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Bellingham High School

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2023 Official Accountability Report - Bellingham High School

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Bellingham (00250000)

TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School

SCHOOL
Bellingham High School (00250505)

GRADES SERVED
08,09,10,11,12

REGION
Coastal

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage	39%
Progress towards targets	Moderate 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)			All students (High school grades)			Lowest performing students (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	2	4	-	-	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics achievement	4	4	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	8	12	67.5	-	-	-	2	12	47.5	-	-	-
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	-	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	-	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5	-	-	-	4	8	22.5	-	-	-
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	-	-	-	8	8	10.0	-	-	-
Weighted total		6.7	10.3	-	-	-	-	3.5	10.7	-	-	-	-
Percentage of possible points		65%		-	-		-	33%		-	-		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		65% Weight of non-high school results:21%						33% Weight of high school results:79%
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage		39%

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	58%
Progress towards targets	Substantial progress toward targets

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High needs Student Group (Non-high school grades)			High needs Student Group (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	0	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	4	4	-
	Achievement total	2	12	67.5	10	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5	5	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	0	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	2	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	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	4	4	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	8	8	10.0
Weighted total		2.7	10.3	-	7.1	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		26%		-	66%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		26% Weight of non-high school results:21%			66% Weight of high school results:79%
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage		58%

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	492.1	492.2	0.1	494.7	150	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	483.8	479.7	-4.1	486.6	58	0	Path Forward: Declined
Low income	486.9	483.4	-3.5	489.7	39	0	Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	27	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	492.4	494.2	1.8	494.5	126	3	Recovery Path: Met Target

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
About the Data
Group	2022 Achievement	2023 Achievement	Change	2023 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	502.4	502.8	0.4	503.8	140	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	493.4	499.3	5.9	496.0	59	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low income	495.0	501.0	6.0	496.0	48	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	504.0	502.6	-1.4	505.0	114	0	Recovery Path: Declined

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	488.0	491.6	3.6	490.7	150	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	479.9	480.8	0.9	482.1	58	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low income	481.2	482.8	1.6	483.8	39	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	27	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	488.4	493.0	4.6	490.9	126	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
About the Data
Group	2022 Achievement	2023 Achievement	Change	2023 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	498.0	497.0	-1.0	499.4	139	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	488.7	491.7	3.0	492.5	58	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low income	490.8	493.0	2.2	494.4	47	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	500.4	497.2	-3.2	503.0	113	0	Path Forward: Declined

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	498.0	498.2	0.2	499.7	150	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	489.9	488.5	-1.4	493.3	58	0	Path Forward: Declined
Low income	490.5	491.6	1.1	493.9	39	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	27	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	498.5	500.5	2.0	501.5	126	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
About the Data
Group	2022 Achievement	2023 Achievement	Change	2023 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	497.6	495.8	-1.8	501.0	129	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	485.9	493.3	7.4	488.4	51	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low income	487.1	494.0	6.9	490.5	41	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	500.3	495.4	-4.9	502.4	111	0	Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2023 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	47.4	142	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-
High needs	47.2	51	2	Typical Growth - Low
Low income	44.7	34	2	Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL	-	2	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	24	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	4	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	1	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	10	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	4	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-
White	47.8	123	2	Typical Growth - Low

English language arts growth - High school
About the Data
Group	2023 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	45.2	129	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-
High needs	51.1	48	3	Typical Growth - High
Low income	49.4	39	2	Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL	-	4	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	12	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	6	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	4	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	10	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	1	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-
White	45.4	108	2	Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2023 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	40.8	142	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-
High needs	47.6	51	2	Typical Growth - Low
Low income	46.0	34	2	Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL	-	2	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	24	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	4	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	1	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	10	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	4	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-
White	39.1	123	1	Low Growth

Mathematics growth - High school
About the Data
Group	2023 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	49.8	128	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-
High needs	41.4	47	2	Typical Growth - Low
Low income	43.6	38	2	Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL	-	4	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	11	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	6	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	4	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	10	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	1	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-
White	51.4	107	3	Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
About the Data
Group	2021 Rate (%)	2022 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	94.7	92.5	-2.2	95.0	134	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	91.4	84.7	-6.7	94.9	59	0	Declined
Low income	93.5	81.8	-11.7	95.0	44	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	36	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	95.4	94.2	-1.2	95.0	120	0	Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
About the Data
Group	2020 Rate (%)	2021 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	96.5	96.0	-0.5	95.0	151	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	93.4	94.3	0.9	95.0	70	2	Improved Below Target
Low income	97.2	95.7	-1.5	95.0	46	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	40	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	96.8	96.9	0.1	95.0	130	4	Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
About the Data
Group	2021 Rate (%)	2022 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	0.5	1.8	1.3	1.0	559	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	1.5	4.2	2.7	1.4	215	0	Declined
Low income	1.6	4.4	2.8	1.4	160	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	95	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	48	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	0.4	0.9	0.5	1.0	464	3	Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Low income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
About the Data
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Low income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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 - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	18.3	12.0	-6.3	17.0	158	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	29.1	21.2	-7.9	26.5	66	4	Exceeded Target
Low income	34.5	26.1	-8.4	30.8	46	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	30	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	17.4	9.9	-7.5	16.0	131	4	Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
About the Data
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	25.1	20.1	-5.0	23.8	588	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	36.8	32.4	-4.4	34.5	247	4	Exceeded Target
Low income	41.5	34.6	-6.9	36.9	182	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	27	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	95	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	21	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	69	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	24.1	18.7	-5.4	22.7	465	4	Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
About the Data
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	75.5	85.2	9.7	78.8	271	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	51.1	68.8	17.7	56.4	109	4	Exceeded Target
Low income	49.2	70.9	21.7	55.9	79	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	49	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	27	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	77.6	89.2	11.6	81.1	213	4	Exceeded Target

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	296	294	99	Yes	1	297	294	99	Yes	1	299	296	99	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	123	121	124	121	125	122	372	364	98	Yes	1
Low income	90	88	91	88	92	89	273	265	97	Yes	1
EL and Former EL	10	10	10	10	11	11	31	-	-	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	44	43	44	42	45	43	133	128	96	Yes	1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	-	-	-	-
Asian	11	11	11	11	11	11	33	-	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	6	6	6	6	6	6	18	-	-	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	26	26	27	27	28	28	81	81	100	Yes	1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	6	6	6	6	6	6	18	-	-	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	245	243	245	242	246	243	736	728	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 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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Interpretive Materials

Glossary of Accountability Terms