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2023 Official Accountability Report - Boston Community Leadership Academy

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Boston (00350000)
TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Boston Community Leadership Academy (00350558)
GRADES SERVED
07,08,09,10,11,12
REGION
Coastal
FEDERAL DESIGNATION
Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI)

Accountability Information

Overall classificationRequiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
In need of focused/targeted support
Among the lowest performing 10% of schools

Low student group performance: Low income -High needs

Low participation rate: Afr. Amer./Black -Students w/disabilities -Low income -Hispanic/Latino -EL and former EL -High needs -All students
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
39% - Moderate progress toward targets7

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage39%
Progress towards targetsModerate 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)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-04-04----
Mathematics achievement04-44-14----
Science achievement24----24----
Achievement total21267.54890.031240.0---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24----34----
Mathematics growth24----24----
Growth total4822.5---5820.0---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------44----
Extended engagement rate------04----
Annual dropout rate------04----
High school completion total------41220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------4410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-04-44----
Advanced coursework completion------24----
Additional indicators total4410.00410.06810.0---
Weighted total2.710.3-3.67.6-4.010.0----
Percentage of possible points 26%-47%-40%---
Percentage of possible points by gradespan37%
Weight of non-high school results:23%
40%
Weight of high school results:77%
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage39%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
4

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage38%
Progress towards targetsModerate 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)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-04-
Mathematics achievement04-24-
Science achievement24-24-
Achievement total21267.541247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-34-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4822.55822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---44-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---04-
High school completion total---41220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion---24-
Additional indicators total4410.06810.0
Weighted total2.710.3-4.410.7-
Percentage of possible points 26%-41%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan26%
Weight of non-high school results:23%
41%
Weight of high school results:77%
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage38%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 472.2 471.0 -1.2 475.6 1090Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 456.7 451.1 -5.6 460.5 200Path Forward: Declined
High needs 471.2 470.6 -0.6 474.7 1050Path Forward: Declined
Low income 470.2 468.7 -1.5 473.2 970Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL 469.0 465.7 -3.3 472.7 560Path Forward: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 463.6 464.8 1.2 467.7 332Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 9--
Afr. Amer./Black 472.8 473.2 0.4 476.1 282Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 470.3 465.8 -4.5 473.6 580Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 4--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 10--

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 486.0 483.0 -3.0 489.5 910Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 485.4 482.8 -2.6 489.7 850Path Forward: Declined
Low income 485.7 482.6 -3.1 490.6 790Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL 481.7 475.8 -5.9 485.2 460Path Forward: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 482.1 474.1 -8.0 485.3 240Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 5--
Afr. Amer./Black 487.5 486.2 -1.3 492.6 260Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic/Latino 485.5 480.3 -5.2 489.2 550Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 4--

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 474.6 472.5 -2.1 477.8 1010Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 462.9 466.8 3.9 465.4 204Path Forward: Exceeded Target
High needs 474.3 471.9 -2.4 477.6 970Path Forward: Declined
Low income 473.6 470.6 -3.0 476.4 890Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL 474.4 471.1 -3.3 477.9 530Path Forward: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 467.5 469.9 2.4 471.2 302Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 9--
Afr. Amer./Black 473.1 468.0 -5.1 476.6 260Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic/Latino 474.1 469.4 -4.7 477.2 540Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 9--

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 481.2 481.2 0.0 483.3 901Recovery Path: No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 480.2 481.0 0.8 484.4 842Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low income 480.0 480.8 0.8 481.8 782Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 477.9 477.9 0.0 483.0 461Path Forward: No Change
Students w/ disabilities 476.4 474.7 -1.7 480.5 230Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 5--
Afr. Amer./Black 479.7 484.1 4.4 482.4 264Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 481.9 479.4 -2.5 485.7 550Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 3--

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 472.5 472.8 0.3 476.8 622Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 471.9 472.6 0.7 476.2 612Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low income 471.3 471.8 0.5 475.4 572Path Forward: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 470.3 468.2 -2.1 474.5 370Path Forward: Declined
Students w/ disabilities---- 17--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 6--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 13--
Hispanic/Latino 472.7 470.2 -2.5 476.6 390Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-------
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 4--

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 473.7 474.0 0.3 476.6 762Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 472.8 473.3 0.5 475.7 732Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low income 473.5 472.8 -0.7 477.0 690Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL 468.8 469.4 0.6 471.0 382Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 471.3 468.0 -3.3 474.3 200Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 5--
Afr. Amer./Black 476.1 477.0 0.9 479.9 212Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 472.8 471.3 -1.5 475.8 470Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 2--

