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2019 Official Accountability Report - James Russell Lowell
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Watertown (03140000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
James Russell Lowell (03140025)		GRADES SERVED
PK,K,01,02,03,04,05
REGION
Coastal		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
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Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20182019
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage66%81%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage
(2018 x 40%) + (2019 x 60%)		75%
Meeting or exceeding 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 total0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-34-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total3410.03410.0
Weighted total6.59.6-7.17.6-
Percentage of possible points 68%-93%-
Criterion-referenced target percentage81%

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 achievement34-44-
Mathematics achievement04-24-
Science achievement44----
Achievement total71260.06867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-
Mathematics growth44-24-
Growth total7820.05822.5
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 absenteeism04-04-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total0410.00410.0
Weighted total6.09.6-5.27.6-
Percentage of possible points 63%-68%-
Criterion-referenced target percentage66%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20182019
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage79%70%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage
(2018 x 40%) + (2019 x 60%)		74%
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 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 absenteeism24-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total2410.0
Weighted total7.210.3-
Percentage of possible points 70%-
2019 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage70%

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 achievement44-
Mathematics achievement24-
Science achievement44-
Achievement total101267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-
Mathematics growth34-
Growth total6822.5
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 total8.110.3-
Percentage of possible points 79%-
2018 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage79%

Subgroup percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same subgroup in schools serving similar grades
76

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 503.0 505.8 2.8 504.0 1724Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 475.6 483.3 7.7 479.7 264Exceeded Target
High needs 494.1 496.3 2.2 495.3 854Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 494.5 496.1 1.6 495.5 584Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 492.7 495.7 3.0 494.1 314Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 483.3 486.3 3.0 484.8 384Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 17--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 3--
Hispanic/Latino 486.3 489.0 2.7 487.3 294Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 12--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 506.1 509.4 3.3 507.1 1104Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 499.6 506.7 7.1 500.9 1724Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 473.4 481.9 8.5 477.1 264Exceeded Target
High needs 490.2 496.0 5.8 491.5 854Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 492.0 497.7 5.7 493.5 584Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 494.1 499.7 5.6 495.6 314Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 478.1 481.0 2.9 480.2 384Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 17--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 3--
Hispanic/Latino 486.2 492.3 6.1 487.6 294Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 12--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 501.0 509.2 8.2 502.5 1104Exceeded Target

Science achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - Non-high school
Group 2018 Achievement 2019 Achievement Change 2019 Target N Points Reason
All Students 86.3 76.3 -10.0 88.5 560Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 76.6 68.2 -8.4 79.4 370Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged---- 23--
EL and Former EL---- 14--
Students w/ disabilities---- 19--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 8--
Afr. Amer./Black-------
Hispanic/Latino---- 14--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 84.8 81.3 -3.5 87.1 320Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2019 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 57.4 1143Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 57.2 263Typical Growth - High
High needs 57.0 623Typical Growth - High
Econ. Disadvantaged 54.0 443Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL 66.0 264Exceeded Typical Growth
Students w/ disabilities 54.5 283Typical Growth - High
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 14--
Afr. Amer./Black- 3--
Hispanic/Latino 60.4 244Exceeded Typical Growth
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 8--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 52.7 653Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2019 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 71.0 1154Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing 57.5 263Typical Growth - High
High needs 66.7 634Exceeded Typical Growth
Econ. Disadvantaged 69.6 454Exceeded Typical Growth
EL and Former EL 68.9 264Exceeded Typical Growth
Students w/ disabilities 53.7 283Typical Growth - High
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 15--
Afr. Amer./Black- 3--
Hispanic/Latino 71.1 244Exceeded Typical Growth
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 8--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 68.9 654Exceeded Typical Growth

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2018 Rate (%) 2019 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 77.8 68.8 -9.0 81.8 480Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Econ. Disadvantaged-------
EL and Former EL 77.8 68.8 -9.0 81.8 480Declined
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 8.1 7.3 -0.8 6.8 3313Met Target
Lowest Performing 15.4 11.5 -3.9 11.9 263Met Target
High needs 12.3 11.3 -1.0 9.7 1602Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 14.3 15.1 0.8 10.6 860Declined
EL and Former EL 7.9 9.5 1.6 4.9 740Declined
Students w/ disabilities 14.3 12.5 -1.8 11.0 562Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 29--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 8--
Hispanic/Latino 14.9 3.7 -11.2 11.2 544Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 21--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 6.8 8.3 1.5 5.4 2180Declined

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 184 18399Yes 1 183 183100Yes 1 62 62100Yes 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 96 95 95 95 42 42 233 232100Yes1
Econ. Disadvantaged 63 63 63 63 25 25 151 151100Yes1
EL and Former EL 41 40 40 40 19 19 100 9999Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 39 39 39 39 19 19 97 97100Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 1 1 1 1-- 2----
Asian 19 19 19 19 10 10 48----
Afr. Amer./Black 3 3 3 3-- 6----
Hispanic/Latino 34 34 34 34 17 17 85 85100Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 12 12 12 12 2 2 26----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 115 114 114 114 33 33 262 261100Yes1


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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