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2023 Official Accountability Report - Palmer High

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Palmer (02270000)
TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Palmer High (02270505)
GRADES SERVED
06,07,08,09,10,11,12
REGION
West/Central
FEDERAL DESIGNATION
-

Accountability Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
Substantial progress toward targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
56% - Substantial progress toward targets35

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage56%
Progress towards targetsSubstantial progress toward targets

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 achievement24-04-24----
Mathematics achievement24-24-34----
Science achievement44----34----
Achievement total81267.52867.581247.5---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-04-24----
Mathematics growth24-24-34----
Growth total4822.52822.55822.5---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate------04----
Extended engagement rate------44----
Annual dropout rate------44----
High school completion total------81220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-04----
Advanced coursework completion------44----
Additional indicators total4410.04410.04810.0---
Weighted total6.710.3-2.27.6-6.910.7----
Percentage of possible points 65%-29%-65%---
Percentage of possible points by gradespan47%
Weight of non-high school results:50%
65%
Weight of high school results:50%
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage56%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
25

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage47%
Progress towards targetsModerate progress toward targets

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 achievement14-14-
Mathematics achievement24-24-
Science achievement34-24-
Achievement total61267.551247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-14-
Mathematics growth24-34-
Growth total4822.54822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate---04-
Extended engagement rate---04-
Annual dropout rate---44-
High school completion total---41220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-04-
Advanced coursework completion---44-
Additional indicators total4410.04810.0
Weighted total5.410.3-4.510.7-
Percentage of possible points 52%-42%-
Percentage of possible points by gradespan52%
Weight of non-high school results:50%
42%
Weight of high school results:50%
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage47%

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 485.6 486.5 0.9 488.5 2492Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 463.5 456.1 -7.4 470.2 350Recovery Path: Declined
High needs 478.5 478.4 -0.1 481.5 1631Recovery Path: No Change
Low income 478.6 479.4 0.8 481.2 1442Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 13--
Students w/ disabilities---- 44--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 8--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 4--
Hispanic/Latino---- 45--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 9--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 486.4 487.5 1.1 489.4 1832Recovery Path: Improved Below Target

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 493.3 494.3 1.0 495.7 652Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 486.0 485.5 -0.5 489.3 441Path Forward: No Change
Low income 486.1 486.2 0.1 487.9 422Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 9--
Students w/ disabilities---- 14--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 2--
Hispanic/Latino---- 11--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 4--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 495.5 498.7 3.2 497.8 454Recovery Path: Exceeded Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 483.7 485.4 1.7 486.5 2442Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 461.8 464.9 3.1 465.7 352Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
High needs 477.4 478.6 1.2 479.5 1582Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low income 477.4 479.2 1.8 479.9 1392Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 11--
Students w/ disabilities---- 43--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 7--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 4--
Hispanic/Latino---- 43--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 10--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 484.5 486.9 2.4 486.7 1803Recovery Path: Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 495.6 498.1 2.5 497.8 663Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 488.3 489.4 1.1 492.4 442Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low income 489.1 489.7 0.6 493.1 422Path Forward: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 9--
Students w/ disabilities---- 14--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 2--
Hispanic/Latino---- 12--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 4--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 499.4 501.4 2.0 501.0 453Recovery Path: Met Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 482.3 486.7 4.4 484.5 874Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 477.2 481.3 4.1 481.0 583Path Forward: Met Target
Low income 477.1 480.4 3.3 481.1 472Path Forward: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 7--
Students w/ disabilities---- 17--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 1--
Hispanic/Latino---- 19--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 4--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 483.8 488.6 4.8 487.5 604Path Forward: Exceeded Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 493.7 497.0 3.3 496.6 583Recovery Path: Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 487.1 488.4 1.3 490.2 392Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Low income 487.7 488.7 1.0 490.4 382Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 7--
Students w/ disabilities---- 11--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 2--
Hispanic/Latino---- 8--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 4--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 497.0 500.0 3.0 499.7 413Recovery Path: Met Target

