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2019 Official Accountability Report - Spark Academy
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Lawrence (01490000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Spark Academy (01490085)		GRADES SERVED
06,07,08
REGION
Strategic Transformation		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20182019
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage7%83%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage
(2018 x 40%) + (2019 x 60%)		53%
Substantial 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 achievement44-44-
Mathematics achievement44-44-
Science achievement04----
Achievement total81260.08867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-
Mathematics growth44-34-
Growth total7820.06822.5
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 total4410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-34-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.03410.0
Weighted total7.09.6-7.17.6-
Percentage of possible points 73%-93%-
Criterion-referenced target percentage83%

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 achievement04-04-
Mathematics achievement04-04-
Science achievement04----
Achievement total01260.00867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth14-14-
Mathematics growth24-14-
Growth total3820.02822.5
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 total1410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-04-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total0410.00410.0
Weighted total0.79.6-0.57.6-
Percentage of possible points 7%-7%-
Criterion-referenced target percentage7%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20182019
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage7%72%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage
(2018 x 40%) + (2019 x 60%)		46%
Moderate 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 achievement44-
Mathematics achievement44-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total81267.5
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 absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total4410.0
Weighted total7.410.3-
Percentage of possible points 72%-
2019 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage72%

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 achievement04-
Mathematics achievement04-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total01267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth14-
Mathematics growth24-
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 absenteeism04-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total0410.0
Weighted total0.710.3-
Percentage of possible points 7%-
2018 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage7%

Subgroup percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same subgroup in schools serving similar grades
28

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 482.2 486.3 4.1 484.1 4184Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 456.2 467.6 11.4 461.3 584Exceeded Target
High needs 481.2 484.9 3.7 483.1 3724Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 482.1 484.5 2.4 483.2 3244Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 475.2 479.4 4.2 476.9 2134Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 468.1 473.8 5.7 470.2 954Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 8--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 5--
Hispanic/Latino 481.2 485.7 4.5 482.6 3914Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 11--

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 490.0 492.9 2.9 491.6 4194Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 463.1 471.8 8.7 466.8 584Exceeded Target
High needs 488.9 491.6 2.7 490.9 3734Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 488.8 491.1 2.3 490.6 3243Met Target
EL and Former EL 484.1 487.7 3.6 486.0 2124Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 476.9 479.0 2.1 479.2 963Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 8--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 5--
Hispanic/Latino 489.2 492.3 3.1 490.6 3914Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 12--

Science achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - Non-high school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 60.2 55.1 -5.1 63.3 1420Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 58.2 53.8 -4.4 61.5 1250Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 60.1 53.9 -6.2 63.2 1160Declined
EL and Former EL 49.3 40.9 -8.4 52.4 580Declined
Students w/ disabilities 42.1 37.9 -4.2 45.4 330Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 1--
Hispanic/Latino 58.7 54.7 -4.0 61.7 1330Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 5--

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2019 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 52.8 3753Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 57.3 553Typical Growth - High
High needs 52.2 3313Typical Growth - High
Econ. Disadvantaged 51.2 2893Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL 51.6 1823Typical Growth - High
Students w/ disabilities 51.5 763Typical Growth - High
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 8--
Afr. Amer./Black- 4--
Hispanic/Latino 52.9 3513Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White- 9--

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2019 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 63.3 3774Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing 58.2 573Typical Growth - High
High needs 63.5 3334Exceeded Typical Growth
Econ. Disadvantaged 62.8 2914Exceeded Typical Growth
EL and Former EL 63.5 1834Exceeded Typical Growth
Students w/ disabilities 53.2 783Typical Growth - High
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 8--
Afr. Amer./Black- 4--
Hispanic/Latino 63.5 3524Exceeded Typical Growth
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White- 10--

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2018 Rate (%) 2019 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 31.7 46.4 14.7 36.9 1124Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Econ. Disadvantaged-------
EL and Former EL 31.7 46.4 14.7 36.9 1124Exceeded 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 22.6 12.6 -10.0 20.4 4674Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 24.1 19.0 -5.1 19.2 583Met Target
High needs 23.1 13.8 -9.3 20.6 4194Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 25.2 14.6 -10.6 22.5 3294Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 22.8 12.3 -10.5 19.5 2434Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 29.1 21.2 -7.9 24.8 1044Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 9--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 6--
Hispanic/Latino 22.4 12.6 -9.8 18.6 4354Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 14--

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 458 457100Yes 1 457 457100Yes 1 154 154100Yes 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 412 411 411 411 137 137 960 959100Yes1
Econ. Disadvantaged 356 355 354 354 126 126 836 835100Yes1
EL and Former EL 245 245 244 244 67 67 556 556100Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 105 104 105 105 36 36 246 245100Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----------
Asian 8 8 8 8 2 2 18----
Afr. Amer./Black 6 6 6 6 1 1 13----
Hispanic/Latino 429 429 428 428 145 145 1,002 1,002100Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 3 3 3 3 1 1 7----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 12 11 12 12 5 5 29----


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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