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2018 Official Accountability Report - Palmer High

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Palmer (02270000)
TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School
SCHOOL
Palmer High (02270505)
GRADES SERVED
06,07,08,09,10,11,12
REGION
West/Central
FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Overall results

Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All students
(Non-high school grades)
Lowest performing students
(Non-high school grades)
All students
(High school grades)
Lowest performing students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-24-14-04-
Mathematics achievement04-24-04-04-
Science achievement34----24-24-
Achievement total31267.54867.531247.521267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-04-14-04-
Mathematics growth34-14-24-04-
Growth total5822.51822.53822.50822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------24----
Extended engagement rate------34----
Annual dropout rate------44----
High school completion total------91220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-04-44-04-
Advanced coursework completion------04----
Additional indicators total4410.00410.04810.00410.0
Weighted total3.610.3-2.97.6-4.310.7-1.410.3-
Percentage of possible points 35%-38%-40%-14%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan37%
Weight of non-high school results:50%
27%
Weight of high school results:50%
Criterion-referenced target percentage32%
Partially meeting targets

Subgroup results

Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Subgroup
(Non-high school grades)
High needs Subgroup
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-04-
Mathematics achievement04-04-
Science achievement44-44-
Achievement total41267.541247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-14-
Mathematics growth24-14-
Growth total4822.52822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---44-
Annual dropout rate---44-
High school completion total---81220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-44-
Advanced coursework completion---04-
Additional indicators total3410.04810.0
Weighted total3.910.3-4.410.7-
Percentage of possible points 38%-41%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan38%
Weight of non-high school results:50%
41%
Weight of high school results:50%
Criterion-referenced target percentage40%
Partially meeting targets
Subgroup percentile
This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same subgroup in schools administering similar assessments 17

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 495.2 494.5 -0.7 497.2 3330Declined
Lowest Performing 467.9 468.2 0.3 473.2 782Improved Below Target
High needs 488.7 486.7 -2.0 490.7 1850Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 491.7 490.0 -1.7 493.3 1510Declined
EL and Former EL---- 8--
Students w/ disabilities---- 70--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 5--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 6--
Hispanic/Latino---- 33--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 15--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 495.7 495.0 -0.7 497.8 2740Declined

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 97.0 95.3 -1.7 98.7 801No Change
Lowest Performing 92.0 86.9 -5.1 94.7 210Declined
High needs 94.1 91.3 -2.8 96.3 430Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 98.3 94.1 -4.2 100.0 340Declined
EL and Former EL---- 2--
Students w/ disabilities---- 19--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 2--
Hispanic/Latino---- 8--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 96.7 96.6 -0.1 98.5 671No Change

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 494.0 492.6 -1.4 495.8 3320Declined
Lowest Performing 469.0 471.1 2.1 472.3 782Improved Below Target
High needs 486.8 485.8 -1.0 488.7 1850Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 489.8 488.7 -1.1 491.2 1510Declined
EL and Former EL---- 8--
Students w/ disabilities---- 71--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 5--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 6--
Hispanic/Latino---- 33--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 15--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 494.6 493.8 -0.8 496.9 2730Declined

Mathematics achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 91.9 82.8 -9.1 94.1 800Declined
Lowest Performing 72.0 57.1 -14.9 74.5 210Declined
High needs 82.6 72.1 -10.5 85.0 430Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 87.9 77.2 -10.7 90.4 340Declined
EL and Former EL---- 2--
Students w/ disabilities---- 19--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 2--
Hispanic/Latino---- 8--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 91.2 84.0 -7.2 92.9 670Declined

Science achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - Non-high school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 62.5 66.4 3.9 65.4 1143Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 50.0 56.9 6.9 53.1 624Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 51.1 61.7 10.6 53.6 494Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 1--
Students w/ disabilities---- 26--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 2--
Hispanic/Latino---- 11--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 64.3 68.2 3.9 67.5 993Met Target

Science achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 86.3 87.0 0.7 88.8 732Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 64.0 65.5 1.5 67.0 212Improved Below Target
High needs 75.0 79.3 4.3 77.3 354Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 79.6 80.4 0.8 82.5 282Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL-------
Students w/ disabilities---- 14--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 2--
Hispanic/Latino---- 5--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-------
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 84.9 87.3 2.4 87.4 653Met Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2018 Mean SGP 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 46.0 50.0 3212Below Target
Lowest Performing 29.9 50.0 770Below Target
High needs 42.2 50.0 1742Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 42.7 50.0 1442Below Target
EL and Former EL-- 8--
Students w/ disabilities-- 61--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----
Asian-- 5--
Afr. Amer./Black-- 6--
Hispanic/Latino-- 31--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 13--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----
White 45.2 50.0 2662Below Target

