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Edmund Hatch Bennett Primary School
47 North Walker St
Taunton MA, 02780, Bristol County
Phone: 508-821-1245
Ranking: (844 out of 1,316, bottom 36%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Taunton 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: | 24 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 23 | |||||||
Total Students: | 345 | 319 | 387 | 389 | 404 | 390 | 404 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 68 | 19.7% | 56 | 17.6% | 92 | 23.8% | 75 | 19.3% | 87 | 21.5% | 63 | 16.2% | 75 | 18.6% |
Grade 1: | 60 | 17.4% | 71 | 22.3% | 74 | 19.1% | 87 | 22.4% | 69 | 17.1% | 76 | 19.5% | 76 | 18.8% |
Grade 2: | 75 | 21.7% | 62 | 19.4% | 79 | 20.4% | 69 | 17.7% | 79 | 19.6% | 77 | 19.7% | 91 | 22.5% |
Grade 3: | 62 | 18.0% | 74 | 23.2% | 65 | 16.8% | 82 | 21.1% | 83 | 20.5% | 86 | 22.1% | 82 | 20.3% |
Grade 4: | 80 | 23.2% | 56 | 17.6% | 77 | 19.9% | 76 | 19.5% | 86 | 21.3% | 88 | 22.6% | 80 | 19.8% |
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: | 163 | 47.2% | 148 | 46.4% | 192 | 49.6% | 190 | 48.8% | 193 | 47.8% | 196 | 50.3% | 198 | 49.0% |
Female: | 182 | 52.8% | 171 | 53.6% | 195 | 50.4% | 199 | 51.2% | 211 | 52.2% | 194 | 49.7% | 190 | 47.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 8 | 2.3% | 8 | 2.5% | 10 | 2.6% | 7 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 23 | 6.7% | 19 | 6.0% | 51 | 13.2% | 55 | 14.1% | 49 | 12.1% | 43 | 11.0% | 38 | 9.4% |
Black: | 13 | 3.8% | 11 | 3.4% | 25 | 6.5% | 24 | 6.2% | 26 | 6.4% | 21 | 5.4% | 21 | 5.2% |
White: | 289 | 83.8% | 270 | 84.6% | 285 | 73.6% | 290 | 74.6% | 313 | 77.5% | 311 | 79.7% | 329 | 81.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 2.3% | 8 | 2.5% | 13 | 3.4% | 12 | 3.1% | 10 | 2.5% | 11 | 2.8% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 82 | 23.8% | 93 | 29.2% | 127 | 32.8% | 136 | 35.0% | 107 | 26.5% | 104 | 26.7% | 102 | 25.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 7.8% | 11 | 3.4% | 22 | 5.7% | 19 | 4.9% | 21 | 5.2% | 16 | 4.1% | 16 | 4.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.64 | 15.02 | 15.13 | 18.86 | 18.17 | 15.90 | 17.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.3% | 60.2% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58% | 57% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58% | 57% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53% | 60% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46% | 64% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38% | 53% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 49% | 59% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53% | 51% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48% | 62% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 60% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 67% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57% | 63% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43% | 66% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45% | 61% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52% | 62% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 63% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 54% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 49% | 54% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55% | 59% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.5% | 52.0% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 50% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 43% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 44% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 55% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 49% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 56% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 52% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 51% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 52% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 52% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43.5% | 40.1% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 42% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 38% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 42% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 49% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 56% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 54% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 48% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 47% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 49% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 52% | 52% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Edmund Hatch Bennett Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.