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2024 Official Accountability Report - Watertown High
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Watertown (03140000)		TITLE I STATUS
Non-Title I School
SCHOOL
Watertown High (03140505)		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
45% - Moderate progress toward targets42

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage70%29%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		45%
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 achievement04-24-
Mathematics achievement04-04-
Science achievement04-14-
Achievement total01240.031267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-34-
Mathematics growth34-34-
Growth total5820.06822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04----
Extended engagement rate24----
Annual dropout rate44----
High school completion total61220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total1410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism14-04-
Advanced coursework completion04----
Additional indicators total1810.00410.0
Weighted total2.410.0-3.410.3-
Percentage of possible points 24%-33%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage29%

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 achievement44----
Mathematics achievement44----
Science achievement44----
Achievement total121240.0---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24----
Mathematics growth44----
Growth total6820.0---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate24----
Extended engagement rate14----
Annual dropout rate04----
High school completion total31220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total4410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04----
Advanced coursework completion04----
Additional indicators total0810.0---
Weighted total7.010.0----
Percentage of possible points 70%---
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage70%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
40

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage55%22%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		35%
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 achievement04-
Mathematics achievement04-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total01247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth34-
Growth total5822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04-
Extended engagement rate14-
Annual dropout rate44-
High school completion total51220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism14-
Advanced coursework completion14-
Additional indicators total2810.0
Weighted total2.310.7-
Percentage of possible points 22%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage22%

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 achievement44-
Science achievement24-
Achievement total81247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth34-
Growth total5822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate24-
Extended engagement rate34-
Annual dropout rate04-
High school completion total51220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism04-
Advanced coursework completion04-
Additional indicators total0810.0
Weighted total5.910.7-
Percentage of possible points 55%-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage55%

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 504.6 498.6 -6.0 506.2 1790Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 477.2 480.0 2.8 482.3 372Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High needs 495.8 488.6 -7.2 499.1 1070Path Forward: Declined
Low income 495.9 489.7 -6.2 497.6 900Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL 476.6 475.5 -1.1 478.4 380Recovery Path: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 489.5 479.4 -10.1 492.1 310Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 14--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 6--
Hispanic/Latino 491.3 490.2 -1.1 494.8 590Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 11--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 508.3 504.0 -4.3 511.3 890Path Forward: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 507.3 504.0 -3.3 509.4 1710Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 483.1 479.9 -3.2 488.2 350Path Forward: Declined
High needs 498.6 492.9 -5.7 500.8 1010Recovery Path: Declined
Low income 498.9 494.4 -4.5 501.8 840Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL 487.7 485.3 -2.4 492.8 350Path Forward: Declined
Students w/ disabilities 490.6 478.7 -11.9 495.0 290Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 14--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 6--
Hispanic/Latino 494.9 495.6 0.7 499.3 542Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 11--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 509.7 507.9 -1.8 511.0 860Recovery Path: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 500.7 498.9 -1.8 504.1 1700Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 478.6 478.5 -0.1 483.3 371Path Forward: No Change
High needs 491.9 489.2 -2.7 495.3 990Recovery Path: Declined
Low income 492.2 490.0 -2.2 495.4 840Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL 477.0 477.6 0.6 481.3 332Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 484.4 479.6 -4.8 487.0 290Recovery Path: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 13--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 5--
Hispanic/Latino 492.4 489.0 -3.4 497.1 570Recovery Path: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 11--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 503.0 505.2 2.2 505.9 842Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 42.8 1542Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 52.4 373Typical Growth - High
High needs 43.4 862Typical Growth - Low
Low income 41.5 702Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 18--
Students w/ disabilities 42.8 312Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 12--
Afr. Amer./Black- 4--
Hispanic/Latino 49.3 452Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 11--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 37.8 821Low Growth

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 58.8 1503Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 52.9 353Typical Growth - High
High needs 56.2 833Typical Growth - High
Low income 56.3 673Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL- 18--
Students w/ disabilities 46.2 292Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 12--
Afr. Amer./Black- 4--
Hispanic/Latino 61.0 434Exceeded Typical Growth
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 11--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 56.2 803Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 89.0 86.4 -2.6 91.5 1690Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 83.8 78.1 -5.7 88.2 1050Declined
Low income 82.0 76.4 -5.6 86.1 890Declined
EL and Former EL 51.9 48.3 -3.6 59.8 290Declined
Students w/ disabilities 92.0 73.3 -18.7 95.0 300Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 15--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 6--
Hispanic/Latino 71.4 65.0 -6.4 75.9 400Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 10--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 95.3 92.7 -2.6 95.0 960Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 91.1 91.4 0.3 93.2 1632Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 87.8 87.6 -0.2 91.5 1051No Change
Low income 90.9 85.4 -5.5 94.6 890Declined
EL and Former EL 72.7 55.6 -17.1 79.4 270Declined
Students w/ disabilities 84.6 100.0 15.4 89.7 254Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 18--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 7--
Hispanic/Latino 77.3 76.2 -1.1 82.1 420Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 11--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 94.7 96.5 1.8 95.0 854Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 2.7 1.8 -0.9 2.4 7294Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 4.4 2.8 -1.6 4.0 3984Exceeded Target
Low income 5.0 1.8 -3.2 4.5 3274Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 17.1 10.5 -6.6 15.4 954Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 2.7 0.8 -1.9 2.4 1204Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 5--
Asian---- 61--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 29--
Hispanic/Latino 9.9 5.5 -4.4 8.9 1814Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 47--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 1.1 0.7 -0.4 1.0 4064Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 34.4 33.8 -0.6 39.9 741No Change
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
EL and Former EL 34.4 33.8 -0.6 39.9 741No Change
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 32.4 32.6 0.2 30.1 7891No Change
Lowest Performing 29.5 37.8 8.3 23.7 370Declined
High needs 41.3 41.8 0.5 37.5 4661No Change
Low income 42.7 43.1 0.4 37.6 4011No Change
EL and Former EL 48.5 43.2 -5.3 44.3 1854Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 37.5 40.0 2.5 33.1 1250Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 56--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 38--
Hispanic/Latino 51.8 49.0 -2.8 47.8 2082Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 53--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 27.1 28.0 0.9 24.6 4320Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 61.0 58.0 -3.0 65.1 3810Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 43.5 42.9 -0.6 49.6 2191No Change
Low income 46.5 43.3 -3.2 53.3 1870Declined
EL and Former EL 24.1 26.8 2.7 30.8 712Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 31.9 22.6 -9.3 40.0 620Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 30--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 19--
Hispanic/Latino 38.0 43.6 5.6 45.4 782Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 26--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 69.5 63.7 -5.8 73.6 2260Declined

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 201 19798Yes 1 197 18795Yes 1 201 19798Yes 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 128 125 125 117 128 125 381 36796Yes1
Low income 108 105 105 97 108 106 321 30896Yes1
EL and Former EL 57 54 55 49 57 55 169 15895Yes2
Students w/ disabilities 34 33 34 31 34 33 102 9795Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----------
Asian 16 16 15 15 16 16 47----
Afr. Amer./Black 8 8 8 8 8 8 24----
Hispanic/Latino 71 68 70 62 71 69 212 19995Yes2
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 12 12 12 12 12 12 36----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 94 93 92 90 94 92 280 27598Yes1


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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