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2024 Official Accountability Report - Merriam School
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Acton-Boxborough (06000000)		TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School
SCHOOL
Merriam School (06000010)		GRADES SERVED
K,01,02,03,04,05,06
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 participation rate: Students w/disabilities
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
56% - Substantial progress toward targets77

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage83%38%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		56%
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 achievement34-04-
Mathematics achievement04-24-
Science achievement04----
Achievement total31260.02867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth34-34-
Growth total5820.05822.5
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 total4410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.04410.0
Weighted total3.69.6-2.97.6-
Percentage of possible points 38%-38%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage38%

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 achievement34-24-
Mathematics achievement44-44-
Science achievement44----
Achievement total111267.56867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-
Mathematics growth44-44-
Growth total7822.57822.5
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 absenteeism04-44-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total0410.04410.0
Weighted total9.010.3-6.07.6-
Percentage of possible points 87%-79%-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage83%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
67

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage34%15%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		22%
Limited or no 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 achievement04-
Mathematics achievement04-
Science achievement---
Achievement total0867.5
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 absenteeism24-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total2410.0
Weighted total1.17.6-
Percentage of possible points 15%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage15%

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 achievement34-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total31267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth34-
Growth total5822.5
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 absenteeism34-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total3410.0
Weighted total3.510.3-
Percentage of possible points 34%-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage34%

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 506.1 503.6 -2.5 508.9 2563Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 481.0 479.3 -1.7 486.3 450Recovery Path: Declined
High needs 489.7 487.6 -2.1 492.6 760Recovery Path: Declined
Low income 486.9 490.0 3.1 489.0 244Path Forward: Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 489.9 488.9 -1.0 492.3 240Recovery Path: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 483.2 483.0 -0.2 485.9 481Recovery Path: No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 507.0 506.3 -0.7 509.3 483Recovery Path: Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 5--
Hispanic/Latino---- 19--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 509.9 503.9 -6.0 511.3 223Path Forward: Met Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 508.0 504.8 -3.2 510.4 1623Recovery Path: Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 505.8 504.0 -1.8 508.1 2520Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 480.3 482.2 1.9 484.9 452Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High needs 493.6 491.7 -1.9 495.4 730Recovery Path: Declined
Low income 489.5 491.2 1.7 491.4 223Recovery Path: Met Target
EL and Former EL 493.9 493.3 -0.6 496.5 230Recovery Path: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 487.1 486.7 -0.4 490.3 461Path Forward: No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 517.6 513.8 -3.8 520.6 474Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 5--
Hispanic/Latino---- 18--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 507.4 509.2 1.8 508.9 223Path Forward: Met Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 505.1 502.8 -2.3 507.1 1600Recovery 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 508.4 502.5 -5.9 510.6 670Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 16--
High needs---- 16--
Low income---- 6--
EL and Former EL---- 2--
Students w/ disabilities---- 10--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 15--
Afr. Amer./Black-------
Hispanic/Latino---- 3--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 8--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 509.9 502.7 -7.2 512.1 410Path Forward: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 47.6 1912Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 46.1 452Typical Growth - Low
High needs 41.6 562Typical Growth - Low
Low income 35.2 201Low Growth
EL and Former EL- 14--
Students w/ disabilities 44.4 372Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian 47.5 312Typical Growth - Low
Afr. Amer./Black- 3--
Hispanic/Latino- 14--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 15--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 48.0 1282Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 53.4 1883Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 54.6 453Typical Growth - High
High needs 48.2 542Typical Growth - Low
Low income- 18--
EL and Former EL- 14--
Students w/ disabilities 55.9 353Typical Growth - High
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian 54.5 323Typical Growth - High
Afr. Amer./Black- 3--
Hispanic/Latino- 14--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 15--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 53.0 1243Typical Growth - High

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 44.0 63.6 19.6 48.0 224Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
EL and Former EL 44.0 63.6 19.6 48.0 224Exceeded 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 11.8 9.9 -1.9 10.7 3754Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 6.7 0.0 -6.7 3.4 454Exceeded Target
High needs 14.5 14.3 -0.2 12.4 1192Improved Below Target
Low income 20.0 20.8 0.8 15.7 480Declined
EL and Former EL 20.0 25.0 5.0 17.0 520Declined
Students w/ disabilities 13.8 7.8 -6.0 11.3 644Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 14.7 9.7 -5.0 12.6 624Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 14--
Hispanic/Latino---- 30--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 12.5 13.3 0.8 11.4 300Declined
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 9.9 7.9 -2.0 8.7 2394Exceeded 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 273 26898Yes 1 273 26497Yes 1 72 7199Yes 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 90 88 90 85 21 20 201 19396Yes1
Low income 34 34 34 32 11 10 79 7696Yes1
EL and Former EL 32 32 32 31 4 4 68 6799Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 52 50 52 48 12 11 116 10994No1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----------
Asian 50 50 50 49 15 15 115 11499Yes1
Afr. Amer./Black 10 10 10 10 1 1 21----
Hispanic/Latino 19 19 19 18 3 3 41----
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 22 22 22 22 8 8 52 52100Yes1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 172 167 172 165 45 44 389 37697Yes1


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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