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James Fitzgerald Elementary School
140 Beal Rd
Waltham MA, 02453, Middlesex County
Phone: 781-314-5685
Ranking: (670 out of 1,316, bottom 49%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Waltham School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 43 | 38 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 25 | |||||||
Total Students: | 491 | 473 | 469 | 430 | 419 | 409 | 303 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 92 | 18.7% | 86 | 18.2% | 89 | 19.0% | 90 | 20.9% | 84 | 20.0% | 80 | 19.6% | 78 | 25.7% |
Grade 1: | 88 | 17.9% | 87 | 18.4% | 86 | 18.3% | 83 | 19.3% | 80 | 19.1% | 82 | 20.0% | 56 | 18.5% |
Grade 2: | 86 | 17.5% | 81 | 17.1% | 84 | 17.9% | 74 | 17.2% | 79 | 18.9% | 68 | 16.6% | 51 | 16.8% |
Grade 3: | 87 | 17.7% | 73 | 15.4% | 72 | 15.4% | 65 | 15.1% | 62 | 14.8% | 59 | 14.4% | 43 | 14.2% |
Grade 4: | 73 | 14.9% | 72 | 15.2% | 75 | 16.0% | 64 | 14.9% | 52 | 12.4% | 52 | 12.7% | 36 | 11.9% |
Grade 5: | 65 | 13.2% | 74 | 15.6% | 63 | 13.4% | 54 | 12.6% | 62 | 14.8% | 68 | 16.6% | 39 | 12.9% |
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: | 230 | 46.8% | 222 | 46.9% | 229 | 48.8% | 215 | 50.0% | 219 | 52.3% | 222 | 54.3% | 141 | 46.5% |
Female: | 261 | 53.2% | 251 | 53.1% | 240 | 51.2% | 215 | 50.0% | 200 | 47.7% | 187 | 45.7% | 150 | 49.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 34 | 6.9% | 25 | 5.3% | 27 | 5.8% | 26 | 6.0% | 25 | 6.0% | 24 | 5.9% | 24 | 7.9% |
Hispanic: | 107 | 21.8% | 89 | 18.8% | 96 | 20.5% | 87 | 20.2% | 102 | 24.3% | 119 | 29.1% | 93 | 30.7% |
Black: | 50 | 10.2% | 53 | 11.2% | 57 | 12.2% | 45 | 10.5% | 33 | 7.9% | 31 | 7.6% | 23 | 7.6% |
White: | 285 | 58.0% | 290 | 61.3% | 275 | 58.6% | 255 | 59.3% | 245 | 58.5% | 224 | 54.8% | 153 | 50.5% |
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 | 2.9% | 14 | 3.0% | 13 | 2.8% | 15 | 3.5% | 12 | 2.9% | 9 | 2.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 142 | 28.9% | 125 | 26.4% | 133 | 28.4% | 106 | 24.7% | 78 | 18.6% | 88 | 21.5% | 83 | 27.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 4.3% | 22 | 4.7% | 21 | 4.5% | 23 | 5.3% | 23 | 5.5% | 21 | 5.1% | 15 | 5.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.43 | 12.52 | 14.73 | 13.91 | 13.24 | 13.10 | 11.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.3% | 57.3% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 48% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55% | 49% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 50% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 56% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 60% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58% | 50% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 52% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54% | 42% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 49% | 52% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 52% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54% | 55% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 59% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 64% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55% | 50% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86% | 62% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 57% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57% | 53% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 49% | 48% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.0% | 55.9% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 59% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 46% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 38% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 55% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 48% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 50% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 48% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 47% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 53% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 47% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 30.7% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 40% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 30% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 32% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 39% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 41% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 38% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 41% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 40% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 44% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 48% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 58% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 61% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 58% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 59% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 56% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 63% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 62% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 64% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 34% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 48% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 48% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 49% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 43% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 51% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 53% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 61% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63.64% | 49% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 53% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 53% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 57% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 50% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 53% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 50% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 53% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 48% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 50% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 57% | 51% |
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* James Fitzgerald Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.