Talib Sadiq, Principal Mailing Address: 170 Chestnut Street Amherst, MA 01002
Phone: (413) 362-1800 FAX: (413) 549-9812 Website: http://arps.org/arms Organization Description: Amherst-Pelham School District - Amherst Regional Middle School - Interim Principal Talib Sadiq
This report card contains information required by the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) for our school and district including: student enrollment and teacher qualifications, student achievement, accountability, and the progress our school is making toward narrowing proficiency gaps for different groups of students.
Enrollment and Educator Data (2015-16 School Year)
Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment
99.7
98.9
97.4
Total Number of Classes in Core Academic Areas
176
878
348,472
Percentage of Core Academic Classes Taught by Teachers Who are Highly Qualified
88.1
95.8
96.3
Percentage of Core Academic Classes Taught by Teachers Who are Not Highly Qualified
11.9
4.2
3.7
Student/Teacher Ratio
9.9 to 1
11.8 to 1
13.2 to 1
Percentage of Public Elementary and Secondary School Teachers Issued Waivers
-
3.9
0.9
2016 MCAS Results by Student Group by Grade and Subject
NOTE: First-year ELL students are not included in achievement level or CPI results. However, first-year ELL students who took the ACCESS for ELLs test are counted as ELA participants; in addition, first-year ELL students who are present for Mathematics/Science and Technology/Engineering are counted as Mathematics/Science and Technology/Engineering participants. Please see the principal's administration manual (PAM) for details.
2016 Accountability Data - Amherst Regional Middle School
Accountability Information
Accountability and Assistance Level
Level 3
Very low assessment participation (Less than 90%)
Focus on Afr. Amer./Black -Students w/disabilities -Economically disadvantaged -Hispanic/Latino -Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. -High needs -All students -
This school's overall performance relative to other schools in same school type (School percentiles: 1-99)
All students:
68
Lowest performing
Highest performing
This school’s progress toward narrowing proficiency gaps (Cumulative Progress and Performance Index: 1-100)
Student Group (Click group to view subgroup data)
On Target = 75 or higher -
Less progress
More progress
All students
57
Did Not Meet Target
High needs
57
Did Not Meet Target
Econ. Disadvantaged
-
EL and Former EL
56
Did Not Meet Target
Students w/ disabilities
55
Did Not Meet Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.
-
Asian
63
Did Not Meet Target
Afr. Amer./Black
-
Hispanic/Latino
49
Did Not Meet Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.
64
Did Not Meet Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.
-
White
91
Met Target
Amherst Regional Middle School: Accountability Data Detail
2016 English Language Arts Proficiency Gap Narrowing
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Baseline CPI
2015 CPI
2016 CPI
CPI Change
2016 Target
6 Year Goal
CPI Percentile in School Type
N
PPI Points
Rating
All students
94.1
92.8
92.4
-0.4
96.6
97.1
60
400
25
No Change
High needs
86.3
82.8
82.3
-0.5
92.0
93.2
62
151
25
No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged
83.5
83.5
82.7
-0.8
84.9
91.8
44
98
25
No Change
EL and Former EL
82.9
78.4
73.6
-4.8
90.0
91.5
51
35
0
Declined
Students w/ disabilities
79.2
74.7
71.6
-3.1
87.9
89.6
55
81
0
Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
Asian
97.7
94.8
92.9
-1.9
98.7
98.9
26
35
25
No Change
Afr. Amer./Black
90.2
79.0
82.8
3.8
94.3
95.1
53
29
-
-
Hispanic/Latino
85.8
85.2
80.9
-4.3
91.7
92.9
46
64
0
Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.
93.3
90.7
94.1
3.4
96.1
96.7
63
34
50
Improved Below Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
White
96.1
95.9
96.6
0.7
97.7
98.1
86
235
100
Above Target
2016 Mathematics Proficiency Gap Narrowing
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Baseline CPI
2015 CPI
2016 CPI
CPI Change
2016 Target
6 Year Goal
CPI Percentile in School Type
N
PPI Points
Rating
All students
82.6
84.3
80.9
-3.4
89.9
91.3
56
391
0
Declined
High needs
64.3
66.3
63.0
-3.3
79.2
82.2
50
146
0
Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged
64.5
64.5
62.6
-1.9
67.5
82.3
29
95
25
No Change
EL and Former EL
59.6
56.0
50.8
-5.2
76.4
79.8
36
33
0
Declined
Students w/ disabilities
55.7
56.3
52.9
-3.4
74.2
77.9
60
77
0
Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
Asian
89.8
90.3
82.6
-7.7
94.1
94.9
15
33
0
Declined
Afr. Amer./Black
57.8
-
-
-
-
78.9
-
28
-
-
Hispanic/Latino
67.0
65.9
61.1
-4.8
80.8
83.5
37
63
0
Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.
