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2024 Official Accountability Report - Lowell High

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Lowell (01600000)
TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Lowell High (01600505)
GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12
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
Low student group performance: Asian -Students w/disabilities

Low participation rate: Students w/disabilities -Low income -Hispanic/Latino -EL and former EL -High needs
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
29% - Moderate progress toward targets12

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage10%41%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)
29%
Moderate progress toward targets

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All students
(High school grades)
Lowest performing students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement14-24-
Mathematics achievement24-24-
Science achievement14-14-
Achievement total41240.051267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4820.04822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04----
Extended engagement rate04----
Annual dropout rate34----
High school completion total31220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-24-
Advanced coursework completion24----
Additional indicators total5810.02410.0
Weighted total3.810.0-4.510.3-
Percentage of possible points 38%-44%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage41%

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All students
(High school grades)
Lowest performing students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04----
Mathematics achievement04----
Science achievement04----
Achievement total01240.0---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24----
Mathematics growth14----
Growth total3820.0---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04----
Extended engagement rate04----
Annual dropout rate04----
High school completion total01220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44----
Advanced coursework completion04----
Additional indicators total4810.0---
Weighted total1.010.0----
Percentage of possible points 10%---
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage10%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
13

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage28%32%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)
30%
Moderate progress toward targets

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-
Mathematics achievement24-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total21247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total4822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04-
Extended engagement rate14-
Annual dropout rate44-
High school completion total51220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-
Advanced coursework completion24-
Additional indicators total5810.0
Weighted total3.410.7-
Percentage of possible points 32%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage32%

