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2024 Official Accountability Report - TechBoston Academy
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Boston (00350000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
TechBoston Academy (00350657)		GRADES SERVED
06,07,08,09,10,11,12
REGION
Coastal		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
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Accountability Information

Overall classificationRequiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
In need of focused/targeted support
Among the lowest performing 10% of schools
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
43% - Moderate progress toward targets9

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage44%42%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		43%
Moderate progress toward targets

2024 Points awarded

2024 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 achievement04-24-04-24-
Mathematics achievement34-44-04-14-
Science achievement04----24-24-
Achievement total31260.06867.521240.051267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-34-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-24-14-
Growth total5820.04822.55820.03822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------04----
Extended engagement rate------04----
Annual dropout rate------44----
High school completion total------41220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total2410.0---0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-24-44-44-
Advanced coursework completion------44----
Additional indicators total4410.02410.08810.04410.0
Weighted total3.49.6-5.27.6-3.410.0-4.510.3-
Percentage of possible points 35%-68%-34%-44%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan52%
Weight of non-high school results:27%		39%
Weight of high school results:73%
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage42%

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 achievement04-44-24----
Mathematics achievement04-44-04----
Science achievement24----24----
Achievement total21260.08867.541240.0---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-34-34----
Mathematics growth14-14-14----
Growth total3820.04822.54820.0---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------24----
Extended engagement rate------24----
Annual dropout rate------04----
High school completion total------41220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total2410.0---0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-44----
Advanced coursework completion------24----
Additional indicators total4410.04410.06810.0---
Weighted total2.49.6-6.77.6-3.810.0----
Percentage of possible points 25%-88%-38%---
Percentage of possible points by gradespan57%
Weight of non-high school results:31%		38%
Weight of high school results:69%
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage44%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
14

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage29%35%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		32%
Moderate progress toward targets

2024 Points awarded

2024 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 achievement34-04-
Science achievement04-24-
Achievement total31267.521247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total5822.55822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---44-
High school completion total---41220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion---44-
Additional indicators total4410.08810.0
Weighted total3.610.3-3.710.7-
Percentage of possible points 35%-35%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan35%
Weight of non-high school results:27%		35%
Weight of high school results:73%
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage35%

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 achievement04-24-
Mathematics achievement04-04-
Science achievement24-24-
Achievement total21267.541247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth14-14-
Growth total3822.53822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---24-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---04-
High school completion total---21220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-44-
Advanced coursework completion---04-
Additional indicators total3410.04810.0
Weighted total2.310.3-3.410.7-
Percentage of possible points 22%-32%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan22%
Weight of non-high school results:31%		32%
Weight of high school results:69%
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage29%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 471.6 468.9 -2.7 474.5 1990Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 447.9 452.0 4.1 453.0 242Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs 471.4 469.1 -2.3 473.5 1900Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 470.5 466.0 -4.5 473.8 830Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income 471.9 469.0 -2.9 474.2 1760Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities 460.4 459.9 -0.5 463.3 651Recovery Path: No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 5--
Black or African American 469.8 466.4 -3.4 473.1 1000Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 476.3 471.3 -5.0 480.2 790Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 9--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 4--

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 489.1 488.0 -1.1 490.9 1330Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 468.7 470.1 1.4 473.8 242Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs 489.2 487.5 -1.7 493.5 1210Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 486.0 478.0 -8.0 489.5 500Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 489.3 487.4 -1.9 494.2 1140Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 478.9 480.7 1.8 482.1 332Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American 487.9 486.0 -1.9 493.0 780Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 490.0 491.0 1.0 492.7 472Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 5--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 2--

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 467.5 469.7 2.2 469.9 1983Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 449.0 457.8 8.8 453.5 244Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High Needs 467.5 469.6 2.1 469.5 1893Recovery Path: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 467.5 469.1 1.6 470.2 822Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low Income 467.8 469.1 1.3 469.9 1752Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities 462.3 461.6 -0.7 466.0 640Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 5--
Black or African American 465.9 467.1 1.2 468.1 1002Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 470.3 471.4 1.1 473.5 782Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 9--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 4--

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 479.2 477.7 -1.5 483.3 1360Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 467.5 467.3 -0.2 472.6 241Path Forward: No Change
High Needs 480.0 477.1 -2.9 484.2 1240Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 478.5 472.8 -5.7 483.6 500Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 480.8 477.1 -3.7 484.6 1170Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 474.8 475.3 0.5 478.9 342Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 2--
Black or African American 476.6 474.9 -1.7 481.7 790Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 482.7 480.2 -2.5 484.8 470Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 2--

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 478.5 471.1 -7.4 482.8 910Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 17--
High Needs 478.1 470.8 -7.3 482.4 840Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 479.9 466.3 -13.6 484.1 380Path Forward: Declined
Low Income 478.9 470.1 -8.8 483.0 750Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities 471.3 466.2 -5.1 475.3 330Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 1--
Black or African American 478.8 467.9 -10.9 482.9 480Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic or Latino 481.8 474.8 -7.0 485.7 340Path Forward: Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 2--

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 478.1 479.7 1.6 481.6 1102Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 465.3 467.3 2.0 469.2 242Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs 478.1 479.5 1.4 481.4 1012Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 480.1 472.8 -7.3 484.4 380Recovery Path: Declined
Low Income 477.9 480.3 2.4 481.2 942Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities---- 27--
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 2--
Black or African American 475.8 478.0 2.2 480.3 622Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic or Latino 479.9 480.0 0.1 483.2 402Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 5--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 1--

