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2005-06 District Report Card - North Andover

North Andover (02110000)

Harry K Harutunian, Superintendent
Mailing Address: 43 High Street
North Andover, MA 01845
Phone: (978) 794-1503
FAX: (978) 794-0231
Website: http://www.northandover.k12.ma.us

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

Mission Statement:
North Andover Public Schools will ensure that all students will succeed academically, through standards-based instructional programs, coupled with rigorous, engaging professional development and collaborative parent and community partnerships. The North Andover Public Schools will prepare all students, including those in general education and special education, with a quality education.

Enrollment - 2005-06
	District	State
Total Count	4,671	972,371
Race/Ethnicity (%)
African American	1.0	8.3
Asian	6.8	4.6
Hispanic	3.3	12.9
Native American	0.4	0.3
White	87.5	72.4
Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander	0.0	0.1
Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic	1.1	1.4
Gender (%)
Male	52.2	51.4
Female	47.8	48.6
Selected Populations (%)
Limited English Proficiency	1.3	5.3
Low-income	4.6	28.2
Special Education	11.5	16.5
First Language Not English	7.8	14.3
Migrant	0.0	0.1

Grades Offered:

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

Teacher Data (2005-06)
	District	State
Total # of Teachers	285	73,593
% of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment	96.6	94.4
Total # of Teachers in Core Academic Areas	259	62,301
% of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified	97.1	93.7
Student/Teacher Ratio	16.4 to 1	13.2 to 1

Educator Quality Data	All Schools	High Poverty Schools	Low Poverty Schools
Percentage of teachers licensed in area in which teaching:	96.6	-	97.0
Percentage of teachers in core academic subjects who are Highly Qualified	97.1	-	97.2

Web Resources

Massachusetts Department of Education:
http://www.doe.mass.edu/

School and District Profiles:
http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/?orgcode=02110000

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Information:
http://www.doe.mass.edu/sda/ayp/cycleIVmid/

Massachusetts No Child Left Behind website:
http://www.doe.mass.edu/nclb/

2005-06 District Report Card - North Andover
GRADE LEVEL 3 - READING

	STUDENTS INCLUDED		PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
	#	%	A	P	NI	W/F
STUDENT STATUS
REGULAR	292	85	NA	83	16	1
DISABLED	50	15	NA	54	38	8
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT	2	1	NA	-	-	-
GENDER
FEMALE	146	42	NA	80	18	2
MALE	196	57	NA	78	21	1
RACE/ETHNICITY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN	1	0	NA	-	-	-
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER	30	9	NA	73	20	7
HISPANIC	9	3	NA	-	-	-
NATIVE AMERICAN	3	1	NA	-	-	-
WHITE	301	88	NA	80	19	1
LOW INCOME	19	6	NA	63	37	0
MIGRANT STUDENT	0	0	-	-	-	-
STATE
2005	71463	100	NA	62	31	7
2004	73332	100	NA	63	30	7
ALL STUDENT
2005	344	100	NA	78	20	2
2004	334	100	NA	80	18	2
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

2005-06 District Report Card - North Andover
GRADE LEVEL 4 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

	STUDENTS INCLUDED		PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
	#	%	A	P	NI	W/F
STUDENT STATUS
REGULAR	282	83	14	57	27	1
DISABLED	55	16	0	24	56	20
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT	3	1	-	-	-	-
GENDER
FEMALE	158	46	16	53	28	3
MALE	181	53	8	51	36	6
RACE/ETHNICITY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN	0	0	-	-	-	-
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER	21	6	10	62	29	0
HISPANIC	9	3	-	-	-	-
NATIVE AMERICAN	0	0	-	-	-	-
WHITE	310	91	12	52	32	4
LOW INCOME	22	6	0	32	55	14
MIGRANT STUDENT	0	0	-	-	-	-
STATE
2005	72780	100	10	40	40	10
2004	73111	100	11	45	35	9
ALL STUDENT
2005	340	100	12	51	32	4
2004	361	100	15	55	25	5
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