79.8
86.8
83.3
-3.5
88.2
89.9
58
33
0
Declined
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
White
88.6
90.2
88.0
-2.2
93.4
94.3
77
231
75
On Target
2016 Science Proficiency Gap Narrowing
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Baseline CPI
2015 CPI
2016 CPI
CPI Change
2016 Target
6 Year Goal
CPI Percentile in School Type
N
PPI Points
Rating
All students
76.7
84.1
82.9
-1.2
86.4
88.4
78
218
25
No Change
High needs
59.9
64.7
68.6
3.9
76.6
80.0
82
78
50
Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged
69.0
69.0
64.6
-4.4
71.6
84.5
59
53
0
Declined
EL and Former EL
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
16
-
-
Students w/ disabilities
59.8
56.4
61.9
5.5
76.6
79.9
84
40
50
Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
Asian
74.0
-
-
-
-
87.0
-
20
-
-
Afr. Amer./Black
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
15
-
-
Hispanic/Latino
58.8
69.6
63.7
-5.9
76.0
79.4
75
31
0
Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
18
-
-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
White
84.5
90.4
88.3
-2.1
91.0
92.3
92
132
100
Above Target
2016 English Language Arts Extra Credit
Extra credit for increasing % Advanced (10% or more)
Extra credit for decreasing % Warning/Failing (10% or more)
2015 % Advanced
2016 % Advanced
N
PPI Points
2015 % Warning/Failing
2016 % Warning/Failing
N
PPI Points
All students
25.2
20.5
400
0
3.2
4.5
400
0
High needs
8.9
9.3
151
0
8.9
10.6
151
0
Econ. Disadvantaged
11.3
10.2
98
0
9.3
12.2
98
0
EL and Former EL
0.0
0.0
35
0
10.3
20.0
35
0
Students w/ disabilities
4.5
4.9
81
0
13.5
17.3
81
0
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
-
Asian
23.3
22.9
35
0
0.0
2.9
35
0
Afr. Amer./Black
8.0
20.7
29
-
12.0
10.3
29
-
Hispanic/Latino
14.1
6.3
64
0
7.8
14.1
64
0
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.
25.7
20.6
34
0
2.9
2.9
34
0
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.
-
-
2
-
-
-
2
-
White
29.6
23.8
235
0
1.9
1.7
235
25
2016 Mathematics Extra Credit
Extra credit for increasing % Advanced (10% or more)
Extra credit for decreasing % Warning/Failing (10% or more)
2015 % Advanced
2016 % Advanced
N
PPI Points
2015 % Warning/Failing
2016 % Warning/Failing
N
PPI Points
All students
34.8
37.1
391
0
13.0
13.3
391
0
High needs
12.5
19.2
146
25
33.1
30.8
146
0
Econ. Disadvantaged
13.0
18.9
95
25
34.0
29.5
95
25
EL and Former EL
13.8
18.2
33
25
41.4
54.5
33
0
Students w/ disabilities
6.6
10.4
77
25
46.2
42.9
77
0
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
-
Asian
47.7
51.5
33
0
6.8
15.2
33
0
Afr. Amer./Black
-
-
28
-
-
-
28
-
Hispanic/Latino
21.2
17.5
63
0
31.8
34.9
63
0
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.
33.3
30.3
33
0
11.1
6.1
33
25
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.
-
-
2
-
-
-
2
-
White
38.1
43.7
231
25
6.4
5.2
231
25
2016 Science Extra Credit
Extra credit for increasing % Advanced (10% or more)
Extra credit for decreasing % Warning/Failing (10% or more)
2015 % Advanced
2016 % Advanced
N
PPI Points
2015 % Warning/Failing
2016 % Warning/Failing
N
PPI Points
All students
9.6
8.7
218
0
10.1
7.8
218
25
High needs
6.9
2.6
78
0
26.4
20.5
78
25
Econ. Disadvantaged
9.3
1.9
53
0
18.5
24.5
53
0
EL and Former EL
-
-
16
-
-
-
16
-
Students w/ disabilities
7.8
2.5
40
0
35.3
30.0
40
25
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
-
Asian
-
-
20
-
-
-
20
-
Afr. Amer./Black
-
-
15
-
-
-
15
-
Hispanic/Latino
8.1
0.0
31
0
21.6
29.0
31
0
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.
