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Westford Academy

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2024

2024 Official Accountability Report - Westford Academy

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Westford (03260000)

TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School

SCHOOL
Westford Academy (03260505)

GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

REGION
Coastal

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

Meeting or exceeding targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
84% - Meeting or exceeding targets	89

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2023	2024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	87%	82%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)	84%
	Meeting or exceeding targets

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		All students (High school grades)			Lowest performing students (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	4	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	4	4	-	3	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Achievement total	12	12	47.5	10	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	4	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	6	8	22.5	5	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	3	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	11	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	1	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	1	8	10.0	0	4	10.0
Weighted total		9.4	10.7	-	7.9	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		88%		-	77%		-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		82%

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		All students (High school grades)			Lowest performing students (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics achievement	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	12	12	47.5	-	-	-
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Growth total	6	8	22.5	-	-	-
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	3	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	11	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Advanced coursework completion	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	0	8	10.0	-	-	-
Weighted total		9.3	10.7	-	-	-	-
Percentage of possible points		87%		-	-		-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		87%

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	41%	75%
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		High Needs Student Group (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	4	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-
	Achievement total	12	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	1	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	4	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	0	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	3	4	-
	High school completion total	7	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	0	4	-
	Additional indicators total	0	8	10.0
Weighted total		8.0	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		75%		-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		75%

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High Needs Student Group (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	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-
	Growth total	5	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	0	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	4	4	-
	High school completion total	8	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	0	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	2	4	-
	Additional indicators total	2	8	10.0
Weighted total		4.4	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		41%		-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		41%

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	521.0	527.4	6.4	522.0	335	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	499.9	503.7	3.8	503.5	79	3	Path Forward: Met Target
High Needs	503.7	508.4	4.7	505.6	59	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Low Income	-	-	-	-	28	-	-
Students with Disabilities	501.3	498.2	-3.1	503.2	37	3	Path Forward: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	527.3	532.8	5.5	530.0	112	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	518.4	524.2	5.8	519.7	198	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2023 Achievement	2024 Achievement	Change	2024 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	519.2	522.1	2.9	520.8	333	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	495.3	498.1	2.8	498.6	76	3	Path Forward: Met Target
High Needs	497.0	503.8	6.8	499.7	59	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Low Income	-	-	-	-	27	-	-
Students with Disabilities	493.6	492.8	-0.8	496.1	37	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	533.0	536.1	3.1	535.5	112	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	513.6	514.9	1.3	514.8	197	3	Recovery Path: Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2023 Achievement	2024 Achievement	Change	2024 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	520.9	523.4	2.5	521.9	332	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	498.5	502.2	3.7	501.1	79	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
High Needs	502.7	506.3	3.6	505.0	58	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Low Income	-	-	-	-	26	-	-
Students with Disabilities	499.4	497.0	-2.4	501.9	37	3	Path Forward: Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	527.5	529.5	2.0	529.9	112	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	518.2	520.6	2.4	519.5	197	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - High school
Group	2024 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	60.4	316	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing	54.1	79	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	54.1	54	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	2	-	-
Low Income	-	26	-	-
Students with Disabilities	43.8	34	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	2	-	-
Asian	59.8	105	3	Typical Growth - High
Black or African American	-	7	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	14	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	59.6	188	3	Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group	2024 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	46.6	317	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	42.9	76	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	39.6	54	1	Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	2	-	-
Low Income	-	25	-	-
Students with Disabilities	34.5	34	1	Low Growth
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	2	-	-
Asian	53.2	105	3	Typical Growth - High
Black or African American	-	7	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	13	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	42.7	190	2	Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	97.7	98.3	0.6	95.0	423	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	91.1	96.9	5.8	94.2	97	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Low Income	-	-	-	-	57	-	-
Students with Disabilities	91.1	100.0	8.9	95.0	49	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	99.0	100.0	1.0	95.0	125	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	97.6	98.2	0.6	95.0	281	4	Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group	2021 Rate (%)	2022 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	99.3	98.2	-1.1	95.0	393	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	99.0	92.4	-6.6	95.0	79	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Low Income	-	-	-	-	43	-	-
Students with Disabilities	100.0	91.1	-8.9	95.0	45	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	100.0	100.0	0.0	95.0	105	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	99.0	98.0	-1.0	95.0	253	4	Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	0.3	0.3	0.0	1.0	1,523	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	0.3	0.4	0.1	1.0	280	3	Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Low Income	-	-	-	-	99	-	-
Students with Disabilities	0.5	0.5	0.0	1.0	189	3	Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Asian	0.4	0.2	-0.2	1.0	473	4	Exceeded Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	30	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	48	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
White	0.3	0.3	0.0	1.0	960	3	Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - 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 - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	24.7	25.6	0.9	23.6	1,470	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	25.6	27.8	2.2	21.6	79	0	Declined
High Needs	37.4	43.7	6.3	34.3	302	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	23	-	-
Low Income	-	-	-	-	125	-	-
Students with Disabilities	40.9	46.5	5.6	37.0	202	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Asian	18.1	18.2	0.1	16.2	488	1	No Change
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	34	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	46	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	27.1	29.0	1.9	25.7	891	0	Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	69.2	68.4	-0.8	71.3	749	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	40.9	33.8	-7.1	46.9	160	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Low Income	-	-	-	-	63	-	-
Students with Disabilities	24.7	23.4	-1.3	32.4	111	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Asian	88.5	90.6	2.1	91.1	233	3	Met Target
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	28	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	61.1	60.3	-0.8	63.6	466	1	No Change

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	345	344	100	Yes	1	345	341	99	Yes	1	344	343	100	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	64	63	64	62	63	62	191	187	98	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	6	6	6	5	6	5	18	-	-	-	-
Low Income	28	28	28	27	28	28	84	83	99	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	39	38	39	38	38	38	116	114	98	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	-	-	-	-
Asian	115	115	115	114	114	113	344	342	99	Yes	1
Black or African American	8	8	8	8	8	8	24	-	-	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	16	16	16	15	16	16	48	-	-	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	203	202	203	201	203	203	609	606	100	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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