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2024 Official Accountability Report - Matthew J Kuss Middle
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Fall River (00950000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Matthew J Kuss Middle (00950320)		GRADES SERVED
06,07,08
REGION
Coastal		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI)

Accountability Information

Overall classificationRequiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
In need of focused/targeted support
Among the lowest performing 10% of schools

Low student group performance: Asian -White -Students w/disabilities -Low income -Hispanic/Latino -EL and former EL -High needs
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
53% - Substantial progress toward targets3

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage30%68%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		53%
Substantial progress toward targets

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All students
(Non-high school grades)		 Lowest performing students
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement24-44-
Mathematics achievement14-44-
Science achievement24----
Achievement total51260.08867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-34-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4820.05822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------
Extended engagement rate------
Annual dropout rate------
High school completion total------
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total2410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.04410.0
Weighted total4.49.6-6.97.6-
Percentage of possible points 46%-91%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage68%

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All students
(Non-high school grades)		 Lowest performing students
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-24-
Mathematics achievement04-24-
Science achievement04----
Achievement total01260.04867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-14-
Mathematics growth14-24-
Growth total3820.03822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------
Extended engagement rate------
Annual dropout rate------
High school completion total------
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.04410.0
Weighted total1.09.6-3.87.6-
Percentage of possible points 10%-50%-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage30%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
4

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage11%46%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		32%
Moderate progress toward targets

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement24-
Mathematics achievement14-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total51267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total4822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---
Extended engagement rate---
Annual dropout rate---
High school completion total---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total4410.0
Weighted total4.710.3-
Percentage of possible points 46%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage46%

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-
Mathematics achievement04-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total01267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth14-
Growth total3822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---
Extended engagement rate---
Annual dropout rate---
High school completion total---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total4410.0
Weighted total1.110.3-
Percentage of possible points 11%-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage11%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 476.7 477.0 0.3 479.9 6282Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 446.6 454.5 7.9 451.7 904Path Forward: Exceeded Target
High needs 473.2 474.1 0.9 476.1 5552Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low income 473.5 474.4 0.9 476.5 5222Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 458.7 465.4 6.7 461.9 2074Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 459.6 460.8 1.2 462.3 1432Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 489.8 496.3 6.5 496.1 283Recovery Path: Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black 472.6 474.1 1.5 476.1 742Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 469.8 471.2 1.4 472.9 2092Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 478.4 483.4 5.0 481.8 534Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 481.0 478.8 -2.2 483.7 2630Recovery Path: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 476.7 476.3 -0.4 480.6 6191Recovery Path: No Change
Lowest Performing 451.6 459.7 8.1 455.6 894Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High needs 474.0 474.0 0.0 477.3 5471Recovery Path: No Change
Low income 474.3 474.2 -0.1 477.6 5161Recovery Path: No Change
EL and Former EL 463.9 468.0 4.1 467.5 2063Recovery Path: Met Target
Students w/ disabilities 465.8 466.1 0.3 468.9 1392Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 488.5 495.2 6.7 495.0 283Recovery Path: Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black 471.4 471.9 0.5 475.7 722Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 471.8 472.5 0.7 475.5 2072Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 479.3 475.2 -4.1 484.1 520Recovery Path: Declined
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 479.9 478.7 -1.2 483.2 2590Recovery Path: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 476.3 476.5 0.2 479.1 2162Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing---- 37--
High needs 472.9 473.0 0.1 475.6 1792Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low income 473.2 473.0 -0.2 475.8 1731Recovery Path: No Change
EL and Former EL 463.4 463.9 0.5 467.6 702Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 466.0 468.8 2.8 468.3 413Recovery Path: Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 14--
Afr. Amer./Black 477.8 466.6 -11.2 481.9 270Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic/Latino 469.4 470.5 1.1 473.3 602Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 15--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 480.7 481.1 0.4 484.0 1002Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 45.3 5672Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 51.1 903Typical Growth - High
High needs 45.1 4992Typical Growth - Low
Low income 45.6 4672Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 48.7 1712Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities 39.8 1191Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian 48.0 272Typical Growth - Low
Afr. Amer./Black 47.2 632Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic/Latino 45.4 1842Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 47.9 502Typical Growth - Low
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 43.7 2422Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 41.1 5642Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 44.3 892Typical Growth - Low
High needs 40.0 4962Typical Growth - Low
Low income 40.8 4652Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 38.0 1741Low Growth
Students w/ disabilities 38.5 1161Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian 48.3 272Typical Growth - Low
Afr. Amer./Black 41.8 622Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic/Latino 40.9 1862Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 37.1 501Low Growth
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 41.3 2382Typical Growth - Low

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 16.7 17.9 1.2 21.9 1172Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
EL and Former EL 16.7 17.9 1.2 21.9 1172Improved 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
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 36.8 24.1 -12.7 34.6 7294Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 40.2 25.6 -14.6 35.3 904Exceeded Target
High needs 37.7 25.7 -12.0 35.2 6504Exceeded Target
Low income 38.6 25.8 -12.8 35.9 6044Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 33.6 22.2 -11.4 30.3 2754Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 47.3 38.8 -8.5 43.0 1474Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian 33.3 17.9 -15.4 30.1 284Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 29.9 19.8 -10.1 26.3 964Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 34.9 26.1 -8.8 31.1 2574Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 50.0 15.5 -34.5 47.8 584Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 37.5 26.4 -11.1 34.6 2884Exceeded Target

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 699 696100Yes 1 695 68899Yes 1 238 23699Yes 1

Assessment participation - Student Group
Group English language arts Mathematics Science Overall
Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Total Enrolled Total Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate
High needs 623 620 620 613 200 198 1,443 1,43199Yes1
Low income 582 579 581 574 189 187 1,352 1,34099Yes1
EL and Former EL 257 256 258 256 87 87 602 599100Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 148 148 147 144 44 43 339 33599Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 2 2 2 2 0- 4----
Asian 28 28 28 28 14 14 70 70100Yes1
Afr. Amer./Black 88 88 88 87 30 30 206 205100Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 242 241 242 239 70 70 554 55099Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 57 57 56 56 17 17 130 130100Yes1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 281 279 278 275 106 104 665 65899Yes1


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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