-
-
18
-
-
-
18
-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
-
White
10.4
9.1
132
0
5.2
3.0
132
25
2016 English Language Arts Growth
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
2015 SGP
2016 SGP
SGP Change
6 Year Goal
Met Safe Harbor?
N
PPI Points
Rating
All students
55.0
56.0
1.0
51.0
No
369
75
On Target
High needs
55.0
55.0
0.0
51.0
No
140
75
On Target
Econ. Disadvantaged
51.0
55.0
4.0
51.0
No
91
75
On Target
EL and Former EL
51.0
65.5
14.5
51.0
No
32
100
Above Target
Students w/ disabilities
55.0
55.0
0.0
51.0
No
72
75
On Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.
-
-
-
51.0
-
1
-
-
Asian
55.0
75.0
20.0
51.0
No
32
100
Above Target
Afr. Amer./Black
-
-
-
51.0
-
27
-
-
Hispanic/Latino
57.0
56.0
-1.0
51.0
No
57
75
On Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.
60.0
58.0
-2.0
51.0
Yes
32
75
On Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.
-
-
-
51.0
-
2
-
-
White
56.0
54.5
-1.5
51.0
Yes
218
75
On Target
2016 Mathematics Growth
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
2015 SGP
2016 SGP
SGP Change
6 Year Goal
Met Safe Harbor?
N
PPI Points
Rating
All students
58.0
35.0
-23.0
51.0
No
365
25
Below Target
High needs
53.5
35.0
-18.5
51.0
No
137
25
Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged
51.0
39.0
-12.0
51.0
No
89
25
Below Target
EL and Former EL
56.5
45.0
-11.5
51.0
No
31
50
Below Target
Students w/ disabilities
50.0
34.0
-16.0
51.0
No
71
25
Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.
-
-
-
51.0
-
1
-
-
Asian
57.0
40.0
-17.0
51.0
No
31
25
Below Target
Afr. Amer./Black
-
-
-
51.0
-
26
-
-
Hispanic/Latino
56.0
39.0
-17.0
51.0
No
57
25
Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.
59.0
34.5
-24.5
51.0
No
32
25
Below Target
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.
-
-
-
51.0
-
2
-
-
White
58.0
30.5
-27.5
51.0
No
216
25
Below Target
2016 Extra credit for English language proficiency growth
2016 SGPA
2016 Target
SGPA N Included
PPI Points
All students
-
60.0
17
-
High needs
-
60.0
17
-
EL and Former EL
-
60.0
17
-
2016 Assessment Participation
English Language Arts
Mathematics
Science
Enrolled
Assessed
%
Met Target (95%)
Enrolled
Assessed
%
Met Target (95%)
Enrolled
Assessed
%
Met Target (95%)
All students
447
410
95
Yes
447
401
94
No
232
226
97
Yes
High needs
178
159
92
No
178
154
92
No
90
85
97
Yes
Econ. Disadvantaged
113
102
92
No
113
99
92
No
60
56
96
Yes
EL and Former EL
40
39
98
Yes
40
37
96
Yes
21
-
-
-
Students w/ disabilities
94
82
91
No
94
78
89
No
43
41
95
Yes
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.
1
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
Asian
37
36
97
Yes
37
34
97
Yes
21
21
100
Yes
Afr. Amer./Black
34
32
97
Yes
34
31
91
No
18
-
-
-
Hispanic/Latino
78
67
90
No
78
66
91
No
35
33
96
Yes
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.
39
35
93
No
39
34
93
No
19
-
-
-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.
2
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
White
256
237
96
Yes
256
233
95
Yes
137
133
97
Yes
NOTE: In 2016, assessment participation was calculated two ways: First, the 2016 participation rate for each subgroup in each subject area test was calculated. If the actual 2016 participation rate was lower than 95 percent for any group in any subject, that rate was compared to the average of the most recent two years of assessment participation data for that group and subject. The higher of the two resulting rates was factored into the assignment of the school or district's 2016 accountability and assistance level.
