2007-2008 NCLB Report Card - Northbridge


Northbridge (02140000)

Paul K Soojian, Superintendent
Mailing Address: 87 Linwood Avenue
Whitinsville, MA 01588
Phone: (508) 234-8156
FAX: (508) 234-8469
Website: http://www.nps.org/

Overview:
This report card contains information required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) for our district and its schools including: teacher qualifications; student achievement on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS); and school/district accountability.

Mission Statement:
The Northbridge Public Schools are committed to providing high-quality educational opportunities for all students. We strive for excellence by enabling every student to become a caring and competent individual, a responsible and productive citizen, and a lifelong learner.

Enrollment - 2007-08
District State
Total Count 2,542 962,766
Race/Ethnicity (%)
African American or Black 0.7 8.1
Asian 0.7 4.9
Hispanic or Latino 3.0 13.9
Multi-race, Non-Hispanic 1.5 1.9
Native American 0.3 0.3
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
White 93.8 70.8
Gender (%)
Male 51.3 51.4
Female 48.7 48.6
Selected Populations (%)
Limited English Proficiency 0.3 5.8
Low-Income 21.4 29.5
Special Education 15.9 16.9
First Language Not English 1.8 15.1

Grades Offered: PK, K, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12

Total Schools Schools with 2007-08 NLCB
Accountability Status
(#) (#) (%)
4 1 25.0
Educator Data - 2007-08
District
Total # of Teachers/TD> 133
Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment 100.0
Total Number of Classes in Core Academic Areas 618
Percentage of Core Academic Classes Taught by Teachers Who are Highly Qualified 100.0
Percentage of Core Academic Classes Taught by Teachers Who are Not Highly Qualified 0.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 19.1 to 1

All Schools
High Poverty Schools
Low Poverty Schools
Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Area in Which Teaching 100.0 - -
Percentage of Core Academic Classes Taught by Teachers Who are Highly Qualified 100.0 - -
Percentage of Core Academic Classes Taught by Teachers Who are Not Highly Qualified 0.0 - -

Northbridge:
2007 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Data

NCLB Accountability Status Performance Rating Improvement Rating
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS No Status High On Target
MATHEMATICS No Status Moderate Above Target

A district will be newly identified for improvement if it fails to make AYP in the same subject area and all grade-spans, for students in the aggregate or any subgroup, for two consecutive years. A district will have no accountability status if it makes AYP in the same subject area for at least one grade-span for two consecutive years.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Grade Spans 2006 2007 2007 Subgroups Not Making AYP
Grades 3-5 Aggregate Yes Yes Special Education -
All Subgroups Yes No
Grades 6-8 Aggregate Yes Yes
All Subgroups Yes Yes
Grades 9-12 Aggregate Yes Yes
All Subgroups Yes Yes

MATHEMATICS
Grade Spans 2006 2007 2007 Subgroups Not Making AYP
Grades 3-5 Aggregate Yes Yes Special Education -
All Subgroups Yes No
Grades 6-8 AggregateYes Yes
All Subgroups No Yes
Grades 9-12 Aggregate Yes Yes
All Subgroups Yes Yes

Adequate Yearly Progress History NCLB Accountability Status
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
ELA Aggregate - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Status
All Subgroups - - - - No Yes Yes Yes Yes
MATH Aggregate - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Status
All Subgroups - - - - No Yes No Yes