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 50.1 1743Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 46.3 232Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 50.2 1673Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 50.4 673Typical Growth - High
Low Income 51.2 1543Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 46.4 612Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native- 2--
Asian- 2--
Black or African American 52.3 843Typical Growth - High
Hispanic or Latino 46.9 742Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White- 4--

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 51.6 1173Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 45.7 242Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 52.7 1063Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners 59.6 383Typical Growth - High
Low Income 52.3 993Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities 46.0 312Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 1--
Black or African American 48.8 672Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 55.0 423Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 5--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White- 2--

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 44.6 1762Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 44.0 232Typical Growth - Low
High Needs 44.2 1692Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 46.6 682Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 44.5 1562Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 39.3 611Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native- 2--
Asian- 2--
Black or African American 45.8 862Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic or Latino 43.6 742Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 8--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White- 4--

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 40.2 1202Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 39.5 241Low Growth
High Needs 40.7 1092Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners 40.2 382Typical Growth - Low
Low Income 41.8 1022Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities 41.4 322Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native----
Asian- 2--
Black or African American 38.8 681Low Growth
Hispanic or Latino 42.5 422Typical Growth - Low
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino- 6--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander----
White- 2--

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 90.3 87.7 -2.6 94.8 1460Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 90.2 88.3 -1.9 95.0 1370Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 89.7 85.1 -4.6 95.0 470Declined
Low Income 89.8 88.0 -1.8 95.0 1330Declined
Students with Disabilities 90.9 87.5 -3.4 95.0 240Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 5--
Black or African American 93.6 92.5 -1.1 95.0 930Declined
Hispanic or Latino 82.9 75.7 -7.2 89.3 370Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 7--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 4--

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 94.0 90.3 -3.7 95.0 1240Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 93.4 90.2 -3.2 95.0 1220Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners 95.7 89.7 -6.0 95.0 390Declined
Low Income 93.3 89.8 -3.5 95.0 1180Declined
Students with Disabilities 80.0 90.9 10.9 87.0 224Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian---- 2--
Black or African American 96.7 93.6 -3.1 95.0 780Declined
Hispanic or Latino 90.3 82.9 -7.4 94.4 410Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 2--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 1--

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 2.6 1.8 -0.8 2.3 6044Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 2.9 1.9 -1.0 2.6 5404Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 6.2 0.8 -5.4 5.6 1194Exceeded Target
Low Income 2.8 2.0 -0.8 2.5 4914Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 3.2 1.7 -1.5 2.9 1204Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 14--
Black or African American 2.3 1.1 -1.2 2.1 3494Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 3.5 3.1 -0.4 3.2 1953Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 29--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 16--

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 18.8 19.6 0.8 24.0 562Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 18.8 19.6 0.8 24.0 562Improved Below Target
Low Income-------
Students with Disabilities-------
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian-------
Black or African American-------
Hispanic or Latino-------
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino-------
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White-------

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 15.0 10.9 -4.1 16.5 1100Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs-------
English Learners and Former English Learners 15.0 10.9 -4.1 16.5 1100Declined
Low Income-------
Students with Disabilities-------
American Indian or Alaska Native-------
Asian-------
Black or African American-------
Hispanic or Latino-------
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino-------
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White-------

Chronic absenteeism - Non-high school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 52.9 44.6 -8.3 50.7 2714Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 56.0 54.2 -1.8 51.1 242Improved Below Target
High Needs 53.9 44.7 -9.2 51.4 2624Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 33.9 30.8 -3.1 30.6 1333Met Target
Low Income 55.7 45.2 -10.5 53.0 2484Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 59.6 57.7 -1.9 55.3 712Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 5--
Black or African American 44.3 33.8 -10.5 40.7 1544Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 67.7 59.8 -7.9 63.9 974Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 9--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 4--

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 60.1 48.5 -11.6 57.1 6584Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 73.9 48.0 -25.9 67.0 254Exceeded Target
High Needs 60.0 48.3 -11.7 56.4 6034Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 42.0 32.9 -9.1 37.6 2404Exceeded Target
Low Income 61.4 48.3 -13.1 57.4 5654Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 66.7 58.8 -7.9 62.9 1534Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 2--
Asian---- 11--
Black or African American 53.3 39.3 -14.0 49.6 4024Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 73.8 62.1 -11.7 69.9 2034Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 25--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 15--

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 37.9 53.7 15.8 42.7 2874Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High Needs 35.3 54.3 19.0 40.4 2584Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners 40.2 42.4 2.2 47.8 922Improved Below Target
Low Income 34.6 53.8 19.2 39.9 2404Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities 25.4 55.7 30.3 30.9 614Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native---- 1--
Asian---- 7--
Black or African American 38.6 51.7 13.1 45.3 1764Exceeded Target
Hispanic or Latino 28.9 55.8 26.9 35.4 864Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino---- 10--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-------
White---- 7--

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 430 41997Yes 1 432 42197Yes 1 284 27597Yes 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 408 397 410 399 264 255 1,082 1,05197Yes1
English Learners and Former English Learners 206 203 206 202 131 129 543 53498Yes1
Low Income 384 373 386 375 245 236 1,015 98497Yes1
Students with Disabilities 113 108 113 107 75 71 301 28695Yes1
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 2 2 2 0- 4----
Asian 7 6 8 8 4 4 19----
Black or African American 254 250 255 251 171 167 680 66898Yes1
Hispanic or Latino 145 141 145 139 92 88 382 36896Yes1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 16 14 16 15 13 12 45----
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-----------
White 6 6 6 6 4 4 16----


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 cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage of 75% or higher.

The annual 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)

The cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage represents a weighted average of the annual criterion-referenced target percentages. At a minimum, a group must have an annual criterion-referenced target percentage for the most recent year in order to receive a cumulative percentage.

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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