5 5 5 5 5 5 15----


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.


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