2005-06 District Report Card - North Andover
GRADE LEVEL 4 - MATHEMATICS

	STUDENTS INCLUDED		PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
	#	%	A	P	NI	W/F
STUDENT STATUS
REGULAR	282	83	19	40	39	2
DISABLED	55	16	5	16	45	33
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT	3	1	-	-	-	-
GENDER
FEMALE	158	46	16	33	44	7
MALE	181	53	18	39	36	7
RACE/ETHNICITY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN	0	0	-	-	-	-
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER	21	6	33	38	24	5
HISPANIC	9	3	-	-	-	-
NATIVE AMERICAN	0	0	-	-	-	-
WHITE	310	91	16	36	41	6
LOW INCOME	22	6	9	9	55	27
MIGRANT STUDENT	0	0	-	-	-	-
STATE
2005	72831	100	14	27	44	15
2004	73323	100	14	28	44	14
ALL STUDENT
2005	340	100	17	36	40	7
2004	363	100	17	34	40	9
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

2005-06 District Report Card - North Andover
GRADE LEVEL 5 - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

	STUDENTS INCLUDED		PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
	#	%	A	P	NI	W/F
STUDENT STATUS
REGULAR	314	86	23	44	32	1
DISABLED	50	14	8	20	50	22
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT	1	0	-	-	-	-
GENDER
FEMALE	187	51	20	43	33	4
MALE	177	48	22	38	37	3
RACE/ETHNICITY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN	6	2	-	-	-	-
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER	24	7	42	38	21	0
HISPANIC	5	1	-	-	-	-
NATIVE AMERICAN	1	0	-	-	-	-
WHITE	329	90	20	41	35	4
LOW INCOME	25	7	8	28	56	8
MIGRANT STUDENT			-	-	-	-
STATE
2005	73242	100	16	35	38	12
2004	74853	100	20	35	33	13
ALL STUDENT
2005	365	100	21	41	35	4
2004	352	100	35	38	24	3
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

2005-06 District Report Card - North Andover
GRADE LEVEL 6 - MATHEMATICS

	STUDENTS INCLUDED		PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
	#	%	A	P	NI	W/F
STUDENT STATUS
REGULAR	323	88	31	33	28	8
DISABLED	43	12	2	14	44	40
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT	0	0	-	-	-	-
GENDER
FEMALE	173	47	24	36	25	14
MALE	192	52	32	27	33	8
RACE/ETHNICITY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN	2	1	-	-	-	-
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER	24	7	33	29	29	8
HISPANIC	8	2	-	-	-	-
NATIVE AMERICAN	3	1	-	-	-	-
WHITE	329	90	28	32	30	10
LOW INCOME	19	5	0	16	42	42
MIGRANT STUDENT	0	0	-	-	-	-
STATE
2005	74789	100	17	29	30	23
2004	76661	100	17	25	32	25
ALL STUDENT
2005	366	100	28	31	30	11
2004	388	100	21	30	33	16
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

2005-06 District Report Card - North Andover
GRADE LEVEL 7 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

	STUDENTS INCLUDED		PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
	#	%	A	P	NI	W/F
STUDENT STATUS
REGULAR	342	86	21	70	7	1
DISABLED	54	14	4	44	39	13
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT	0	0	-	-	-	-
GENDER
FEMALE	194	49	26	64	9	2
MALE	197	50	13	72	14	2
RACE/ETHNICITY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN	3	1	-	-	-	-
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER	21	5	14	81	0	5
HISPANIC	15	4	27	47	20	7
NATIVE AMERICAN	3	1	-	-	-	-
WHITE	354	89	19	67	12	3
LOW INCOME	18	5	11	56	28	6
MIGRANT STUDENT	0	0	-	-	-	-
STATE
2005	76717	100	10	56	27	7
2004	77386	100	9	59	25	7
ALL STUDENT
2005	396	100	19	67	11	3
2004	353	100	19	69	11	1
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

2005-06 District Report Card - North Andover
GRADE LEVEL 8 - MATHEMATICS

	STUDENTS INCLUDED		PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
	#	%	A	P	NI	W/F
STUDENT STATUS
REGULAR	296	80	38	38	21	4
DISABLED	70	19	7	23	36	34
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT	2	1	-	-	-	-
GENDER
FEMALE	165	45	35	38	21	6
MALE	201	55	29	33	25	12
RACE/ETHNICITY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN	5	1	-	-	-	-
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER	21	6	48	33	5	14
HISPANIC	11	3	9	18	45	27
NATIVE AMERICAN	1	0	-	-	-	-
WHITE	329	89	32	36	24	8
LOW INCOME	16	4	0	13	25	63
MIGRANT STUDENT	0	0	-	-	-	-
STATE
2005	77026	100	13	26	30	31
2004	78893	100	13	26	32	29
ALL STUDENT
2005	368	100	32	35	23	10
2004	372	100	25	33	28	14
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

