District Report Card - Winchendon

Winchendon (03430000)

Robert A O'Meara, District Superintendent
Mailing Address: 175 Grove Street
Winchendon, MA 01475-1198
Phone: (978) 297-0031
FAX: (978) 297-5250
Website: http://www.winchendonk12.org/

Report Card:
This report includes information on the school's performance on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) by content area, grade level, and for particular student populations. Comparison data from the district, the state, and from 2001 are also provided. In addition, this report includes other information as required by the federal No Child Left Behind act.

Mission Statement:
The mission statement of the Winchendon Public Schools is to enlighten, motivate and educate all who pass through our doors. We will provide a safe, healthy environment that promotes an appreciation of diversity and preparedness for the future!

Enrollment - 2003
  District State
Race/Ethnicity
White 94.6 % 75.1 %
African-American 1.5 % 8.8 %
Hispanic 2.6 % 11.2 %
Asian 1.3 % 4.6 %
Native American 0.0 % 0.3 %
Gender
Male 51 % 51.5 %
Female 49.1 % 48.6 %
Selected Population Enrollment
Limited English Proficiency 0.0 % 5.3 %
Low-income 23.6 % 26.2 %
Special Education 18.9 % 15.2 %
Migrant 0.1 % 0.2 %
TOTAL COUNT 1,896 982,152
Grades Offered: PK, K, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12
2000-2001 Dropout Rate, Gr. 9-12: 6.0%
Percent of teachers licensed: 94%
Percent of core academic classes taught by highly qualified teachers: 94%
Additional Teacher Information:

The above listed percentages of teachers include any teacher who has taught students for 4 or more consecutive weeks such as a long term substitute in addition to the regular classroom teacher. Those teachers who are not currently certified either have applied and are waiting on certification or are long term substitutes and have an appropriate college degree.
District Report Card - Winchendon
Grade 03 - Reading
  Participation % Students at Each Performance Level
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS  
 Regular  109  99  NA  77  20  3
 Disabled  32  97  NA  25  44  31
GENDER  
 Female  67  100  NA  66  25  9
 Male  74  97  NA  65  26  9
RACE/ETHNICITY  
 African American/Black  2  100        
 Hispanic      NA  0  0  0
 Mixed or Other  8  100        
 Native American  1  100        
 White  130  99  NA  64  26  10
 FREE LUNCH  105  98  NA  63  29  9
ALL STUDENTS  
 2002  141  99  NA  65  26  9
 2001  174  99  NA  63  27  10
STATE  
 2002  74143  98  0  67  27  6
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

District Report Card - Winchendon
Grade 04 - English Language Arts
  Participation % Students at Each Performance Level
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS  
 Regular  144  96  1  35  54  10
 Disabled  16  100  0  0  44  56
 Limited English Proficient      0  0  0  0
GENDER  
 Female  76  97  3  38  49  11
 Male  83  98  0  25  58  17
RACE/ETHNICITY  
 African American/Black  2  67        
 Asian or Pacific Islander      0  0  0  0
 Hispanic  2  100        
 Mixed or Other  19  100  5  32  53  11
 Native American  1  100        
 White  136  99  1  32  54  13
 FREE LUNCH  43  98  2  16  53  28
ALL STUDENTS  
 2002  160  96  1  31  53  14
 2001  168  100  2  27  58  14
STATE  
 2002  75008  97  8  46  37  10
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

District Report Card - Winchendon
Grade 04 - Mathematics
  Participation % Students at Each Performance Level
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS  
 Regular  146  97  5  12  55  27
 Disabled  16  100  0  0  38  63
 Limited English Proficient      0  0  0  0
GENDER  
 Female  77  99  6  9  60  25
 Male  84  99  4  13  48  36
RACE/ETHNICITY  
 African American/Black  3  100        
 Asian or Pacific Islander      0  0  0  0
 Hispanic  2  100        
 Mixed or Other  19  100  5  0  79  16
 Native American  1  100        
 White  137  99  5  13  52  30
 FREE LUNCH  44  100  2  2  55  41
ALL STUDENTS  
 2002  162  97  5  11  54  30
 2001  168  100  3  10  54  33
STATE  
 2002  75682  98  12  27  42  19
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