Northbridge:
2007 AYP Data - English Language Arts By Grade Span

To make adequate yearly progress in 2007, a student group must meet (A) a student participation requirement, either (B) the State's 2007 performance target for that subject or (C) the group's own 2007 improvement target, and (D) an additional attendance or graduation requirement.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Student Group (A) Participation (B) Performance (C) Improvement (D) Attendance/Grad Rate AYP 2007
Enrolled Assessed % Met
Target
(95%)		 N 2007 CPI Met
Target
(85.4)		 2006 CPI
(Baseline)		 Gain Target On Target Range Met
Target		 % Change Met
Target
Grades 3-5
Aggregate 605 604 100 Yes 604 87.0 Yes 85.5 1.8 85.5-89.3 Yes 96.1 -0.4 Yes Yes
Lim. English Prof. 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Special Education 84 83 99 Yes 83 71.4 No 72.5 3.4 72.5-80.4 No 95.0 -0.6 Yes No
Low Income 139 138 99 Yes 138 79.2 No 78.4 2.7 78.6-83.6 Yes 94.9 -0.5 Yes Yes
Afr. Amer./Black 13 12 - - 12 - - - - - - - - - -
Asian or Pacif. Isl. 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Hispanic 20 20 - - 20 77.5 - - - - - - - - -&nbp;
Native American 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
White 566 566 100 Yes 566 87.5 Yes 85.7 1.8 85.7-89.5 Yes 96.1 -0.5 Yes Yes
Grades 6-8
Aggregate 601 601 100 Yes 601 91.5 Yes 88.0 1.5 88.0-91.5 Yes 95.5 -0.5 Yes Yes
Lim. English Prof. 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Special Education 75 75 100 Yes 75 67.7 No 60.6 4.9 61.0-70.0 Yes 92.7 -1.2 Ys Yes
Low Income 160 160 100 Yes 160 84.2 No 78.4 2.7 78.6-83.6 Yes 93.0 -1.1 Yes Yes
Afr. Amer./Black 11 11 - - 11 - - - - - - - - - -
Asian or Pacif. Isl. 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Hispanic 23 23 - - 23 92.4 - - - - - - - - -
Native American 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
White 558 558 100 Yes 558 91.8 Yes 88.0 1.5 88.0-91.5 Yes 95.5 -0.6 Yes Yes
Grades 9-12
Aggregate 161 161 100 Yes 161 91.8 Yes 90.1 1.2 90.1-93.8 Yes 86.2 - Yes Yes
Lim. English Prof. 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Special Education 19 19 - - 19 - - - - - - - - - -
Low Income 24 24 - - 24 82.3 - - - - - - - - -
Afr. Amer./Black 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Asian or Pacif. Isl. 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Hispanic 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Native American 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
White 152 152 100 Yes 152 92.3 Yes 89.9 1.3 89.9-93.7 Yes 85.6 - Yes Yes

Northbridge:
2007 AYP Data - Mathematics By Grade Span

To make adequate yearly progress in 2007, a student group must meet (A) a student participation requirement, either (B) the State's 2007 performance target for that subject or (C) the group's own 2007 improvement target, and (D) an additional attendance or graduation requirement.

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MATHEMATICS
Student Group (A) Participation (B) Performance (C) Improvement (D) Attendance/Grad Rate AYP 2007
Enrolled Assessed % Met
Target
(95%)		 N 2007 CPI Met
Target
(76.5)		 2006 CPI
(Baseline)		 Gain Target On Target Range Met
Target		 % Change Met
Target
Grades 3-5
Aggregate 608 608 100 Yes 608 80.6 Yes 76.5 2.9 77.4-81.4 Yes 96.1 -0.4 Yes Yes
Lim. English Prof. 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Special Education 85 85 100 Yes 85 56.8 No 62.1 4.7 62.3-71.3 No 95.0 -0.6 Yes No
Low Income 140 140 100 Yes 140 71.6 No 67.7 4.0 69.2-74.2 Yes 94.9 -0.5 Yes Yes
Afr. Amer./Black 13 13 - - 13 - - - - - - - - - -
Asian or Pacif. Isl. 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Hispanic 20 20 - - 20 66.3 - - - - - - - - -
Native American 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
White 569 569 100 Yes 569 81.7 Yes 76.7 2.9 77.6-81.6 Yes 96.1 -0.5 Yes Yes
Grades 6-8
Aggregate 598 598 100 Yes 598 74.4 No 67.1 4.1 69.2-73.2 Yes 95.5 -0.5 Yes Yes
Lim. English Prof. 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Special Education 76 76 100 Yes 76 51.0 No 42.6 7.2 45.3-54.3 Yes 92.7 -1.2 Yes Yes
Low Income 159 159 100 Yes 159 60.1 No 52.3 6.0 55.8-60.8 Yes 93.0 -1.1 Yes Yes
Afr. Amer./Black 11 11 - - 11 - - - - - - - - - -
Asian or Pacif. Isl. 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Hispanic 23 23 - - 23 75.0 - - - - - - - - -
Native American 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
White 555 555 100 Yes 555 74.4 No 67.4 4.1 69.5-73.5 Yes 95.5 -0.6 Yes Yes
Grades 9-12
Aggregate 161 159 99 Yes 159 88.1 Yes 84.4 2.0 84.4-88.9 Yes 86.2 - Yes Yes
Lim. English Prof. 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Special Education 19 18 - - 18 - - - - - - - - - -
Low Income 24 24 - - 24 74.0 - - - - - - - - -
Afr. Amer./Black 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Asian or Pacif. Isl. 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Hispanic 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Native American 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
White 152 150 99 Yes 150 88.7 Yes 84.8 1.9 84.8-89.2 Yes 85.6 - Yes Yes

