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Gardner High

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2023

2023 Official Accountability Report - Gardner High

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Gardner (01030000)

TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School

SCHOOL
Gardner High (01030505)

GRADES SERVED
08,09,10,11,12

REGION
West/Central

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

Limited or no progress toward targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
22% - Limited or no progress toward targets	40

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage	22%
Progress towards targets	Limited or no 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	0	4	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	0	12	67.5	-	-	-	0	12	47.5	-	-	-
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	-	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Growth total	5	8	22.5	-	-	-	5	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	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	-	-	-	7	8	10.0	-	-	-
Weighted total		1.5	10.3	-	-	-	-	2.6	10.7	-	-	-	-
Percentage of possible points		15%		-	-		-	24%		-	-		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		15% Weight of non-high school results:25%						24% Weight of high school results:75%
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage		22%

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	21%
Progress towards targets	Limited or no 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	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Achievement total	0	12	67.5	0	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	5	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	-	-	-	1	4	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	5	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	2	4	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	6	8	10.0
Weighted total		1.5	10.3	-	2.5	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		15%		-	23%		-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan		15% Weight of non-high school results:25%			23% Weight of high school results:75%
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage		21%

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	492.6	486.8	-5.8	494.9	189	0	Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	489.4	482.4	-7.0	492.3	125	0	Path Forward: Declined
Low income	490.9	483.5	-7.4	493.3	115	0	Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	40	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	46	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	24	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	493.4	487.5	-5.9	495.8	110	0	Path Forward: Declined

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	497.8	494.3	-3.5	499.6	150	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	491.9	487.6	-4.3	495.2	102	0	Path Forward: Declined
Low income	493.3	488.4	-4.9	496.1	97	0	Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	29	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	39	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	499.9	496.2	-3.7	502.9	92	0	Path Forward: 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	484.5	483.2	-1.3	487.0	187	0	Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	480.9	479.2	-1.7	483.6	123	0	Path Forward: Declined
Low income	481.9	479.6	-2.3	484.7	113	0	Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	40	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	46	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	486.3	484.4	-1.9	489.1	110	0	Path Forward: Declined

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	499.6	493.0	-6.6	502.4	148	0	Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	493.2	488.1	-5.1	497.3	100	0	Path Forward: Declined
Low income	494.7	488.9	-5.8	498.7	95	0	Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	28	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	38	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	500.7	494.5	-6.2	503.6	91	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	488.1	486.7	-1.4	491.7	187	0	Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	484.2	482.0	-2.2	488.0	123	0	Path Forward: Declined
Low income	485.1	482.2	-2.9	489.1	113	0	Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	40	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	46	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	490.7	487.7	-3.0	494.4	110	0	Path Forward: Declined

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	488.7	486.6	-2.1	492.0	132	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	483.8	481.4	-2.4	486.6	90	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Low income	484.8	481.7	-3.1	488.0	87	0	Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	24	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	34	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	489.5	489.7	0.2	492.7	81	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2023 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	51.4	180	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-
High needs	53.4	118	3	Typical Growth - High
Low income	53.3	109	3	Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL	-	12	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	38	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	6	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	43	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	22	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-
White	51.5	108	3	Typical Growth - High

English language arts growth - High school
About the Data
Group	2023 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	48.1	121	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-
High needs	44.0	78	2	Typical Growth - Low
Low income	44.9	74	2	Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL	-	5	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	21	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	1	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	4	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	26	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	12	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-
White	45.1	78	2	Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2023 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	43.7	180	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-
High needs	44.3	118	2	Typical Growth - Low
Low income	44.0	109	2	Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL	-	11	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	38	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	6	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	42	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	21	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-
White	41.9	110	2	Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
About the Data
Group	2023 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	55.8	122	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-
High needs	49.9	78	2	Typical Growth - Low
Low income	51.0	74	3	Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL	-	5	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	21	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	1	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	4	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	26	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	13	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-
White	54.2	78	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	94.0	91.3	-2.7	95.0	126	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	90.8	88.3	-2.5	95.0	94	0	Declined
Low income	91.7	87.9	-3.8	95.0	91	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	23	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	93.6	91.1	-2.5	95.0	90	0	Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
About the Data
Group	2020 Rate (%)	2021 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	92.3	96.3	4.0	94.4	134	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	89.8	94.3	4.5	93.5	87	4	Exceeded Target
Low income	89.0	95.2	6.2	92.7	84	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	28	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	21	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	96.5	95.7	-0.8	95.0	94	4	Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
About the Data
Group	2021 Rate (%)	2022 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	1.2	1.3	0.1	1.1	552	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	1.6	1.6	0.0	1.4	367	1	No Change
Low income	1.9	1.8	-0.1	1.7	339	2	Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	109	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	24	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	124	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	50	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	1.5	1.2	-0.3	1.4	343	4	Exceeded 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	40.0	24.5	-15.5	38.5	204	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	44.4	32.1	-12.3	42.0	137	4	Exceeded Target
Low income	44.8	33.1	-11.7	41.6	127	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	43	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	48	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	24	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	40.7	22.0	-18.7	38.9	123	4	Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
About the Data
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	37.5	19.5	-18.0	35.2	615	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	46.6	25.2	-21.4	42.8	404	4	Exceeded Target
Low income	46.9	25.1	-21.8	41.8	375	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	46	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	105	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	27	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	155	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	44	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	33.3	19.2	-14.1	30.8	380	4	Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
About the Data
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	68.8	71.9	3.1	72.9	267	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	56.0	60.1	4.1	62.1	158	2	Improved Below Target
Low income	58.2	61.2	3.0	65.0	147	2	Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	39	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	64	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	73.5	76.2	2.7	77.6	168	2	Improved Below 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	362	359	99	Yes	1	363	357	98	Yes	1	362	360	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	248	245	249	243	248	246	745	734	99	Yes	1
Low income	230	227	231	225	230	228	691	680	98	Yes	1
EL and Former EL	26	26	26	26	26	26	78	78	100	Yes	1
Students w/ disabilities	75	75	76	75	76	76	227	226	100	Yes	1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	-	-	-	-
Asian	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	-	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	15	15	16	16	15	15	46	-	-	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	90	90	90	89	90	90	270	269	100	Yes	1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	38	37	37	35	37	36	112	108	96	Yes	1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	216	214	217	214	217	216	650	644	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