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James Sullivan Middle School

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2023 Official Accountability Report - James Sullivan Middle School

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Lowell (01600000)

TITLE I STATUS
Title I School

SCHOOL
James Sullivan Middle School (01600340)

GRADES SERVED
05,06,07,08

REGION
Coastal

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI); Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI)

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

In need of focused/targeted support

Among the lowest performing 10% of schools

Low student group performance: Asian

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
42% - Moderate progress toward targets	9

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage	42%
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)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	0	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	3	12	60.0	4	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	20.0	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	0	4	10.0	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		3.0	9.6	-	4.0	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		31%		-	53%		-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage		42%

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	26%
Progress towards targets	Moderate progress toward targets

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High needs Student Group (Non-high school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-
	Achievement total	2	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	-	-	-
	High school completion total	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		2.7	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		26%		-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage		26%

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	479.9	478.6	-1.3	482.8	530	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	451.1	453.2	2.1	456.2	88	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High needs	475.9	474.0	-1.9	478.4	446	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Low income	475.8	473.6	-2.2	478.4	400	0	Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL	472.7	469.7	-3.0	475.2	232	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Students w/ disabilities	460.0	459.8	-0.2	462.8	117	1	Recovery Path: No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	487.3	489.0	1.7	488.8	66	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black	476.8	478.8	2.0	480.1	30	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino	472.1	470.8	-1.3	475.1	245	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	489.5	487.6	-1.9	492.9	21	0	Path Forward: Declined
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	486.2	484.8	-1.4	489.4	167	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	479.4	481.3	1.9	481.5	531	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing	457.0	459.6	2.6	461.4	88	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High needs	475.8	477.1	1.3	479.1	447	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low income	475.6	476.7	1.1	477.6	401	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL	474.9	474.2	-0.7	477.3	234	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Students w/ disabilities	463.0	466.4	3.4	466.7	117	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	486.1	490.5	4.4	488.5	66	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	473.1	476.7	3.6	475.7	31	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino	474.2	474.8	0.6	477.3	247	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	480.0	487.2	7.2	482.5	21	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	484.2	487.3	3.1	486.2	165	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

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	481.6	477.7	-3.9	485.9	269	0	Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	477.3	474.6	-2.7	481.6	234	0	Path Forward: Declined
Low income	477.4	474.7	-2.7	481.5	208	0	Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL	474.3	470.7	-3.6	478.5	112	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students w/ disabilities	464.2	467.3	3.1	468.2	68	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	489.9	483.5	-6.4	495.0	28	0	Path Forward: Declined
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	473.5	470.8	-2.7	477.4	130	0	Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	488.9	486.5	-2.4	493.8	81	0	Path Forward: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2023 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	48.5	490	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	47.9	87	2	Typical Growth - Low
High needs	48.4	406	2	Typical Growth - Low
Low income	47.9	365	2	Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL	48.4	196	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities	42.5	111	2	Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-
Asian	56.1	65	3	Typical Growth - High
Afr. Amer./Black	45.6	28	2	Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic/Latino	46.5	219	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	41.5	21	2	Typical Growth - Low
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	1	-	-
White	49.9	156	2	Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2023 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	49.1	490	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	42.0	87	2	Typical Growth - Low
High needs	47.2	407	2	Typical Growth - Low
Low income	47.2	366	2	Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL	44.3	198	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities	42.8	111	2	Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-
Asian	55.2	65	3	Typical Growth - High
Afr. Amer./Black	46.4	29	2	Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic/Latino	43.9	221	2	Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	47.0	21	2	Typical Growth - Low
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	1	-	-
White	54.7	153	3	Typical Growth - High

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
About the Data
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	34.7	29.0	-5.7	39.9	162	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Low income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EL and Former EL	34.7	29.0	-5.7	39.9	162	0	Declined
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	39.3	25.7	-13.6	37.1	623	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	47.7	36.4	-11.3	46.1	88	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	43.3	28.2	-15.1	40.8	535	4	Exceeded Target
Low income	44.7	30.4	-14.3	42.0	483	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	43.3	29.4	-13.9	40.0	296	4	Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities	50.4	35.9	-14.5	46.1	131	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	25.3	9.6	-15.7	22.1	73	4	Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black	45.2	29.7	-15.5	41.6	37	4	Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino	44.3	28.5	-15.8	40.5	298	4	Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	40.7	22.7	-18.0	38.5	22	4	Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	36.9	27.1	-9.8	34.0	192	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	603	597	99	Yes	1	601	598	100	Yes	1	303	301	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	519	513	517	514	268	266	1,304	1,293	99	Yes	1
Low income	469	463	467	464	240	238	1,176	1,165	99	Yes	1
EL and Former EL	281	278	280	280	135	135	696	693	100	Yes	1
Students w/ disabilities	139	137	139	137	79	78	357	352	99	Yes	1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	70	69	69	69	31	31	170	169	99	Yes	1
Afr. Amer./Black	37	35	37	36	23	22	97	93	96	Yes	1
Hispanic/Latino	283	281	284	284	143	143	710	708	100	Yes	1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	21	21	21	21	12	12	54	54	100	Yes	1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	1	1	1	1	0	-	2	-	-	-	-
White	191	190	189	187	94	93	474	470	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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