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Spark Academy

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2023 Official Accountability Report - Spark Academy

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Lawrence (01490000)

TITLE I STATUS
Title I School

SCHOOL
Spark Academy (01490085)

GRADES SERVED
06,07,08

REGION
Strategic Transformation

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

School of Recognition

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
87% - Meeting or exceeding targets	25

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage	87%
Progress towards targets	Meeting or exceeding targets

2023 Points awarded

2023 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	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	12	12	60.0	7	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	4	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	7	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	0	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	3	4	-	1	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	3	4	10.0	1	4	10.0
Weighted total		8.9	9.6	-	6.2	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		93%		-	82%		-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage		87%

Student group percentile

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

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage	90%
Progress towards targets	Meeting or exceeding targets

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High needs Student Group (Non-high school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	4	4	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-
	Achievement total	11	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	4	4	-
	Growth total	7	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	3	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	3	4	10.0
Weighted total		9.3	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		90%		-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage		90%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2022 Achievement	2023 Achievement	Change	2023 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	481.8	485.4	3.6	484.1	397	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	455.7	460.5	4.8	460.5	53	3	Path Forward: Met Target
High needs	481.2	484.2	3.0	483.1	376	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low income	481.5	484.6	3.1	484.5	361	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
EL and Former EL	472.9	476.8	3.9	476.2	183	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities	461.6	460.5	-1.1	464.7	81	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	481.2	484.8	3.6	483.5	376	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	14	-	-

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2022 Achievement	2023 Achievement	Change	2023 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	482.8	486.0	3.2	485.3	397	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	460.2	465.2	5.0	463.9	53	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High needs	482.3	485.2	2.9	484.6	376	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low income	482.5	485.3	2.8	485.4	361	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
EL and Former EL	477.4	480.0	2.6	480.8	186	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities	465.8	467.2	1.4	469.1	80	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	482.2	485.5	3.3	485.6	378	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	13	-	-

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2022 Achievement	2023 Achievement	Change	2023 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	481.6	486.7	5.1	485.9	129	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	480.7	485.3	4.6	485.0	119	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Low income	481.3	485.3	4.0	485.4	115	3	Path Forward: Met Target
EL and Former EL	474.3	476.2	1.9	478.5	54	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities	460.0	475.0	15.0	463.6	22	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	479.7	486.1	6.4	482.4	123	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	4	-	-

English language arts growth - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2023 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	59.1	371	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	53.1	53	3	Typical Growth - High
High needs	58.2	351	3	Typical Growth - High
Low income	58.7	336	3	Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL	58.5	169	3	Typical Growth - High
Students w/ disabilities	43.8	71	2	Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	2	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	58.6	351	3	Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-
White	-	13	-	-

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2023 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	65.9	368	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing	56.8	53	3	Typical Growth - High
High needs	65.3	348	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Low income	65.6	333	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
EL and Former EL	62.5	167	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Students w/ disabilities	48.0	71	2	Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	4	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	2	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	65.5	349	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-
White	-	13	-	-

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	19.5	14.3	-5.2	24.7	119	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Low income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EL and Former EL	19.5	14.3	-5.2	24.7	119	0	Declined
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	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	40.7	38.3	-2.4	38.5	462	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	37.7	37.7	0.0	35.8	53	1	No Change
High needs	41.4	38.4	-3.0	38.9	438	3	Met Target
Low income	41.7	39.0	-2.7	39.0	418	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	37.0	34.0	-3.0	33.7	235	3	Met Target
Students w/ disabilities	56.8	44.2	-12.6	52.5	86	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	40.6	37.7	-2.9	36.8	440	2	Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	15	-	-

Assessment participation - All students
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	456	449	98	Yes	1	458	453	99	Yes	1	151	148	98	Yes	1

Assessment participation - Student Group
About the Data
Group	English language arts		Mathematics		Science		Overall
Group	Enrolled	Assessed	Enrolled	Assessed	Enrolled	Assessed	Total Enrolled	Total Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate
High needs	434	427	437	432	141	138	1,012	997	99	Yes	1
Low income	414	407	417	412	133	130	964	949	98	Yes	1
EL and Former EL	234	227	236	233	74	71	544	531	98	Yes	1
Students w/ disabilities	88	88	90	89	26	25	204	202	99	Yes	1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	5	5	5	4	2	1	12	-	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	2	2	2	2	1	1	5	-	-	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	435	428	436	433	143	141	1,014	1,002	99	Yes	1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	14	14	15	14	5	5	34	-	-	-	-

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 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)

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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