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2023 Official Accountability Report - Spark Academy
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Lawrence (01490000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Spark Academy (01490085)		GRADES SERVED
06,07,08
REGION
Strategic Transformation		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
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Accountability Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
School of Recognition
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
87% - Meeting or exceeding targets25

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage87%
Progress towards targetsMeeting or exceeding targets

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All students
(Non-high school grades)		 Lowest performing students
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement44-34-
Mathematics achievement44-44-
Science achievement44----
Achievement total121260.07867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-34-
Mathematics growth44-34-
Growth total7820.06822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------
Extended engagement rate------
Annual dropout rate------
High school completion total------
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total0410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-14-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total3410.01410.0
Weighted total8.99.6-6.27.6-
Percentage of possible points 93%-82%-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage87%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
43

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage90%
Progress towards targetsMeeting or exceeding targets

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Student Group
(Non-high school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement44-
Mathematics achievement44-
Science achievement34-
Achievement total111267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-
Mathematics growth44-
Growth total7822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---
Extended engagement rate---
Annual dropout rate---
High school completion total---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism34-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total3410.0
Weighted total9.310.3-
Percentage of possible points 90%-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage90%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 481.8 485.4 3.6 484.1 3974Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 455.7 460.5 4.8 460.5 533Path Forward: Met Target
High needs 481.2 484.2 3.0 483.1 3764Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low income 481.5 484.6 3.1 484.5 3613Recovery Path: Met Target
EL and Former EL 472.9 476.8 3.9 476.2 1834Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 461.6 460.5 -1.1 464.7 810Recovery Path: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 5--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 2--
Hispanic/Latino 481.2 484.8 3.6 483.5 3764Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-------
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 14--

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 482.8 486.0 3.2 485.3 3974Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 460.2 465.2 5.0 463.9 534Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
High needs 482.3 485.2 2.9 484.6 3764Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low income 482.5 485.3 2.8 485.4 3613Recovery Path: Met Target
EL and Former EL 477.4 480.0 2.6 480.8 1862Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 465.8 467.2 1.4 469.1 802Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 4--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 2--
Hispanic/Latino 482.2 485.5 3.3 485.6 3783Recovery Path: Met Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-------
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 13--

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 481.6 486.7 5.1 485.9 1294Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 480.7 485.3 4.6 485.0 1193Path Forward: Met Target
Low income 481.3 485.3 4.0 485.4 1153Path Forward: Met Target
EL and Former EL 474.3 476.2 1.9 478.5 542Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Students w/ disabilities 460.0 475.0 15.0 463.6 224Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 1--
Hispanic/Latino 479.7 486.1 6.4 482.4 1234Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-------
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 4--

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 59.1 3713Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 53.1 533Typical Growth - High
High needs 58.2 3513Typical Growth - High
Low income 58.7 3363Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL 58.5 1693Typical Growth - High
Students w/ disabilities 43.8 712Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 5--
Afr. Amer./Black- 2--
Hispanic/Latino 58.6 3513Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White- 13--

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 65.9 3684Exceeded Typical Growth
Lowest Performing 56.8 533Typical Growth - High
High needs 65.3 3484Exceeded Typical Growth
Low income 65.6 3334Exceeded Typical Growth
EL and Former EL 62.5 1674Exceeded Typical Growth
Students w/ disabilities 48.0 712Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 4--
Afr. Amer./Black- 2--
Hispanic/Latino 65.5 3494Exceeded Typical Growth
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White- 13--

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 19.5 14.3 -5.2 24.7 1190Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
EL and Former EL 19.5 14.3 -5.2 24.7 1190Declined
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 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 40.7 38.3 -2.4 38.5 4623Met Target
Lowest Performing 37.7 37.7 0.0 35.8 531No Change
High needs 41.4 38.4 -3.0 38.9 4383Met Target
Low income 41.7 39.0 -2.7 39.0 4183Met Target
EL and Former EL 37.0 34.0 -3.0 33.7 2353Met Target
Students w/ disabilities 56.8 44.2 -12.6 52.5 864Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 5--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 2--
Hispanic/Latino 40.6 37.7 -2.9 36.8 4402Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-------
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 15--

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 456 44998Yes 1 458 45399Yes 1 151 14898Yes 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 434 427 437 432 141 138 1,012 99799Yes1
Low income 414 407 417 412 133 130 964 94998Yes1
EL and Former EL 234 227 236 233 74 71 544 53198Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 88 88 90 89 26 25 204 20299Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----------
Asian 5 5 5 4 2 1 12----
Afr. Amer./Black 2 2 2 2 1 1 5----
Hispanic/Latino 435 428 436 433 143 141 1,014 1,00299Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-----------
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 14 14 15 14 5 5 34----


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 criterion-referenced target percentage of 75% or higher.

The 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)

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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