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2018 Official Accountability Report - Fitchburg High
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Fitchburg (00970000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Fitchburg High (00970505)		GRADES SERVED
PK,09,10,11,12
REGION
West/Central		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
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Accountability Information

Overall classificationRequiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
In need of focused/targeted support
Low subgroup performance: White
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
70% - Partially meeting targets12

Overall results

Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All students
(High school grades)		 Lowest performing students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement44-44-
Mathematics achievement44-44-
Science achievement24-34-
Achievement total101240.0111267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth14-04-
Mathematics growth24-04-
Growth total3820.00822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate24----
Extended engagement rate14----
Annual dropout rate44----
High school completion total71220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total1410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-24-
Advanced coursework completion44----
Additional indicators total4810.02410.0
Weighted total6.510.0-7.610.3-
Percentage of possible points 65%-74%-
Criterion-referenced target percentage70%
Partially meeting targets

Subgroup results

Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Subgroup
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement44-
Mathematics achievement44-
Science achievement34-
Achievement total111247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth14-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total3822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate24-
Extended engagement rate24-
Annual dropout rate44-
High school completion total81220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-
Advanced coursework completion44-
Additional indicators total4810.0
Weighted total7.910.7-
Percentage of possible points 74%-
Criterion-referenced target percentage74%
Partially meeting targets
Subgroup percentile
This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same subgroup in schools administering similar assessments 15

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 89.3 93.3 4.0 91.0 2474Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 68.3 81.3 13.0 71.0 524Exceeded Target
High needs 84.9 90.7 5.8 87.1 1694Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 84.5 91.2 6.7 86.3 1514Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 72.3 82.2 9.9 75.3 454Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 80.1 79.1 -1.0 83.1 491No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 17--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 19--
Hispanic/Latino 82.4 89.9 7.5 84.4 1114Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 17--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 98.0 95.5 -2.5 99.8 831No Change

Mathematics achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 77.3 81.9 4.6 79.5 2444Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 35.2 41.2 6.0 37.7 514Exceeded Target
High needs 71.9 77.3 5.4 74.3 1664Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 73.0 79.1 6.1 75.5 1484Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 65.7 71.6 5.9 70.8 443Met Target
Students w/ disabilities 53.6 53.1 -0.5 57.4 481No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 17--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 19--
Hispanic/Latino 67.9 77.7 9.8 71.1 1104Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 16--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 90.4 86.0 -4.4 92.1 820Declined

Science achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 77.2 77.9 0.7 79.7 2192Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 49.2 51.0 1.8 52.2 523Met Target
High needs 71.0 72.6 1.6 73.3 1473Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 70.7 74.0 3.3 73.6 1303Met Target
EL and Former EL 57.1 66.4 9.3 60.4 384Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 61.8 54.8 -7.0 65.0 420Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 15--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 15--
Hispanic/Latino 66.7 71.4 4.7 70.7 983Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 15--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 88.7 82.9 -5.8 91.2 760Declined

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2018 Mean SGP 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 38.7 50.0 2011Below Target
Lowest Performing 25.9 50.0 480Below Target
High needs 36.7 50.0 1351Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 36.8 50.0 1211Below Target
EL and Former EL 41.6 50.0 282Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 29.8 50.0 300Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----
Asian-- 15--
Afr. Amer./Black-- 14--
Hispanic/Latino 37.4 50.0 851Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 17--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----
White 37.5 50.0 701Below Target

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2018 Mean SGP 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 47.4 50.0 1992Below Target
Lowest Performing 22.1 50.0 460Below Target
High needs 44.0 50.0 1322Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 44.9 50.0 1182Below Target
EL and Former EL 47.1 50.0 282Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 28.1 50.0 280Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----
Asian-- 15--
Afr. Amer./Black-- 14--
Hispanic/Latino 45.1 50.0 852Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 16--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----
White 46.1 50.0 692Below Target