2005-06 District Report Card - North Andover
GRADE LEVEL 8 - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

	STUDENTS INCLUDED		PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
	#	%	A	P	NI	W/F
STUDENT STATUS
REGULAR	296	80	13	47	35	5
DISABLED	70	19	1	19	49	31
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT	2	1	-	-	-	-
GENDER
FEMALE	165	45	8	42	42	8
MALE	201	55	12	41	35	11
RACE/ETHNICITY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN	5	1	-	-	-	-
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER	21	6	29	38	19	14
HISPANIC	11	3	0	9	55	36
NATIVE AMERICAN	1	0	-	-	-	-
WHITE	329	89	10	43	39	9
LOW INCOME	16	4	0	6	38	56
MIGRANT STUDENT	0	0	-	-	-	-
STATE
2005	76891	100	4	29	41	26
2004	78887	100	5	28	35	31
ALL STUDENT
2005	368	100	10	41	38	10
2004	373	100	9	35	39	18
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

2005-06 District Report Card - North Andover
GRADE LEVEL 10 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

	STUDENTS INCLUDED		PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
	#	%	A	P	NI	W/F
STUDENT STATUS
REGULAR	295	86	35	51	14	1
DISABLED	48	14	6	23	40	31
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT	0	0	-	-	-	-
GENDER
FEMALE	165	48	42	44	11	2
MALE	173	50	20	51	23	7
RACE/ETHNICITY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN	2	1	-	-	-	-
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER	13	4	46	46	8	0
HISPANIC	9	3	-	-	-	-
NATIVE AMERICAN	2	1	-	-	-	-
WHITE	317	92	30	47	18	5
LOW INCOME	12	3	17	42	25	17
MIGRANT STUDENT	0	0	-	-	-	-
STATE
2005	72036	100	23	42	25	10
2004	69808	100	19	43	27	11
ALL STUDENT
2005	343	100	31	47	17	5
2004	318	100	32	42	22	4
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

2005-06 District Report Card - North Andover
GRADE LEVEL 10 - MATHEMATICS

	STUDENTS INCLUDED		PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
	#	%	A	P	NI	W/F
STUDENT STATUS
REGULAR	295	86	51	36	11	2
DISABLED	48	14	8	19	42	31
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT	0	0	-	-	-	-
GENDER
FEMALE	165	48	52	30	15	4
MALE	173	50	40	37	15	8
RACE/ETHNICITY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN	2	1	-	-	-	-
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER	13	4	85	15	0	0
HISPANIC	9	3	-	-	-	-
NATIVE AMERICAN	2	1	-	-	-	-
WHITE	317	92	44	34	15	6
LOW INCOME	12	3	25	33	25	17
MIGRANT STUDENT	0	0	-	-	-	-
STATE
2005	72141	100	35	27	24	15
2004	70293	100	29	28	28	15
ALL STUDENT
2005	343	100	45	34	15	6
2004	319	100	42	29	19	9
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

2005-06 District Report Card - North Andover
2005 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Student Group	2005				Mid-Cycle IV (2005) Data					2005			AYP 2005
	Participation				Performance			Improvement		Attendance
	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target	N	CPI	Met Target	CPI Change	Met Target	%	Change	Met Target
Aggregate	1424	1421	100	Yes	1421	91.7	Yes	-0.1	No	95.2	0	Yes	Yes
Lim. English Prof.	19	19	-	-	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spec. Ed.	182	180	99	Yes	180	73.5	No	0.8	No	93.9	0.4	Yes	No
Low Income	71	71	-	-	71	81.7	-	-	-	93.3	1.1	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian or Pacif. Isl.	85	85	100	Yes	85	94.7	Yes	0.3	Yes	97.0	0.4	Yes	Yes
Hispanic	42	42	-	-	42	79.8	-	-	-	93.1	0.5	-	-
Native American	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	1283	1280	100	Yes	1280	91.9	Yes	0.0	No	95.2	0	Yes	Yes

