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2024 Official Accountability Report - Westfield Technical Academy
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Westfield (03250000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Westfield Technical Academy (03250605)		GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12
REGION
West/Central		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
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Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage52%23%
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 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 achievement04-04-
Mathematics achievement04-04-
Science achievement24-04-
Achievement total21247.501267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth14-14-
Mathematics growth24-14-
Growth total3822.52822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate44----
Extended engagement rate04----
Annual dropout rate44----
High school completion total81220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion44----
Additional indicators total8810.04410.0
Weighted total4.010.7-0.910.3-
Percentage of possible points 37%-9%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage23%

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 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 rate44----
High school completion total81220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24----
Advanced coursework completion04----
Additional indicators total2810.0---
Weighted total5.610.7----
Percentage of possible points 52%---
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage52%

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 percentage30%36%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		34%
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 achievement24-
Achievement total21247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth14-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total3822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate44-
Extended engagement rate04-
Annual dropout rate44-
High school completion total81220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion34-
Additional indicators total7810.0
Weighted total3.910.7-
Percentage of possible points 36%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage36%

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 achievement14-
Achievement total11247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total4822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04-
Extended engagement rate44-
Annual dropout rate44-
High school completion total81220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-
Advanced coursework completion04-
Additional indicators total2810.0
Weighted total3.210.7-
Percentage of possible points 30%-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage30%

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 495.8 492.6 -3.2 498.0 1350Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 471.8 465.0 -6.8 476.9 270Path Forward: Declined
High needs 490.2 486.6 -3.6 492.0 800Recovery Path: Declined
Low income 491.3 486.7 -4.6 496.2 640Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 8--
Students w/ disabilities 481.2 480.2 -1.0 482.6 370Recovery Path: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 3--
Hispanic/Latino 493.0 488.7 -4.3 496.7 210Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 496.8 494.3 -2.5 501.9 1050Path Forward: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 492.1 491.0 -1.1 496.2 1320Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 472.6 469.8 -2.8 477.7 260Path Forward: Declined
High needs 487.4 485.6 -1.8 491.6 780Path Forward: Declined
Low income 489.4 485.0 -4.4 491.6 620Recovery Path: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 7--
Students w/ disabilities 479.4 481.2 1.8 483.5 372Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 3--
Hispanic/Latino 487.0 486.3 -0.7 490.8 210Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 493.5 492.9 -0.6 497.5 1020Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 486.3 489.7 3.4 504.8 1262Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 473.2 468.7 -4.5 477.1 270Path Forward: Declined
High needs 482.4 485.5 3.1 501.5 742Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low income 483.0 486.1 3.1 502.3 582Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 4--
Students w/ disabilities 478.5 479.3 0.8 498.2 352Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 3--
Hispanic/Latino---- 19--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 487.2 492.1 4.9 505.4 982Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 38.9 1181Low Growth
Lowest Performing 33.2 271Low Growth
High needs 38.1 751Low Growth
Low income 37.8 601Low Growth
EL and Former EL- 6--
Students w/ disabilities 37.0 361Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black- 3--
Hispanic/Latino 33.4 201Low Growth
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 40.8 892Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 41.2 1162Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 37.8 261Low Growth
High needs 40.7 742Typical Growth - Low
Low income 40.5 592Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 5--
Students w/ disabilities 43.3 362Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black- 3--
Hispanic/Latino 46.1 202Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 41.6 872Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 91.7 96.9 5.2 95.0 1284Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 91.0 96.0 5.0 95.0 1004Exceeded Target
Low income 88.6 95.6 7.0 93.9 904Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 5--
Students w/ disabilities 97.6 96.6 -1.0 95.0 294Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black-------
Hispanic/Latino---- 11--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 6--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 91.4 97.2 5.8 95.0 1094Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 97.1 93.4 -3.7 95.0 1210Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 95.5 92.1 -3.4 95.0 890Declined
Low income 94.9 90.0 -4.9 95.0 700Declined
EL and Former EL---- 5--
Students w/ disabilities 95.7 100.0 4.3 95.0 424Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black-------
Hispanic/Latino---- 14--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-------
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 96.6 93.3 -3.3 95.0 1050Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 0.9 0.6 -0.3 1.0 5434Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 1.5 0.6 -0.9 1.4 3204Exceeded Target
Low income 1.5 0.8 -0.7 1.4 2484Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 15--
Students w/ disabilities 1.5 0.0 -1.5 1.4 1354Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 6--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 5--
Hispanic/Latino 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 724Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 14--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 1.1 0.7 -0.4 1.0 4454Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - 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 - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 25.3 19.9 -5.4 22.3 5444Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 30.3 18.5 -11.8 23.4 274Exceeded Target
High needs 30.4 24.9 -5.5 26.8 3214Exceeded Target
Low income 34.5 28.6 -5.9 30.5 2524Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 29--
Students w/ disabilities 20.1 20.6 0.5 16.3 1311No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 7--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 9--
Hispanic/Latino 34.2 30.1 -4.1 30.3 833Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 10--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 24.3 17.7 -6.6 20.7 4354Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 14.5 21.9 7.4 19.3 2604Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 10.4 15.0 4.6 15.5 1473Met Target
Low income 10.5 14.4 3.9 15.8 1112Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 10--
Students w/ disabilities 5.1 7.7 2.6 10.6 652Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 1--
Hispanic/Latino 18.5 35.9 17.4 25.0 394Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 13.9 19.1 5.2 18.7 2153Met 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 136 136100Yes 1 133 133100Yes 1 136 136100Yes 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 80 80 78 78 80 80 238 238100Yes1
Low income 64 64 62 62 64 64 190 190100Yes1
EL and Former EL 8 8 7 7 8 8 23----
Students w/ disabilities 37 37 37 37 37 37 111 111100Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----------
Asian 1 1 1 1 1 1 3----
Afr. Amer./Black 3 3 3 3 3 3 9----
Hispanic/Latino 21 21 21 21 21 21 63 63100Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 5 5 5 5 5 5 15----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 106 106 103 103 106 106 315 315100Yes1


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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