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2024 Official Accountability Report - James Sullivan Middle School
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Lowell (01600000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
James Sullivan Middle School (01600340)		GRADES SERVED
05,06,07,08
REGION
Coastal		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI); Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI)

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: Asian
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
43% - Moderate progress toward targets7

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage42%44%
Weight40%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 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 achievement04-24-
Mathematics achievement24-44-
Science achievement04----
Achievement total21260.06867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-14-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4820.03822.5
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 absenteeism34-14-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total3410.01410.0
Weighted total2.39.6-4.87.6-
Percentage of possible points 24%-63%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage44%

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 achievement04-24-
Mathematics achievement34-24-
Science achievement04----
Achievement total31260.04867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4820.04822.5
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 total0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.04410.0
Weighted total3.09.6-4.07.6-
Percentage of possible points 31%-53%-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage42%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
7

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage26%24%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		25%
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 achievement04-
Mathematics achievement24-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total21267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total4822.5
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 absenteeism24-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total2410.0
Weighted total2.510.3-
Percentage of possible points 24%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage24%

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 achievement24-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total21267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total4822.5
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 total2.710.3-
Percentage of possible points 26%-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage26%

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 478.6 477.4 -1.2 481.5 5440Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 449.4 450.4 1.0 454.9 852Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High needs 474.0 472.7 -1.3 476.5 4580Recovery Path: Declined
Low income 473.6 472.7 -0.9 476.2 4090Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL 469.7 468.8 -0.9 472.2 2400Recovery Path: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 459.8 462.0 2.2 462.6 1242Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 489.0 488.1 -0.9 490.5 730Recovery Path: Declined
Afr. Amer./Black 478.8 469.9 -8.9 482.1 280Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic/Latino 470.8 470.3 -0.5 473.8 2561Recovery Path: No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 14--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 484.8 483.6 -1.2 488.0 1720Recovery Path: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 481.3 482.4 1.1 483.4 5442Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 456.4 462.9 6.5 461.0 844Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High needs 477.1 478.3 1.2 480.4 4582Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low income 476.7 478.5 1.8 478.7 4093Recovery Path: Met Target
EL and Former EL 474.2 477.0 2.8 476.6 2413Recovery Path: Met Target
Students w/ disabilities 466.4 469.1 2.7 470.1 1242Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 490.5 493.9 3.4 492.9 724Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 476.7 469.3 -7.4 479.3 280Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic/Latino 474.8 476.8 2.0 477.9 2582Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 14--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 487.3 487.8 0.5 489.3 1712Recovery 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 477.7 476.2 -1.5 482.0 2750Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 35--
High needs 474.6 472.4 -2.2 478.9 2330Path Forward: Declined
Low income 474.7 472.4 -2.3 478.8 2090Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL 470.7 468.4 -2.3 474.9 1230Path Forward: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 467.3 464.2 -3.1 471.3 690Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian 483.5 487.5 4.0 488.6 372Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Afr. Amer./Black---- 16--
Hispanic/Latino 470.8 469.9 -0.9 474.7 1310Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 6--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 486.5 482.6 -3.9 491.4 850Path Forward: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 46.0 4972Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 39.9 811Low Growth
High needs 44.8 4142Typical Growth - Low
Low income 44.8 3682Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 45.9 2142Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities 42.7 1162Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian 48.8 722Typical Growth - Low
Afr. Amer./Black 43.2 232Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic/Latino 44.1 2322Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 14--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.- 1--
White 47.4 1552Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 47.2 5002Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 47.8 802Typical Growth - Low
High needs 45.7 4172Typical Growth - Low
Low income 46.5 3712Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 46.2 2212Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities 41.8 1162Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian 50.6 713Typical Growth - High
Afr. Amer./Black 34.4 241Low Growth
Hispanic/Latino 46.1 2362Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 14--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.- 1--
White 49.7 1542Typical Growth - Low

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 29.0 16.7 -12.3 34.2 1500Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
EL and Former EL 29.0 16.7 -12.3 34.2 1500Declined
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 25.7 23.7 -2.0 23.5 6493Met Target
Lowest Performing 34.8 35.3 0.5 29.9 851No Change
High needs 28.2 26.3 -1.9 25.7 5592Improved Below Target
Low income 30.4 28.1 -2.3 27.7 5063Met Target
EL and Former EL 29.4 24.8 -4.6 26.1 3224Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 35.9 23.2 -12.7 31.6 1254Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 9.6 17.5 7.9 6.4 800Declined
Afr. Amer./Black 29.7 17.6 -12.1 26.1 344Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 28.5 24.7 -3.8 24.7 3283Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 18--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 27.1 25.1 -2.0 24.2 1872Improved Below 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 627 62099Yes 1 625 62199Yes 1 319 31599Yes 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 539 532 537 533 276 272 1,352 1,33799Yes1
Low income 486 479 484 480 250 246 1,220 1,20599Yes1
EL and Former EL 307 302 306 304 157 154 770 76099Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 132 130 132 130 72 71 336 33199Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 1 1 1 1 0- 2----
Asian 78 78 77 77 41 41 196 196100Yes1
Afr. Amer./Black 33 33 33 33 19 19 85 85100Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 317 311 317 314 165 161 799 78698Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 15 15 15 15 7 7 37----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl. 1 1 1 1 0- 2----
White 182 181 181 180 87 87 450 448100Yes1


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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