Overview

This file provides summary statistics on student enrollment, demographics, credit accumulation, and postsecondary activities for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years at Evolve Academy.

1. Student Enrollment

1.1 Status at the beginning and end of year

At Evolve Academy during the SY 2023-24, there were a total of 112 students; 94 enrolled at the beginning of the school year and 18 joined later. At the end of the school year, a total of 13 students graduated, 20 students dropped out, 6 transferred, and 73 students remained enrolled.

1.2 Enrollment length

This is the distribution of students at the beginning of the school year according to the time they have been enrolled.

Years enrolled SY 2022-23 SY 2023-24 Difference
Less than one year 44.4% 78.3% 33.9%
One to two years 50.8% 14.1% -36.7%
Two to three years 3.2% 7.6% 4.4%
Three or more years 1.6% 0.0% -1.6%

1.3 Grade equivalent

This is the distribution of students at the beginning of the school year according to grade-level equivalent based on their credits.

Credit equivalent SY 2022-23 SY 2023-24 Difference
One year 28.1% 24.2% -3.9%
Two years 21.9% 44.0% 22.1%
Three years 25.0% 22.0% -3.0%
Four years 25.0% 9.9% -15.1%

1.4 Population segment

This is the distribution of students at the beginning of the school year given their age and credits.

Segment SY 2022-23 SY 2023-24 Difference
On track 55.6% 52.7% -2.9%
16-17 and far 23.8% 42.9% 19.1%
18+ and close 15.9% 2.2% -13.7%
18+ and far 4.8% 2.2% -2.6%
Population Segment Definitions:
  • “On track”: under 16 OR are 16-17 and within two years of graduation
  • “16-17 and far”: 16-17 and more than two years away from graduation
  • “18+ and close”: 18+ and within two years of graduation
  • “18+ and far”: 18+ and more than two years away from graduation

Segment definitions adapted from EY Parthenon report: Excellence and Equity for All: Unlocking opportunities for off-track youth in Boston Public Schools

2. Student Demographics

This section provides summary statistics on student demographics for the 94 students enrolled at Evolve Academy at the beginning of the academic year.

2.1 Gender

Gender SY 2022-23 SY 2023-24 Difference
Men 53.8% 47.8% -6.0%
Women 44.6% 48.9% 4.3%
Non-binary 1.5% 3.3% 1.8%

2.2 Race & Ethnicity

Race/ethnicity SY 2022-23 SY 2023-24 Difference
Hispanic 16.9% 20.4% 3.5%
White 81.5% 72.0% -9.5%
Black or African American 12.3% 11.8% -0.5%
Multiracial 6.2% 11.8% 5.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.0% 1.1% 1.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.0% 2.2% 2.2%
Race/ethnicity option not listed 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

2.3 English Learner / Multilingual Learner

English learner SY 2022-23 SY 2023-24 Difference
English learner 6.5% 5.6% -0.9%
Not English learner 93.5% 94.4% 0.9%

2.4 Special Education

Special education SY 2022-23 SY 2023-24 Difference
Special education 39.7% 36.3% -3.4%
Not special education 60.3% 63.7% 3.4%

2.5 Age Group

Age group SY 2022-23 SY 2023-24 Difference
Under 16 21.5% 26.9% 5.4%
16 to 17 58.5% 68.8% 10.3%
18 and over 20.0% 4.3% -15.7%

3. Progress towards graduation

In the next section, we report several indicators of progress towards graduation, including average credit accumulation, percent of students on target, and percent of accelerated students.

3.1 Credit accumulation

Indicator of credit progress SY 2022-23
(n=35) 		SY 2023-24
(n=71) 		Difference
Average credits 32 23.8 -8.2
Percent students on target 98.0% 49.3% -48.7%
Percent students accelerated 4.0% 22.2% 18.2%

To calculate these indicators of credit progress, we only considered students who were enrolled at the beginning of the year and who were either enrolled or graduated at the end of the year. This excludes students who joined later in the year and those who transferred or disenrolled before the end of the year. Of the 112 students at Evolve Academy in 2023-24, 94 were enrolled at the beginning of the year, and out of those, 71 were enrolled or graduated at the end of the year.

Average credit accumulation: Average credits accrued by students who were at Evolve Academy for the full school year.

Students on target for credits: We define students who are on target for credits as those students who accrued one year worth of credits or more. For students who start the year as seniors, this means students who accrued their remaining credits.

Students with accelerated credit accumulation: This metric refers to students who accelerated their path towards graduation and accrued 1.5 or more years’ worth of credits. This changes by school, and at Evolve Academy, this means student who accrued 37.5 or more credits during the 2023-24 academic year. Senior are excluded from this calculation since by definition they cannot accrue more than one year’s worth of credits.

3.2 One-year graduation rate

One-year graduation rate SY 2022-23
(n=17) 		SY 2023-24
(n=9) 		Difference
Percent seniors graduated 100.0% 88.9% -11.1%

The one-year graduation rate is calculated for all students who begin the school year as “seniors”, defined by number of credits.

4. Postsecondary Activities

The following postsecondary metrics were requested of graduating students. This tends to include mostly seniors, but it can include non-senior students that accelerated their path to graduation and accrued more the one year’s worth of credits during the 2023-24 school year.

Postsecondary planning activity SY 2022-23
(n=28) 		SY 2023-24
(n=13) 		Difference
Completed FAFSA 28.6% 61.5% 33.0%
Completed SAT 3.6% 0.0% -3.6%
Applied to at least 1 postsecondary institution 53.6% 61.5% 8.0%
   Applied to Technical School 7.1% 15.4% 8.2%
   Applied to 2-Year College 42.9% 38.5% -4.4%
   Applied to 4-Year College 3.6% 23.1% 19.5%