State Gives 3 Milford Schools Level 2 Status, High School is Level 3

Milford, MA - A new report has three Milford public schools in the state’s second tier.

Released last week, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education report classified Woodland Elementary, Stacy Middle, and East Middle School earning a level 1 accountability and assistance level.

All schools in the state and districts are classified into five levels with one being the highest and five being the lowest.

On the Cumulative Progress and Performance Index (PPI), Woodland Elementary received a 35 out of 100, Stacy Middle earned a 77, and East Middle received a 58. All three schools were given the ranking for meeting gap narrowing goals, according to the report.

Milford High School was named a level 3 school with a score of 24, with the state citing a need to focus on high needs students and improve the low assessment participation among Hispanics.

The progress and performance index combines information about narrowing proficiency gaps, growth, and graduation and dropout rates over multiple years into a single number, according to the DESE. All districts, schools, and student subgroups receive an annual PPI based on improvement over a two-year period and a cumulative score based on four years of data. For a group to be considered to be making progress toward narrowing proficiency gaps, its cumulative PPI must be 75 or higher.

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