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2017 Official Accountability Data - John W. McDevitt Middle School

Organization Information
District:Waltham (03080000)School type:Middle School
School:John W. McDevitt Middle School (03080415)Grades served:06,07,08
Region:Greater BostonTitle I status:Title I School (SW)
Accountability Information
Accountability and Assistance Level

No level

Students in this school participated in 2017 Next Generation MCAS tests
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 595 59099Yes 594 592100Yes 194 19198Yes
High needs 316 31399Yes 316 315100Yes 100 9898Yes
Econ. Disadvantaged 224 22199Yes 224 223100Yes 71 7099Yes
EL and Former EL 73 7197Yes 73 73100Yes 13---
Students w/ disabilities 147 14599Yes 147 14699Yes 49 4796Yes
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.------------
Asian 21 21100Yes 20 20100Yes 7---
Afr. Amer./Black 55 5498Yes 55 55100Yes 20 20100Yes
Hispanic/Latino 252 24999Yes 252 252100Yes 75 75100Yes
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 21 21100Yes 21 21100Yes 11---
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl. 1--- 1-------
White 245 244100Yes 245 24399Yes 81 7896Yes

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.


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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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