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2024 Official Accountability Report - Higginson-Lewis K-8 School
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Boston (00350000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Higginson-Lewis K-8 School (00350377)		GRADES SERVED
03,04,05,06,07,08
REGION
Coastal		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI)

Accountability Information

Overall classificationRequiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
In need of focused/targeted support
Among the lowest performing 10% of schools

Low student group performance: Afr. Amer./Black -High needs
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
74% - Substantial progress toward targets3

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage53%88%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		74%
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)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement44-44-
Mathematics achievement44-44-
Science achievement24----
Achievement total101260.08867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-
Mathematics growth24-34-
Growth total5820.06822.5
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 absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.04410.0
Weighted total7.79.6-7.27.6-
Percentage of possible points 80%-95%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage88%

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 achievement24-24-
Mathematics achievement04-44-
Science achievement24----
Achievement total41260.06867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth14-24-
Growth total3820.04822.5
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 absenteeism04-44-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total0410.04410.0
Weighted total3.39.6-5.47.6-
Percentage of possible points 34%-71%-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage53%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
5

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage34%81%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		62%
Substantial 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 achievement44-
Mathematics achievement44-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total101267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total5822.5
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 total8.310.3-
Percentage of possible points 81%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage81%

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 achievement24-
Mathematics achievement04-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total41267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth14-
Growth total3822.5
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 absenteeism14-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total1410.0
Weighted total3.510.3-
Percentage of possible points 34%-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage34%

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 470.0 474.7 4.7 472.8 1584Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 449.6 456.8 7.2 454.7 264Path Forward: Exceeded Target
High needs 469.7 474.5 4.8 472.6 1554Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low income 470.2 474.6 4.4 473.1 1474Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 469.6 474.5 4.9 473.1 764Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 460.3 466.7 6.4 463.7 624Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black 472.0 475.0 3.0 474.3 584Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 468.4 474.3 5.9 471.4 884Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 8--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 2--

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 467.3 470.4 3.1 469.4 1574Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 453.0 462.5 9.5 457.4 264Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High needs 467.0 470.3 3.3 469.3 1544Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low income 467.4 470.3 2.9 469.7 1464Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 470.0 469.5 -0.5 473.1 751Recovery Path: No Change
Students w/ disabilities 463.2 466.3 3.1 465.8 613Recovery Path: Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black 464.9 469.8 4.9 467.6 584Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 468.4 470.0 1.6 471.0 872Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 8--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 2--

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 471.7 473.7 2.0 476.0 512Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing---- 9--
High needs 471.6 473.4 1.8 475.9 482Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low income 471.6 472.5 0.9 475.7 442Path Forward: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 473.5 471.3 -2.2 477.7 270Path Forward: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 465.5 469.2 3.7 467.9 204Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black 468.4 478.1 9.7 472.5 214Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 475.0 469.4 -5.6 478.9 280Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White-------

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 52.2 1273Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 54.9 263Typical Growth - High
High needs 52.1 1243Typical Growth - High
Low income 52.2 1193Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL 52.2 623Typical Growth - High
Students w/ disabilities 48.7 462Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black 43.7 442Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic/Latino 56.7 743Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 6--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White- 2--

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 44.7 1272Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 50.2 263Typical Growth - High
High needs 44.9 1242Typical Growth - Low
Low income 45.5 1192Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 40.6 632Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities 48.5 462Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black 37.9 431Low Growth
Hispanic/Latino 47.8 752Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 6--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White- 2--

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 34.7 34.8 0.1 39.9 463Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
EL and Former EL 34.7 34.8 0.1 39.9 463Met 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 - Non-high school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 51.9 39.1 -12.8 49.7 2024Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 46.2 38.5 -7.7 41.3 264Exceeded Target
High needs 52.7 39.7 -13.0 50.2 1994Exceeded Target
Low income 52.3 40.8 -11.5 49.6 1914Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 40.2 28.4 -11.8 36.9 1024Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 64.9 50.0 -14.9 60.6 684Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black 50.0 43.8 -6.2 46.4 734Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 51.9 36.5 -15.4 48.1 1154Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 9--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 3--

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 186 18499Yes 1 185 18499Yes 1 64 64100Yes 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 183 181 182 181 61 61 426 42399Yes1
Low income 175 173 174 173 57 57 406 40399Yes1
EL and Former EL 92 90 91 90 36 36 219 21699Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 67 66 66 66 22 22 155 15499Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----------
Asian 2 2 2 2 1 1 5----
Afr. Amer./Black 69 69 69 69 26 26 164 164100Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 103 101 102 101 36 36 241 23899Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 8 8 8 8 1 1 17----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 4 4 4 4 0- 8----


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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