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Pittsfield High

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2019 Official Accountability Report - Pittsfield High

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Pittsfield (02360000)

TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School

SCHOOL
Pittsfield High (02360505)

GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

REGION
West/Central

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

Moderate progress toward targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
41% - Moderate progress toward targets	26

OVERALL RESULTS
SUBGROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2018	2019
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	45%	39%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage (2018 x 40%) + (2019 x 60%)	41%
	Moderate progress toward targets

2019 Points awarded

2019 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	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	2	4	-
	Achievement total	3	12	47.5	5	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	4	4	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	0	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	22.5	1	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	8	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	1	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	1	8	10.0	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		4.5	10.7	-	3.6	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		42%		-	35%		-
2019 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		39%

2018 Points awarded

2018 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	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-	0	4	-
	Achievement total	7	12	40.0	5	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	4	4	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	1	4	-
	Growth total	7	8	20.0	2	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	2	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	4	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	3	8	10.0	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		5.3	10.0	-	3.8	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		53%		-	37%		-
2018 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		45%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2018	2019
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	47%	36%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage (2018 x 40%) + (2019 x 60%)	41%
	Moderate progress toward targets

2019 Points awarded

2019 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High needs Subgroup (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	3	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-
	Achievement total	3	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	1	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	0	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	4	4	-
	High school completion total	8	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	0	4	-
	Additional indicators total	0	8	10.0
Weighted total		3.9	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		36%		-
2019 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		36%

2018 Points awarded

2018 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	4	4	-
	Science achievement	1	4	-
	Achievement total	6	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	2	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	0	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	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	4	4	-
	Additional indicators total	4	8	10.0
Weighted total		5.0	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		47%		-
2018 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		47%

Subgroup percentile

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

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
About the Data
Group	2018 Achievement	2019 Achievement	Change	2019 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	94.3	96.0	1.7	95.8	183	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	84.0	86.3	2.3	86.8	42	3	Met Target
High needs	89.2	92.1	2.9	91.3	89	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	90.4	90.9	0.5	92.5	74	2	Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	79.8	83.8	4.0	82.4	37	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	24	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	95.8	98.2	2.4	97.4	128	4	Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
About the Data
Group	2018 Achievement	2019 Achievement	Change	2019 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	87.9	85.3	-2.6	89.7	180	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	55.9	50.6	-5.3	60.0	41	0	Declined
High needs	78.8	72.4	-6.4	81.4	86	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	79.1	72.2	-6.9	81.7	71	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	66.1	56.3	-9.8	70.1	36	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	89.9	86.7	-3.2	91.9	128	0	Declined

Science achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
About the Data
Group	2018 Achievement	2019 Achievement	Change	2019 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	87.1	84.4	-2.7	89.0	173	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	60.5	61.3	0.8	63.7	42	2	Improved Below Target
High needs	77.9	75.0	-2.9	80.3	84	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	78.7	74.3	-4.4	81.0	69	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	68.4	67.6	-0.8	71.3	37	1	No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	89.6	86.5	-3.1	91.4	122	0	Declined

English language arts growth - High school
About the Data
Group	2019 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	62.3	161	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing	38.7	34	1	Low Growth
High needs	56.2	74	3	Typical Growth - High
Econ. Disadvantaged	55.2	61	3	Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL	-	6	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	49.0	29	2	Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	4	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	15	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	18	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	6	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-
White	62.8	117	4	Exceeded Typical Growth

Mathematics growth - High school
About the Data
Group	2019 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	43.4	161	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	25.6	36	0	Very Low Growth
High needs	37.2	76	1	Low Growth
Econ. Disadvantaged	38.3	63	1	Low Growth
EL and Former EL	-	7	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	31.3	30	1	Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	3	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	15	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	18	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	6	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-
White	44.9	118	2	Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	80.7	79.7	-1.0	82.8	207	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	70.7	67.2	-3.5	74.6	125	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	68.7	65.4	-3.3	72.8	107	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	48.2	57.6	9.4	54.5	59	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	24	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	26	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	84.1	85.9	1.8	86.6	142	2	Improved Below Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
About the Data
Group	2016 Rate (%)	2017 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	82.6	87.7	5.1	84.5	228	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	74.9	81.4	6.5	78.2	140	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	73.6	80.2	6.6	76.5	131	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	67.6	67.9	0.3	72.3	56	2	Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	26	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	87.0	90.0	3.0	88.8	170	4	Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	4.5	2.2	-2.3	4.1	836	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	8.0	4.2	-3.8	7.2	424	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	9.1	3.9	-5.2	8.2	330	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	36	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	9.5	6.8	-2.7	8.6	206	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	88	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	105	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	38	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	3.1	1.5	-1.6	2.8	587	4	Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
About the Data
Group	2018 Rate (%)	2019 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 - High school
About the Data
Group	2018 Rate (%)	2019 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	30.9	32.6	1.7	28.6	804	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	43.6	50.0	6.4	37.8	42	0	Declined
High needs	39.5	45.4	5.9	35.7	443	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	43.6	49.4	5.8	38.5	328	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	50	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	38.3	46.8	8.5	33.9	190	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	81	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	104	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	37	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	26.7	28.1	1.4	24.2	563	0	Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
About the Data
Group	2018 Rate (%)	2019 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	59.4	58.5	-0.9	65.9	366	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	40.3	37.7	-2.6	47.7	191	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	42.4	38.5	-3.9	50.2	161	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	26	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	19.8	12.3	-7.5	27.4	81	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	37	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	48	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	65.7	63.1	-2.6	72.2	260	0	Declined

Assessment participation - All students
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	193	189	98	Yes	1	192	186	97	Yes	1	191	189	99	Yes	1

Assessment participation - Subgroups
About the Data
Group	English language arts		Mathematics		Science		Overall
Group	Enrolled	Assessed	Enrolled	Assessed	Enrolled	Assessed	Total Enrolled	Total Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate
High needs	96	92	95	89	94	92	285	273	96	Yes	1
Econ. Disadvantaged	81	77	80	74	79	77	240	228	95	Yes	1
EL and Former EL	12	10	12	11	12	11	36	-	-	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	39	37	39	37	38	38	116	112	97	Yes	1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	-	-	-	-
Asian	7	7	7	7	7	7	21	-	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	21	20	20	18	20	20	61	58	95	Yes	1
Hispanic/Latino	26	24	26	23	26	24	78	71	95	Yes	2
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	6	6	6	6	6	6	18	-	-	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	132	131	132	131	131	131	395	393	99	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 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.

Resources

Interpretive Materials

Glossary of 2019 Accountability Terms