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Belchertown High

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2024 Official Accountability Report - Belchertown High

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Belchertown (00240000)

TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School

SCHOOL
Belchertown High (00240505)

GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

REGION
West/Central

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

Substantial progress toward targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
58% - Substantial progress toward targets	68

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2023	2024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	61%	56%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)	58%
	Substantial progress toward 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	0	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	2	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	4	4	-
	Achievement total	0	12	47.5	10	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	7	8	22.5	7	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	3	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	7	8	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		2.9	10.7	-	8.7	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		27%		-	85%		-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		56%

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	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Science achievement	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	7	12	47.5	-	-	-
Growth	English language arts growth	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Growth total	7	8	22.5	-	-	-
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	4	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Advanced coursework completion	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	8	8	10.0	-	-	-
Weighted total		6.5	10.7	-	-	-	-
Percentage of possible points		61%		-	-		-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		61%

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	49%	21%
Weight	40%	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 (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-
	Achievement total	0	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	0	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	0	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-
	High school completion total	0	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	4	4	-
	Additional indicators total	8	8	10.0
Weighted total		2.2	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		21%		-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		21%

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	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	4	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-
	Achievement total	6	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	0	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	3	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-
	High school completion total	3	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	0	4	-
	Additional indicators total	4	8	10.0
Weighted total		5.2	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		49%		-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		49%

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	513.2	510.5	-2.7	515.4	134	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	484.8	493.8	9.0	488.4	26	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
High Needs	500.2	496.0	-4.2	501.9	51	0	Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Low Income	505.9	496.0	-9.9	509.9	33	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities	486.9	494.3	7.4	488.8	27	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	514.2	513.2	-1.0	516.3	120	0	Recovery Path: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2023 Achievement	2024 Achievement	Change	2024 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	506.2	502.1	-4.1	508.1	136	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	482.6	483.9	1.3	485.9	28	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High Needs	494.2	489.0	-5.2	496.9	52	0	Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Low Income	499.2	492.6	-6.6	503.1	33	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities	483.5	485.2	1.7	486.0	28	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	506.3	504.6	-1.7	508.1	120	0	Recovery Path: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2023 Achievement	2024 Achievement	Change	2024 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	511.5	506.9	-4.6	512.5	125	0	Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing	482.2	488.5	6.3	484.8	27	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
High Needs	498.0	494.0	-4.0	499.9	44	0	Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Low Income	506.0	496.5	-9.5	508.1	28	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities	484.4	490.1	5.7	486.9	23	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	512.2	508.6	-3.6	513.5	113	0	Path Forward: Declined

English language arts growth - High school
Group	2024 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	64.2	118	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing	65.5	26	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
High Needs	57.3	39	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	2	-	-
Low Income	62.9	24	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Students with Disabilities	50.9	21	3	Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	-	1	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	6	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	3	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	64.8	108	4	Exceeded Typical Growth

Mathematics growth - High school
Group	2024 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	59.3	119	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	57.3	28	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	54.1	40	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	2	-	-
Low Income	63.4	23	4	Exceeded Typical Growth
Students with Disabilities	48.8	23	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	-	2	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	7	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	2	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	59.6	108	3	Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	90.7	91.8	1.1	91.8	182	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	82.1	81.1	-1.0	85.2	74	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Low Income	83.6	80.3	-3.3	87.7	61	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	70.8	68.8	-2.0	74.8	32	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	92.7	93.7	1.0	93.8	159	3	Met Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group	2021 Rate (%)	2022 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	97.7	91.9	-5.8	95.0	161	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	94.7	85.1	-9.6	95.0	67	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Low Income	93.2	85.5	-7.7	95.0	55	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	92.3	79.2	-13.1	95.0	24	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	97.4	94.0	-3.4	95.0	150	0	Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	1.5	1.6	0.1	1.4	635	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	3.5	4.5	1.0	3.2	199	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Low Income	5.3	4.6	-0.7	4.8	131	3	Met Target
Students with Disabilities	4.1	4.8	0.7	3.7	105	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	32	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
White	1.2	1.1	-0.1	1.1	556	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	24.3	19.6	-4.7	23.2	606	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	36.4	28.6	-7.8	32.4	28	4	Exceeded Target
High Needs	41.5	34.5	-7.0	38.4	203	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Low Income	46.6	34.9	-11.7	42.4	149	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	41.4	34.7	-6.7	37.5	98	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	48	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	22.0	17.5	-4.5	20.6	513	4	Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	66.8	68.8	2.0	68.9	304	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	39.6	51.1	11.5	45.6	88	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Low Income	42.4	61.0	18.6	48.2	59	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	27.1	26.7	-0.4	34.8	45	1	No Change
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	67.0	67.9	0.9	69.5	262	2	Improved Below 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	140	140	100	Yes	1	142	142	100	Yes	1	141	141	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	56	56	57	57	56	56	169	169	100	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	5	5	5	5	5	5	15	-	-	-	-
Low Income	38	38	38	38	38	38	114	114	100	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	28	28	29	29	28	28	85	85	100	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	1	1	2	2	1	1	4	-	-	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	12	12	13	13	13	13	38	-	-	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	3	3	3	3	3	3	9	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	124	124	124	124	124	124	372	372	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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