Massachusetts School and District Profiles

South High Community

2018

2018 Official Accountability Report - South High Community

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME Worcester (03480000)	TITLE I STATUS Title I School
SCHOOL South High Community (03480520)	GRADES SERVED 09,10,11,12
REGION West/Central	FEDERAL DESIGNATION -

Accountability Information

Overall classification	Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification
Partially meeting targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
55% - Partially meeting targets	16

OVERALL AND SUBGROUP DATA
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall results

Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		All students (High school grades)			Lowest performing students (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	1	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	1	4	-	4	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	4	4	-
	Achievement total	2	12	40.0	12	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	0	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	20.0	1	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	2	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	1	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	2	8	10.0	2	4	10.0
Weighted total		2.7	10.0	-	8.5	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		27%		-	83%		-
Criterion-referenced target percentage		55%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		Partially meeting targets

Subgroup results

Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High needs Subgroup (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	1	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-
	Achievement total	3	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	0	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	2	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-
	High school completion total	2	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	2	4	-
	Additional indicators total	4	8	10.0
Weighted total		3.6	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		34%		-
Criterion-referenced target percentage		34%
Criterion-referenced target percentage		Partially meeting targets
Subgroup percentile
This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same subgroup in schools administering similar assessments		18

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Achievement	2018 Achievement	Change	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	90.1	88.8	-1.3	91.8	296	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	72.5	79.8	7.3	75.2	57	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	87.1	85.9	-1.2	89.3	234	1	No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged	87.3	86.4	-0.9	89.1	190	1	No Change
EL and Former EL	81.1	81.3	0.2	84.1	134	2	Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities	83.2	80.8	-2.4	86.2	56	1	No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	94.7	88.4	-6.3	97.4	41	0	Declined
Afr. Amer./Black	95.3	91.2	-4.1	97.9	54	0	Declined
Hispanic/Latino	83.8	84.8	1.0	85.8	127	3	Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	90.4	93.4	3.0	92.2	68	3	Met Target

Mathematics achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Achievement	2018 Achievement	Change	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	73.8	73.7	-0.1	76.0	291	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	31.6	37.5	5.9	34.1	56	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	67.7	68.4	0.7	70.1	229	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	67.9	69.6	1.7	70.4	186	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	63.5	62.3	-1.2	68.6	132	1	No Change
Students w/ disabilities	53.5	57.7	4.2	57.3	55	3	Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	91.5	86.0	-5.5	95.5	41	0	Declined
Afr. Amer./Black	79.6	78.8	-0.8	84.5	52	1	No Change
Hispanic/Latino	57.5	62.2	4.7	60.7	125	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	81.1	84.0	2.9	82.8	67	3	Met Target

Science achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Achievement	2018 Achievement	Change	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	80.6	76.9	-3.7	83.1	245	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	48.2	54.8	6.6	51.2	57	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	75.4	71.4	-4.0	77.7	186	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	75.2	70.8	-4.4	78.1	155	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	72.2	64.8	-7.4	75.5	100	0	Declined
Students w/ disabilities	62.5	57.7	-4.8	65.7	52	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	91.1	82.2	-8.9	95.2	38	0	Declined
Afr. Amer./Black	87.2	77.3	-9.9	90.4	43	0	Declined
Hispanic/Latino	70.8	70.1	-0.7	74.8	102	1	No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	82.3	85.3	3.0	84.8	58	3	Met Target

English language arts growth - High school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	56.9	50.0	208	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	34.8	50.0	37	1	Below Target
High needs	57.4	50.0	152	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	57.7	50.0	126	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	59.1	50.0	76	3	Met Target
Students w/ disabilities	46.8	50.0	38	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	70.7	50.0	34	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	63.4	50.0	39	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino	48.6	50.0	82	2	Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	5	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	56.9	50.0	48	3	Met Target

Mathematics growth - High school About the Data
Group	2018 Mean SGP	2018 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	52.5	50.0	206	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	23.6	50.0	37	0	Below Target
High needs	51.3	50.0	150	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	50.7	50.0	126	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	54.0	50.0	73	3	Met Target
Students w/ disabilities	41.2	50.0	37	2	Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	74.3	50.0	34	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	50.5	50.0	37	3	Met Target
Hispanic/Latino	44.6	50.0	80	2	Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	5	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-
White	51.0	50.0	50	3	Met Target

