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2024 Official Accountability Report - Pioneer Charter School of Science
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Pioneer Charter School of Science (District) (04940000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Pioneer Charter School of Science (04940205)		GRADES SERVED
K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,11,12
REGION
Coastal		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
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Accountability Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
Substantial progress toward targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
69% - Substantial progress toward targets95

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage67%71%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		69%
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)		 All students
(High school grades)		 Lowest performing students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement24-24-44-44-
Mathematics achievement34-44-44-34-
Science achievement04----34-34-
Achievement total51260.06867.5111247.5101267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-44-44-
Mathematics growth34-44-44-44-
Growth total6820.07822.58822.58822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------44----
Extended engagement rate------44----
Annual dropout rate------44----
High school completion total------121220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total0410.0---------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-34-04-
Advanced coursework completion------04----
Additional indicators total4410.04410.03810.00410.0
Weighted total4.69.6-6.07.6-9.710.7-8.610.3-
Percentage of possible points 48%-79%-91%-84%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan63%
Weight of non-high school results:70%		87%
Weight of high school results:30%
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage71%

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All students
(Non-high school grades)		 Lowest performing students
(Non-high school grades)		 All students
(High school grades)		 Lowest performing students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-24-34----
Mathematics achievement44-34-44----
Science achievement14----44----
Achievement total51260.05867.5111247.5---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-34----
Mathematics growth34-34-34----
Growth total5820.05822.56822.5---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------44----
Extended engagement rate------44----
Annual dropout rate------34----
High school completion total------111220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total4410.0---------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-44----
Advanced coursework completion------44----
Additional indicators total4410.04410.08810.0---
Weighted total4.89.6-4.97.6-9.610.7----
Percentage of possible points 50%-65%-90%---
Percentage of possible points by gradespan57%
Weight of non-high school results:71%		90%
Weight of high school results:29%
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage67%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
98

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage81%76%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		78%
Meeting or exceeding targets

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)		 High needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement44-44-
Mathematics achievement44-44-
Science achievement04-34-
Achievement total81267.5111247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-44-
Mathematics growth34-44-
Growth total6822.58822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---44-
Extended engagement rate---44-
Annual dropout rate---44-
High school completion total---121220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-34-
Advanced coursework completion---04-
Additional indicators total4410.03810.0
Weighted total7.210.3-9.710.7-
Percentage of possible points 70%-91%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan70%
Weight of non-high school results:70%		91%
Weight of high school results:30%
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage76%

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)		 High needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement34-44-
Mathematics achievement34-44-
Science achievement34-44-
Achievement total91267.5121247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-34-
Mathematics growth34-44-
Growth total5822.57822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---44-
Extended engagement rate---44-
Annual dropout rate---44-
High school completion total---121220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-34-
Advanced coursework completion---44-
Additional indicators total4410.07810.0
Weighted total7.610.3-10.410.7-
Percentage of possible points 74%-97%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan74%
Weight of non-high school results:71%		97%
Weight of high school results:29%
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 499.5 501.2 1.7 503.7 3732Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 471.8 474.7 2.9 476.9 722Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High needs 496.3 498.9 2.6 498.0 2894Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low income 495.9 501.1 5.2 498.3 2024Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 493.5 493.7 0.2 495.9 1682Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 473.2 480.5 7.3 475.6 404Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 512.9 514.1 1.2 515.0 284Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 493.4 498.1 4.7 495.6 924Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 494.9 492.9 -2.0 497.5 900Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 16--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 505.3 506.9 1.6 506.8 1463Path Forward: Met Target

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 515.3 520.6 5.3 516.6 554Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 499.5 506.5 7.0 503.1 204Path Forward: Exceeded Target
High needs 513.1 518.6 5.5 515.0 314Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low income 513.9 519.5 5.6 517.5 294Path Forward: Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 4--
Students w/ disabilities---- 4--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 14--
Hispanic/Latino---- 13--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-------
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 518.3 518.3 0.0 519.6 243Path Forward: Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 506.1 507.7 1.6 507.8 3703Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 477.5 485.3 7.8 481.7 714Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High needs 503.9 506.3 2.4 505.7 2874Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low income 503.8 507.6 3.8 505.8 2014Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 500.9 502.2 1.3 503.9 1662Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 485.4 489.0 3.6 488.6 403Path Forward: Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 524.8 525.3 0.5 527.8 284Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 497.5 501.7 4.2 500.5 924Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 502.7 502.4 -0.3 505.6 883Path Forward: Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 16--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 511.8 512.4 0.6 513.5 1454Path Forward: Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 519.5 519.5 0.0 520.6 554Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 503.2 503.7 0.5 506.5 203Path Forward: Met Target
High needs 518.0 517.9 -0.1 520.7 314Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low income 518.8 519.5 0.7 523.3 294Path Forward: Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 4--
Students w/ disabilities---- 4--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 14--
Hispanic/Latino---- 13--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-------
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 523.9 519.9 -4.0 525.0 244Path Forward: 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 502.6 497.1 -5.5 504.8 1220Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing---- 40--
High needs 498.9 494.9 -4.0 502.4 1020Path Forward: Declined
Low income 497.7 494.5 -3.2 502.1 710Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL 492.1 492.6 0.5 496.3 663Path Forward: Met Target
Students w/ disabilities---- 8--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 11--
Afr. Amer./Black 497.0 489.3 -7.7 501.0 290Path Forward: Declined
Hispanic/Latino 498.3 494.2 -4.1 502.9 263Path Forward: Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 507.8 503.1 -4.7 510.0 500Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 516.7 510.3 -6.4 519.3 553Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing 497.2 497.6 0.4 499.8 203Path Forward: Met Target
High needs 514.1 507.7 -6.4 516.4 313Path Forward: Met Target
Low income 514.7 508.1 -6.6 516.7 293Path Forward: Met Target
EL and Former EL---- 4--
Students w/ disabilities---- 4--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 14--
Hispanic/Latino---- 13--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-------
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 521.0 509.6 -11.4 522.3 240Path Forward: Declined

