Carlton Primary School
10 Skerry St
Salem MA, 01970, Essex County
Phone: 978-740-1280
Ranking:
(1,133 out of 1,316, bottom 14%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Salem School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 26 | 31 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |||||||
Total Students: | 205 | 221 | 232 | 205 | 174 | 171 | 150 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 35 | 17.1% | 20 | 9.0% | 36 | 15.5% | 35 | 17.1% | 20 | 11.5% | 31 | 18.1% | 31 | 20.7% |
Grade 1: | 24 | 11.7% | 30 | 13.6% | 44 | 19.0% | 23 | 11.2% | 37 | 21.3% | 40 | 23.4% | 17 | 11.3% |
Grade 2: | 32 | 15.6% | 41 | 18.6% | 26 | 11.2% | 48 | 23.4% | 38 | 21.8% | 21 | 12.3% | 22 | 14.7% |
Grade 3: | 39 | 19.0% | 36 | 16.3% | 49 | 21.1% | 40 | 19.5% | 25 | 14.4% | 26 | 15.2% | 28 | 18.7% |
Grade 4: | 35 | 17.1% | 45 | 20.4% | 48 | 20.7% | 26 | 12.7% | 31 | 17.8% | 23 | 13.5% | 26 | 17.3% |
Grade 5: | 40 | 19.5% | 49 | 22.2% | 29 | 12.5% | 33 | 16.1% | 23 | 13.2% | 30 | 17.5% | 26 | 17.3% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 91 | 44.4% | 102 | 46.2% | 106 | 45.7% | 90 | 43.9% | 84 | 48.3% | 93 | 54.4% | 80 | 53.3% |
Female: | 114 | 55.6% | 119 | 53.8% | 126 | 54.3% | 115 | 56.1% | 90 | 51.7% | 78 | 45.6% | 61 | 40.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 2 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 4 | 2.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% | 2 | 1.3% |
Hispanic: | 61 | 29.8% | 92 | 41.6% | 81 | 34.9% | 78 | 38.0% | 58 | 33.3% | 61 | 35.7% | 52 | 34.7% |
Black: | 10 | 4.9% | 7 | 3.2% | 12 | 5.2% | 12 | 5.9% | 17 | 9.8% | 8 | 4.7% | 5 | 3.3% |
White: | 120 | 58.5% | 111 | 50.2% | 123 | 53.0% | 103 | 50.2% | 94 | 54.0% | 96 | 56.1% | 86 | 57.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 12 | 5.9% | 11 | 5.0% | 15 | 6.5% | 8 | 3.9% | 4 | 2.3% | 5 | 2.9% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 135 | 65.9% | 149 | 67.4% | 161 | 69.4% | 130 | 63.4% | 113 | 64.9% | 95 | 55.6% | 86 | 57.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 4.4% | 15 | 6.8% | 12 | 5.2% | 18 | 8.8% | 12 | 6.9% | 19 | 11.1% | 11 | 7.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 7.76 | 7.24 | 10.27 | 10.52 | 10.73 | 10.60 | 9.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 48.1% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 49% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40% | 45% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 29% | 43% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48% | 50% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37% | 46% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39% | 45% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38% | 43% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52% | 47% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54% | 52% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46% | 51% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36% | 46% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39% | 47% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37% | 46% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34% | 47% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 59% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46% | 58% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38% | 50% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 55% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44.4% | 45.6% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 40% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 42% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 36% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 48% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 35% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 42% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 38% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 35% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 36% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 41% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38.9% | 31.5% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 29% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 31% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 27% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 37% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 35% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 5% | 33% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 32% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 30% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 38% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 37% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 55% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 52% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 58% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 49% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 47% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 52% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 46% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 42% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 36% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 43% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 48% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 42% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 39% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 46% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 43% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 47% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16.67% | 41% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 45% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 36% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 42% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 39% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 42% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 38% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 41% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 38% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 36% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 33% | 51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Carlton Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.