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 45.7 2402Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 26.9 350Very Low Growth
High needs 41.6 1552Typical Growth - Low
Low income 42.1 1372Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 11--
Students w/ disabilities- 40--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 7--
Afr. Amer./Black- 4--
Hispanic/Latino- 43--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 8--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 45.4 1782Typical Growth - Low

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 40.4 572Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing----
High needs 35.5 361Low Growth
Low income 36.5 351Low Growth
EL and Former EL- 8--
Students w/ disabilities- 9--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black- 2--
Hispanic/Latino- 11--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 42.6 382Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 47.5 2342Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 48.3 352Typical Growth - Low
High needs 46.0 1492Typical Growth - Low
Low income 46.2 1312Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 10--
Students w/ disabilities- 38--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 6--
Afr. Amer./Black- 4--
Hispanic/Latino- 41--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 9--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 48.7 1742Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 56.0 573Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing----
High needs 51.0 353Typical Growth - High
Low income 50.9 343Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL- 7--
Students w/ disabilities- 9--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.----
Asian- 3--
Afr. Amer./Black- 2--
Hispanic/Latino- 10--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 56.3 393Typical Growth - High

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 95.1 88.0 -7.1 95.0 750Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 90.2 82.0 -8.2 94.6 500Declined
Low income 90.0 81.3 -8.7 94.1 480Declined
EL and Former EL-------
Students w/ disabilities---- 12--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 1--
Hispanic/Latino---- 7--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 95.4 88.9 -6.5 95.0 630Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2020 Rate (%) 2021 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 96.5 96.3 -0.2 95.0 814Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 94.2 92.7 -1.5 95.0 410Declined
Low income 93.8 92.5 -1.3 95.0 400Declined
EL and Former EL---- 2--
Students w/ disabilities---- 9--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 3--
Hispanic/Latino---- 5--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 6--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 95.8 96.9 1.1 95.0 654Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 3.3 2.2 -1.1 3.0 2744Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 5.1 3.5 -1.6 4.6 1704Exceeded Target
Low income 5.6 3.1 -2.5 5.0 1624Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 7--
Students w/ disabilities---- 47--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 10--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 9--
Hispanic/Latino---- 35--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 17--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 3.8 2.0 -1.8 3.4 2024Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 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-------

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 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 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 25.8 19.3 -6.5 24.3 2754Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 34.3 25.7 -8.6 27.8 354Exceeded Target
High needs 32.2 23.8 -8.4 29.8 1854Exceeded Target
Low income 33.5 25.9 -7.6 30.3 1664Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 17--
Students w/ disabilities---- 45--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 8--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 6--
Hispanic/Latino---- 53--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 11--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 23.3 15.7 -7.6 21.5 1974Exceeded Target

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 32.9 34.2 1.3 30.6 2690Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 42.1 42.7 0.6 38.3 1780Declined
Low income 42.0 43.5 1.5 36.9 1700Declined
EL and Former EL---- 20--
Students w/ disabilities---- 56--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 8--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 6--
Hispanic/Latino---- 50--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 18--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 28.4 30.6 2.2 25.9 1860Declined

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 55.1 64.1 9.0 59.2 1284Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 38.7 50.6 11.9 44.8 814Exceeded Target
Low income 39.7 52.6 12.9 46.5 764Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 5--
Students w/ disabilities---- 25--
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 4--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 2--
Hispanic/Latino---- 25--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 9--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 55.6 70.1 14.5 59.7 874Exceeded Target

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 327 32298Yes 1 327 31998Yes 1 160 15999Yes 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 218 214 219 211 109 108 546 53398Yes1
Low income 195 191 196 188 95 94 486 47397Yes1
EL and Former EL 23 23 23 22 16 16 62 6198Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 59 59 60 59 33 33 152 15199Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----------
Asian 11 11 11 10 6 6 28----
Afr. Amer./Black 6 6 6 6 3 3 15----
Hispanic/Latino 60 59 61 59 34 34 155 15298Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 14 13 14 14 8 8 36----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 236 233 235 230 109 108 580 57198Yes1


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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