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2023 Official Accountability Report - Lowell High

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Lowell (01600000)
TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Lowell High (01600505)
GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12
REGION
Coastal
FEDERAL DESIGNATION
Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI)

Accountability Information

Overall classificationRequiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
In need of focused/targeted support
Low student group performance: Asian -White -Students w/disabilities

Low participation rate: Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
10% - Limited or no progress toward targets13

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage10%
Progress towards targetsLimited or no progress toward targets

2023 Points awarded

2023 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----
Mathematics achievement04----
Science achievement04----
Achievement total01240.0---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24----
Mathematics growth14----
Growth total3820.0---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04----
Extended engagement rate04----
Annual dropout rate04----
High school completion total01220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44----
Advanced coursework completion04----
Additional indicators total4810.0---
Weighted total1.010.0----
Percentage of possible points 10%---
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage10%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
15

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage28%
Progress towards targetsModerate progress toward targets

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-
Mathematics achievement24-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total41247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth14-
Growth total3822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04-
Extended engagement rate04-
Annual dropout rate04-
High school completion total01220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion04-
Additional indicators total4810.0
Weighted total3.010.7-
Percentage of possible points 28%-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage28%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 495.2 493.1 -2.1 498.7 6770Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 490.6 487.8 -2.8 494.9 5260Path Forward: Declined
Low income 491.5 488.4 -3.1 496.4 4710Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL 482.4 475.2 -7.2 485.9 2060Path Forward: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 476.7 469.6 -7.1 479.9 880Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 500.8 503.4 2.6 505.9 2122Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Afr. Amer./Black 492.3 495.6 3.3 497.4 712Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 488.5 483.2 -5.3 492.2 2650Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 489.5 494.3 4.8 492.9 324Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 499.8 495.6 -4.2 504.9 970Path Forward: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 491.5 490.5 -1.0 495.6 6550Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 485.6 485.9 0.3 489.8 5052Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low income 485.9 486.6 0.7 487.8 4512Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 479.5 478.8 -0.7 484.6 1960Path Forward: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 472.4 471.5 -0.9 476.5 850Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 499.3 501.2 1.9 501.1 2103Recovery Path: Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black 487.0 488.9 1.9 492.1 702Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 481.6 481.4 -0.2 483.5 2501Recovery Path: No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 485.1 488.3 3.2 488.9 302Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 497.8 492.8 -5.0 501.8 950Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 490.0 489.1 -0.9 492.6 5730Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 483.9 484.2 0.3 486.9 4452Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low income 484.4 484.6 0.2 487.3 3972Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 475.5 475.9 0.4 479.6 1652Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 468.5 475.0 6.5 470.4 794Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 494.6 498.1 3.5 497.2 1884Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 486.5 486.9 0.4 491.1 592Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 480.8 481.7 0.9 484.3 2172Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 488.4 486.4 -2.0 491.7 270Recovery Path: Declined
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 497.5 490.5 -7.0 500.4 820Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 49.5 4652Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing----
High needs 47.3 3522Typical Growth - Low
Low income 48.3 3182Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 41.0 1242Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities 29.2 450Very Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian 51.4 1813Typical Growth - High
Afr. Amer./Black 52.1 563Typical Growth - High
Hispanic/Latino 46.4 1462Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 49.5 232Typical Growth - Low
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 48.7 592Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 39.5 4531Low Growth
Lowest Performing----
High needs 37.9 3411Low Growth
Low income 38.8 3081Low Growth
EL and Former EL 34.3 1191Low Growth
Students w/ disabilities 28.7 430Very Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian 40.8 1792Typical Growth - Low
Afr. Amer./Black 37.4 551Low Growth
Hispanic/Latino 39.3 1391Low Growth
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 41.2 232Typical Growth - Low
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 37.5 571Low Growth

