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2017 Official Accountability Data - Van Sickle Academy

Organization Information
District:Springfield (02810000)School type:Middle School
School:Van Sickle Academy (02810480)Grades served:06,07,08
Region:Commissioner's DistrictsTitle I status:Title I School (SW)
Accountability Information
Accountability and Assistance Level

Level 4

Among lowest achieving and least improving schools
This school's overall performance relative to other schools in same school type (School percentiles: 1-99)
All students:-
2017 Assessment Participation
Student Group English Language Arts Mathematics Science
EnrolledAssessed%Met Target EnrolledAssessed%Met Target EnrolledAssessed%Met Target
All Students 347 34098Yes 347 33496Yes 112 11098Yes
High needs 310 30398Yes 310 29796Yes 99 9798Yes
Econ. Disadvantaged 297 29198Yes 298 28696Yes 95 9398Yes
EL and Former EL 96 9397Yes 94 9197Yes 27 2696Yes
Students w/ disabilities 65 6397Yes 66 6395Yes 24 24100Yes
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.------------
Asian 5--- 5--- 1---
Afr. Amer./Black 64 6398Yes 66 6395Yes 28 28100Yes
Hispanic/Latino 238 23398Yes 237 22997Yes 72 7097Yes
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 4--- 4-------
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.------------
White 36 3597Yes 35 3394No 11---

NOTE: In 2017, assessment participation was calculated two ways: First, the 2017 participation rate for each subgroup in each subject area test was calculated. If the actual 2017 participation rate was lower than 95 percent (high schools) or 90 percent (schools and districts administering Next-Generation MCAS test in grades 3-8) for any group in any subject, that rate was compared to the average of the most recent two years of assessment participation data for that group and subject. The higher of the two resulting rates was factored into the assignment of the school or district's 2017 accountability and assistance level.


About this Report

Accountability and Assistance Levels: All Massachusetts schools and districts with sufficient data are classified into one of five accountability and assistance levels (1-5), with the highest performing in Level 1 and lowest performing in Level 5. In general, a district is classified into the level of its lowest performing school, unless the district was independently classified into Level 4 or 5 as a result of action by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Schools and districts that administered the Next Generation MCAS assessment in grades 3-8 in 2017 have not been placed into Levels 1-3 on the basis of their assessment results, but may have been assigned an accountability an assistance level (3-5) for other reasons, as noted on this report.

School Percentiles: A school percentile between 1 and 99 is reported for schools with at least four years of data. This number is an indication of the school's overall performance relative to other schools that serve the same or similar grades. School percentiles were not calculated for schools that administered the Next Generation MCAS assessment in grades 3-8 in spring 2017.

Progress and Performance Index (PPI): The PPI combines information about narrowing proficiency gaps, growth, and graduation and dropout rates over multiple years into a single number. All districts, schools, and student subgroups receive an annual PPI based on improvement over a two-year period and a cumulative PPI (shown above) between 0 and 100 based on four years of data. For a group to be considered to be making progress toward narrowing proficiency gaps, its cumulative PPI must be 75 or higher. Annual and cumulative PPIs were not calculated for schools and districts that administered the Next Generation MCAS assessment in grades 3-8 in spring 2017.


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