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 40.7 902Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing- 19--
High needs 41.3 862Typical Growth - Low
Low income 39.8 801Low Growth
EL and Former EL 42.0 472Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities 25.1 220Very Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 9--
Afr. Amer./Black 38.7 231Low Growth
Hispanic/Latino 42.5 512Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 4--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White- 3--

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 50.6 433Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing----
High needs 50.9 383Typical Growth - High
Low income 51.5 353Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL- 15--
Students w/ disabilities- 12--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black- 13--
Hispanic/Latino 57.9 273Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White- 1--

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 47.6 802Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing- 19--
High needs 47.5 762Typical Growth - Low
Low income 46.2 702Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 51.5 423Typical Growth - High
Students w/ disabilities- 19--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 9--
Afr. Amer./Black 47.7 212Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic/Latino 48.3 442Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White- 3--

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 41.8 502Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing----
High needs 41.2 452Typical Growth - Low
Low income 41.6 402Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 37.1 201Low Growth
Students w/ disabilities- 12--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black- 15--
Hispanic/Latino 43.5 302Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White- 2--

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 78.2 87.4 9.2 82.7 1194Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 76.9 86.0 9.1 82.0 1074Exceeded Target
Low income 78.9 87.1 8.2 84.2 1014Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 73.5 86.0 12.5 79.1 434Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities---- 19--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian-------
Afr. Amer./Black 76.3 83.0 6.7 82.2 474Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 79.7 89.9 10.2 86.1 694Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White-------

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2020 Rate (%) 2021 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 97.3 90.9 -6.4 95.0 1100Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 96.8 90.4 -6.4 95.0 1040Declined
Low income 97.5 90.5 -7.0 95.0 950Declined
EL and Former EL 95.1 85.3 -9.8 95.0 340Declined
Students w/ disabilities 95.5 85.7 -9.8 95.0 280Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian-------
Afr. Amer./Black 96.8 94.7 -2.1 95.0 383Met Target
Hispanic/Latino 98.5 89.1 -9.4 95.0 640Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 7--

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 0.4 1.9 1.5 1.0 4830Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 0.3 2.1 1.8 1.0 4390Declined
Low income 0.3 2.0 1.7 1.0 4000Declined
EL and Former EL 0.8 3.4 2.6 1.0 1450Declined
Students w/ disabilities 0.0 4.4 4.4 1.0 910Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 9--
Afr. Amer./Black 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.0 1733Met Target
Hispanic/Latino 0.8 2.5 1.7 1.0 2820Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 7--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 2--
White---- 9--

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
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
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 12.8 17.6 4.8 14.3 744Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
EL and Former EL 12.8 17.6 4.8 14.3 744Exceeded Target
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 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 64.1 52.5 -11.6 61.9 1584Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 50.0 55.0 5.0 45.1 200Declined
High needs 64.8 52.6 -12.2 62.3 1544Exceeded Target
Low income 66.2 54.5 -11.7 63.5 1434Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 64.2 47.3 -16.9 60.9 914Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 70.2 64.1 -6.1 65.9 394Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 9--
Afr. Amer./Black 57.5 54.5 -3.0 53.9 332Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 70.6 55.6 -15.0 66.8 994Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 6--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 11--

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 68.9 62.6 -6.3 65.9 4444Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 70.9 63.1 -7.8 67.3 4124Exceeded Target
Low income 71.5 64.6 -6.9 67.5 3794Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 67.1 64.4 -2.7 62.7 2052Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 75.5 57.6 -17.9 71.7 1184Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 15--
Afr. Amer./Black 64.0 59.3 -4.7 60.3 1454Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 72.9 66.3 -6.6 69.0 2644Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 14--

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 51.9 53.9 2.0 56.7 2062Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 51.9 53.3 1.4 57.0 1842Improved Below Target
Low income 51.3 53.3 2.0 56.6 1692Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 50.0 52.3 2.3 57.6 862Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 34.6 21.2 -13.4 40.1 330Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 5--
Afr. Amer./Black 51.8 45.5 -6.3 58.5 770Declined
Hispanic/Latino 52.1 59.8 7.7 58.6 1174Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 5--

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 262 24594No 1 259 23290No 1 195 17891No 1

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 252 235 249 222 188 171 689 62891No1
Low income 233 217 230 204 176 160 639 58191No1
EL and Former EL 145 137 144 132 107 99 396 36893No1
Students w/ disabilities 70 63 68 57 53 47 191 16789No2
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----------
Asian 14 14 14 14 12 11 40----
Afr. Amer./Black 68 62 66 57 48 45 182 16491No2
Hispanic/Latino 160 149 160 144 124 113 444 40691No1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 5 5 5 4 3 1 13----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 15 15 14 13 8 8 37----


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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