Northbridge:
2007 AYP Data - All Grades

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
(A) Participation (B) Performance (C) Improvement (D) Attendance AYP 2007
Enrolled Assessed % Met
Target
(95%)		 N 2007 CPI Met
Target
(85.4)		 2006 CPI
(Baseline)		 Gain Target On Target Range Met
Target		 % Change Met
Target
Aggregate 1367 1366 100 Yes 1366 89.5 Yes 87.2 1.6 87.8-89.8 Yes 94.2 -0.4 Yes Yes
Lim. English Prof. 15 15 - - 15 - - - - - - - - - -
Special Education 178 177 99 Yes 177 69.9 No 66.9 4.1 68.5-73.5 Yes 91.0 -0.1 No No
Low Income 323 22 100 Yes 322 81.9 No 78.5 2.7 78.7-83.7 Yes 92.1 0.1 Yes Yes
Afr. Amer./Black 25 24 - - 24 76.0 - - - - - - - - -
Asian or Pacif. Isl. 10 10 - - 10 - - - - - - - - - -
Hispanic 49 49 - - 49 85.2 - - - - - - - - -
Native American 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
White 1276 1276 100 Yes 1276 89.9 Yes 87.3 1.6 87.9-89.9 Yes 94.2 -0.5 Yes Yes

MATHEMATICS
Student Group (A) Participation (B) Performance (C) Improvement (D) Attendance AYP 2007
Enrolled Assessed % Met
Target
(95%)		 N 2007 CPI Met
Target
(76.5)		 2006 CPI
(Baseline)		 Gain Target On Target Range Met
Target		 % Change Met
Target
Aggregate 1367 1365 100 Yes 1365 78.7 Yes 73.6 3.3 75.9-77.9 Yes 94.2 -0.4 Yes Yes
Lim. English Prof. 15 15 - - 15 - - - - - - - - - -
Special Education 180 179 99 Yes 179 53.8 No 52.9 5.9 56.3-61.3 No 91.0 -0.1 No No
Low Income 323 323 100 Yes 323 66.1 No 60.5 4.9 62.9-67.9 Yes 92.1 0.1 Yes Yes
Afr. Amer./Black 25 25 - - 25 63.0 - - - - - - - - -
Asian or Pacif. Isl. 10 10 - - 10 - - - - - - - - - -
Hispanic 49 49 - - 49 70.9 - - - - - - - - -
Native American 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
White 1276 1274 100 Yes 1274 79.3 Yes 73.9 3.3 76.2-78.2 Yes 94.2 -0.5 Yes Yes

Northbridge:
2007 Schools Identified for Improvement

English Language Arts Mathematics
School Students 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Status 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Status
Northbridge Middle Aggregate Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes II1-S
All Subgroups N/A No Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A No Yes No No Yes

Northbridge:
2007 MCAS Data - By Grade, Subject and Subgroup

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GRADE LEVEL 3 - READING
Student Group District State
Stud. Includ. AYP Part.** % of Stud at Each Perf Level CPI Stud. Includ. AYP Part.** % of Stud. at Each Perf Level CPI
# % P+ P NI W # % P+ P NI W
AYP Subgroups
Stud. w/ Disab 29 100 0 21 55 24 71.6 12390 100 3 24 44 29 67.5
LEP/FLEP 3 - - - - - - 6712 100 4 25 46 25 64.9
Low-Income 46 100 4 39 48 9 78.3 22293 100 4 32 46 18 71.7
African American/Black 3 - - - - - - 5577 100 5 31 47 18 71.5
Asian 2 - - - - - - 3456 100 20 44 28 8 85.5
Hispanic/Latino 4 - - - - - - 9641 100 4 28 46 22 68.2
Native American 0 - - - - - - 204 100 6 40 45 10 78.3
White 181 100 12 49 35 4 86.9 50888 100 16 50 28 6 87.7
Other Subgroups
Male 100 100 10 49 36 5 87.3 36704 100 12 44 33 10 82.1
Female 94 100 12 46 38 4 84.6 34577 100 16 46 30 7 85.1
Title I 49 100 2 29 65 4 74.5 23029 100 5 33 45 17 72.5
Non-Title I 145 100 14 54 28 5 89.8 48252 100 18 51 26 5 88.8
Non-Low Income 148 100 13 50 34 3 88.3 48988 100 18 51 26 5 88.9
LEP 3 - - - - - - 4799 100 2 20 48 30 60.3
FLEP 0 - - - - - - 1913 100 8 36 42 13 76.3
1st Yr LEP* 0 - - - - - - 540 96 - - - - -
Migrant 0 - - - - - - 21 100 5 57 33 5 81.0
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander 0 - - - - - - 166 100 14 48 32 7 86.1
Multi-race - Non-Hispanic/Latino 4 - - - - - - 1349 100 13 45 33 9 83.0
All Students
2007 194 100 11 47 37 5 86.0 71311 100 14 45 32 9 83.5
2006 214 100 48 32 3 88.4 70751 100 18 40 34 8 83.4

