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2024 Official Accountability Report - John F Kennedy Middle
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Waltham (03080000)		TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School
SCHOOL
John F Kennedy Middle (03080404)		GRADES SERVED
06,07,08
REGION
Coastal		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
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Accountability Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
Moderate progress toward targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
49% - Moderate progress toward targets53

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage39%55%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		49%
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)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement14-44-
Mathematics achievement24-24-
Science achievement14----
Achievement total41260.06867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-
Mathematics growth34-24-
Growth total6820.05822.5
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 absenteeism44-04-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.00410.0
Weighted total4.09.6-5.27.6-
Percentage of possible points 42%-68%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage55%

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 achievement04-34-
Mathematics achievement04-24-
Science achievement04----
Achievement total01260.05867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-
Mathematics growth34-34-
Growth total6820.06822.5
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 total3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism14-04-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total1410.00410.0
Weighted total1.69.6-4.77.6-
Percentage of possible points 17%-62%-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage39%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
48

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage14%56%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		39%
Moderate progress toward targets

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement24-
Mathematics achievement24-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total61267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-
Mathematics growth34-
Growth total6822.5
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 total5.810.3-
Percentage of possible points 56%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage56%

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 growth34-
Mathematics growth34-
Growth total6822.5
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 absenteeism04-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total0410.0
Weighted total1.410.3-
Percentage of possible points 14%-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage14%

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 496.3 496.2 -0.1 497.9 6091Recovery Path: No Change
Lowest Performing 465.6 470.5 4.9 469.7 894Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High needs 482.7 483.2 0.5 485.5 3262Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low income 483.3 483.1 -0.2 485.6 2331Path Forward: No Change
EL and Former EL 475.3 476.7 1.4 477.7 1602Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 472.1 474.5 2.4 473.9 1334Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 28--
Afr. Amer./Black 481.6 489.1 7.5 484.4 564Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 484.1 483.8 -0.3 486.0 2011Path Forward: No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 504.1 503.6 -0.5 506.1 343Path Forward: Met Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 504.8 504.1 -0.7 507.3 2893Recovery Path: Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 496.2 497.0 0.8 498.3 6062Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 471.3 472.5 1.2 476.4 892Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High needs 484.6 485.2 0.6 487.2 3232Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low income 484.5 484.7 0.2 486.9 2302Path Forward: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 479.7 481.2 1.5 483.3 1582Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 474.8 478.7 3.9 478.1 1324Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 27--
Afr. Amer./Black 481.9 485.4 3.5 484.6 554Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 485.3 485.6 0.3 488.1 2002Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 498.3 502.9 4.6 500.4 344Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 504.0 505.0 1.0 505.6 2892Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 493.4 493.4 0.0 496.1 1841Path Forward: No Change
Lowest Performing---- 38--
High needs 481.6 483.0 1.4 485.0 982Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low income 482.8 483.7 0.9 486.2 802Path Forward: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 476.8 478.5 1.7 480.4 412Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 470.4 476.1 5.7 474.9 374Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 9--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 15--
Hispanic/Latino 480.0 484.0 4.0 485.1 622Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 500.1 499.8 -0.3 503.1 931Path Forward: No Change

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 55.7 5843Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 55.5 893Typical Growth - High
High needs 54.3 3073Typical Growth - High
Low income 54.7 2203Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL 56.6 1463Typical Growth - High
Students w/ disabilities 49.1 1232Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian- 27--
Afr. Amer./Black 57.7 513Typical Growth - High
Hispanic/Latino 54.9 1913Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 64.0 334Exceeded Typical Growth
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 53.8 2813Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 52.9 5883Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 48.2 892Typical Growth - Low
High needs 52.2 3123Typical Growth - High
Low income 51.9 2233Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL 53.2 1513Typical Growth - High
Students w/ disabilities 51.1 1243Typical Growth - High
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian- 27--
Afr. Amer./Black 49.0 512Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic/Latino 52.8 1953Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 56.3 333Typical Growth - High
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 53.0 2813Typical Growth - High

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 33.3 16.1 -17.2 38.5 310Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
EL and Former EL 33.3 16.1 -17.2 38.5 310Declined
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 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 16.7 13.2 -3.5 15.4 6454Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 20.4 23.3 2.9 16.9 900Declined
High needs 24.5 20.0 -4.5 21.9 3604Exceeded Target
Low income 25.5 22.5 -3.0 21.8 2622Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 23.3 17.7 -5.6 20.3 1814Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 27.1 21.8 -5.3 23.8 1424Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 31--
Afr. Amer./Black 15.5 6.7 -8.8 12.0 604Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 22.4 19.8 -2.6 18.7 2222Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 20.0 16.7 -3.3 18.7 364Exceeded Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 12.3 9.8 -2.5 10.9 2954Exceeded 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 637 636100Yes 1 637 63399Yes 1 195 19298Yes 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 352 351 352 348 108 106 812 80599Yes1
Low income 256 255 255 252 90 88 601 59599Yes1
EL and Former EL 177 176 176 173 48 46 401 39599Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 137 137 136 135 37 37 310 309100Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 1 1 1 1 0- 2----
Asian 30 29 30 29 9 9 69 6797Yes1
Afr. Amer./Black 60 60 59 59 16 16 135 135100Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 219 219 218 216 69 67 506 50299Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 35 35 36 36 5 5 76 76100Yes1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 292 292 293 292 96 95 681 679100Yes1


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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