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George H Potter Primary School
185 Cross Rd
North Dartmouth MA, 02747, Bristol County
Phone: 508-996-8259
Ranking:
(626 out of 1,316, top 48%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Dartmouth 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: | 32 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | |||||||
Total Students: | 424 | 393 | 405 | 410 | 484 | 463 | 467 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 53 | 12.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 82 | 16.9% | 61 | 13.2% | 72 | 15.4% |
Grade 1: | 66 | 15.6% | 61 | 15.5% | 70 | 17.3% | 93 | 22.7% | 77 | 15.9% | 89 | 19.2% | 74 | 15.8% |
Grade 2: | 65 | 15.3% | 69 | 17.6% | 96 | 23.7% | 77 | 18.8% | 89 | 18.4% | 71 | 15.3% | 77 | 16.5% |
Grade 3: | 66 | 15.6% | 96 | 24.4% | 77 | 19.0% | 86 | 21.0% | 78 | 16.1% | 74 | 16.0% | 75 | 16.1% |
Grade 4: | 96 | 22.6% | 78 | 19.8% | 86 | 21.2% | 74 | 18.0% | 80 | 16.5% | 75 | 16.2% | 94 | 20.1% |
Grade 5: | 78 | 18.4% | 89 | 22.6% | 76 | 18.8% | 80 | 19.5% | 78 | 16.1% | 93 | 20.1% | 75 | 16.1% |
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: | 192 | 45.3% | 190 | 48.3% | 208 | 51.4% | 215 | 52.4% | 244 | 50.4% | 240 | 51.8% | 242 | 51.8% |
Female: | 232 | 54.7% | 203 | 51.7% | 197 | 48.6% | 195 | 47.6% | 240 | 49.6% | 223 | 48.2% | 210 | 45.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 5 | 1.2% | 9 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.5% | 9 | 2.2% | 11 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.2% | 10 | 2.1% |
Hispanic: | 13 | 3.1% | 13 | 3.3% | 17 | 4.2% | 13 | 3.2% | 19 | 3.9% | 17 | 3.7% | 15 | 3.2% |
Black: | 8 | 1.9% | 8 | 2.0% | 11 | 2.7% | 10 | 2.4% | 8 | 1.7% | 10 | 2.2% | 9 | 1.9% |
White: | 381 | 89.9% | 352 | 89.6% | 355 | 87.7% | 364 | 88.8% | 432 | 89.3% | 411 | 88.8% | 419 | 89.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 17 | 4.0% | 11 | 2.8% | 11 | 2.7% | 14 | 3.4% | 14 | 2.9% | 13 | 2.8% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 115 | 27.1% | 80 | 20.4% | 85 | 21.0% | 76 | 18.5% | 91 | 18.8% | 76 | 16.4% | 75 | 16.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 6.1% | 27 | 6.9% | 18 | 4.4% | 13 | 3.2% | 19 | 3.9% | 12 | 2.6% | 8 | 1.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.11 | 14.11 | 14.62 | 14.05 | 17.12 | 16.40 | 17.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.3% | 69.5% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52% | 62% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 61% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 65% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 64% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 65% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58% | 64% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47% | 57% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45% | 60% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 67% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 73% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88% | 73% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 68% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 70% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54% | 58% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 70% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 77% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 69% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 64% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.8% | 67.7% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 63% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 59% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 50% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 56% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 54% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 62% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 59% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 49% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 65% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 52% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41.7% | 39.9% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 45% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 55% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 40% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 61% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 55% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 50% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 53% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 42% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 51% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 50% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 70% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 72% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 64% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 69% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 67% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 76% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 63% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 73% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 49% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 60% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 51% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 55% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 54% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 67% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 60% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 71% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53.19% | 48% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 66% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 59% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 61% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 62% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 52% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 57% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 61% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 67% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 60% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 62% | 51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* George H Potter Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.