GRADE LEVEL 3 - READING - PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS BY PERFORMANCE LEVEL
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GRADE LEVEL 3 - MATHEMATICS
Student Group District State
Stud. Includ. AYP Part.** % of Stud at Each Perf Level CPI Stud. Includ. AYP Part.** % of Stud. at Each Perf Level CPI
# % P+ P NI W # % P+ P NI W
AYP Subgroups
Stud. w/ Disab 29 100 0 21 24 55 56.0 12365 100 5 23 30 42 62.1
LEP/FLEP 3 - - - - - - 6710 100 7 28 29 36 63.1
Low-Income 46 100 9 33 30 28 69.6 22299 100 7 31 31 31 66.8
African American/Black 3 - - - - - - 5575 100 6 29 32 33 64.6
Asian 2 - - - - - - 3454 100 31 39 18 11 86.1
Hispanic/Latino 4 - - - - - - 9648 100 7 28 31 35 63.6
Native American 0 - - - - - - 202 99 10 41 29 20 74.5
White 183 100 16 47 25 11 84.2 50892 100 22 45 22 11 84.8
Other Subgroups
Male 102 100 21 43 23 14 82.8 36728 100 20 40 24 16 80.6
Female 94 100 10 48 29 14 81.4 34561 100 18 42 25 16 80.0
Title I 49 100 4 33 43 20 68.9 23033 100 8 32 31 29 67.8
Non-Title I 147 100 19 50 20 12 86.6 48256 100 24 45 21 10 86.3
Non-Low Income 150 100 17 49 24 9 86.0 48990 100 24 46 21 9 86.5
LEP 3 - - - - - - 4805 100 5 30 40 59.4
FLEP 0 - - - - - - 1905 100 14 34 27 25 72.5
1st Yr LEP* 0 - - - - - - 573 100 - - - - -
Migrant 0 - - - - - - 21 100 5 48 24 24 72.6
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander 0 - - - - - - 167 100 25 38 25 13 83.5
Multi-race - Non-Hispanic/Latino 4 - - - - - - 1351 100 18 39 25 17 78.9
All Students
2007 196 100 15 45 26 14 82.1 71323 100 19 41 24 16 80.3
2006 213 100 1 64 29 6 85.9 70741 100 4 48 32 16 78.0

GRADE LEVEL 3 - MATHEMATICS - PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS BY PERFORMANCE LEVEL

* Note: The Above Proficient standard in grade 3 Mathematics was reset in 2007 to better discriminate student performance in the top reporting category. Therefore, comparisons should not be made between the percent Above Proficient in 2006 and 2007. However, comparisons may be drawn between the combined percent of students scoring Proficient and Above Proficient in 2006 and 2007.

GRADE LEVEL 4 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Student Group District State
Stud. Includ. AYP Part.** % of Stud at Each Perf Level CPI Stud. Includ. AYP Part.** % of Stud. at Each Perf Level CPI
# % A P NI W # % A P NI W
AYP Subgroups
Stud. w/ Disab 30 100 0 23 53 23 65.0 12827 100 1 18 47 34 61.5
LEP/FLEP 3 - - - - - - 6127 99 3 24 46 28 62.2
Low-Income 44 100 2 39 43 16 74.4 21823 100 3 29 48 21 67.4
African American/Black 1 - - - - - - 5436 100 3 29 48 21 67.1
Asian 2 - - - - - - 3371 100 17 46 29 8 84.4
Hispanic/Latino 6 - - - - - - 9220 100 2 26 47 25 64.6
Native American 0 - - - - - - 232 100 4 38 43 15 73.9
White 201 100 6 53 38 3 84.0 50751 100 12 51 30 6 85.5
Other Subgroups
Male 104 100 4 47 46 3 82.9 36215 100 7 43 38 12 78.4
Female 109 100 7 56 31 6 84.4 34277 100 14 48 30 8 84.2
Title I 51 100 0 27 69 4 70.1 22313 100 3 31 48 18 68.9
Non-Title I 162 100 7 59 29 4 88.0 48179 100 13 53 28 6 86.9
Non-Low Income 169 10 7 55 37 1 86.1 48669 100 13 54 28 5 87.4
LEP 2 - - - - - - 3917 99 1 16 47 36 54.9
FLEP 1 - - - - - - 2210 100 6 38 42 13 75.1
1st Yr LEP* 0 - - - - - - 541 97 - - - - -
Migrant 0 - - - - - - 8 - - - - - -