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2016 Rate (%) 2017 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 86.1 87.2 1.1 89.9 2502Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 84.2 85.6 1.4 88.3 2152Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 85.0 85.2 0.2 89.9 2092Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 85.7 59.1 -26.6 91.7 220Declined
Students w/ disabilities 60.8 65.4 4.6 69.7 522Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 16--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 16--
Hispanic/Latino 81.5 85.5 4.0 86.6 1242Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 14--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 89.7 87.5 -2.2 93.5 800Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2015 Rate (%) 2016 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 88.0 88.0 0.0 91.1 2671No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 86.0 86.4 0.4 90.7 2282Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 85.9 87.3 1.4 90.8 2202Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 90.5 85.7 -4.8 95.9 280Declined
Students w/ disabilities 70.6 68.6 -2.0 77.4 510Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 24--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 22--
Hispanic/Latino 81.7 84.7 3.0 87.2 1242Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 10--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 92.3 89.7 -2.6 95.2 870Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2016 Rate (%) 2017 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 1.8 1.2 0.6 1.6 1,1564Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 2.6 1.5 1.1 2.3 7324Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 2.6 1.3 1.3 2.3 6224Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 4.7 4.7 0.0 4.2 851No Change
Students w/ disabilities 5.1 1.3 3.8 4.6 2374Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 71--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 82--
Hispanic/Latino 2.5 1.1 1.4 2.3 5624Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 66--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 1.3 2.1 -0.8 1.2 3740Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 23.1 11.3 -11.8 23.1 801No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Econ. Disadvantaged-------
EL and Former EL 23.1 11.3 -11.8 23.1 801No Change
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 - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 32.3 33.9 -1.6 29.9 1,1930Declined
Lowest Performing 55.0 48.1 6.9 45.4 522Improved Below Target
High needs 40.7 41.5 -0.8 37.5 8150Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 41.4 43.9 -2.5 38.1 6360Declined
EL and Former EL 43.5 49.6 -6.1 38.5 2560Declined
Students w/ disabilities 49.1 46.2 2.9 45.6 2232Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 67--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 100--
Hispanic/Latino 39.6 42.4 -2.8 35.7 5750Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 80--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 26.6 27.3 -0.7 23.4 3700Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 52.7 87.8 35.1 58.8 5914Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 40.8 77.2 36.4 47.1 3724Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 43.6 74.4 30.8 50.1 3204Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 30.5 87.9 57.4 34.7 1074Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 16.2 79.2 63.0 22.2 1204Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 35--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 49--
Hispanic/Latino 45.6 85.2 39.6 53.1 2774Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 31--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 60.0 89.9 29.9 66.7 1984Exceeded Target

Assessment participation
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 263 263100Yes 1 262 261100Yes 1 262 261100Yes 1
Lowest Performing---------------
High needs 182 182100Yes 1 181 18099Yes 1 181 18099Yes 1
Econ. Disadvantaged 164 164100Yes 1 163 16299Yes 1 163 16299Yes 1
EL and Former EL 55 55100Yes 1 54 54100Yes 1 55 5498Yes 1
Students w/ disabilities 51 51100Yes 1 50 50100Yes 1 50 50100Yes 1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---------------
Asian 19---- 19---- 19----
Afr. Amer./Black 21 21100Yes 1 21 21100Yes 1 21 21100Yes 1
Hispanic/Latino 120 120100Yes 1 120 120100Yes 1 120 120100Yes 1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 17---- 16---- 16----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---------------
White 86 86100Yes 1 86 8599Yes 1 86 86100Yes 1


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 without required assistance or intervention. The reason(s) for the district or school's classification are noted on this report.

Progress toward improvement targets: The criterion-referenced target percentage combines information about 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)

Weighted total of possible points = (Total achievement possible points x Achievement weight) + (Total growth possible points x Growth weight) + (Total high school completion possible points x high school completion weight) + (EL progress possible points x EL progress weight) + (Total additional indicator possible points 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 data for all accountability indicators. School percentiles are not calculated for districts.

Determination of need for special education technical assistance or intervention: The U.S. Department of Education requires Massachusetts to determine which districts (including single school districts) have specific needs for technical assistance or intervention in the area of special education. A district's determination is based on four categories: Meets Requirements (MR); Needs Assistance (NA); Needs Intervention (NI); and Needs Substantial Intervention (NSI). In most cases these categories correspond to the district's results, except when the district has specific compliance needs. This designation helps signal whether outcomes for all students in the district indicate progress, including that of students with disabilities, or whether technical assistance and/or intervention is needed to improve outcomes for all children, especially students with disabilities.


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