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2019 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
Among the lowest performing 10% of schools

Low subgroup performance: Students w/disabilities
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
55% - Substantial progress toward targets9

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20182019
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage70%45%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage
(2018 x 40%) + (2019 x 60%)		55%
Substantial progress toward targets

2019 Points awarded

2019 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 achievement04-04-
Mathematics achievement14-34-
Science achievement44-44-
Achievement total51240.071267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-04-
Mathematics growth24-04-
Growth total4820.00822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04----
Extended engagement rate24----
Annual dropout rate04----
High school completion total21220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-24-
Advanced coursework completion44----
Additional indicators total8810.02410.0
Weighted total4.310.0-4.910.3-
Percentage of possible points 43%-48%-
2019 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage45%

2018 Points awarded

2018 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%-
2018 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage70%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20182019
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage74%36%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage
(2018 x 40%) + (2019 x 60%)		51%
Substantial progress toward targets

2019 Points awarded

2019 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Subgroup
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-
Mathematics achievement14-
Science achievement44-
Achievement total51247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth14-
Mathematics growth14-
Growth total2822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04-
Extended engagement rate24-
Annual dropout rate04-
High school completion total21220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-
Advanced coursework completion44-
Additional indicators total6810.0
Weighted total3.810.7-
Percentage of possible points 36%-
2019 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage36%

2018 Points awarded

2018 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%-
2018 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage74%

Subgroup percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same subgroup in schools serving similar grades
11

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 93.3 89.6 -3.7 95.1 2760Declined
Lowest Performing 81.3 69.5 -11.8 84.1 590Declined
High needs 90.7 84.8 -5.9 93.2 1810Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 91.2 85.4 -5.8 93.3 1660Declined
EL and Former EL 82.2 59.2 -23.0 85.7 490Declined
Students w/ disabilities 79.1 76.8 -2.3 82.2 551No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 11--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 20--
Hispanic/Latino 89.9 83.0 -6.9 92.1 1350Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 32--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 95.5 96.8 1.3 97.2 783Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 81.9 81.7 -0.2 84.5 2721No Change
Lowest Performing 41.2 44.0 2.8 45.0 583Met Target
High needs 77.3 76.1 -1.2 79.7 1771No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged 79.1 75.9 -3.2 81.6 1620Declined
EL and Former EL 71.6 58.3 -13.3 77.1 480Declined
Students w/ disabilities 53.1 61.8 8.7 57.0 534Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 11--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 19--
Hispanic/Latino 77.7 72.6 -5.1 80.7 1330Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 32--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 86.0 90.9 4.9 87.8 774Exceeded Target

Science achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 77.9 83.8 5.9 80.4 2494Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 51.0 55.5 4.5 53.6 594Exceeded Target
High needs 72.6 77.6 5.0 75.1 1554Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 74.0 77.7 3.7 76.7 1463Met Target
EL and Former EL 66.4 63.2 -3.2 70.3 360Declined
Students w/ disabilities 54.8 62.8 8.0 58.0 454Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 10--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 18--
Hispanic/Latino 71.4 76.0 4.6 75.0 1213Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 30--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 82.9 95.0 12.1 85.6 704Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2019 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 40.5 2262Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 22.2 510Very Low Growth
High needs 37.4 1421Low Growth
Econ. Disadvantaged 37.7 1351Low Growth
EL and Former EL 25.3 280Very Low Growth
Students w/ disabilities 32.9 361Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 9--
Afr. Amer./Black- 19--
Hispanic/Latino 34.8 1071Low Growth
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 28--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 48.9 632Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2019 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 45.1 2252Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 23.5 510Very Low Growth
High needs 39.5 1401Low Growth
Econ. Disadvantaged 39.3 1331Low Growth
EL and Former EL 33.7 281Low Growth
Students w/ disabilities 32.7 361Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 9--
Afr. Amer./Black- 18--
Hispanic/Latino 38.9 1071Low Growth
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 28--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 46.5 632Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 87.2 86.3 -0.9 90.2 2850Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 85.6 82.0 -3.6 89.4 2050Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 85.2 81.9 -3.3 89.5 1880Declined
EL and Former EL 59.1 68.4 9.3 66.5 384Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 65.4 69.0 3.6 73.5 582Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 17--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 27--
Hispanic/Latino 85.5 82.6 -2.9 90.5 1320Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 11--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 87.5 90.7 3.2 90.5 973Met Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2016 Rate (%) 2017 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 88.0 88.8 0.8 91.2 2502Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 86.4 87.4 1.0 90.9 2152Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 87.3 87.1 -0.2 91.9 2091No Change
EL and Former EL 85.7 63.6 -22.1 91.4 220Declined
Students w/ disabilities 68.6 69.2 0.6 74.8 522Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 16--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 16--
Hispanic/Latino 84.7 87.9 3.2 90.5 1242Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 14--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 89.7 88.8 -0.9 92.6 800Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 1.2 2.0 0.8 1.1 1,1710Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 1.5 2.8 1.3 1.4 7620Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 1.3 2.7 1.4 1.2 6690Declined
EL and Former EL 4.7 5.8 1.1 4.2 1200Declined
Students w/ disabilities 1.3 3.8 2.5 1.2 2370Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 64--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 96--
Hispanic/Latino 1.1 2.3 1.2 1.0 5570Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 84--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 2.1 1.9 -0.2 1.9 3693Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2018 Rate (%) 2019 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 11.3 11.9 0.6 12.8 1013Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Econ. Disadvantaged-------
EL and Former EL 11.3 11.9 0.6 12.8 1013Met 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 - High school
Group 2018 Rate (%) 2019 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 33.9 29.7 -4.2 30.9 1,1474Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 48.1 44.1 -4.0 41.2 592Improved Below Target
High needs 41.4 38.4 -3.0 37.8 7842Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 43.9 39.3 -4.6 39.9 6014Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 49.6 47.7 -1.9 45.2 2622Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 46.2 37.2 -9.0 42.4 1724Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 68--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 92--
Hispanic/Latino 42.4 39.7 -2.7 38.5 5572Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 91--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 27.3 21.2 -6.1 23.7 3394Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2018 Rate (%) 2019 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 50.9 58.0 7.1 56.6 5224Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 37.5 45.9 8.4 43.1 3424Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 39.0 47.9 8.9 44.7 2924Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 21.6 31.1 9.5 27.2 1064Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 8.1 16.5 8.4 14.0 974Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 38--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 51--
Hispanic/Latino 38.6 46.5 7.9 46.1 2303Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 32--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 64.6 67.3 2.7 70.0 1712Improved 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 298 29699Yes 1 300 29799Yes 1 300 29799Yes 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 203 201 204 201 204 201 611 60399Yes1
Econ. Disadvantaged 182 180 181 179 182 180 545 53999Yes1
EL and Former EL 62 60 61 59 62 60 185 17997Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 62 60 64 62 63 60 189 18296Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----------
Asian 13 13 13 12 13 13 39----
Afr. Amer./Black 23 23 23 23 23 23 69 69100Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 149 147 149 147 149 147 447 44199Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 32 32 32 32 32 32 96 96100Yes1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 81 81 83 83 83 82 247 246100Yes1


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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