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Edward F. Parthum Primary School
255 East Haverhill St
Lawrence MA, 01841, Essex County
Phone: 978-691-7200
Ranking:
(1,174 out of 1,316, bottom 11%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Lawrence 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: | 41 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 37 | 41 | |||||||
Total Students: | 624 | 584 | 569 | 586 | 552 | 546 | 636 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 88 | 14.1% | 81 | 13.9% | 78 | 13.7% | 83 | 14.2% | 76 | 13.8% | 64 | 11.7% | 94 | 14.8% |
Grade 1: | 132 | 21.2% | 128 | 21.9% | 133 | 23.4% | 131 | 22.4% | 109 | 19.7% | 101 | 18.5% | 125 | 19.7% |
Grade 2: | 130 | 20.8% | 131 | 22.4% | 123 | 21.6% | 124 | 21.2% | 108 | 19.6% | 121 | 22.2% | 140 | 22.0% |
Grade 3: | 139 | 22.3% | 136 | 23.3% | 116 | 20.4% | 116 | 19.8% | 128 | 23.2% | 136 | 24.9% | 129 | 20.3% |
Grade 4: | 135 | 21.6% | 108 | 18.5% | 119 | 20.9% | 132 | 22.5% | 131 | 23.7% | 124 | 22.7% | 148 | 23.3% |
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: | 314 | 50.3% | 296 | 50.7% | 312 | 54.8% | 306 | 52.2% | 303 | 54.9% | 310 | 56.8% | 325 | 51.1% |
Female: | 310 | 49.7% | 288 | 49.3% | 257 | 45.2% | 280 | 47.8% | 249 | 45.1% | 236 | 43.2% | 303 | 47.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 8 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.1% |
Hispanic: | 552 | 88.5% | 507 | 86.8% | 499 | 87.7% | 504 | 86.0% | 473 | 85.7% | 467 | 85.5% | 534 | 84.0% |
Black: | 8 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.8% | 12 | 2.0% | 13 | 2.4% | 13 | 2.4% | 18 | 2.8% |
White: | 55 | 8.8% | 60 | 10.3% | 55 | 9.7% | 62 | 10.6% | 52 | 9.4% | 54 | 9.9% | 72 | 11.3% |
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: | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 555 | 88.9% | 431 | 73.8% | 460 | 80.8% | 474 | 80.9% | 455 | 82.4% | 401 | 73.4% | 467 | 73.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 4.5% | 54 | 9.2% | 46 | 8.1% | 54 | 9.2% | 34 | 6.2% | 65 | 11.9% | 79 | 12.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.21 | 13.58 | 13.24 | 14.00 | 13.14 | 14.80 | 15.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 33.8% | 24.7% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31% | 28% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 21% | 25% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39% | 34% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43% | 40% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 33% | 36% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35% | 36% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28% | 29% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 24% | 19% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 22% | 27% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43% | 44% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44% | 37% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47% | 49% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45% | 45% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36% | 39% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56% | 56% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37% | 25% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 27% | 23% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35% | 24% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31.5% | 19.8% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 19% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 17% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 20% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 27% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 24% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 27% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 34% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 35% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 34% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 31% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 16.7% | 9.8% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 11% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 11% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 13% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 24% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 33% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 29% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 34% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 30% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 31% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 35% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 24% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 26% | 63% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 10% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 16% | 51% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 14.53% | 8% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 15% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 14% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 13% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 14% | 51% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 29% | 64% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 30% | 67% |
2003 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 13.4% | 9.4% | 42% |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 5% | 11% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 16% | 46% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 14% | 46% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 17% | 52% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 26.8% | 66% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 37% | 68% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 37% | 66% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 37% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 38% | 69% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 9% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 17% | 46% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 44% | 74% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 47% | 75% |
2003 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 14.5% | 8.8% | 37% |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 10% | 39% |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 13% | 39% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 10% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 15% | 45% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 2.3% | 3.0% | 32% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 3% | 33% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 5% | 33% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 4% | 32% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 3% | 4% | 33% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Edward F. Parthum 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.