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2017 Massachusetts School Report Card Overview
SOMERVILLE HIGH (02740505)
Somerville Public School District (02740000) 81 Highland Avenue , Somerville, MA 02143
Alicia Kersten, Principal Phone: 617.625.6600
Grades Served: 09,10,11,12 Website: http://www.somerville.k12.ma.us/shs

Report cards help parents/guardians and the general public see where schools and districts are succeeding and where there is still work to do. This report card overview answers important questions about our school's performance. For the full report card containing additional data contact the school's principal or visit the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s website at http://profiles.doe.mass.edu. For more information about report card data, visit our Profiles Help page.
How is our school doing overall?
Accountability and assistance levels
Our school
Level1
Meeting gap narrowing goals
Our district
Levell
Students in grades 3-8 participated in 2017 Next Generation MCAS tests

Most schools are assigned a level from 1-5, with those meeting their proficiency gap-narrowing goals in Level 1 and the lowest performing in Levels 4 and 5. A district is typically assigned a level based on the level of its lowest performing school. Placing schools and districts into levels helps districts know which schools need more support, and helps the state know which districts need the most assistance. More information is available here: http://www.doe.mass.edu/accountability/

School percentile

School percentiles (1-99) indicate how a school is performing overall compared to other schools that serve the same or similar grades. Our school's percentile is below.

Percentile
Lowest performingHighest performing
Overall progress in narrowing gaps

Massachusetts aims to reduce proficiency gaps by half between 2011 and 2017.

All studentsMet Target
High needs studentsMet Target
Economically disadvantaged-
Students with disabilities
English language learners & former ELLs


How does our school's achievement over time compare to the district and the state?

The Composite Performance Index (CPI) is a number from 1-100 that represents the extent to which all students are progressing toward proficiency in a given subject. When all students demonstrate proficiency on MCAS and/or PARCC tests, the CPI will be 100. Our school's CPIs for 2014-2017 are below.
English language artsMathematicsScience
2014201520162017
2014201520162017
2014201520162017
Our school
93.494.992.695.4
86.688.884.288.6
87.788.685.890.9
High Schools in our district
92.794.492.695.1
85.187.683.487.8
86.688.085.390.2
High Schools in MA
96.296.996.996.7
90.290.190.090.3
88.188.589.489.8


How does our school's growth compare to the district and the state?

Transitional Student Growth Percentiles (SGPs) measure gains in student achievement from year to year. SGPs between 40 and 60 represent moderate growth. Our school's median SGPs for 2017 are below. (Note: Growth values are truncated.)

English language artsMathematics
Lower growthHigher growth
15099
Lower growthHigher growth
15099
Our school 69.0 64.0
High Schools in our district 68.0 64.0
High Schools in MA 50.0 50.0




How does our school's enrollment compare to the district and the state?
Total enrollment
 Our school
Our district
Our state
1,2594,931953,748
Our
school
High Schools in our districtHigh Schools in MA
By high needs population
#
%
#
%
#
%
Economically disadvantaged students
499 39.6
544 41.2
67,522 26.1
Students with disabilities
21316.9
254 19.2
41,692 16.1
English language learners
194 15.4
195 14.8
16,544 6.4


How do our school's teachers and classrooms compare to the district and the state?
General information
Our
school
High Schools in our district
High Schools in MA
Teachers (#)
123.5
135.8
20,201.3
Core academic classes taught by highly qualified teachers (%)
99.6
99.6
96.3
Average class size (#)
14.5
14.3
16.1
Student : teacher ratio
10.2 to 1
9.7 to 1
12.7 to 1

How is our school doing on other important measures?
Attendance
Our
school
High Schools in our district
High Schools in MA
2017 Attendance rate (%)
92.3
91.1
93.2
2017 Average days absent per student (#)
12.7
14.6
11.6
2017 Chronic absenteeism rate (%)
25.3
28.6
18.7
Discipline
2017 In-school suspension rate (%)
7.1
6.8
3.1
2017 Out-of-school suspension rate (%)
4.5
5.5
4.2
High school completion
 Our school
Our district
Our state
2015 5-year graduation rate (%)
87.5
83.5
89.4
2016 4-year graduation rate (%)
85.0
81.5
87.5
2016 annual dropout rate (%)
1.5
1.9
1.9
2015 graduates attending institutions of higher education* (%)
72.8
70.7
75.9
2017 12th graders taking 1+ Advanced Placement courses (%)
43.7
42.0
41.4
2017 Advanced Placement tests with scores of 3 or higher (%)
58.5
58.5
65.7
2017 SAT average score - Reading
522
521
552
2017 SAT average score - Writing
-
-
-
2017 SAT average score - Math
523
522
552
2016 MassCore** - Completing a rigorous course of study (%)
55.9
54.6
77.4
*Postsecondary enrollment data includes any student enrolling in an institution of higher education within 16 months of earning a high school diploma
**MassCore: 4 years of English & math, 3 years of history & lab-based science, 2 years of a foreign language, 1 year of arts & 5 additional "core" courses

What else should you know about our school?
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