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UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester

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2023

2023 Official Accountability Report - UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester (District) (35050000)

TITLE I STATUS
Title I School

SCHOOL
UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester (35050405)

GRADES SERVED
PK,K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08

REGION
Coastal

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

In need of focused/targeted support

Among the lowest performing 10% of schools

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
66% - Substantial progress toward targets	7

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage	66%
Progress towards targets	Substantial progress toward targets

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		All students (Non-high school grades)			Lowest performing students (Non-high school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	3	4	-	4	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	7	12	60.0	6	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	20.0	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	0	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		5.8	9.6	-	5.4	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		60%		-	71%		-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage		66%

Student group percentile

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

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage	61%
Progress towards targets	Substantial progress toward targets

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High needs Student Group (Non-high school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	3	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-
	Achievement total	7	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-
	Growth total	5	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		6.3	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		61%		-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage		61%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2022 Achievement	2023 Achievement	Change	2023 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	477.5	478.6	1.1	480.1	348	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	459.7	460.5	0.8	467.0	68	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High needs	476.9	477.9	1.0	479.2	313	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low income	477.1	478.5	1.4	480.2	288	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	475.4	476.7	1.3	479.0	156	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities	465.2	466.4	1.2	468.0	47	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	477.6	478.6	1.0	480.5	195	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino	477.2	478.6	1.4	480.2	143	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2022 Achievement	2023 Achievement	Change	2023 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	473.4	475.2	1.8	475.6	350	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing	452.8	461.6	8.8	456.5	68	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High needs	472.9	474.5	1.6	475.0	315	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Low income	472.7	475.0	2.3	475.5	290	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
EL and Former EL	472.5	472.8	0.3	475.8	157	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities	464.8	465.9	1.1	468.5	47	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	473.4	475.7	2.3	475.8	195	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Hispanic/Latino	473.3	473.9	0.6	476.6	145	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2022 Achievement	2023 Achievement	Change	2023 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	469.4	471.2	1.8	473.7	117	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	468.0	470.7	2.7	472.3	102	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low income	468.4	470.6	2.2	470.8	95	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
EL and Former EL	463.3	470.4	7.1	466.8	46	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities	455.4	463.9	8.5	459.4	21	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	468.1	471.4	3.3	472.2	72	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino	471.0	471.5	0.5	473.4	44	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

English language arts growth - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2023 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	50.0	282	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	45.5	66	2	Typical Growth - Low
High needs	50.0	249	3	Typical Growth - High
Low income	50.2	232	3	Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL	52.3	123	3	Typical Growth - High
Students w/ disabilities	45.2	41	2	Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	2	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	48.3	160	2	Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic/Latino	52.6	113	3	Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	4	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	2	-	-
White	-	-	-	-

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2023 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	50.3	282	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	48.8	66	2	Typical Growth - Low
High needs	49.9	249	2	Typical Growth - Low
Low income	50.4	232	3	Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL	48.5	122	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities	43.1	41	2	Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	2	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	49.9	159	2	Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic/Latino	50.2	114	3	Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	4	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	2	-	-
White	-	-	-	-

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	38.9	28.1	-10.8	44.3	171	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Low income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EL and Former EL	38.9	28.1	-10.8	44.3	171	0	Declined
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
About the Data
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	32.4	28.7	-3.7	30.2	506	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	33.8	20.6	-13.2	28.4	68	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	33.6	29.2	-4.4	31.1	466	4	Exceeded Target
Low income	34.1	29.9	-4.2	31.4	428	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	24.5	24.8	0.3	21.2	250	1	No Change
Students w/ disabilities	45.5	31.9	-13.6	41.2	69	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	31.0	21.6	-9.4	27.4	268	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino	34.2	35.2	1.0	30.4	216	0	Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	2	-	-

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	352	350	99	Yes	1	352	352	100	Yes	1	118	118	100	Yes	1

Assessment participation - Student Group
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	317	315	317	317	103	103	737	735	100	Yes	1
Low income	292	290	292	292	96	96	680	678	100	Yes	1
EL and Former EL	159	158	159	159	47	47	365	364	100	Yes	1
Students w/ disabilities	47	47	47	47	21	21	115	115	100	Yes	1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	1	1	1	1	0	-	2	-	-	-	-
Asian	2	2	2	2	0	-	4	-	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	196	196	196	196	72	72	464	464	100	Yes	1
Hispanic/Latino	146	144	146	146	45	45	337	335	99	Yes	1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	5	5	5	5	1	1	11	-	-	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	2	2	2	2	0	-	4	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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