2005-06 District Report Card - Littleton

Littleton (01580000)

Paul A Livingston, Superintendent
Mailing Address: PO Box 1486
33 Shattuck St.
Littleton, MA 01460-4486
Phone: (978) 486-8951
FAX: (978) 486-9581
Website: http://www.littletonps.org/

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:
Our mission is to inspire and sustain learning and achievement, preparing each student for the challenges of life in the 21st century.

Enrollment - 2005-06
  District State
Total Count 1,562 972,371
Race/Ethnicity (%)
African American 1.6 8.3
Asian 1.5 4.6
Hispanic 0.7 12.9
Native American 0.0 0.3
White 95.8 72.4
Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic 0.3 1.4
Gender (%)
Male 48.7 51.4
Female 51.3 48.6
Selected Populations (%)
Limited English Proficiency 0.0 5.3
Low-income 4.0 28.2
Special Education 17.4 16.5
First Language Not English 0.2 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 110 73,593
% of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment 100.0 94.4
Total # of Teachers in Core Academic Areas 100 62,301
% of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified 100.0 93.7
Student/Teacher Ratio 14.2 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: 100.0 - 100.0
Percentage of teachers in core academic subjects who are Highly Qualified 100.0 - 100.0

Additional Teacher Information
All teachers are certified in Massachusetts or have certification pending.

Web Resources
Massachusetts Department of Education:
http://www.doe.mass.edu/
School and District Profiles:
http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/?orgcode=01580000
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 - Littleton
GRADE LEVEL 3 - READING

  STUDENTS INCLUDED PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS
    REGULAR 98 76 NA 86 13 1
    DISABLED 31 24 NA 55 32 13
    LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT 0 0 NA - - -
GENDER
    FEMALE 58 45 NA 83 12 5
    MALE 71 55 NA 75 23 3
RACE/ETHNICITY
    AFRICAN-AMERICAN 0 0 NA - - -
    ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER 4 3 NA - - -
    HISPANIC 0 0 NA - - -
    NATIVE AMERICAN 0 0 NA - - -
    WHITE 125 97 NA 78 18 4
LOW INCOME 4 3 NA - - -
MIGRANT STUDENT 0 0 - - - -
STATE
    2005 71463 100 NA 62 31 7
    2004 73332 100 NA 63 30 7
ALL STUDENT
    2005 129 100 NA 78 18 4
    2004 117 100 NA 83 15 2
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality



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

  STUDENTS INCLUDED PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS
    REGULAR 99 88 19 59 20 2
    DISABLED 14 12 7 14 64 14
    LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT 0 0 - - - -
GENDER
    FEMALE 62 55 23 61 15 2
    MALE 50 44 12 44 38 6
RACE/ETHNICITY
    AFRICAN-AMERICAN 2 2 - - - -
    ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER 1 1 - - - -
    HISPANIC 2 2 - - - -
    NATIVE AMERICAN 0 0 - - - -
    WHITE 108 96 19 54 25 3
LOW INCOME 6 5 - - - -
MIGRANT STUDENT 0 0 - - - -
STATE
    2005 72780 100 10 40 40 10
    2004 73111 100 11 45 35 9
ALL STUDENT
    2005 113 100 18 53 26 4
    2004 149 100 10 52 28 10
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality



2005-06 District Report Card - Littleton
GRADE LEVEL 4 - MATHEMATICS

  STUDENTS INCLUDED PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS
    REGULAR 99 88 30 37 31 1
    DISABLED 14 12 0 0 93 7
    LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT 0 0 - - - -
GENDER
    FEMALE 62 55 24 35 39 2
    MALE 50 44 30 30 38 2
RACE/ETHNICITY
    AFRICAN-AMERICAN 2 2 - - - -
    ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER 1 1 - - - -
    HISPANIC 2 2 - - - -
    NATIVE AMERICAN 0 0 - - - -
    WHITE 108 96 27 33 39 1
LOW INCOME 6 5 - - - -
MIGRANT STUDENT 0 0 - - - -
STATE
    2005 72831 100 14 27 44 15
    2004 73323 100 14 28 44 14
ALL STUDENT
    2005 113 100 27 33 39 2
    2004 149 100 19 28 41 13
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality



