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2024 Official Accountability Report - Van Sickle Academy
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Springfield (02810000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Van Sickle Academy (02810485)		GRADES SERVED
06,07,08
REGION
Strategic Transformation		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI)

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage68%56%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		60%
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 achievement04-44-
Mathematics achievement04-34-
Science achievement24----
Achievement total21267.57867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-44-
Mathematics growth24-34-
Growth total5822.57822.5
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 absenteeism44-04-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.00410.0
Weighted total2.910.3-6.37.6-
Percentage of possible points 28%-83%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage56%

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 achievement44-24-
Mathematics achievement24-24-
Science achievement44----
Achievement total101260.04867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-
Mathematics growth24-34-
Growth total5820.05822.5
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 total7.79.6-4.27.6-
Percentage of possible points 80%-55%-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage68%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
19

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage81%28%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		49%
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 achievement04-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total21267.5
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 total2.910.3-
Percentage of possible points 28%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage28%

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 achievement44-
Mathematics achievement24-
Science achievement44-
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%-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage81%

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 484.7 483.1 -1.6 488.1 2370Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 453.3 462.8 9.5 458.4 304Path Forward: Exceeded Target
High needs 483.0 482.0 -1.0 486.5 2200Path Forward: Declined
Low income 483.5 483.0 -0.5 486.5 2081Path Forward: No Change
EL and Former EL 480.8 477.9 -2.9 484.5 530Path Forward: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 470.8 473.1 2.3 473.6 943Recovery Path: Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 7--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 24--
Hispanic/Latino 483.6 481.3 -2.3 486.9 1830Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 488.3 490.8 2.5 491.8 212Path Forward: Improved Below Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 480.5 479.7 -0.8 483.7 2370Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 461.0 465.8 4.8 466.1 303Path Forward: Met Target
High needs 479.2 478.6 -0.6 482.5 2200Path Forward: Declined
Low income 479.7 479.1 -0.6 482.5 2080Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL 477.2 472.7 -4.5 480.7 530Path Forward: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 473.2 472.4 -0.8 476.9 940Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 7--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 24--
Hispanic/Latino 478.8 478.5 -0.3 481.9 1831Path Forward: No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 489.2 485.6 -3.6 492.9 210Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 482.7 484.0 1.3 487.0 782Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing---- 16--
High needs 480.9 483.3 2.4 485.2 722Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low income 481.4 483.9 2.5 485.5 682Path Forward: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 22--
Students w/ disabilities 472.0 481.7 9.7 476.0 304Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 10--
Hispanic/Latino 481.7 482.5 0.8 485.6 572Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-------
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 8--

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 50.8 2003Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 60.0 304Exceeded Typical Growth
High needs 50.6 1833Typical Growth - High
Low income 51.1 1723Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL 53.1 403Typical Growth - High
Students w/ disabilities 43.1 582Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian- 7--
Afr. Amer./Black- 19--
Hispanic/Latino 51.2 1593Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White- 13--

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 45.9 2022Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 50.9 303Typical Growth - High
High needs 45.0 1852Typical Growth - Low
Low income 45.5 1742Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 39.8 401Low Growth
Students w/ disabilities 39.8 601Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian- 7--
Afr. Amer./Black- 19--
Hispanic/Latino 45.7 1602Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White- 14--

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students-------
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
EL and Former EL-------
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 41.5 38.1 -3.4 39.3 2604Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 48.4 53.3 4.9 43.5 300Declined
High needs 43.9 38.6 -5.3 41.4 2414Exceeded Target
Low income 44.8 39.7 -5.1 42.1 2294Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 36.4 39.0 2.6 33.1 590Declined
Students w/ disabilities 51.6 39.8 -11.8 47.3 1034Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 7--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 29--
Hispanic/Latino 42.7 41.5 -1.2 38.9 2002Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 50.0 31.8 -18.2 47.1 224Exceeded 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 253 253100Yes 1 254 254100Yes 1 80 80100Yes 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 236 236 236 236 74 74 546 546100Yes1
Low income 224 224 224 224 70 70 518 518100Yes1
EL and Former EL 57 57 57 57 22 22 136 136100Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 103 103 103 103 30 30 236 236100Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 1 1 1 1 0- 2----
Asian 7 7 7 7 3 3 17----
Afr. Amer./Black 27 27 28 28 11 11 66 66100Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 194 194 194 194 58 58 446 446100Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 2 2 2 2 0- 4----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 22 22 22 22 8 8 52 52100Yes1


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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