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 82.8 80.4 -2.4 87.3 7760Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 78.1 76.8 -1.3 83.2 6220Declined
Low income 77.4 76.8 -0.6 82.7 5990Declined
EL and Former EL 70.6 67.5 -3.1 76.2 1630Declined
Students w/ disabilities 59.4 51.6 -7.8 68.5 910Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 92.1 87.4 -4.7 95.0 2390Declined
Afr. Amer./Black 85.9 82.6 -3.3 91.8 1090Declined
Hispanic/Latino 69.0 69.6 0.6 75.4 1842Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 88.5 85.7 -2.8 93.0 280Declined
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 83.7 80.1 -3.6 87.6 2160Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2020 Rate (%) 2021 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 88.1 86.7 -1.4 90.8 7950Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 84.3 83.3 -1.0 87.9 5800Declined
Low income 85.9 82.6 -3.3 90.2 5790Declined
EL and Former EL 75.0 79.7 4.7 82.0 1432Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 71.8 70.8 -1.0 78.8 1060Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 93.0 94.9 1.9 95.0 2533Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black 94.4 88.2 -6.2 95.0 850Declined
Hispanic/Latino 83.2 75.5 -7.7 87.3 2160Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 81.0 88.5 7.5 83.7 264Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 85.1 87.4 2.3 87.9 2153Met Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 2.4 4.7 2.3 2.2 3,0330Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 3.1 5.8 2.7 2.8 2,3950Declined
Low income 3.1 5.8 2.7 2.8 2,1450Declined
EL and Former EL 6.1 7.2 1.1 5.5 6660Declined
Students w/ disabilities 3.1 8.7 5.6 2.8 4390Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 0.7 2.1 1.4 1.0 8930Declined
Afr. Amer./Black 1.8 3.6 1.8 1.6 3340Declined
Hispanic/Latino 4.5 6.8 2.3 4.1 1,0620Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 0.9 2.5 1.6 1.0 1180Declined
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 2.4 5.9 3.5 2.2 6260Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 15.6 8.8 -6.8 21.1 6450Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
EL and Former EL 15.6 8.8 -6.8 21.1 6450Declined
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 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 42.0 37.0 -5.0 39.0 3,2914Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 47.6 42.1 -5.5 44.0 2,6234Exceeded Target
Low income 49.3 43.5 -5.8 45.3 2,3534Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 44.9 39.3 -5.6 40.5 1,2534Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 64.9 52.7 -12.2 61.1 4424Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian 27.2 23.0 -4.2 22.8 9453Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black 25.7 24.4 -1.3 22.0 3152Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 56.5 47.2 -9.3 52.6 1,3044Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 38.5 38.6 0.1 35.5 1271No Change
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 46.5 42.9 -3.6 42.9 5973Met Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 59.1 55.2 -3.9 63.9 1,3580Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 51.4 46.5 -4.9 56.5 1,0160Declined
Low income 50.4 46.3 -4.1 55.7 9000Declined
EL and Former EL 44.5 39.9 -4.6 52.1 4790Declined
Students w/ disabilities 19.0 19.6 0.6 24.5 1632Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 69.5 68.9 -0.6 74.5 4341No Change
Afr. Amer./Black 63.4 56.7 -6.7 70.1 1410Declined
Hispanic/Latino 42.4 39.8 -2.6 48.9 4770Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 63.8 62.5 -1.3 68.6 480Declined
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 64.1 58.5 -5.6 68.9 2580Declined

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 775 74095Yes 1 772 72496Yes 2 779 73295Yes 2

Assessment participation - Student Group
Group English language arts Mathematics Science Overall
Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Total Enrolled Total Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate
High needs 615 583 612 568 619 576 1,846 1,72795Yes2
Low income 550 522 548 509 555 516 1,653 1,54795Yes2
EL and Former EL 267 248 265 244 271 251 803 74395Yes2
Students w/ disabilities 98 91 99 91 101 97 298 27995Yes2
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----------
Asian 228 222 228 221 228 222 684 66597Yes1
Afr. Amer./Black 83 81 83 80 83 79 249 24096Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 314 297 312 287 316 290 942 87495Yes2
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 34 33 34 31 34 32 102 9694No1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 116 107 115 105 118 109 349 32195Yes2


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 criterion-referenced target percentage of 75% or higher.

The 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)

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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