MATHEMATICS
Student Group	2005				Mid-Cycle IV (2005) Data					2005			AYP 2005
	Participation				Performance			Improvement		Attendance
	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target	N	CPI	Met Target	CPI Change	Met Target	%	Change	Met Target
Aggregate	1418	1416	100	Yes	1416	84.4	Yes	4.2	Yes	95.2	0	Yes	Yes
Lim. English Prof.	20	20	-	-	20	58.8	-	-	-	95.9	0.6	-	-
Spec. Ed.	180	179	99	Yes	179	58.2	No	9.8	Yes	93.9	0.4	Yes	Yes
Low Income	69	69	-	-	69	58.0	-	-	-	93.3	1.1	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian or Pacif. Isl.	79	79	100	Yes	79	88.6	Yes	-3.1	No	97.0	0.4	Yes	Yes
Hispanic	37	37	-	-	37	64.2	-	-	-	93.1	0.5	-	-
Native American	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	1286	1284	100	Yes	1284	85.0	Yes	4.8	Yes	95.2	0	Yes	Yes

Adequate Yearly Progress History									Accountability Status
		1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	Accountability Status
ELA	Aggregate	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No Status
ELA	All subgroups	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	No	No Status
MATH	Aggregate	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Identified for Improvement - Subgroups only
MATH	All subgroups	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	No	Yes	Identified for Improvement - Subgroups only

Teacher Quality Data for High-Poverty and Low-Poverty North Andover Public Schools
School	HQ%	LIC%
Low Poverty
Annie L Sargent School	100.0	100.0
Franklin	100.0	97.0
Kittredge	100.0	100.0
North Andover High	91.0	91.8
North Andover Middle	100.0	100.0

Data Definitions

Enrollment - This information reflects the public school enrollment on October 1, 2005.

Race/Ethnicity:

Asian. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Black or African American. A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.

Hispanic or Latino. A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.

Native American. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.

White. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.

Multi-racial. A person selecting more than one racial category and non-Hispanic.

Selected Populations:

Limited English Proficient: A student whose first language is a language other than English who is unable to perform ordinary classroom work in English is identified as limited English proficient.

Low Income: An indication of whether a 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

Special Education: Students who have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP).

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.

Educator Quality - Educator information is as of October 1, 2005.

Percent of teachers licensed in the area in which teaching: The percentage of teachers with Preliminary, Initial, or Professional licensure (all teaching staff, including long-term substitutes) in the area in which they are teaching. Charter schools are not required to hire licensed teachers.
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 possess a valid Massachusetts teaching license at the Preliminary, Initial, or Professional level 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. NCLB subject matter competence requirements are applied differently to those who teach at different levels. For more information on the definition and requirements of highly-qualified, please see http://www.doe.mass.edu/nclb/hq/hq_memo.html.
High-Poverty Schools: Schools in the bottom quartile statewide by low-income percentage.
Low-Poverty Schools: Schools in the top quartile statewide by low-income percentage.

MCAS Results- Spring 2005 Results

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.

Student Subgroup Definitions

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, Race/Ethnicity, Low income, Migrant - See definitions under Enrollment.

Adequate Yearly Progress - According to federal law, a measure of the extent to which students in a school, taken as a whole and certain groups within the school, demonstrate proficiency in English language arts and mathematics. All schools are rated, and AYP determinations are made, based on an analysis of the performance and improvement schools and districts demonstrate toward achieving this goal. Detailed information on AYP determinations can be found on the MA Department of Education website at http://www.doe.mass.edu/sda/ayp/cycleIVmid/.

Accountability Status Labels:

II-S Identified for Improvement - Subgroups only
II-A Identified for Improvement
CA-A Identified for Corrective Action
RST Identified for Restructuring
UR Status Under Review

2005-06 District Report Card - North Andover

North Andover (02110000)

2005-06 District Report Card - North Andover GRADE LEVEL 3 - READING

2005-06 District Report Card - North Andover GRADE LEVEL 4 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

2005-06 District Report Card - North Andover GRADE LEVEL 4 - MATHEMATICS

2005-06 District Report Card - North Andover GRADE LEVEL 5 - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

2005-06 District Report Card - North Andover GRADE LEVEL 6 - MATHEMATICS

2005-06 District Report Card - North Andover GRADE LEVEL 7 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

2005-06 District Report Card - North Andover GRADE LEVEL 8 - MATHEMATICS

2005-06 District Report Card - North Andover GRADE LEVEL 8 - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

2005-06 District Report Card - North Andover GRADE LEVEL 10 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

2005-06 District Report Card - North Andover GRADE LEVEL 10 - MATHEMATICS

2005-06 District Report Card - North Andover2005 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report