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2018 Official Accountability Report - Vassal Lane Upper School

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Cambridge (00490000)
TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School
SCHOOL
Vassal Lane Upper School (00490320)
GRADES SERVED
06,07,08
REGION
Coastal
FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Overall results

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 achievement44-34-
Mathematics achievement44-44-
Science achievement04----
Achievement total81267.57867.5
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 absenteeism24-44-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total2410.04410.0
Weighted total7.210.3-6.77.6-
Percentage of possible points 70%-88%-
Criterion-referenced target percentage79%
Meeting targets

Subgroup results

Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Subgroup
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement24-
Mathematics achievement44-
Science achievement14-
Achievement total71267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-
Mathematics growth44-
Growth total7822.5
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-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total0410.0
Weighted total6.310.3-
Percentage of possible points 61%-
Criterion-referenced target percentage61%
Partially meeting targets
Subgroup percentile
This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same subgroup in schools administering similar assessments 61

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - Next-Generation MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 505.0 507.5 2.5 506.5 2594Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 480.9 485.6 4.7 485.6 403Met Target
High needs 492.2 492.8 0.6 493.8 1372Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 491.0 492.9 1.9 492.4 903Met Target
EL and Former EL 490.6 482.6 -8.0 492.6 420Declined
Students w/ disabilities 484.9 483.7 -1.2 486.6 510Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 505.5 504.7 -0.8 507.6 390Declined
Afr. Amer./Black 489.3 492.1 2.8 490.9 654Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino---- 21--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 19--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 514.9 517.1 2.2 516.5 1144Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - Next-Generation MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 506.5 510.5 4.0 507.9 2574Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 482.0 492.3 10.3 485.6 404Exceeded Target
High needs 494.0 497.1 3.1 495.7 1364Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 491.5 497.1 5.6 492.6 894Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 495.7 492.6 -3.1 497.9 410Declined
Students w/ disabilities 487.5 487.5 0.0 489.6 511No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 510.9 511.3 0.4 513.4 394Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 488.5 497.2 8.7 490.0 644Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino---- 21--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 19--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 516.1 518.6 2.5 517.6 1144Exceeded Target

Science achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - Non-high school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 68.2 63.4 -4.8 70.6 820Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 47.1 47.1 0.0 49.9 431No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged 39.8 41.1 1.3 42.7 312Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 11--
Students w/ disabilities---- 14--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 11--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 24--
Hispanic/Latino---- 7--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 6--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 87.5 80.1 -7.4 89.9 340Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2018 Mean SGP 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 59.7 50.0 2463Met Target
Lowest Performing 56.1 50.0 403Met Target
High needs 56.8 50.0 1243Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 59.1 50.0 813Met Target
EL and Former EL 62.9 50.0 294Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 51.5 50.0 513Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----
Asian 60.4 50.0 354Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 57.7 50.0 603Met Target
Hispanic/Latino-- 19--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 19--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-- 1--
White 61.1 50.0 1124Exceeded Target

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2018 Mean SGP 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 72.1 50.0 2444Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 70.8 50.0 384Exceeded Target
High needs 67.7 50.0 1244Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 68.7 50.0 814Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 70.6 50.0 304Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 60.7 50.0 514Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----
Asian 73.8 50.0 354Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 71.2 50.0 584Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino-- 19--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 19--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-- 0--
White 74.3 50.0 1134Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students-------
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Econ. Disadvantaged-------
EL and Former EL-------
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 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 5.7 5.3 0.4 4.6 2842Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 6.7 0.0 6.7 3.1 404Exceeded Target
High needs 6.6 7.8 -1.2 4.2 1530Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 7.3 8.2 -0.9 3.8 850Declined
EL and Former EL 3.4 9.4 -6.0 0.0 640Declined
Students w/ disabilities 10.3 8.3 2.0 7.0 482Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 4.7 4.5 0.2 1.5 442Improved Below Target
Afr. Amer./Black 5.5 4.1 1.4 1.7 743Met Target
Hispanic/Latino---- 25--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 19--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 5.0 5.0 0.0 3.7 1211No Change

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 276 275100Yes 1 274 273100Yes 1 88 8799Yes 1
Lowest Performing---------------
High needs 154 15399Yes 1 153 15299Yes 1 49 4898Yes 1
Econ. Disadvantaged 98 9799Yes 1 97 9699Yes 1 34 3397Yes 1
EL and Former EL 58 58100Yes 1 57 57100Yes 1 16----
Students w/ disabilities 51 51100Yes 1 51 51100Yes 1 14----
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---------------
Asian 42 42100Yes 1 42 42100Yes 1 11----
Afr. Amer./Black 72 7199Yes 1 71 7099Yes 1 26 2596Yes 1
Hispanic/Latino 24 24100Yes 1 24 24100Yes 1 9----
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 19---- 19---- 6----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl. 1---- 0---- 0----
White 118 118100Yes 1 118 118100Yes 1 36 36100Yes 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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