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Athol High

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2024 Official Accountability Report - Athol High

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Athol-Royalston (06150000)

TITLE I STATUS
Title I School

SCHOOL
Athol High (06150505)

GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

REGION
West/Central

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI)

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

In need of focused/targeted support

Low student group performance: White

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
34% - Moderate progress toward targets	12

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2023	2024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	20%	44%
Weight	40%	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		All students (High school grades)			Lowest performing students (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	0	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	3	4	-
	Achievement total	0	12	47.5	7	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	1	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	3	8	22.5	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	1	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	9	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	7	8	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		3.2	10.7	-	6.0	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		30%		-	58%		-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		44%

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		All students (High school grades)			Lowest performing students (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	0	12	47.5	-	-	-
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics growth	1	4	-	-	-	-
	Growth total	3	8	22.5	-	-	-
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	4	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Advanced coursework completion	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	6	8	10.0	-	-	-
Weighted total		2.1	10.7	-	-	-	-
Percentage of possible points		20%		-	-		-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		20%

Student group percentile

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

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2023	2024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	22%	44%
Weight	40%	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)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	1	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-
	Achievement total	3	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	1	4	-
	Growth total	3	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	2	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	4	4	-
	High school completion total	10	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	2	4	-
	Additional indicators total	6	8	10.0
Weighted total		4.7	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		44%		-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		44%

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High Needs Student Group (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	0	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-
	Achievement total	0	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	1	4	-
	Growth total	3	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	4	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	0	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-
	High school completion total	4	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	4	4	-
	Additional indicators total	8	8	10.0
Weighted total		2.3	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		22%		-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		22%

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	492.4	491.2	-1.2	494.4	90	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	467.1	474.4	7.3	472.2	20	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
High Needs	486.8	488.5	1.7	491.1	63	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Low Income	488.5	488.8	0.3	493.4	60	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	493.5	489.6	-3.9	498.6	66	0	Path Forward: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2023 Achievement	2024 Achievement	Change	2024 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	490.0	487.6	-2.4	494.1	89	0	Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing	475.4	474.8	-0.6	480.5	20	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	485.0	485.0	0.0	489.2	62	1	Path Forward: No Change
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Low Income	486.8	485.7	-1.1	490.6	59	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	491.8	486.4	-5.4	495.8	65	0	Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2023 Achievement	2024 Achievement	Change	2024 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	488.6	484.3	-4.3	493.7	86	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing	466.0	470.4	4.4	469.9	20	3	Path Forward: Met Target
High Needs	483.1	481.9	-1.2	490.5	60	0	Recovery Path: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Low Income	484.6	482.0	-2.6	492.2	57	0	Recovery Path: Declined
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	489.1	483.5	-5.6	494.4	63	0	Recovery Path: Declined

English language arts growth - High school
Group	2024 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	46.8	80	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	49.3	20	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	44.5	54	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	1	-	-
Low Income	44.1	52	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	-	12	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	0	-	-
Black or African American	-	3	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	15	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	2	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	47.6	60	2	Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group	2024 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	36.8	79	1	Low Growth
Lowest Performing	46.9	20	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	38.7	53	1	Low Growth
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	2	-	-
Low Income	38.9	51	1	Low Growth
Students with Disabilities	-	12	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	1	-	-
Black or African American	-	3	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	16	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	2	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	34.3	57	1	Low Growth

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	85.9	85.4	-0.5	90.4	82	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	80.0	82.9	2.9	85.1	70	2	Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Low Income	80.4	83.3	2.9	85.7	66	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	25	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	86.6	90.5	3.9	90.5	63	3	Met Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group	2021 Rate (%)	2022 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	74.7	91.0	16.3	77.4	78	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	66.7	87.3	20.6	70.3	55	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Low Income	66.7	88.2	21.5	71.0	51	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	73.3	91.0	17.7	76.1	67	4	Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	2.7	2.0	-0.7	2.4	402	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	3.9	2.5	-1.4	3.5	283	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Low Income	4.3	2.0	-2.3	3.9	254	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	97	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	78	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	2.9	2.4	-0.5	2.6	290	3	Met 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Low Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	33.6	21.9	-11.7	30.6	429	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	40.9	25.0	-15.9	34.0	20	4	Exceeded Target
High Needs	37.9	28.0	-9.9	34.3	304	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	33	-	-
Low Income	38.9	28.6	-10.3	34.9	280	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	102	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	19	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	87	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	30.3	20.1	-10.2	26.7	304	4	Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	63.5	68.6	5.1	68.3	207	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	57.9	60.1	2.2	63.0	138	2	Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Low Income	59.6	62.6	3.0	64.9	123	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	49	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	47	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	63.2	69.3	6.1	68.0	140	4	Exceeded Target

Assessment participation - All students
Group	English language arts					Mathematics					Science
Group	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate
All Students	95	92	97	Yes	1	96	91	95	Yes	1	97	95	98	Yes	1

Assessment participation - Student Group
Group	English language arts		Mathematics		Science		Overall
Group	Enrolled	Assessed	Enrolled	Assessed	Enrolled	Assessed	Total Enrolled	Total Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate
High Needs	68	65	69	64	69	67	206	196	95	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	4	4	4	4	4	4	12	-	-	-	-
Low Income	64	61	64	60	64	63	192	184	96	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	15	14	16	14	16	14	47	-	-	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	5	5	5	5	5	5	15	-	-	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	19	18	19	18	19	19	57	-	-	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	68	66	69	65	70	68	207	199	96	Yes	1

About this report

About the Data

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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