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 52.0 3023Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 53.1 693Typical Growth - High
High needs 53.2 2303Typical Growth - High
Low income 53.6 1543Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL 51.1 1353Typical Growth - High
Students w/ disabilities 59.9 263Typical Growth - High
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian 57.2 233Typical Growth - High
Afr. Amer./Black 52.0 713Typical Growth - High
Hispanic/Latino 50.4 773Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 10--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 52.6 1203Typical Growth - High

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 62.3 554Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing 69.2 204Exceeded Typical Growth
High needs 63.5 314Exceeded Typical Growth
Low income 62.9 294Exceeded Typical Growth
EL and Former EL- 4--
Students w/ disabilities- 4--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black- 14--
Hispanic/Latino- 13--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 57.3 243Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 55.4 3013Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 60.7 684Exceeded Typical Growth
High needs 55.8 2303Typical Growth - High
Low income 55.2 1543Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL 57.6 1343Typical Growth - High
Students w/ disabilities 47.7 262Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian 58.0 233Typical Growth - High
Afr. Amer./Black 57.0 723Typical Growth - High
Hispanic/Latino 53.8 753Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 10--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 55.5 1203Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 60.0 554Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing 67.6 204Exceeded Typical Growth
High needs 65.5 314Exceeded Typical Growth
Low income 65.0 294Exceeded Typical Growth
EL and Former EL- 4--
Students w/ disabilities- 4--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black- 14--
Hispanic/Latino- 13--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 59.8 243Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 98.1 100.0 1.9 95.0 434Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 100.0 100.0 0.0 95.0 384Exceeded Target
Low income 100.0 100.0 0.0 95.0 374Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 1--
Students w/ disabilities---- 4--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 11--
Hispanic/Latino---- 16--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-------
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 13--

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 100.0 100.0 0.0 95.0 534Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 100.0 100.0 0.0 95.0 414Exceeded Target
Low income 100.0 100.0 0.0 95.0 374Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 5--
Students w/ disabilities---- 4--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 6--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 14--
Hispanic/Latino---- 16--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 16--

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 0.5 0.0 -0.5 1.0 2114Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1334Exceeded Target
Low income 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1144Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 14--
Students w/ disabilities---- 19--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 7--
Asian---- 12--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 47--
Hispanic/Latino---- 61--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 824Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 70.6 67.5 -3.1 74.6 1260Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
EL and Former EL 70.6 67.5 -3.1 74.6 1260Declined
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-------

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 - Non-high school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 5.0 3.3 -1.7 3.9 5094Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 8.1 5.6 -2.5 4.8 724Exceeded Target
High needs 5.4 3.7 -1.7 3.3 4074Exceeded Target
Low income 5.6 4.5 -1.1 1.3 2904Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 4.7 3.5 -1.2 1.7 2564Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 10.9 0.0 -10.9 8.4 504Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian 5.1 0.0 -5.1 3.0 394Exceeded Target
Afr. Amer./Black 3.3 0.9 -2.4 1.0 1144Exceeded Target
Hispanic/Latino 5.9 5.3 -0.6 1.7 1314Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 20--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 5.1 3.9 -1.2 3.9 2044Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 10.4 9.7 -0.7 9.3 2163Met Target
Lowest Performing 0.0 15.0 15.0 1.0 200Declined
High needs 13.6 12.3 -1.3 10.5 1303Met Target
Low income 10.7 8.0 -2.7 6.5 1134Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 28--
Students w/ disabilities---- 20--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 3--
Asian---- 20--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 45--
Hispanic/Latino---- 64--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 8.5 7.3 -1.2 7.1 824Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 93.2 79.4 -13.8 95.0 970Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 92.1 78.0 -14.1 95.0 590Declined
Low income 93.1 80.0 -13.1 95.0 500Declined
EL and Former EL---- 14--
Students w/ disabilities---- 9--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 8--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 18--
Hispanic/Latino---- 30--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 96.8 81.1 -15.7 95.0 370Declined

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 431 431100Yes 1 431 42899Yes 1 179 179100Yes 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 323 323 323 321 135 135 781 779100Yes1
Low income 234 234 234 233 102 102 570 569100Yes1
EL and Former EL 174 174 174 172 72 72 420 418100Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 44 44 44 44 12 12 100 100100Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 2 2 2 2 2 2 6----
Asian 31 31 31 31 14 14 76 76100Yes1
Afr. Amer./Black 106 106 106 106 43 43 255 255100Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 104 104 104 102 40 40 248 24699Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 16 16 16 16 5 5 37----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 172 172 172 171 75 75 419 418100Yes1


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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