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school About the Data
Group	2016 Rate (%)	2017 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	76.4	74.5	-1.9	80.2	337	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	75.5	74.8	-0.7	79.6	313	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	75.3	74.5	-0.8	80.2	302	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	72.2	70.7	-1.5	78.2	123	0	Declined
Students w/ disabilities	54.9	50.6	-4.3	63.8	81	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	96.4	93.2	-3.2	100.0	44	0	Declined
Afr. Amer./Black	85.9	84.5	-1.4	92.2	71	0	Declined
Hispanic/Latino	68.2	66.0	-2.2	73.3	144	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	68.3	70.3	2.0	72.1	74	2	Improved Below Target

Extended engagement rate - High school About the Data
Group	2015 Rate (%)	2016 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	84.2	86.0	1.8	87.3	322	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	84.1	85.0	0.9	88.8	294	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	84.8	84.5	-0.3	89.7	283	1	No Change
EL and Former EL	81.5	81.7	0.2	86.9	126	2	Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities	70.8	74.4	3.6	77.6	82	2	Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	94.1	98.2	4.1	99.1	56	3	Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black	90.9	92.2	1.3	95.7	64	2	Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino	79.6	79.5	-0.1	85.1	132	1	No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	78.4	84.1	5.7	81.3	63	4	Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school About the Data
Group	2016 Rate (%)	2017 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	2.7	4.4	-1.7	2.4	1,396	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	3.5	5.0	-1.5	3.2	1,053	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	3.1	3.6	-0.5	2.8	813	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	4.1	6.6	-2.5	3.7	439	0	Declined
Students w/ disabilities	3.6	6.7	-3.1	3.2	313	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	0.5	2.2	-1.7	1.0	179	0	Declined
Afr. Amer./Black	1.3	2.5	-1.2	1.2	239	0	Declined
Hispanic/Latino	4.1	6.2	-2.1	3.7	612	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	35	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	2.6	4.0	-1.4	2.3	329	0	Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	19.2	12.0	-7.2	23.1	333	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EL and Former EL	19.2	12.0	-7.2	23.1	333	1	No 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 About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	32.4	31.7	0.7	30.0	1,440	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	42.1	36.8	5.3	32.5	57	2	Improved Below Target
High needs	37.2	36.3	0.9	34.0	1,160	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	39.8	40.4	-0.6	36.5	820	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	31.4	30.5	0.9	26.4	645	2	Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities	53.7	48.1	5.6	50.2	360	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	11.1	9.1	2.0	7.4	186	2	Improved Below Target
Afr. Amer./Black	22.9	16.3	6.6	18.5	245	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino	38.7	41.2	-2.5	34.8	658	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	41	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	37.8	35.1	2.7	34.6	308	3	Met Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	63.0	61.3	-1.7	69.1	659	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	54.5	54.8	0.3	60.8	484	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	54.3	50.0	-4.3	60.8	372	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	62.3	53.0	-9.3	66.5	253	0	Declined
Students w/ disabilities	29.2	50.3	21.1	35.2	145	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	89.5	88.0	-1.5	95.3	100	3	Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black	65.8	69.4	3.6	75.0	108	2	Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino	58.1	50.3	-7.8	65.6	286	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	57.1	59.5	2.4	63.8	148	2	Improved Below Target

Assessment participation About the Data
Group	English language arts					Mathematics					Science
Group	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate
All Students	346	337	97	Yes	1	344	330	96	Yes	1	346	345	100	Yes	1
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	279	271	97	Yes	1	277	264	95	Yes	1	279	278	100	Yes	1
Econ. Disadvantaged	227	221	97	Yes	1	227	217	96	Yes	1	227	227	100	Yes	1
EL and Former EL	169	163	96	Yes	1	165	157	95	Yes	1	168	168	100	Yes	1
Students w/ disabilities	63	59	94	No	1	64	60	94	No	1	64	63	98	Yes	1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	45	44	98	Yes	1	45	44	98	Yes	1	45	45	100	Yes	1
Afr. Amer./Black	67	66	99	Yes	1	66	62	97	Yes	2	67	67	100	Yes	1
Hispanic/Latino	154	147	95	Yes	1	153	145	95	Yes	1	154	153	99	Yes	1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	8	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	72	72	100	Yes	1	72	71	99	Yes	1	72	72	100	Yes	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.

Resources
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Glossary of 2018 Accountability Terms