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School Profile:
Empowerment Prep

Jump To Section: Overall Performance | Perception | Equity | School Demographics | School Improvement
To visit the main Empowerment Prep website, click here.

Overall Performance

​These metrics show student performance on a national assessment on Reading and Math at this school and how that compares against other similar schools in the Springfield Empowerment Zone. Change from last year shows if this metric has improved or worsened from the previous school year.
Metric (Data Point)
Reading
Change From Last Year
Math
​Change From Last Year
Description
% Met Growth
36%
↑
39%
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SEZP uses a nationwide test each year called MAP to measure student growth in Math and Reading. This measure looks at what percentage of students met the growth goals set for them based on their trajectory. ​
Zone Growth Average
40%
↑
42%
↑
Shows the percentage of students that met MAP growth targets across the entire empowerment zone for comparison.
National Rank
34 / 100
↓
36 / 100
↓
​Shows how this school ranks against all other schools that took the assessment nationally in terms of student growth
Metric (Data Point)
%
Change From Last Year
Description
% Eligible to Attend Putnam
22%
↑
Shows the percentage of students that would be eligible to attend Putnam, which looks at student grades and attendance.
​% of Students Accepted into Springfield Honors Academy (SHA)
12%
↓
​Shows the percentage of students that were accepted into Springfield Honors Academy based on student performance

Stakeholder Perception

These metrics show how different groups perceive the school and how that compares against other similar schools in the Springfield Empowerment Zone. Ideally, everyone would feel that they are happy with their experience of the school. Change from last year shows if this metric has improved or worsened from the previous school year.
Metric (Data Point)
Percent
Change From Last Year
Description
All Students
72%
↑
Results from asking 8th grade students if they feel they belong in their school community
Students of Color
67%
↑
Results from asking 8th grade students of color if they feel they belong in their school community.
All Families
75%
↓
Results from asking families whether or not they would recommend the school to friends or family
Families of Color
76%
​↑
Results from asking families of color whether or not they would recommend the school to friends or family.
All Educators
64%
↑
Results of asking educators whether they would recommend working at the school
Educators of Color
59%
↓
Results of asking educators of color within the school whether they would recommend working at the school

Equitable Outcomes For All Students

These metrics show how different subgroups of students within the school have performed to contribute toward an equitable school experience and also compares against other similar schools in the Springfield Empowerment Zone. Change from last year shows if this metric has improved or worsened from the previous school year.
% Met Growth
Reading
Change From Last Year
Math
Change From Last Year
Overall
36%
↑
39%
​↓
Exceptional Learners
​26%
↑
27%
↑
Emerging Bilinguals
38%
↓
37%
↑
Black / African-American
35%
↓
38%
↓
Latinx / Hispanic
34%
↑
37%
↑
Asian
38%
↓
36%
↑
Groups with lower representation in Springfield (American Indian, Pacific Islander, ___)
36%
​↑
40%
↓
Male
34%
↑
38%
↑
Female
37%
↓
41%

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School Demographics By Group

This shows % of staff within each role broken out by race and ethnicity compared to the student population at the school. Research shows that student performance improves when the teaching staff more closely matches that of the student population they serve. SEZP strives to continually improve its representation of staff of color and to make sure that all students are receiving a rigorous education. 
Group
Students
All Staff
Leaders
Teachers
Instructional Staff
Latinx / Hispanic
65%
20%
1%
8%
25%
Black / African-American
20%
15%
10%
18%
27%
White
5%
55%
75%
69%
42%
Groups with lower representation in Springfield (American Indian, Pacific Islander, ____)
10%
10%
14%
5%
​6%
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% Staff that is Bilingual or Multilingual
17%
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​% of staff that can speak more than one language, which helps to support English Language Learners and students who speak a different language at home or amongst their community
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