2015 Massachusetts and Nationwide NAEP Results by Student Group Average Scaled Scores and Percentages of Students at Each Achievement Level
NAEP, or the National Assessment of Educational Progress, is often called the "Nation's Report Card." It is the only measure of student achievement in the United States that allows you to compare the performance of students in Massachusetts with the performance of students across the nation or in other states. Students take the NAEP in reading and mathematics every two years. When reviewing these results, it is important to keep in mind that the NAEP results are based on a small sample of students across Massachusetts, not the population of Massachusetts students. For more information, please visit http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/naep/faq.html.
The following symbols are used to denote the NAEP achievement levels: A for Advanced, P+ for Proficient and above, B+ for Basic and above, BB for Below Basic. The symbol "#" means that the estimated number of students rounds to zero.
GRADE LEVEL 4 - READING
Student Group
Massachusetts
National Public
Avg. Scaled Score
% at Each Level
Avg. Scaled Score
% at Each Level
A
P+
B+
BB
% Assessed
A
P+
B+
BB
% Assessed
All Students
235
14
50
82
18
100
221
8
35
68
32
100
Stud. w/ Disab
209
2
20
55
45
18
186
2
12
33
67
13
LEP
200
1
12
44
56
9
189
1
8
32
68
11
African American/Black
217
3
25
65
35
7
206
2
18
51
49
15
Asian/Pacific Islander
249
31
68
89
11
6
238
19
53
81
19
5
Hispanic/Latino
215
3
25
61
39
19
208
3
21
54
46
26
White
242
17
58
89
11
65
232
11
46
79
21
49
Econ. Disadvantaged
220
5
29
67
33
42
209
3
21
56
44
55
GRADE LEVEL 4 - MATHEMATICS
Student Group
Massachusetts
National Public
Avg. Scaled Score
% at Each Level
Avg. Scaled Score
% at Each Level
A
P+
B+
BB
% Assessed
A
P+
B+
BB
% Assessed
All Students
251
13
54
90
10
100
240
7
39
81
19
100
Stud. w/ Disab
231
4
25
74
26
18
217
2
16
54
46
13
LEP
223
2
17
65
35
9
218
1
15
57
43
11
African American/Black
230
1
26
73
27
7
224
1
19
65
35
15
Asian/Pacific Islander
273
38
81
98
2
6
256
22
61
90
10
5
Hispanic/Latino
232
3
28
74
26
19
230
3
26
73
27
26
White
256
15
62
95
5
65
248
10
51
90
10
49
Econ. Disadvantaged
236
4
31
80
20
42
229
2
24
72
28
55
GRADE LEVEL 8 - READING
Student Group
Massachusetts
National Public
Avg. Scaled Score
% at Each Level
Avg. Scaled Score
% at Each Level
A
P+
B+
BB
% Assessed
A
P+
B+
BB
% Assessed
All Students
274
6
46
83
17
100
264
3
33
75
25
100
Stud. w/ Disab
245
1
15
54
46
18
229
#
8
36
64
12
LEP
225
#
6
35
65
5
223
#
3
28
72
6
African American/Black
252
1
18
63
37
9
247
1
15
58
42
15
Asian/Pacific Islander
290
18
64
90
10
7
279
9
50
85
15
6
Hispanic/Latino
249
#
17
61
39
14
253
1
20
65
35
25
White
281
7
53
90
10
67
273
4
42
84
16
51
Econ. Disadvantaged
260
3
28
71
29
44
253
1
20
64
36
52
GRADE LEVEL 8 - MATHEMATICS
Student Group
Massachusetts
National Public
Avg. Scaled Score
% at Each Level
Avg. Scaled Score
% at Each Level
A
P+
B+
BB
% Assessed
A
P+
B+
BB
% Assessed
All Students
297
18
51
81
19
100
281
8
32
70
30
100
Stud. w/ Disab
264
3
16
51
49
18
246
1
8
32
68
12
LEP
251
2
10
38
62
6
246
1
5
31
69
6
African American/Black
268
4
22
54
46
9
260
1
12
47
53
15
Asian/Pacific Islander
324
44
73
94
6
7
305
25
58
86
14
6
Hispanic/Latino
271
4
24
61
39
15
269
3
19
60
40
25
White
304
20
59
88
12
66
291
10
42
81
19
51
Econ. Disadvantaged
279
7
31
67
33
43
268
2
18
58
42
52
Participation Rates for Students with Disabilities and for English Language Learner Students
The NAEP program has always endeavored to assess all students selected for testing. In all NAEP schools, accommodations are provided as necessary for students with disabilities and/or English language learners. School staff who are familiar with these students are asked a series of questions to help them decide whether each student should participate in the assessment and whether the student needs accommodations.
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