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Gerena Primary School
200 Birnie Ave
Springfield MA, 01107, Hampden County
Phone: 413-787-7320
Ranking:
(1,307 out of 1,316, bottom 1%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Springfield 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: | 59 | 65 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 60 | 61 | |||||||
Total Students: | 690 | 667 | 627 | 702 | 726 | 760 | 639 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 134 | 19.4% | 129 | 19.3% | 115 | 18.3% | 163 | 23.2% | 206 | 28.4% | 226 | 29.7% | 141 | 22.1% |
Kindergarten: | 110 | 15.9% | 110 | 16.5% | 96 | 15.3% | 107 | 15.2% | 104 | 14.3% | 109 | 14.3% | 93 | 14.6% |
Grade 1: | 110 | 15.9% | 103 | 15.4% | 93 | 14.8% | 100 | 14.2% | 97 | 13.4% | 110 | 14.5% | 88 | 13.8% |
Grade 2: | 94 | 13.6% | 92 | 13.8% | 84 | 13.4% | 100 | 14.2% | 91 | 12.5% | 90 | 11.8% | 81 | 12.7% |
Grade 3: | 85 | 12.3% | 79 | 11.8% | 88 | 14.0% | 88 | 12.5% | 82 | 11.3% | 77 | 10.1% | 75 | 11.7% |
Grade 4: | 74 | 10.7% | 92 | 13.8% | 69 | 11.0% | 75 | 10.7% | 72 | 9.9% | 70 | 9.2% | 94 | 14.7% |
Grade 5: | 83 | 12.0% | 62 | 9.3% | 82 | 13.1% | 69 | 9.8% | 74 | 10.2% | 78 | 10.3% | 67 | 10.5% |
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: | 362 | 52.5% | 342 | 51.3% | 322 | 51.4% | 366 | 52.1% | 383 | 52.8% | 398 | 52.4% | 345 | 54.0% |
Female: | 328 | 47.5% | 325 | 48.7% | 305 | 48.6% | 336 | 47.9% | 343 | 47.2% | 362 | 47.6% | 278 | 43.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.8% |
Hispanic: | 556 | 80.6% | 542 | 81.3% | 497 | 79.3% | 560 | 79.8% | 581 | 80.0% | 606 | 79.7% | 498 | 77.9% |
Black: | 91 | 13.2% | 75 | 11.2% | 74 | 11.8% | 79 | 11.3% | 79 | 10.9% | 86 | 11.3% | 76 | 11.9% |
White: | 30 | 4.3% | 42 | 6.3% | 47 | 7.5% | 46 | 6.6% | 45 | 6.2% | 46 | 6.1% | 48 | 7.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 9 | 1.3% | 6 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.3% | 16 | 2.3% | 19 | 2.6% | 18 | 2.4% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 610 | 88.4% | 582 | 87.3% | 530 | 84.5% | 609 | 86.8% | 612 | 84.3% | 597 | 78.6% | 541 | 84.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 4.5% | 19 | 2.8% | 30 | 4.8% | 26 | 3.7% | 26 | 3.6% | 35 | 4.6% | 25 | 3.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.65 | 10.26 | 9.92 | 10.97 | 10.92 | 12.70 | 10.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36.6% | 42% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 19% | 40% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 8% | 32% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 5% | 36% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 10% | 39% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 22% | 40% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 24% | 40% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 12% | 35% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 19% | 32% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 9% | 41% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 2% | 43% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 0% | 38% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 9% | 41% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 17% | 46% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 29% | 44% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 32% | 52% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 20% | 40% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 23% | 41% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 25% | 38% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 27.5% | 31.6% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 36% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 28% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 28% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 32% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 27% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 3% | 28% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 26% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 28% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 34% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 31% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32.1% | 20.6% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 25% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 21% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 19% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 5% | 27% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 2% | 31% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 27% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 2% | 26% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 6% | 25% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 30% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 34% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 32% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 37% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 35% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 37% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 35% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 41% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 33% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 43% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 18% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 26% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 5% | 28% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 30% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 1% | 26% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 32% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 34% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 42% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 12.69% | 27% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 26% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 30% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 24% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 24% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 5% | 21% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 6% | 18% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 25% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 5% | 26% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 28% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 33% | 51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Gerena 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.