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2018 Mean SGP 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 39.6 50.0 771Below Target
Lowest Performing 24.9 50.0 200Below Target
High needs 33.1 50.0 411Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 35.1 50.0 331Below Target
EL and Former EL-- 2--
Students w/ disabilities-- 17--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----
Asian-- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black-- 2--
Hispanic/Latino-- 8--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----
White 40.6 50.0 642Below Target

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2018 Mean SGP 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 50.8 50.0 3183Met Target
Lowest Performing 37.6 50.0 751Below Target
High needs 49.5 50.0 1722Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 49.0 50.0 1432Below Target
EL and Former EL-- 8--
Students w/ disabilities-- 60--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----
Asian-- 5--
Afr. Amer./Black-- 6--
Hispanic/Latino-- 30--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 13--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----
White 52.1 50.0 2643Met Target

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2018 Mean SGP 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 41.4 50.0 772Below Target
Lowest Performing 29.8 50.0 200Below Target
High needs 33.2 50.0 411Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 30.9 50.0 331Below Target
EL and Former EL-- 2--
Students w/ disabilities-- 17--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----
Asian-- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black-- 2--
Hispanic/Latino-- 8--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----
White 43.0 50.0 642Below Target

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2016 Rate (%) 2017 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 86.0 86.6 0.6 89.8 822Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 76.0 71.1 -4.9 80.1 380Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 79.1 75.0 -4.1 84.0 320Declined
EL and Former EL---- 1--
Students w/ disabilities---- 19--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black-------
Hispanic/Latino---- 5--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 87.2 90.4 3.2 91.0 732Improved Below Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2015 Rate (%) 2016 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 86.9 89.7 2.8 90.0 1073Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 69.4 82.0 12.6 74.1 504Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 67.6 83.7 16.1 72.5 434Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 4--
Students w/ disabilities---- 17--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 2--
Hispanic/Latino---- 4--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 86.7 90.4 3.7 89.6 944Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2016 Rate (%) 2017 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 4.9 2.0 2.9 4.4 3484Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 14.3 3.0 11.3 12.9 1334Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 13.9 2.0 11.9 12.5 1014Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 4--
Students w/ disabilities---- 59--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 8--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 10--
Hispanic/Latino---- 23--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 4.6 1.0 3.6 4.1 3024Exceeded 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-------

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - 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 14.1 11.4 2.7 12.2 3614Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 6.7 15.2 -8.5 2.0 790Declined
High needs 19.8 17.1 2.7 17.5 2053Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 22.5 20.8 1.7 20.1 1492Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 9--
Students w/ disabilities---- 75--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 5--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 9--
Hispanic/Latino---- 40--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 18--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 0--
White 10.0 10.4 -0.4 7.4 2891No Change

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 20.5 16.5 4.0 18.1 3824Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 20.0 33.3 -13.3 10.4 210Declined
High needs 32.9 26.3 6.6 29.7 1754Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 33.3 30.4 2.9 30.0 1153Met Target
EL and Former EL---- 13--
Students w/ disabilities---- 70--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 13--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 14--
Hispanic/Latino---- 31--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 10--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 20.4 14.1 6.3 17.2 3134Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 76.3 68.8 -7.5 82.4 2020Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 44.0 36.9 -7.1 50.3 840Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 51.4 40.7 -10.7 57.9 590Declined
EL and Former EL---- 6--
Students w/ disabilities---- 41--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 6--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 7--
Hispanic/Latino---- 15--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 4--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 82.0 71.6 -10.4 88.7 1690Declined

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 430 42799Yes 1 430 42699Yes 1 202 202100Yes 1
Lowest Performing---------------
High needs 240 23899Yes 1 240 23899Yes 1 108 108100Yes 1
Econ. Disadvantaged 196 19499Yes 1 196 19499Yes 1 86 86100Yes 1
EL and Former EL 11---- 11---- 3----
Students w/ disabilities 95 9398Yes 1 95 9499Yes 1 46 46100Yes 1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---------------
Asian 8---- 8---- 4----
Afr. Amer./Black 8---- 8---- 4----
Hispanic/Latino 49 4898Yes 1 49 4898Yes 1 22 22100Yes 1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 16---- 16---- 2----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---------------
White 349 34799Yes 1 349 34699Yes 1 170 170100Yes 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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