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2023 Official Accountability Report - Van Sickle Academy
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Springfield (02810000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Van Sickle Academy (02810485)		GRADES SERVED
06,07,08
REGION
Strategic Transformation		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI)

Accountability Information

Overall classificationRequiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
In need of broad/comprehensive support
Underperforming school
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
68% - Substantial progress toward targets9

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage68%
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)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement44-24-
Mathematics achievement24-24-
Science achievement44----
Achievement total101260.04867.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-24-
Mathematics growth24-34-
Growth total5820.05822.5
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 total3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion------
Additional indicators total4410.04410.0
Weighted total7.79.6-4.27.6-
Percentage of possible points 80%-55%-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage68%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
14

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 2023
Criterion-referenced target percentage81%
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 achievement24-
Science achievement44-
Achievement total101267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth34-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total5822.5
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 absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion---
Additional indicators total4410.0
Weighted total8.310.3-
Percentage of possible points 81%-
2023 Criterion-referenced target percentage81%

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 478.8 484.7 5.9 482.4 2434Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 452.8 457.2 4.4 458.3 312Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High needs 477.7 483.0 5.3 480.6 2184Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Low income 477.9 483.5 5.6 481.5 2094Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 472.0 480.8 8.8 474.6 564Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 467.8 470.8 3.0 470.6 833Recovery Path: Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 7--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 19--
Hispanic/Latino 477.9 483.6 5.7 480.1 1954Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 484.5 488.3 3.8 488.0 203Path Forward: Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 477.9 480.5 2.6 481.1 2432Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 459.9 462.8 2.9 465.0 312Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High needs 477.3 479.2 1.9 480.6 2182Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Low income 477.2 479.7 2.5 480.0 2093Path Forward: Met Target
EL and Former EL 475.2 477.2 2.0 477.4 563Recovery Path: Met Target
Students w/ disabilities 471.6 473.2 1.6 475.3 832Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 7--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 19--
Hispanic/Latino 476.4 478.8 2.4 478.1 1954Recovery Path: Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 484.9 489.2 4.3 488.6 204Path Forward: Exceeded Target

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - Non-high school
Group 2022 Achievement 2023 Achievement Change 2023 Target N Points Reason
All Students 475.2 482.7 7.5 479.5 794Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 474.2 480.9 6.7 478.5 694Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Low income 474.6 481.4 6.8 478.7 684Path Forward: Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 19--
Students w/ disabilities 469.3 472.0 2.7 473.3 222Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 6--
Hispanic/Latino 474.2 481.7 7.5 478.1 654Path Forward: Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White---- 6--

English language arts growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 53.1 2103Typical Growth - High
Lowest Performing 49.9 312Typical Growth - Low
High needs 52.0 1863Typical Growth - High
Low income 51.8 1783Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL 56.1 473Typical Growth - High
Students w/ disabilities 41.0 542Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian- 7--
Afr. Amer./Black- 14--
Hispanic/Latino 52.3 1713Typical Growth - High
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White- 16--

Mathematics growth - Non-high school
Group 2023 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 49.8 2112Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 50.3 313Typical Growth - High
High needs 49.2 1872Typical Growth - Low
Low income 50.0 1793Typical Growth - High
EL and Former EL 44.6 472Typical Growth - Low
Students w/ disabilities 43.5 542Typical Growth - Low
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian- 7--
Afr. Amer./Black- 15--
Hispanic/Latino 49.1 1712Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White- 16--

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - Non-high school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 12.8 16.7 3.9 18.0 243Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
EL and Former EL 12.8 16.7 3.9 18.0 243Met Target
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 56.6 41.5 -15.1 54.4 2654Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 61.3 45.2 -16.1 57.6 314Exceeded Target
High needs 57.7 43.9 -13.8 55.2 2394Exceeded Target
Low income 58.1 44.8 -13.3 55.4 2304Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL 55.6 36.4 -19.2 52.3 664Exceeded Target
Students w/ disabilities 60.9 51.6 -9.3 56.6 914Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 7--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 20--
Hispanic/Latino 58.3 42.7 -15.6 54.5 2134Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 1--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 41.7 50.0 8.3 38.8 220Declined

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 255 254100Yes 1 257 257100Yes 1 85 8499Yes 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 230 229 231 231 75 74 536 534100Yes1
Low income 221 220 222 222 74 73 517 515100Yes1
EL and Former EL 62 61 62 62 21 21 145 14499Yes1
Students w/ disabilities 87 86 87 87 26 25 200 19899Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 2 2 2 2 0- 4----
Asian 7 7 7 7 1 1 15----
Afr. Amer./Black 20 20 20 20 6 6 46 46100Yes1
Hispanic/Latino 204 203 205 205 70 69 479 477100Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 1 1 1 1 1 1 3----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 21 21 22 22 7 7 50 50100Yes1


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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