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2024 Official Accountability Report - Somerville High
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Somerville (02740000)		TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School
SCHOOL
Somerville High (02740505)		GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12
REGION
Coastal		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
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Accountability Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
Moderate progress toward targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
27% - Moderate progress toward targets27

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage35%22%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		27%
Moderate progress toward targets

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All students
(High school grades)		 Lowest performing students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement24-04-
Mathematics achievement04-04-
Science achievement04-04-
Achievement total21240.001267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total5820.04822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04----
Extended engagement rate04----
Annual dropout rate44----
High school completion total41220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-24-
Advanced coursework completion44----
Additional indicators total4810.02410.0
Weighted total3.310.0-1.110.3-
Percentage of possible points 33%-11%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage22%

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All students
(High school grades)		 Lowest performing students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04----
Mathematics achievement04----
Science achievement34----
Achievement total31240.0---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24----
Mathematics growth24----
Growth total4820.0---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04----
Extended engagement rate44----
Annual dropout rate04----
High school completion total41220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44----
Advanced coursework completion34----
Additional indicators total7810.0---
Weighted total3.510.0----
Percentage of possible points 35%---
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage35%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
21

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage25%20%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		22%
Limited or no progress toward targets

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-
Mathematics achievement04-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total01247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total4822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04-
Extended engagement rate04-
Annual dropout rate44-
High school completion total41220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-
Advanced coursework completion44-
Additional indicators total4810.0
Weighted total2.110.7-
Percentage of possible points 20%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage20%

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-
Mathematics achievement04-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total21247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total4822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04-
Extended engagement rate14-
Annual dropout rate04-
High school completion total11220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion24-
Additional indicators total6810.0
Weighted total2.710.7-
Percentage of possible points 25%-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage25%

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 501.4 502.6 1.2 503.5 3062Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 480.5 478.2 -2.3 485.6 580Path Forward: Declined
High needs 489.7 489.1 -0.6 493.0 2020Path Forward: Declined
Low income 489.7 489.2 -0.5 492.5 1721Path Forward: No Change
EL and Former EL 465.8 466.5 0.7 468.7 662Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 486.4 488.7 2.3 489.0 623Path Forward: Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 19--
Afr. Amer./Black 498.2 491.3 -6.9 502.8 220Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic/Latino 489.1 490.0 0.9 490.6 1442Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 16--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 516.4 517.4 1.0 519.4 1043Path Forward: Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 495.9 494.7 -1.2 497.7 3040Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 477.7 471.1 -6.6 482.8 590Path Forward: Declined
High needs 486.4 484.0 -2.4 490.5 2010Path Forward: Declined
Low income 486.3 484.2 -2.1 488.4 1710Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL 473.2 471.1 -2.1 478.3 640Path Forward: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 482.0 480.5 -1.5 486.4 640Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 19--
Afr. Amer./Black 489.0 484.9 -4.1 492.2 230Recovery Path: Declined
Hispanic/Latino 485.0 485.3 0.3 490.1 1422Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 16--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 508.5 506.0 -2.5 511.4 1030Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 498.5 496.9 -1.6 501.7 2760Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 475.1 472.6 -2.5 479.8 580Path Forward: Declined
High needs 487.1 485.1 -2.0 489.9 1760Recovery Path: Declined
Low income 487.6 486.2 -1.4 491.0 1500Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL 471.3 469.3 -2.0 475.2 520Recovery Path: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 478.8 479.8 1.0 482.9 592Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 15--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 19--
Hispanic/Latino 485.9 486.8 0.9 489.5 1332Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 15--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 512.2 509.0 -3.2 514.5 930Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 54.6 2513Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 48.7 582Typical Growth - Low
High needs 48.1 1532Typical Growth - Low
Low income 48.0 1342Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 48.3 282Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities 46.5 552Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 15--
Afr. Amer./Black- 18--
Hispanic/Latino 51.5 1093Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 12--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.- 1--
White 61.3 964Exceeded Typical Growth

