Fisher Primary School
65 Gould St
Walpole MA, 02081, Norfolk County
Phone: 508-660-7234
Ranking:
(283 out of 1,316, top 22%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Walpole 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: | 36 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 466 | 444 | 473 | 466 | 480 | 469 | 465 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 80 | 17.2% | 59 | 13.3% | 77 | 16.3% | 71 | 15.2% | 78 | 16.3% | 77 | 16.4% | 64 | 13.8% |
Grade 1: | 66 | 14.2% | 75 | 16.9% | 74 | 15.6% | 84 | 18.0% | 83 | 17.3% | 64 | 13.6% | 80 | 17.2% |
Grade 2: | 76 | 16.3% | 74 | 16.7% | 86 | 18.2% | 83 | 17.8% | 66 | 13.8% | 84 | 17.9% | 81 | 17.4% |
Grade 3: | 76 | 16.3% | 87 | 19.6% | 86 | 18.2% | 64 | 13.7% | 85 | 17.7% | 83 | 17.7% | 83 | 17.8% |
Grade 4: | 87 | 18.7% | 82 | 18.5% | 66 | 14.0% | 87 | 18.7% | 81 | 16.9% | 86 | 18.3% | 73 | 15.7% |
Grade 5: | 81 | 17.4% | 67 | 15.1% | 84 | 17.8% | 77 | 16.5% | 87 | 18.1% | 75 | 16.0% | 84 | 18.1% |
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: | 225 | 48.3% | 207 | 46.6% | 226 | 47.8% | 224 | 48.1% | 231 | 48.1% | 219 | 46.7% | 223 | 48.0% |
Female: | 241 | 51.7% | 237 | 53.4% | 247 | 52.2% | 242 | 51.9% | 249 | 51.9% | 250 | 53.3% | 236 | 50.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 52 | 11.2% | 35 | 7.9% | 32 | 6.8% | 25 | 5.4% | 24 | 5.0% | 17 | 3.6% | 17 | 3.7% |
Hispanic: | 14 | 3.0% | 10 | 2.3% | 8 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.9% |
Black: | 26 | 5.6% | 22 | 5.0% | 22 | 4.7% | 19 | 4.1% | 14 | 2.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% |
White: | 359 | 77.0% | 367 | 82.7% | 404 | 85.4% | 412 | 88.4% | 432 | 90.0% | 439 | 93.6% | 435 | 93.5% |
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: | 14 | 3.0% | 10 | 2.3% | 7 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 9.7% | 44 | 9.9% | 33 | 7.0% | 35 | 7.5% | 36 | 7.5% | 15 | 3.2% | 22 | 4.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 2.4% | 10 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.1% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 8 | 1.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.07 | 11.98 | 12.91 | 13.12 | 13.33 | 12.40 | 13.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.6% | 79% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 71% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 73% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 75% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 78% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 80% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 78% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77% | 75% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 58% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 70% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 80% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 77% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 80% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84% | 78% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 72% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84% | 83% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 78% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 75% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 71% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.4% | 73.8% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 72% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 60% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 58% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 67% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 57% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 74% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 71% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 71% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 78% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 62% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.8% | 55.6% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 55% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 43% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 42% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 60% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 54% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 66% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 63% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 60% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 66% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 60% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 77% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 76% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 76% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 75% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 79% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 84% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 80% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 82% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 49% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 54% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 62% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 56% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 70% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 70% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 71% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 74% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.85% | 68% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 72% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 71% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 66% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 57% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 64% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 61% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 75% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 65% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 76% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 78% | 51% |
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* Fisher Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.