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

  STUDENTS INCLUDED PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS
    REGULAR 107 78 22 52 24 1
    DISABLED 31 22 0 29 45 26
    LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT 0 0 - - - -
GENDER
    FEMALE 76 55 18 49 28 5
    MALE 62 45 16 45 31 8
RACE/ETHNICITY
    AFRICAN-AMERICAN 1 1 - - - -
    ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER 3 2 - - - -
    HISPANIC 2 1 - - - -
    NATIVE AMERICAN 0 0 - - - -
    WHITE 132 96 18 47 29 6
LOW INCOME 5 4 - - - -
MIGRANT STUDENT 0 0 - - - -
STATE
    2005 73242 100 16 35 38 12
    2004 74853 100 20 35 33 13
ALL STUDENT
    2005 138 100 17 47 29 7
    2004 124 100 40 39 18 3
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality



2005-06 District Report Card - Littleton
GRADE LEVEL 6 - MATHEMATICS

  STUDENTS INCLUDED PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS
    REGULAR 101 86 40 41 19 1
    DISABLED 16 14 0 31 38 31
    LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT 0 0 - - - -
GENDER
    FEMALE 58 50 34 31 29 5
    MALE 59 50 34 47 14 5
RACE/ETHNICITY
    AFRICAN-AMERICAN 1 1 - - - -
    ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER 1 1 - - - -
    HISPANIC 1 1 - - - -
    NATIVE AMERICAN 0 0 - - - -
    WHITE 114 97 33 40 21 5
LOW INCOME 7 6 - - - -
MIGRANT STUDENT 0 0 - - - -
STATE
    2005 74789 100 17 29 30 23
    2004 76661 100 17 25 32 25
ALL STUDENT
    2005 117 100 34 39 21 5
    2004 124 100 27 35 33 5
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality



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

  STUDENTS INCLUDED PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS
    REGULAR 102 91 16 75 8 1
    DISABLED 10 9 0 60 40 0
    LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT 0 0 - - - -
GENDER
    FEMALE 56 50 27 70 4 0
    MALE 56 50 2 79 18 2
RACE/ETHNICITY
    AFRICAN-AMERICAN 0 0 - - - -
    ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER 2 2 - - - -
    HISPANIC 1 1 - - - -
    NATIVE AMERICAN 0 0 - - - -
    WHITE 109 97 15 74 10 1
LOW INCOME 4 4 - - - -
MIGRANT STUDENT 0 0 - - - -
STATE
    2005 76717 100 10 56 27 7
    2004 77386 100 9 59 25 7
ALL STUDENT
    2005 112 100 14 74 11 1
    2004 120 100 8 73 18 2
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality



2005-06 District Report Card - Littleton
GRADE LEVEL 8 - MATHEMATICS

  STUDENTS INCLUDED PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS
    REGULAR 108 86 23 37 32 7
    DISABLED 18 14 0 11 33 56
    LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT 0 0 - - - -
GENDER
    FEMALE 59 47 20 34 37 8
    MALE 67 53 19 33 28 19
RACE/ETHNICITY
    AFRICAN-AMERICAN 1 1 - - - -
    ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER 4 3 - - - -
    HISPANIC 0 0 - - - -
    NATIVE AMERICAN 1 1 - - - -
    WHITE 120 95 20 33 34 13
LOW INCOME 3 2 - - - -
MIGRANT STUDENT 0 0 - - - -
STATE
    2005 77026 100 13 26 30 31
    2004 78893 100 13 26 32 29
ALL STUDENT
    2005 126 100 20 33 33 14
    2004 114 100 17 26 31 26
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality