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 43.3 2512Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 42.7 592Typical Growth - Low
High needs 41.3 1542Typical Growth - Low
Low income 42.3 1342Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 41.4 282Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities 39.6 571Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 15--
Afr. Amer./Black- 19--
Hispanic/Latino 41.2 1082Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 12--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.- 1--
White 45.3 962Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 89.7 87.9 -1.8 92.2 2890Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 86.6 84.1 -2.5 91.0 2200Declined
Low income 86.6 83.8 -2.8 90.7 1970Declined
EL and Former EL 73.1 59.6 -13.5 81.0 520Declined
Students w/ disabilities 81.4 87.3 5.9 88.7 552Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 15--
Afr. Amer./Black 97.1 90.0 -7.1 95.0 300Declined
Hispanic/Latino 83.9 80.0 -3.9 88.4 1400Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 95.7 97.0 1.3 95.0 1014Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 96.3 93.1 -3.2 95.0 3210Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 94.3 91.1 -3.2 95.0 2460Declined
Low income 94.5 91.4 -3.1 95.0 2320Declined
EL and Former EL 76.7 80.6 3.9 83.4 672Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 97.8 93.2 -4.6 95.0 590Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 19--
Afr. Amer./Black 96.0 100.0 4.0 95.0 354Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 92.6 88.2 -4.4 95.0 1610Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 11--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 100.0 97.8 -2.2 95.0 934Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 2.3 1.5 -0.8 2.1 1,2964Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 3.3 2.3 -1.0 3.0 8424Exceeded Target
Low income 3.1 2.5 -0.6 2.8 7113Met Target
EL and Former EL 8.8 7.2 -1.6 7.9 2353Met Target
Students w/ disabilities 1.8 1.3 -0.5 1.6 2284Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 75--
Afr. Amer./Black 0.7 0.0 -0.7 1.0 1194Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 3.8 2.9 -0.9 3.4 6154Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 33--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 1.4 0.0 -1.4 1.3 4514Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 20.5 19.6 -0.9 22.0 1943Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
EL and Former EL 20.5 19.6 -0.9 22.0 1943Met 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 - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 29.8 31.9 2.1 27.5 1,4030Declined
Lowest Performing 32.9 28.8 -4.1 27.1 592Improved Below Target
High needs 36.2 39.6 3.4 32.4 9400Declined
Low income 36.1 40.3 4.2 31.0 8170Declined
EL and Former EL 47.3 52.9 5.6 43.1 3670Declined
Students w/ disabilities 35.6 37.1 1.5 31.2 2320Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 83--
Afr. Amer./Black 23.8 29.6 5.8 20.7 1420Declined
Hispanic/Latino 38.0 40.9 2.9 34.0 6500Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 49--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White 22.4 23.1 0.7 19.9 4760Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 60.1 68.3 8.2 64.2 6634Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 47.9 55.2 7.3 54.0 4174Exceeded Target
Low income 47.7 53.0 5.3 54.5 3682Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 29.6 33.8 4.2 36.3 1482Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 40.5 56.3 15.8 48.6 964Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 42--
Afr. Amer./Black 54.8 64.2 9.4 63.8 673Met Target
Hispanic/Latino 45.9 57.4 11.5 53.3 2914Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 16--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 75.3 78.8 3.5 79.4 2453Met 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 324 32099Yes 1 322 31899Yes 1 323 322100Yes 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 219 215 218 214 218 217 655 64699Yes1
Low income 186 183 185 182 185 184 556 54999Yes1
EL and Former EL 80 78 79 76 79 79 238 23398Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 65 62 65 64 65 64 195 19097Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----------
Asian 20 20 20 20 20 20 60 60100Yes1
Afr. Amer./Black 24 23 24 24 24 24 72 7199Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 157 155 156 153 156 156 469 46499Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 16 16 16 16 16 16 48----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl. 1 1 1 1 1 1 3----
White 106 105 105 104 106 105 317 31499Yes1


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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