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-
Mathematics achievement24-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total41247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth14-
Growth total3822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04-
Extended engagement rate04-
Annual dropout rate04-
High school completion total01220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion04-
Additional indicators total4810.0
Weighted total3.010.7-
Percentage of possible points 28%-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage28%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 493.1 492.8 -0.3 496.6 7111Path Forward: No Change
Lowest Performing 466.6 471.0 4.4 471.7 1292Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High needs 487.8 487.1 -0.7 492.1 5540Path Forward: Declined
Low income 488.4 487.1 -1.3 493.3 5040Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL 475.2 475.5 0.3 478.7 2462Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 469.6 474.2 4.6 472.8 884Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 503.4 499.1 -4.3 508.5 2220Path Forward: Declined
Afr. Amer./Black 495.6 491.2 -4.4 500.7 580Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic/Latino 483.2 484.5 1.3 486.9 2742Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 494.3 500.8 6.5 497.7 324Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 495.6 498.6 3.0 500.7 1252Path Forward: Improved Below Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 490.5 492.1 1.6 494.6 7052Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 469.8 470.2 0.4 474.9 1252Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High needs 485.9 486.3 0.4 490.1 5462Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low income 486.6 486.0 -0.6 488.5 4960Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL 478.8 478.9 0.1 483.9 2442Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 471.5 475.4 3.9 475.6 863Path Forward: Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 501.2 502.8 1.6 503.0 2223Recovery Path: Met Target
Afr. Amer./Black 488.9 491.1 2.2 494.0 562Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 481.4 482.1 0.7 483.3 2722Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 488.3 496.0 7.7 492.1 314Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 492.8 494.3 1.5 496.8 1242Path Forward: Improved Below Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 489.1 489.0 -0.1 491.7 6451Recovery Path: No Change
Lowest Performing 465.3 464.8 -0.5 469.2 1241Path Forward: No Change
High needs 484.2 483.0 -1.2 487.2 4950Recovery Path: Declined
Low income 484.6 483.0 -1.6 487.5 4470Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL 475.9 474.4 -1.5 480.0 2250Recovery Path: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 475.0 474.6 -0.4 478.0 791Path Forward: No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 498.1 497.0 -1.1 500.7 2110Recovery Path: Declined
Afr. Amer./Black 486.9 487.2 0.3 491.5 462Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 481.7 479.2 -2.5 485.2 2480Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 486.4 496.0 9.6 489.7 274Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 490.5 494.5 4.0 493.4 1134Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 45.0 5672Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 42.7 1292Typical Growth - Low
High needs 44.7 4222Typical Growth - Low
Low income 44.7 3802Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 44.6 1572Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities 40.2 622Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian 39.2 1901Low Growth
Afr. Amer./Black 50.8 383Typical Growth - High
Hispanic/Latino 44.6 2072Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 39.0 291Low Growth
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 55.9 1033Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 46.2 5682Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 41.6 1252Typical Growth - Low
High needs 43.8 4192Typical Growth - Low
Low income 44.0 3782Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 43.4 1592Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities 35.8 611Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian 50.3 1923Typical Growth - High
Afr. Amer./Black 54.6 403Typical Growth - High
Hispanic/Latino 40.5 2042Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 40.1 282Typical Growth - Low
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 48.3 1042Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 80.4 75.3 -5.1 84.9 7080Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 76.8 71.4 -5.4 81.9 5870Declined
Low income 76.8 71.4 -5.4 82.1 5630Declined
EL and Former EL 67.5 57.0 -10.5 73.1 2280Declined
Students w/ disabilities 51.6 46.8 -4.8 60.7 940Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 87.4 84.4 -3.0 93.3 2240Declined
Afr. Amer./Black 82.6 80.0 -2.6 88.5 750Declined
Hispanic/Latino 69.6 65.7 -3.9 76.0 2650Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 85.7 77.8 -7.9 90.2 270Declined
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 80.1 76.1 -4.0 84.0 1170Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 86.7 85.4 -1.3 89.4 7760Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 83.3 83.1 -0.2 86.9 6221No Change
Low income 82.6 83.3 0.7 86.9 5992Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 79.7 76.7 -3.0 86.7 1630Declined
Students w/ disabilities 70.8 70.3 -0.5 77.8 911No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 94.9 91.6 -3.3 95.0 2390Declined
Afr. Amer./Black 88.2 88.1 -0.1 93.1 1091No Change
Hispanic/Latino 75.5 76.6 1.1 79.6 1842Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 88.5 89.3 0.8 91.2 282Improved Below Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 87.4 84.3 -3.1 90.2 2160Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 4.7 3.8 -0.9 4.2 3,1423Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 5.8 4.6 -1.2 5.2 2,4354Exceeded Target
Low income 5.8 4.6 -1.2 5.2 2,1434Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 7.2 7.5 0.3 6.5 8111No Change
Students w/ disabilities 8.7 7.2 -1.5 7.8 4313Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 2.1 1.4 -0.7 1.9 9124Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 3.6 2.7 -0.9 3.2 2944Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 6.8 5.2 -1.6 6.1 1,2414Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 2.5 3.4 0.9 2.3 1180Declined
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 5.9 5.0 -0.9 5.3 5763Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 8.8 11.8 3.0 14.3 7013Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
EL and Former EL 8.8 11.8 3.0 14.3 7013Met Target
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 - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 37.0 34.3 -2.7 34.0 3,5433Met Target
Lowest Performing 43.4 41.7 -1.7 36.5 1322Improved Below Target
High needs 42.1 38.2 -3.9 38.5 2,8513Met Target
Low income 43.5 40.0 -3.5 39.5 2,5933Met Target
EL and Former EL 39.3 35.6 -3.7 34.9 1,3222Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 52.7 45.3 -7.4 48.9 4944Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 3--
Asian 23.0 22.2 -0.8 18.6 1,0062Improved Below Target
Afr. Amer./Black 24.4 21.1 -3.3 20.7 3183Met Target
Hispanic/Latino 47.2 43.9 -3.3 43.3 1,4432Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 38.6 37.4 -1.2 35.6 1312Improved Below Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 2--
White 42.9 37.5 -5.4 39.3 6404Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 55.2 55.3 0.1 60.0 1,5092Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 46.5 48.3 1.8 51.6 1,1532Improved Below Target
Low income 46.3 48.3 2.0 51.6 1,0352Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 39.9 36.7 -3.2 47.5 5090Declined
Students w/ disabilities 19.6 22.9 3.3 25.1 1882Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 68.9 70.2 1.3 73.9 4732Improved Below Target
Afr. Amer./Black 56.7 59.9 3.2 63.4 1572Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 39.8 38.7 -1.1 46.3 5640Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 62.5 54.9 -7.6 67.3 510Declined
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 58.5 61.7 3.2 63.3 2642Improved Below 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 815 77495Yes 1 817 77395Yes 1 818 78095Yes 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 650 612 652 609 653 616 1,955 1,83794No1
Low income 591 555 592 551 593 556 1,776 1,66294No1
EL and Former EL 307 285 303 285 304 293 914 86394No1
Students w/ disabilities 102 89 103 93 103 94 308 27692No2
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----------
Asian 245 237 245 240 244 240 734 71798Yes1
Afr. Amer./Black 70 66 69 64 69 67 208 19795Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 326 303 329 303 331 309 986 91593No1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 33 33 33 32 33 32 99 9798Yes1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 141 135 141 134 141 132 423 40195Yes1


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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