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

  STUDENTS INCLUDED PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS
    REGULAR 108 86 12 45 33 9
    DISABLED 18 14 0 11 67 22
    LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT 0 0 - - - -
GENDER
    FEMALE 59 47 12 31 46 12
    MALE 67 53 9 49 31 10
RACE/ETHNICITY
    AFRICAN-AMERICAN 1 1 - - - -
    ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER 4 3 - - - -
    HISPANIC 0 0 - - - -
    NATIVE AMERICAN 1 1 - - - -
    WHITE 120 95 11 42 38 9
LOW INCOME 3 2 - - - -
MIGRANT STUDENT 0 0 - - - -
STATE
    2005 76891 100 4 29 41 26
    2004 78887 100 5 28 35 31
ALL STUDENT
    2005 126 100 10 40 38 11
    2004 114 100 4 35 41 19
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality



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

  STUDENTS INCLUDED PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS
    REGULAR 86 89 42 49 7 2
    DISABLED 11 11 18 45 36 0
    LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT 0 0 - - - -
GENDER
    FEMALE 56 58 43 50 7 0
    MALE 38 39 32 50 13 5
RACE/ETHNICITY
    AFRICAN-AMERICAN 0 0 - - - -
    ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER 0 0 - - - -
    HISPANIC 2 2 - - - -
    NATIVE AMERICAN 0 0 - - - -
    WHITE 95 98 40 47 11 2
LOW INCOME 5 5 - - - -
MIGRANT STUDENT 0 0 - - - -
STATE
    2005 72036 100 23 42 25 10
    2004 69808 100 19 43 27 11
ALL STUDENT
    2005 97 100 39 48 10 2
    2004 116 100 35 47 16 3
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality



2005-06 District Report Card - Littleton
GRADE LEVEL 10 - MATHEMATICS

  STUDENTS INCLUDED PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS
    REGULAR 86 89 51 30 15 3
    DISABLED 11 11 18 18 27 36
    LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT 0 0 - - - -
GENDER
    FEMALE 56 58 50 30 16 4
    MALE 38 39 42 26 18 13
RACE/ETHNICITY
    AFRICAN-AMERICAN 0 0 - - - -
    ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER 0 0 - - - -
    HISPANIC 2 2 - - - -
    NATIVE AMERICAN 0 0 - - - -
    WHITE 95 98 47 29 16 7
LOW INCOME 5 5 - - - -
MIGRANT STUDENT 0 0 - - - -
STATE
    2005 72141 100 35 27 24 15
    2004 70293 100 29 28 28 15
ALL STUDENT
    2005 97 100 47 29 16 7
    2004 116 100 46 23 22 9
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality





2005-06 District Report Card - Littleton
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 451 451 100 Yes 451 92.6 Yes 2.2 Yes 96.2 0.9 Yes Yes
Lim. English Prof. 2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Spec. Ed. 66 66 100 Yes 66 78.0 No 9.5 Yes 95.1 1.5 Yes Yes
Low Income 19 19 - - 19 - - - - - - - -
Afr. Amer./Black 2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Asian or Pacif. Isl. 7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Hispanic 5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Native American 0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
White 437 437 100 Yes 437 93.0 Yes 2.0 Yes 96.1 0.8 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 453 451 100 Yes 451 84.4 Yes 3.9 Yes 96.2 0.9 Yes Yes
Lim. English Prof. 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Spec. Ed. 59 59 100 Yes 59 54.7 No 3.3 Yes/EB 95.1 1.5 Yes Yes
Low Income 21 21 - - 21 73.8 - - - 94.3 2.3 - -
Afr. Amer./Black 4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Asian or Pacif. Isl. 6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Hispanic 5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Native American 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
White 437 435 100 Yes 435 84.9 Yes 4.0 Yes 96.1 0.8 Yes Yes

Adequate Yearly Progress History Accountability Status
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
ELA Aggregate N/A N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Status
All subgroups N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes Yes Yes
MATH Aggregate N/A N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Status
All subgroups N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes No Yes

 

Schools Identified for Improvement
Littleton Public Schools
  English Language Arts Mathematics
School 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Status 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Status
Russell St Elementary Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  II-S  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   

Teacher Quality Data
for High-Poverty and Low-Poverty
Littleton Public Schools
School HQ% LIC%
Low Poverty  
Littleton High School  100.0   100.0 
Littleton Middle School  100.0   100.0 
Russell St Elementary  100.0   100.0 
Shaker Lane Elementary  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