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2024 Official Accountability Report - James Russell Lowell
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Watertown (03140000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
James Russell Lowell (03140025)		GRADES SERVED
K,01,02,03,04,05
REGION
Coastal		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
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Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage74%55%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		63%
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 achievement04-24-
Mathematics achievement34-44-
Science achievement04----
Achievement total31260.06867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-
Mathematics growth44-34-
Growth total7820.05822.5
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 absenteeism44-14-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.01410.0
Weighted total3.99.6-5.37.6-
Percentage of possible points 41%-70%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage55%

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 achievement04-44-
Mathematics achievement24-44-
Science achievement34----
Achievement total51260.08867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth44-34-
Mathematics growth44-44-
Growth total8820.07822.5
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 absenteeism44-14-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.01410.0
Weighted total5.39.6-7.17.6-
Percentage of possible points 55%-93%-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage74%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
84

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage65%35%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		47%
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 achievement14-
Achievement total31267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth34-
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 total3.610.3-
Percentage of possible points 35%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage35%

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 achievement14-
Mathematics achievement44-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total71267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-
Mathematics growth44-
Growth total7822.5
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 total6.710.3-
Percentage of possible points 65%-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage65%

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 501.8 500.0 -1.8 504.8 1700Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 474.7 475.0 0.3 479.9 272Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High needs 491.2 487.0 -4.2 493.8 870Recovery Path: Declined
Low income 489.5 484.4 -5.1 491.9 570Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL 488.2 482.2 -6.0 491.1 460Recovery Path: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 482.4 479.6 -2.8 484.8 450Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 10--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 7--
Hispanic/Latino 491.3 485.4 -5.9 493.9 440Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 18--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 507.2 508.7 1.5 510.0 914Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 503.0 505.5 2.5 505.3 1703Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 474.2 482.3 8.1 478.5 274Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High needs 492.9 493.4 0.5 494.8 872Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low income 490.3 491.9 1.6 493.0 572Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL 493.0 492.1 -0.9 495.9 460Recovery Path: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 484.1 483.8 -0.3 487.3 451Path Forward: No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 10--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 7--
Hispanic/Latino 491.6 489.1 -2.5 494.5 440Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 18--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 508.5 513.1 4.6 510.2 914Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 506.3 503.6 -2.7 508.5 510Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 10--
High needs 494.4 494.2 -0.2 497.9 281Path Forward: No Change
Low income---- 18--
EL and Former EL---- 13--
Students w/ disabilities---- 16--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian-------
Afr. Amer./Black---- 2--
Hispanic/Latino---- 12--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 8--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 509.6 512.2 2.6 511.8 294Path Forward: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 58.1 1123Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 48.6 272Typical Growth - Low
High needs 48.6 592Typical Growth - Low
Low income 44.3 382Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL 47.1 282Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities 43.0 342Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 5--
Afr. Amer./Black- 6--
Hispanic/Latino 48.3 302Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 14--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 68.9 574Exceeded Typical Growth

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 64.4 1154Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing 56.9 273Typical Growth - High
High needs 58.7 623Typical Growth - High
Low income 56.8 413Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL 57.6 313Typical Growth - High
Students w/ disabilities 53.6 343Typical Growth - High
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 6--
Afr. Amer./Black- 6--
Hispanic/Latino 54.1 303Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 14--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 70.0 594Exceeded Typical Growth

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 71.1 73.2 2.1 75.1 413Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
EL and Former EL 71.1 73.2 2.1 75.1 413Met 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 13.5 4.9 -8.6 12.4 3084Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 11.1 11.1 0.0 7.8 271No Change
High needs 19.5 8.9 -10.6 17.4 1574Exceeded Target
Low income 23.1 11.3 -11.8 18.8 1064Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 15.1 10.2 -4.9 12.1 884Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 19.6 7.5 -12.1 17.1 674Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 26--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 9--
Hispanic/Latino 19.0 9.7 -9.3 14.8 724Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 40--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 11.3 3.7 -7.6 10.1 1614Exceeded 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 180 180100Yes 1 180 180100Yes 1 56 56100Yes 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 96 96 96 96 33 33 225 225100Yes1
Low income 64 64 64 64 22 22 150 150100Yes1
EL and Former EL 53 53 53 53 17 17 123 123100Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 46 46 46 46 17 17 109 109100Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----------
Asian 10 10 10 10 0- 20----
Afr. Amer./Black 7 7 7 7 2 2 16----
Hispanic/Latino 46 46 46 46 13 13 105 105100Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 20 20 20 20 9 9 49 49100Yes1
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 97 97 97 97 32 32 226 226100Yes1


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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