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Pathfinder Vocational Technical

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2024

2024 Official Accountability Report - Pathfinder Vocational Technical

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical (08600000)

TITLE I STATUS
Title I School

SCHOOL
Pathfinder Vocational Technical (08600605)

GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

REGION
West/Central

FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

Substantial progress toward targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
51% - Substantial progress toward targets	18

OVERALL RESULTS
STUDENT GROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2023	2024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	54%	50%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)	51%
	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	2	4	-	4	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-	1	4	-
	Achievement total	6	12	47.5	5	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Growth total	5	8	22.5	6	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	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	1	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	5	8	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		5.3	10.7	-	5.1	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		50%		-	50%		-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		50%

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	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics achievement	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Achievement total	7	12	47.5	-	-	-
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Mathematics growth	2	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	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	8	8	10.0	-	-	-
Weighted total		5.8	10.7	-	-	-	-
Percentage of possible points		54%		-	-		-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		54%

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	38%	41%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage (2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)	40%
	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	0	4	-
	Science achievement	2	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	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		4.4	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		41%		-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		41%

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	2	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-
	Achievement total	4	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	1	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-
	Growth total	3	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	3	4	-
	Additional indicators total	7	8	10.0
Weighted total		4.1	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		38%		-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		38%

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	493.6	496.5	2.9	497.1	163	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	474.2	480.3	6.1	479.3	35	4	Path Forward: Exceeded Target
High Needs	488.7	491.9	3.2	493.0	84	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Low Income	491.0	495.4	4.4	495.9	63	3	Path Forward: Met Target
Students with Disabilities	480.5	481.9	1.4	483.7	37	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	494.0	496.6	2.6	499.1	138	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2023 Achievement	2024 Achievement	Change	2024 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	490.7	491.1	0.4	494.8	163	2	Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	477.9	475.9	-2.0	483.0	35	0	Path Forward: Declined
High Needs	486.7	484.4	-2.3	490.9	84	0	Path Forward: Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Low Income	488.1	486.9	-1.2	491.9	63	0	Path Forward: Declined
Students with Disabilities	482.0	476.9	-5.1	486.1	37	0	Path Forward: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	491.4	491.4	0.0	495.4	138	1	Path Forward: No Change

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group	2023 Achievement	2024 Achievement	Change	2024 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	491.1	492.3	1.2	509.1	154	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	474.2	473.9	-0.3	478.1	35	1	Path Forward: No Change
High Needs	485.6	486.2	0.6	504.4	78	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Low Income	486.4	489.8	3.4	504.8	57	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	479.3	478.2	-1.1	500.7	35	0	Recovery Path: Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	14	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	491.7	492.1	0.4	509.9	133	2	Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

English language arts growth - High school
Group	2024 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	50.8	153	3	Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing	59.2	35	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	53.0	78	3	Typical Growth - High
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	2	-	-
Low Income	51.4	59	3	Typical Growth - High
Students with Disabilities	57.7	33	3	Typical Growth - High
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	2	-	-
Black or African American	-	2	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	14	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	4	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	1	-	-
White	50.9	130	3	Typical Growth - High

Mathematics growth - High school
Group	2024 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	49.1	149	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	54.3	35	3	Typical Growth - High
High Needs	49.1	76	2	Typical Growth - Low
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	2	-	-
Low Income	47.0	58	2	Typical Growth - Low
Students with Disabilities	49.8	31	2	Typical Growth - Low
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	2	-	-
Black or African American	-	2	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	14	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	4	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	1	-	-
White	50.0	126	3	Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	84.4	91.5	7.1	88.9	129	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	79.0	88.3	9.3	84.1	94	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Low Income	74.7	90.5	15.8	80.0	84	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	78.9	81.5	2.6	88.0	27	2	Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	85.1	91.7	6.6	89.0	109	4	Exceeded Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group	2021 Rate (%)	2022 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	93.2	89.1	-4.1	95.0	147	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	91.1	86.0	-5.1	94.7	100	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Low Income	92.4	82.7	-9.7	95.0	75	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	82.6	87.7	5.1	89.6	57	2	Improved Below Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	92.4	90.3	-2.1	95.0	134	0	Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group	2022 Rate (%)	2023 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	1.1	1.4	0.3	1.0	640	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	1.6	2.3	0.7	1.4	352	0	Declined
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Low Income	1.7	2.2	0.5	1.5	268	0	Declined
Students with Disabilities	1.7	3.9	2.2	1.5	154	0	Declined
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	58	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	21	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	1.3	1.1	-0.2	1.2	545	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	16.0	8.8	-7.2	13.0	645	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	15.8	8.6	-7.2	8.9	35	4	Exceeded Target
High Needs	22.6	12.1	-10.5	19.0	379	4	Exceeded Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Low Income	24.5	14.1	-10.4	20.5	298	4	Exceeded Target
Students with Disabilities	29.1	13.1	-16.0	25.3	153	4	Exceeded Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	71	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	22	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
White	15.7	8.7	-7.0	12.1	538	4	Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group	2023 Rate (%)	2024 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	45.8	44.9	-0.9	50.6	292	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Needs	33.3	37.3	4.0	38.4	169	2	Improved Below Target
English Learners and Former English Learners	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Low Income	37.0	41.1	4.1	42.3	129	2	Improved Below Target
Students with Disabilities	17.9	23.9	6.0	23.4	71	3	Met Target
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	29	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	46.0	44.3	-1.7	50.8	246	0	Declined

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	165	165	100	Yes	1	165	165	100	Yes	1	165	165	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	85	85	85	85	85	85	255	255	100	Yes	1
English Learners and Former English Learners	3	3	3	3	3	3	9	-	-	-	-
Low Income	63	63	63	63	63	63	189	189	100	Yes	1
Students with Disabilities	37	37	37	37	37	37	111	111	100	Yes	1
American Indian or Alaska Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	-	-	-	-
Black or African American	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	-	-	-	-
Hispanic or Latino	17	17	17	17	17	17	51	-	-	-	-
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino	4	4	4	4	4	4	12	-	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	-	-	-	-
White	139	139	139	139	139	139	417	417	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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