District Report Card - Winchendon
Grade 06 - Mathematics
  Participation % Students at Each Performance Level
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS  
 Regular  134  99  4  22  43  31
 Disabled  23  100  0  4  22  74
GENDER  
 Female  73  100  5  12  42  40
 Male  84  99  2  25  37  36
RACE/ETHNICITY  
 African American/Black  5  100        
 Asian or Pacific Islander  1  100        
 Hispanic  3  100        
 Mixed or Other  5  100        
 White  142  99  4  20  36  40
 FREE LUNCH  41  100  0  15  32  54
ALL STUDENTS  
 2002  157  99  4  19  39  38
 2001  157  100  10  18  39  34
STATE  
 2002  78561  99  13  28  29  29
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

District Report Card - Winchendon
Grade 07 - English Language Arts
  Participation % Students at Each Performance Level
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS  
 Regular  132  100  2  61  33  3
 Disabled  34  100  0  6  56  38
GENDER  
 Female  88  100  3  59  35  2
 Male  78  100  0  40  41  19
RACE/ETHNICITY  
 African American/Black  2  100        
 Asian or Pacific Islander  1  100        
 Hispanic  1  100        
 Mixed or Other  10  100  0  60  20  20
 White  152  100  2  50  39  9
 FREE LUNCH  40  100  0  50  30  20
ALL STUDENTS  
 2002  166  100  2  50  38  10
 2001  162  98  0  30  54  17
STATE  
 2002  76710  97  9  55  28  8
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

District Report Card - Winchendon
Grade 08 - Mathematics
  Participation % Students at Each Performance Level
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS  
 Regular  129  100  2  16  43  40
 Disabled  41  98  0  2  12  85
 Limited English Proficient      0  0  0  0
GENDER  
 Female  83  99  2  10  37  51
 Male  87  99  1  15  33  51
RACE/ETHNICITY  
 African American/Black  1  100        
 Asian or Pacific Islander  2  100        
 Hispanic  6  100        
 Mixed or Other  12  100  0  17  25  58
 White  149  99  2  11  38  48
 FREE LUNCH  44  100  0  7  18  75
ALL STUDENTS  
 2002  170  99  2  12  35  51
 2001  150  98  3  17  41  39
STATE  
 2002  74890  98  11  23  33  33
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

District Report Card - Winchendon
Grade 10 - English Language Arts
  Participation % Students at Each Performance Level
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS  
 Regular  106  95  13  55  27  5
 Disabled  16  100  0  0  25  75
GENDER  
 Female  61  97  15  43  26  16
 Male  61  95  8  52  28  11
RACE/ETHNICITY  
 African American/Black  3  100        
 Asian or Pacific Islander  3  100        
 Hispanic  5  100        
 Mixed or Other  9  90        
 Native American  1  50        
 White  101  97  12  47  27  15
 FREE LUNCH  21  88  5  29  19  48
ALL STUDENTS  
 2002  122  96  11  48  27  14
 2001  115  93  5  42  39  14
STATE  
 2002  65669  96  20  40  27  13
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

District Report Card - Winchendon
Grade 10 - Mathematics
  Participation % Students at Each Performance Level
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS  
 Regular  111  100  13  24  39  24
 Disabled  15  94  0  7  7  87
GENDER  
 Female  63  100  11  13  46  30
 Male  63  98  11  32  24  33
RACE/ETHNICITY  
 African American/Black  3  100        
 Asian or Pacific Islander  3  100        
 Hispanic  5  100        
 Mixed or Other  10  100  0  20  40  40
 Native American  2  100        
 White  103  99  13  25  32  30
 FREE LUNCH  24  100  8  8  25  58
ALL STUDENTS  
 2002  126  99  11  22  35  32
 2001  118  95  7  35  29  30
STATE  
 2002  66674  97  20  24  31  25
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

