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2019 Official Accountability Report - Matthew J Kuss Middle
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Fall River (00950000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Matthew J Kuss Middle (00950320)		GRADES SERVED
06,07,08
REGION
Coastal		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
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Accountability Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
Moderate progress toward targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
48% - Moderate progress toward targets14

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20182019
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage29%61%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage
(2018 x 40%) + (2019 x 60%)		48%
Moderate progress toward targets

2019 Points awarded

2019 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 achievement24-24-
Mathematics achievement44-44-
Science achievement04----
Achievement total61260.06867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4820.04822.5
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 total3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-24-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.02410.0
Weighted total5.19.6-5.27.6-
Percentage of possible points 53%-68%-
Criterion-referenced target percentage61%

2018 Points awarded

2018 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 achievement24-04-
Mathematics achievement04-14-
Science achievement14----
Achievement total31260.01867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4820.04822.5
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 total2410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-24-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.02410.0
Weighted total3.29.6-1.87.6-
Percentage of possible points 33%-24%-
Criterion-referenced target percentage29%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20182019
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage37%58%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage
(2018 x 40%) + (2019 x 60%)		50%
Substantial progress toward targets

2019 Points awarded

2019 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Subgroup
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement34-
Mathematics achievement44-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total71267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total4822.5
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 absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total4410.0
Weighted total6.010.3-
Percentage of possible points 58%-
2019 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage58%

2018 Points awarded

2018 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Subgroup
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement24-
Mathematics achievement04-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total41267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth14-
Growth total3822.5
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 absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total4410.0
Weighted total3.810.3-
Percentage of possible points 37%-
2018 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage37%

Subgroup percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same subgroup in schools serving similar grades
24

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 496.0 496.6 0.6 497.9 7032Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 466.5 468.2 1.7 471.6 972Improved Below Target
High needs 490.4 491.8 1.4 492.3 4963Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 490.9 492.3 1.4 492.0 4703Met Target
EL and Former EL 484.4 482.7 -1.7 486.1 830Declined
Students w/ disabilities 475.8 477.2 1.4 477.9 1322Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 502.0 508.5 6.5 503.3 314Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 489.1 489.6 0.5 490.8 602Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 489.4 490.9 1.5 490.8 1483Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 496.5 495.4 -1.1 497.8 490Declined
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 498.6 498.9 0.3 500.1 4152Improved Below Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 495.2 497.5 2.3 496.8 7034Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 466.4 471.1 4.7 470.1 974Exceeded Target
High needs 489.4 492.0 2.6 491.4 4964Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 490.1 492.3 2.2 491.9 4703Met Target
EL and Former EL 485.1 485.4 0.3 487.0 832Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 477.3 479.2 1.9 479.6 1323Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 502.5 513.1 10.6 504.3 314Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 488.3 490.8 2.5 490.3 603Met Target
Hispanic/Latino 488.7 491.2 2.5 490.1 1484Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 493.4 495.5 2.1 494.7 494Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 498.0 499.8 1.8 499.8 4153Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - Non-high school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 67.0 58.9 -8.1 70.1 2350Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 60.9 55.1 -5.8 64.2 1680Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 62.0 54.5 -7.5 65.1 1650Declined
EL and Former EL---- 33--
Students w/ disabilities 53.3 47.3 -6.0 56.6 470Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 7--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 21--
Hispanic/Latino 59.6 46.0 -13.6 62.6 500Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 17--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 68.8 63.8 -5.0 72.1 1400Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2019 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 44.1 6492Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 41.6 932Typical Growth - Low
High needs 44.1 4462Typical Growth - Low
Econ. Disadvantaged 43.9 4232Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 49.6 732Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities 40.9 922Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian 54.4 253Typical Growth - High
Afr. Amer./Black 45.9 542Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic/Latino 47.5 1342Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 32.8 471Low Growth
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 43.4 3892Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2019 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 45.8 6512Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 47.9 942Typical Growth - Low
High needs 44.9 4472Typical Growth - Low
Econ. Disadvantaged 44.5 4242Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 47.1 742Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities 42.8 922Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian 57.7 253Typical Growth - High
Afr. Amer./Black 53.3 543Typical Growth - High
Hispanic/Latino 46.1 1352Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 37.2 471Low Growth
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 44.9 3902Typical Growth - Low

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2018 Rate (%) 2019 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 33.3 39.5 6.2 38.5 383Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Econ. Disadvantaged-------
EL and Former EL 33.3 39.5 6.2 38.5 383Met Target
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 2018 Rate (%) 2019 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 24.1 20.9 -3.2 21.9 7524Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 33.0 32.0 -1.0 28.1 972Improved Below Target
High needs 29.5 25.9 -3.6 27.0 5364Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 31.4 27.5 -3.9 28.7 4844Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 23.2 17.3 -5.9 19.9 984Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 33.8 29.9 -3.9 29.5 1373Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 9.4 16.1 6.7 6.2 310Declined
Afr. Amer./Black 27.5 22.5 -5.0 23.9 714Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 26.5 20.4 -6.1 22.7 1574Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 24.5 16.7 -7.8 22.3 544Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 23.8 21.6 -2.2 20.9 4392Improved Below Target

Assessment participation - All students
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 740 740100Yes 1 741 741100Yes 1 245 245100Yes 1

Assessment participation - Subgroups
Group English language arts Mathematics Science Overall
Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Total Enrolled Total Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate
High needs 529 529 529 529 175 175 1,233 1,233100Yes1
Econ. Disadvantaged 501 501 501 501 172 172 1,174 1,174100Yes1
EL and Former EL 96 96 96 96 36 36 228 228100Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 142 142 142 142 51 51 335 335100Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----------
Asian 31 31 31 31 7 7 69 69100Yes1
Afr. Amer./Black 66 66 66 66 22 22 154 154100Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 154 154 154 154 51 51 359 359100Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 50 50 50 50 17 17 117 117100Yes1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 439 439 439 439 148 148 1,026 1,026100Yes1


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 not requiring assistance or intervention. The reason(s) for the district's or school's classification are noted on this report.

Progress toward improvement targets: The criterion-referenced target percentage combines multiple years of data related to 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 cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage of 75% or higher.

The annual 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)

The cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage represents a weighted average of the annual criterion-referenced target percentages. At a minimum, a group must have an annual criterion-referenced target percentage for the most recent year in order to receive a cumulative percentage.

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 multiple years of data for all accountability indicators. School percentiles are not calculated for districts.


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