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2023 Official Accountability Report - Matthew J Kuss Middle
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Fall River (00950000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Matthew J Kuss Middle (00950320)		GRADES SERVED
06,07,08
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
Among the lowest performing 10% of schools

Low student group performance: Asian -White -Students w/disabilities -Low income -EL and former EL -High needs
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
30% - Moderate progress toward targets3

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage30%
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)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-24-
Mathematics achievement04-24-
Science achievement04----
Achievement total01260.04867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-14-
Mathematics growth14-24-
Growth total3820.03822.5
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 total0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.04410.0
Weighted total1.09.6-3.87.6-
Percentage of possible points 10%-50%-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage30%

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 percentage11%
Progress towards targetsLimited or no 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 achievement04-
Mathematics achievement04-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total01267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth14-
Growth total3822.5
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 total1.110.3-
Percentage of possible points 11%-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage11%

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 483.7 476.7 -7.0 486.9 6200Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 452.0 453.1 1.1 457.0 832Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High needs 480.2 473.2 -7.0 483.1 5400Recovery Path: Declined
Low income 480.4 473.5 -6.9 483.4 5120Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL 469.8 458.7 -11.1 473.0 1700Recovery Path: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 466.3 459.6 -6.7 469.0 1400Recovery Path: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 483.5 489.8 6.3 489.8 273Recovery Path: Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black 475.7 472.6 -3.1 479.2 580Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic/Latino 478.6 469.8 -8.8 481.7 2080Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 481.9 478.4 -3.5 485.3 580Recovery Path: Declined
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 488.0 481.0 -7.0 490.7 2680Recovery Path: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 481.9 476.7 -5.2 485.8 6170Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 455.5 458.5 3.0 459.1 832Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High needs 478.9 474.0 -4.9 482.2 5370Recovery Path: Declined
Low income 479.1 474.3 -4.8 482.4 5090Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL 471.2 463.9 -7.3 474.8 1680Recovery Path: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 466.8 465.8 -1.0 469.9 1390Recovery Path: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 487.3 488.5 1.2 493.8 272Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Afr. Amer./Black 473.5 471.4 -2.1 477.8 580Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic/Latino 476.5 471.8 -4.7 480.2 2070Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 476.2 479.3 3.1 481.0 582Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 486.6 479.9 -6.7 489.9 2660Recovery Path: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 479.3 476.3 -3.0 482.1 2040Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 476.0 472.9 -3.1 478.7 1750Recovery Path: Declined
Low income 476.1 473.2 -2.9 478.7 1660Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL 473.3 463.4 -9.9 477.5 540Path Forward: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 467.0 466.0 -1.0 469.3 430Recovery Path: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 8--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 21--
Hispanic/Latino 479.2 469.4 -9.8 483.1 630Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 471.5 475.8 4.3 475.8 213Path Forward: Met Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 481.2 480.7 -0.5 484.5 911Recovery Path: No Change

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 41.4 5472Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 39.7 831Low Growth
High needs 41.0 4672Typical Growth - Low
Low income 41.3 4432Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 42.0 1212Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities 36.1 1131Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian 45.2 262Typical Growth - Low
Afr. Amer./Black 35.7 501Low Growth
Hispanic/Latino 42.4 1752Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 33.9 491Low Growth
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 42.8 2462Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 38.8 5461Low Growth
Lowest Performing 41.5 832Typical Growth - Low
High needs 38.5 4661Low Growth
Low income 38.8 4421Low Growth
EL and Former EL 36.6 1211Low Growth
Students w/ disabilities 37.1 1141Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian 41.1 262Typical Growth - Low
Afr. Amer./Black 34.6 501Low Growth
Hispanic/Latino 38.9 1751Low Growth
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 42.8 492Typical Growth - Low
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 38.5 2451Low Growth

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 22.0 16.7 -5.3 27.2 1200Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
EL and Former EL 22.0 16.7 -5.3 27.2 1200Declined
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 44.1 36.8 -7.3 41.9 6934Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 51.8 41.0 -10.8 49.9 834Exceeded Target
High needs 45.5 37.7 -7.8 43.0 6074Exceeded Target
Low income 45.5 38.6 -6.9 42.8 5784Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 44.0 33.6 -10.4 40.7 2114Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 55.2 47.3 -7.9 50.9 1484Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 31.0 33.3 2.3 27.8 270Declined
Afr. Amer./Black 34.8 29.9 -4.9 31.2 674Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 50.0 34.9 -15.1 46.2 2354Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 49.3 50.0 0.7 47.1 640Declined
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 42.5 37.5 -5.0 39.6 2994Exceeded 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 688 685100Yes 1 690 68699Yes 1 225 224100Yes 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 599 596 596 592 190 189 1,385 1,37799Yes1
Low income 570 567 567 563 180 179 1,317 1,30999Yes1
EL and Former EL 207 205 205 203 62 62 474 47099Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 149 147 148 147 43 43 340 33799Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 2 2 1 1 0- 3----
Asian 27 27 27 27 8 8 62 62100Yes1
Afr. Amer./Black 67 67 67 67 22 22 156 156100Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 235 233 233 232 72 72 540 53799Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 61 61 61 61 22 22 144 144100Yes1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 292 291 292 289 98 97 682 67799Yes1


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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