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Blanchard Middle

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2024

2024 Official Accountability Report - Blanchard Middle

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Westford (03260000)

TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School

SCHOOL
Blanchard Middle (03260310)

GRADES SERVED
06,07,08

REGION
Coastal

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

Substantial progress toward targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
61% - Substantial progress toward targets	92

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2023	2024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	71%	54%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)	61%
	Substantial 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)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	4	4	-	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	4	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	12	12	67.5	0	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	22.5	3	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	3	4	-	2	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	3	4	10.0	2	4	10.0
Weighted total		9.8	10.3	-	0.9	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		95%		-	12%		-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		54%

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	4	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	4	4	-	2	4	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	11	12	67.5	4	8	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	22.5	6	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	3	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	3	4	10.0	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		9.1	10.3	-	4.1	7.6	-
Percentage of possible points		88%		-	54%		-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		71%

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	2024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	31%	52%
Weight	40%	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		High Needs Student Group (Non-high school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	1	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-
	Achievement total	6	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	3	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	3	4	10.0
Weighted total		5.3	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		52%		-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		52%

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	0	4	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-
	Achievement total	3	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-
	Growth total	5	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	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		3.2	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		31%		-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		31%

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	512.5	510.3	-2.2	513.9	511	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	482.6	479.4	-3.2	487.9	82	0	Recovery Path: Declined
High Needs	490.3	489.8	-0.5	491.5	138	1	Recovery Path: No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Low Income	491.3	492.5	1.2	492.4	53	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Students with Disabilities	484.7	484.4	-0.3	487.6	100	1	Recovery Path: No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	520.1	519.1	-1.0	521.8	183	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	513.7	510.6	-3.1	516.3	31	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	507.5	505.3	-2.2	508.5	282	3	Recovery 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	515.1	514.2	-0.9	517.5	518	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	487.6	486.3	-1.3	493.7	83	0	Recovery Path: Declined
High Needs	492.7	494.1	1.4	494.7	140	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Low Income	496.3	496.5	0.2	498.7	53	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	487.0	488.9	1.9	488.8	102	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	525.7	525.3	-0.4	528.7	184	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	514.6	508.9	-5.7	517.5	33	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	508.9	508.6	-0.3	510.3	286	3	Recovery Path: Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group	2023 Achievement	2024 Achievement	Change	2024 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	508.3	510.5	2.2	510.5	181	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	44	-	-
High Needs	491.8	493.9	2.1	494.3	50	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Low Income	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Students with Disabilities	486.1	490.9	4.8	488.8	39	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	515.8	515.1	-0.7	517.3	65	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	502.4	509.3	6.9	504.2	96	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group	2024 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	53.8	504	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	39.8	82	1	Low Growth
High Needs	46.2	133	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	17	-	-
Low Income	49.3	52	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	42.6	97	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	1	-	-
Asian	61.0	182	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Black or African American	-	7	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	61.5	28	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	7	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	48.8	279	2	Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group	2024 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	50.4	508	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	44.5	83	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	45.2	134	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	18	-	-
Low Income	46.4	51	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	43.1	97	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	1	-	-
Asian	57.0	181	3	Typical Growth - High
Black or African American	-	7	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	50.4	30	3	Typical Growth - High
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	7	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	46.7	282	2	Typical Growth - Low

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	10.0	8.7	-1.3	8.9	550	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	17.4	16.7	-0.7	14.1	84	2	Improved Below Target
High Needs	18.1	16.0	-2.1	16.0	150	3	Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Low Income	26.7	27.6	0.9	22.4	58	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	22.1	15.1	-7.0	19.6	106	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	7.5	3.6	-3.9	5.4	197	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	5.4	16.7	11.3	1.2	36	0	Declined
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	12.3	11.3	-1.0	11.1	302	3	Met Target

Assessment participation - All students
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	547	530	97	Yes	1	547	537	98	Yes	1	189	187	99	Yes	1

Assessment participation - Student Group
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	150	144	150	146	51	51	351	341	97	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	22	20	22	20	4	4	48	44	95	Yes	2
Low Income	56	54	56	54	18	18	130	126	97	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	109	104	109	106	39	39	257	249	97	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	1	1	0	-	2	-	-	-	-
Asian	194	190	194	191	70	69	458	450	98	Yes	1
Black or African American	8	8	8	8	3	3	19	-	-	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	35	33	35	35	14	14	84	82	98	Yes	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	7	7	7	7	4	4	18	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	302	291	302	295	98	97	702	683	97	Yes	1

About this report

About the Data

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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