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2024 Official Accountability Report - High School Of Commerce
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Springfield (02810000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
High School Of Commerce (02810510)		GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12
REGION
Strategic Transformation		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
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Accountability Information

Overall classificationRequiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
In need of focused/targeted support
Pending Approval of Underperforming Exit Assurances; Among the lowest performing 10% of schools

Low participation rate: Students w/disabilities
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
44% - Moderate progress toward targets10

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage54%37%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		44%
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 achievement24-34-
Mathematics achievement04-04-
Science achievement24-14-
Achievement total41240.041267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-14-
Growth total4820.03822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04----
Extended engagement rate04----
Annual dropout rate14----
High school completion total11220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion44----
Additional indicators total8810.04410.0
Weighted total3.710.0-3.810.3-
Percentage of possible points 37%-37%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage37%

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 achievement34----
Mathematics achievement24----
Science achievement24----
Achievement total71240.0---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34----
Mathematics growth24----
Growth total5820.0---
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 completion44----
Additional indicators total8810.0---
Weighted total5.410.0----
Percentage of possible points 54%---
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage54%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
16

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage51%35%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		41%
Moderate 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 achievement24-
Mathematics achievement04-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total41247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total4822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04-
Extended engagement rate04-
Annual dropout rate14-
High school completion total11220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-
Advanced coursework completion44-
Additional indicators total7810.0
Weighted total3.710.7-
Percentage of possible points 35%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage35%

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 achievement24-
Mathematics achievement24-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total61247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total4822.5
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 total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion44-
Additional indicators total8810.0
Weighted total5.410.7-
Percentage of possible points 51%-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage51%

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 491.4 493.6 2.2 494.9 2062Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 463.2 468.0 4.8 468.3 323Path Forward: Met Target
High needs 489.2 492.2 3.0 493.5 1862Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low income 489.2 492.3 3.1 494.1 1832Path Forward: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 468.9 479.1 10.2 472.4 404Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 478.1 479.1 1.0 481.3 482Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black 494.2 495.8 1.6 499.3 382Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 487.8 490.7 2.9 491.5 1442Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 4--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 18--

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 489.0 486.4 -2.6 493.1 2100Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 469.7 466.3 -3.4 474.8 350Path Forward: Declined
High needs 488.0 485.6 -2.4 492.2 1910Path Forward: Declined
Low income 488.1 485.9 -2.2 491.9 1870Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL 481.6 479.1 -2.5 486.7 400Path Forward: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 482.4 478.5 -3.9 486.5 490Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black 486.9 488.2 1.3 492.0 382Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Hispanic/Latino 487.2 483.9 -3.3 491.0 1470Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 4--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 19--

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 482.0 483.3 1.3 485.7 1772Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 461.4 461.0 -0.4 465.3 341Path Forward: No Change
High needs 480.4 481.3 0.9 483.3 1622Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low income 480.5 481.5 1.0 483.6 1592Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 468.3 468.8 0.5 470.6 322Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 475.7 465.6 -10.1 478.9 420Recovery Path: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black 481.3 487.2 5.9 485.2 344Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 479.3 479.0 -0.3 482.3 1211Recovery Path: No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 4--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 16--

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 48.1 1672Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 47.5 322Typical Growth - Low
High needs 48.5 1512Typical Growth - Low
Low income 49.0 1492Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 48.8 252Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities 40.5 282Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black 50.5 313Typical Growth - High
Hispanic/Latino 46.3 1152Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White- 16--

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 41.2 1702Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 37.2 351Low Growth
High needs 41.9 1542Typical Growth - Low
Low income 42.3 1512Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 41.2 262Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities 33.6 291Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black 41.1 302Typical Growth - Low
Hispanic/Latino 41.8 1172Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 4--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White- 17--

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 84.2 73.9 -10.3 88.7 2610Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 83.7 72.9 -10.8 88.8 2510Declined
Low income 84.2 72.9 -11.3 89.5 2510Declined
EL and Former EL 75.4 49.0 -26.4 81.0 510Declined
Students w/ disabilities 71.9 55.2 -16.7 81.0 580Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 7--
Afr. Amer./Black 90.3 82.7 -7.6 95.0 520Declined
Hispanic/Latino 84.0 69.9 -14.1 90.4 1730Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 4--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White---- 23--

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 87.7 84.9 -2.8 90.4 2980Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 86.9 84.5 -2.4 90.5 2830Declined
Low income 87.0 84.9 -2.1 91.3 2780Declined
EL and Former EL 86.8 75.4 -11.4 93.8 610Declined
Students w/ disabilities 82.9 71.9 -11.0 89.9 640Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black 95.5 90.3 -5.2 95.0 620Declined
Hispanic/Latino 86.8 84.5 -2.3 90.9 2130Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White---- 17--

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 6.1 6.1 0.0 5.5 1,1031No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 6.3 6.1 -0.2 5.7 9871No Change
Low income 6.5 6.0 -0.5 5.9 9522Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 10.5 8.7 -1.8 9.5 1733Met Target
Students w/ disabilities 10.8 6.7 -4.1 9.7 2404Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 13--
Afr. Amer./Black 4.3 5.3 1.0 3.9 1880Declined
Hispanic/Latino 6.5 6.3 -0.2 5.9 7881No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 14--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---- 1--
White---- 98--

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 9.9 9.1 -0.8 11.4 1103Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
EL and Former EL 9.9 9.1 -0.8 11.4 1103Met 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 46.9 42.7 -4.2 43.9 1,1064Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 69.0 54.3 -14.7 62.1 354Exceeded Target
High needs 48.8 44.7 -4.1 45.2 9993Met Target
Low income 49.2 45.4 -3.8 45.2 9693Met Target
EL and Former EL 49.4 40.5 -8.9 45.0 2224Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 50.0 47.7 -2.3 46.2 2582Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 13--
Afr. Amer./Black 38.7 42.1 3.4 35.0 1780Declined
Hispanic/Latino 50.8 44.7 -6.1 46.9 7994Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 25--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 91--

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 63.9 72.3 8.4 68.7 5194Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 62.6 69.3 6.7 67.7 4624Exceeded Target
Low income 62.5 69.7 7.2 67.8 4454Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 53.6 56.3 2.7 61.2 1122Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 36.0 51.0 15.0 41.5 964Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 5--
Afr. Amer./Black 63.4 79.8 16.4 70.1 844Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 63.4 68.4 5.0 69.9 3802Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 7--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 43--

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 246 22896Yes 2 247 23395Yes 2 243 23396Yes 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 224 207 225 213 221 212 670 63296Yes2
Low income 220 204 221 209 217 208 658 62196Yes2
EL and Former EL 46 44 47 45 46 43 139 13295Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 64 58 64 59 63 57 191 17494No2
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----------
Asian 3 3 3 3 3 3 9----
Afr. Amer./Black 45 42 45 42 45 44 135 12895Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 172 159 173 163 169 160 514 48295Yes2
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 5 4 5 4 5 5 15----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 21 20 21 21 21 21 63 6298Yes1


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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