Downey Primary School
55 Electric Ave
Brockton MA, 02302, Plymouth County
Phone: 508-580-7221
Ranking: (1,216 out of 1,316, bottom 8%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Brockton 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: | 44 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 45 | 45 | 47 | |||||||
Total Students: | 631 | 582 | 580 | 579 | 569 | 570 | 565 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 109 | 17.3% | 97 | 16.7% | 95 | 16.4% | 90 | 15.5% | 86 | 15.1% | 77 | 13.5% | 46 | 8.1% |
Grade 1: | 114 | 18.1% | 104 | 17.9% | 94 | 16.2% | 99 | 17.1% | 100 | 17.6% | 87 | 15.3% | 98 | 17.3% |
Grade 2: | 111 | 17.6% | 97 | 16.7% | 94 | 16.2% | 92 | 15.9% | 100 | 17.6% | 93 | 16.3% | 84 | 14.9% |
Grade 3: | 101 | 16.0% | 93 | 16.0% | 102 | 17.6% | 107 | 18.5% | 117 | 20.6% | 83 | 14.6% | 91 | 16.1% |
Grade 4: | 92 | 14.6% | 104 | 17.9% | 100 | 17.2% | 105 | 18.1% | 88 | 15.5% | 75 | 13.2% | 69 | 12.2% |
Grade 5: | 104 | 16.5% | 87 | 14.9% | 95 | 16.4% | 86 | 14.9% | 78 | 13.7% | 67 | 11.8% | 82 | 14.5% |
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: | 331 | 52.5% | 322 | 55.3% | 324 | 55.9% | 327 | 56.5% | 324 | 56.9% | 322 | 56.5% | 311 | 55.0% |
Female: | 300 | 47.5% | 260 | 44.7% | 256 | 44.1% | 252 | 43.5% | 245 | 43.1% | 248 | 43.5% | 233 | 41.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.1% |
Asian: | 12 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.6% | 12 | 2.1% | 13 | 2.3% | 12 | 2.1% |
Hispanic: | 104 | 16.5% | 103 | 17.7% | 116 | 20.0% | 103 | 17.8% | 105 | 18.5% | 78 | 13.7% | 86 | 15.2% |
Black: | 292 | 46.3% | 273 | 46.9% | 267 | 46.0% | 280 | 48.4% | 275 | 48.3% | 274 | 48.1% | 258 | 45.7% |
White: | 173 | 27.4% | 155 | 26.6% | 150 | 25.9% | 155 | 26.8% | 151 | 26.5% | 185 | 32.5% | 186 | 32.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 48 | 7.6% | 36 | 6.2% | 34 | 5.9% | 27 | 4.7% | 20 | 3.5% | 16 | 2.8% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 525 | 83.2% | 465 | 79.9% | 418 | 72.1% | 431 | 74.4% | 402 | 70.7% | 362 | 63.5% | 409 | 72.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 8.6% | 43 | 7.4% | 43 | 7.4% | 46 | 7.9% | 57 | 10.0% | 71 | 12.5% | 49 | 8.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.42 | 15.04 | 14.13 | 14.61 | 12.56 | 12.60 | 12.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35.9% | 41.7% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38% | 39% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36% | 35% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36% | 36% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37% | 40% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 22% | 33% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 24% | 36% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 24% | 27% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31% | 43% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45% | 45% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43% | 49% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36% | 37% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37% | 41% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 29% | 37% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 27% | 37% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43% | 44% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43% | 44% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40% | 43% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28% | 42% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 38.1% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 38% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 33% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 30% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 39% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 31% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 34% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 31% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 28% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 28% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 27% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23.3% | 22.0% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 21% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 20% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 27% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 33% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 38% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 31% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 30% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 22% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 22% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 30% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 41% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 41% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 38% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 41% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 43% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 46% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 37% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 39% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 30% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 38% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 38% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 37% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 33% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 35% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 32% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 39% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19.56% | 23% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 28% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 22% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 25% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 22% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 20% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 18% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 19% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 19% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 20% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 19% | 51% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 49% | 64% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 49% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 52% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 50% | 66% |
2003 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 31.8% | 27.1% | 42% |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 26% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 34% | 46% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 35% | 46% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 41% | 52% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 42% | 56% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 42% | 57% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Downey Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.