District Report Card - Winchendon
Adequate Yearly Performance of School
School Gr Subj Base PI Imp. Target Cycle II PI Perf. Rating Imp. Rating AYP 99 AYP 00 AYP 01 AYP 02
Toy Town Elem 4 ELA 67.2 + 4.7 67.6 Low No Change Y Y N N
Toy Town Elem 4 MTH 62.6 + 5.3 54.6 Very Low Declined Y Y Y Y
Murdock Middle/High 7/8 ELA 76.3 + 3.4 78.2 Moderate On Target Y Y Y Y
Murdock Middle/High 7/8 MTH 50.4 + 7.1 49.7 Very Low No Change Y Y N N
Murdock Middle/High 10 ELA 59.5 + 5.8 76.6 Moderate Above Target Y Y Y Y
Murdock Middle/High 10 MTH 40.4 + 8.5 62.8 Low Above Target Y Y Y Y

Data Definitions

Enrollment

Limited English Proficient: are defined as "a student whose first language is a language other than English who is unable to perform ordinary classroom work in English."

Low Income: An indication of whether the student meets ANY ONE of the following definitions of low income:
1. The student is eligible for free or reduced price lunch; or
2. The student receives Transitional Aid to Families benefits; or
3. The student is eligible for food stamps

Migrant: An indication of whether an individual or a parent/guardian accompanying an individual maintains primary employment in one or more agricultural or fishing activities on a seasonal or other temporary basis and establishes a temporary residence for the purposes of such employment.

Percent of teachers licensed:
The percentage of teachers with Provisional, Initial, or Professional licensure (all teaching staff, including long-term substitutes). This information is not required from charter schools.

Percentage of core academic classes taught by highly-qualified teachers:
The percentage of staff, measured in "full-time equivalency", teaching in core academic areas, that meet the NCLB definition of highly-qualified. To meet the definition, teachers must hold a valid Massachusetts license AND demonstrate subject matter competency in the areas they teach. The core academic areas are defined as English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography.

MCAS Student Status:

Regular: Students who do not meet the definition for Students with Disabilities or for Limited English Proficient.
Students with Disabilities: Students who have an individualized Education Plan (IEP) or a plan of instructional accommodations provided under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Limited English Proficient: They are defined as "a student whose first language is a language other than English who is unable to perform ordinary classroom work in English."

Race/Ethnicity:
This data is collected on the MCAS test, and is collected differently than in the enrollment statistics. Students have the option on the MCAS of selecting more than one racial/ethnicity descriptor, and "other" is an option.

Eligible for F/RP Lunch: Students eligible for free or reduced price lunch.

Performance Level Definitions
(A) Advanced - Students demonstrate a superior understanding of challenging subject matter, and solve a wide variety of problems.
(P) Proficient - Students demonstrate a solid understanding of challenging subject matter, and solve a wide variety of problems.
(NI) Needs Improvement - Students demonstrate partial understanding of subject matter, and solve some simple problems.
(W/F) Warning/Failing - Students demonstrate minimal understanding of subject matter, and do not solve simple problems.

Adequate Yearly Progress Performance (School)

Information on the DOE's school performance rating process can be found at http://www.doe.mass.edu/ata/sda.html#sprp.

Base PI - The cycle II baseline proficiency index. This measure is based on the 1999 and 2000 MCAS results and is an indicator of how close the school is to having all of its students Proficient or Advanced.
Imp. Target - The school's improvement target is the proficiency index points needed, every two years, to close the gap between the baseline and the NCLB goal of all students proficient by 2014.
Cycle II PI - The cycle II proficiency index. This measure is based on the 2001 and 2002 MCAS results and is an indicator of how close the school is to having all of its students Proficient or Advanced.
Perf. Rating - The performance rating is based on the cycle II PI. The six ratings are Very High, High, Moderate, Low, Very Low, and Critically Low.
Imp. Rating - The improvement rating is based on the actual change in the proficiency index, from the baseline to the end of the cycle, compared to the improvement target. The five ratings are Above Target, On Target, Improved Below Target, No Change, and Declined.
AYP - A determination of whether the school has made "adequate yearly progress".

Back to Report Cards