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2023 Official Accountability Report - Vassal Lane Upper School
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Cambridge (00490000)		TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School
SCHOOL
Vassal Lane Upper School (00490320)		GRADES SERVED
06,07,08
REGION
Coastal		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
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Accountability Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
Meeting or exceeding targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
76% - Meeting or exceeding targets63

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage76%
Progress towards targetsMeeting or exceeding targets

2023 Points awarded

2023 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 achievement44-24-
Mathematics achievement24-44-
Science achievement44----
Achievement total101267.56867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-
Mathematics growth34-34-
Growth total6822.55822.5
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 absenteeism44-14-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.01410.0
Weighted total8.510.3-5.37.6-
Percentage of possible points 83%-70%-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage76%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
48

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage70%
Progress towards targetsSubstantial progress toward targets

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement24-
Mathematics achievement24-
Science achievement44-
Achievement total81267.5
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 absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total4410.0
Weighted total7.210.3-
Percentage of possible points 70%-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage70%

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 494.9 501.5 6.6 497.5 2454Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 461.6 463.3 1.7 466.6 342Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High needs 484.2 485.4 1.2 486.6 1422Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low income 482.7 481.3 -1.4 485.6 1030Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL 472.7 472.3 -0.4 475.9 451Recovery Path: No Change
Students w/ disabilities 479.7 478.2 -1.5 481.4 710Recovery Path: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 502.6 506.7 4.1 504.9 404Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 479.5 481.6 2.1 482.1 623Recovery Path: Met Target
Hispanic/Latino 480.7 484.2 3.5 484.1 263Recovery Path: Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 493.6 516.7 23.1 496.9 244Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 505.3 513.4 8.1 508.0 934Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 496.2 498.1 1.9 499.0 2432Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 464.8 469.6 4.8 468.9 344Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High needs 485.5 486.4 0.9 487.8 1402Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low income 484.3 482.7 -1.6 487.0 1010Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL 480.6 481.2 0.6 483.5 442Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 478.1 481.1 3.0 480.8 703Recovery Path: Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 504.4 504.6 0.2 506.8 402Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Afr. Amer./Black 481.8 483.0 1.2 484.9 612Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 482.8 486.1 3.3 485.9 263Recovery Path: Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 498.0 508.3 10.3 500.3 244Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 504.6 505.9 1.3 507.6 923Recovery Path: Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 487.8 499.8 12.0 491.6 914Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 481.2 486.4 5.2 484.0 434Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low income 479.1 483.5 4.4 482.0 334Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 12--
Students w/ disabilities 479.7 485.2 5.5 484.2 204Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 17--
Afr. Amer./Black 479.1 477.9 -1.2 482.5 230Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic/Latino---- 9--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 10--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 497.1 511.7 14.6 500.3 324Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 59.7 2313Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 43.6 342Typical Growth - Low
High needs 52.5 1323Typical Growth - High
Low income 52.2 993Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL 45.5 402Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities 46.1 662Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian 60.7 394Exceeded Typical Growth
Afr. Amer./Black 52.5 613Typical Growth - High
Hispanic/Latino 51.9 233Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 60.0 234Exceeded Typical Growth
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 66.6 854Exceeded Typical Growth

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 55.8 2303Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 55.1 343Typical Growth - High
High needs 56.8 1293Typical Growth - High
Low income 56.1 963Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL 55.1 383Typical Growth - High
Students w/ disabilities 55.9 663Typical Growth - High
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian 65.7 394Exceeded Typical Growth
Afr. Amer./Black 54.9 593Typical Growth - High
Hispanic/Latino 59.1 223Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 58.1 243Typical Growth - High
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 50.4 863Typical Growth - High

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-------

Chronic absenteeism - Non-high school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 25.2 17.1 -8.1 23.9 2874Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 44.1 44.1 0.0 36.0 341No Change
High needs 30.3 21.5 -8.8 27.7 1774Exceeded Target
Low income 32.3 26.1 -6.2 28.6 1154Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 24.7 20.3 -4.4 21.7 794Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 42.7 25.4 -17.3 39.4 714Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 20.0 14.8 -5.2 17.1 544Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 34.2 16.9 -17.3 30.7 654Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 37.1 25.8 -11.3 33.4 314Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 27.3 20.7 -6.6 26.0 294Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 17.6 14.8 -2.8 16.2 1084Exceeded Target

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 276 27299Yes 1 276 27198Yes 1 99 9798Yes 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 172 169 172 168 51 49 395 38698Yes1
Low income 115 115 115 113 36 35 266 26399Yes1
EL and Former EL 73 71 73 71 18 18 164 16098Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 73 72 73 71 21 20 167 16398Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----------
Asian 50 49 50 50 19 19 119 11899Yes1
Afr. Amer./Black 65 65 65 64 24 23 154 15299Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 31 30 31 30 10 10 72 7097Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 28 26 28 26 10 10 66 6296Yes2
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 102 102 102 101 36 35 240 23899Yes1


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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