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Ayer Shirley Regional High School

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2024 Official Accountability Report - Ayer Shirley Regional High School

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Ayer Shirley School District (06160000)

TITLE I STATUS
Title I School

SCHOOL
Ayer Shirley Regional High School (06160505)

GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

REGION
West/Central

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

School of Recognition

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
66% - Substantial progress toward targets	55

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2023	2024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	39%	84%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)	66%
	Substantial 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	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Achievement total	11	12	47.5	11	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	2	4	-
	Growth total	5	8	22.5	5	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	8	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		8.7	10.7	-	9.0	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		81%		-	87%		-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		84%

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	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Science achievement	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	4	12	47.5	-	-	-
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Growth total	5	8	22.5	-	-	-
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	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	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	8	10.0	-	-	-
Weighted total		4.2	10.7	-	-	-	-
Percentage of possible points		39%		-	-		-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		39%

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	20%	65%
Weight	40%	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 (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	3	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	0	4	-
	Science achievement	4	4	-
	Achievement total	7	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-
	Growth total	5	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	4	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	0	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	4	4	-
	High school completion total	8	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		6.9	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		65%		-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		65%

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	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	1	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	0	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	0	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	4	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	0	4	-
	Additional indicators total	4	8	10.0
Weighted total		2.1	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		20%		-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		20%

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	511.9	515.5	3.6	513.4	101	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	485.2	495.6	10.4	490.3	22	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
High Needs	499.9	502.9	3.0	502.5	37	3	Path Forward: Met Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Low Income	502.9	506.3	3.4	505.4	28	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	513.1	517.9	4.8	515.6	66	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2023 Achievement	2024 Achievement	Change	2024 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	498.6	500.6	2.0	500.1	101	3	Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing	480.1	485.6	5.5	485.2	22	3	Path Forward: Met Target
High Needs	491.2	489.4	-1.8	495.0	37	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Low Income	495.3	490.8	-4.5	498.9	28	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	500.3	502.1	1.8	502.3	66	3	Recovery Path: Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2023 Achievement	2024 Achievement	Change	2024 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	499.4	508.0	8.6	502.0	91	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	480.0	491.3	11.3	483.2	22	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
High Needs	490.5	496.5	6.0	492.6	31	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Low Income	494.2	497.1	2.9	497.5	23	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	501.6	509.7	8.1	504.2	64	4	Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

English language arts growth - High school
Group	2024 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	57.2	95	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	57.7	22	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	56.0	33	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	1	-	-
Low Income	55.8	25	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	-	13	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	4	-	-
Black or African American	-	8	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	17	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	3	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	57.7	63	3	Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group	2024 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	45.6	95	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	48.8	22	2	Typical Growth - Low
High Needs	43.2	33	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	1	-	-
Low Income	42.8	26	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	-	13	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	4	-	-
Black or African American	-	8	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	17	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	3	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-
White	46.6	63	2	Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	84.6	92.3	7.7	86.6	91	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	73.7	84.8	11.1	77.2	46	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Low Income	66.7	84.6	17.9	70.7	39	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	84.2	94.4	10.2	86.0	71	4	Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group	2021 Rate (%)	2022 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	95.1	87.2	-7.9	95.0	78	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	84.0	78.9	-5.1	87.1	38	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Low Income	83.3	73.3	-10.0	86.9	30	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	98.2	86.0	-12.2	95.0	57	0	Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	1.9	0.5	-1.4	1.7	394	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	2.5	1.4	-1.1	2.3	146	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Low Income	2.6	0.9	-1.7	2.3	108	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	58	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	21	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	56	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	1.4	0.3	-1.1	1.3	289	4	Exceeded 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	24.9	13.7	-11.2	23.6	424	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	30.8	9.1	-21.7	26.0	22	4	Exceeded Target
High Needs	36.4	22.9	-13.5	34.1	175	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Low Income	35.7	25.4	-10.3	31.1	130	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	68	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	26	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	67	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
White	24.9	13.5	-11.4	23.5	297	4	Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	62.3	65.8	3.5	65.6	219	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	41.8	51.0	9.2	47.1	96	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
Low Income	50.0	52.2	2.2	56.7	69	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	-	-	-	-	41	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	32	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	64.2	71.2	7.0	67.7	156	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	105	105	100	Yes	1	105	105	100	Yes	1	105	105	100	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	41	41	41	41	41	41	123	123	100	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	3	3	3	3	3	3	9	-	-	-	-
Low Income	30	30	30	30	30	30	90	90	100	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	16	16	16	16	16	16	48	-	-	-	-
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	4	4	4	4	4	4	12	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	8	8	8	8	8	8	24	-	-	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	21	21	21	21	21	21	63	63	100	Yes	1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	3	3	3	3	3	3	9	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	69	69	69	69	69	69	207	207	100	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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