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James Tansey Primary School
711 Ray St
Fall River MA, 02720, Bristol County
Phone: 508-675-8206
Ranking:
(916 out of 1,316, bottom 30%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Fall River 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: | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |||||||
Total Students: | 322 | 318 | 301 | 320 | 326 | 334 | 301 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 57 | 17.7% | 59 | 18.6% | 52 | 17.3% | 55 | 17.2% | 56 | 17.2% | 60 | 18.0% | 47 | 15.6% |
Grade 1: | 60 | 18.6% | 56 | 17.6% | 51 | 16.9% | 55 | 17.2% | 56 | 17.2% | 55 | 16.5% | 51 | 16.9% |
Grade 2: | 51 | 15.8% | 56 | 17.6% | 49 | 16.3% | 51 | 15.9% | 56 | 17.2% | 56 | 16.8% | 58 | 19.3% |
Grade 3: | 61 | 18.9% | 55 | 17.3% | 55 | 18.3% | 56 | 17.5% | 57 | 17.5% | 60 | 18.0% | 51 | 16.9% |
Grade 4: | 54 | 16.8% | 45 | 14.2% | 45 | 15.0% | 47 | 14.7% | 51 | 15.6% | 49 | 14.7% | 51 | 16.9% |
Grade 5: | 39 | 12.1% | 47 | 14.8% | 49 | 16.3% | 56 | 17.5% | 50 | 15.3% | 54 | 16.2% | 43 | 14.3% |
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: | 170 | 52.8% | 172 | 54.1% | 161 | 53.5% | 168 | 52.5% | 171 | 52.5% | 166 | 49.7% | 142 | 47.2% |
Female: | 152 | 47.2% | 146 | 45.9% | 140 | 46.5% | 152 | 47.5% | 155 | 47.5% | 168 | 50.3% | 148 | 49.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 7 | 2.2% | 9 | 2.8% | 9 | 3.0% | 11 | 3.4% | 7 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.3% |
Hispanic: | 23 | 7.1% | 22 | 6.9% | 18 | 6.0% | 20 | 6.3% | 13 | 4.0% | 15 | 4.5% | 7 | 2.3% |
Black: | 5 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.8% | 3 | 0.9% | 7 | 2.3% |
White: | 263 | 81.7% | 260 | 81.8% | 249 | 82.7% | 268 | 83.8% | 280 | 85.9% | 298 | 89.2% | 276 | 91.7% |
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: | 24 | 7.5% | 21 | 6.6% | 21 | 7.0% | 19 | 5.9% | 20 | 6.1% | 12 | 3.6% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 147 | 45.7% | 122 | 38.4% | 119 | 39.5% | 113 | 35.3% | 86 | 26.4% | 87 | 26.0% | 61 | 20.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 10.6% | 30 | 9.4% | 22 | 7.3% | 36 | 11.3% | 47 | 14.4% | 22 | 6.6% | 13 | 4.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.85 | 18.13 | 16.39 | 20.62 | 20.05 | 20.50 | 19.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 47.4% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 49% | 45% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56% | 35% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 35% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56% | 37% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 40% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 42% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 34% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 33% | 25% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 41% | 39% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76% | 40% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 33% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57% | 38% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 47% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51% | 35% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 45% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 48% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 48% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 40% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.3% | 35.7% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 40% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 35% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 33% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 35% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 29% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 28% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 31% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 35% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 39% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 36% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.0% | 24.0% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 29% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 18% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 25% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 26% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 24% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 28% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 27% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 25% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 32% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 30% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 42% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 43% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 42% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 44% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 37% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 45% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 39% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 47% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 22% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 29% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 31% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 31% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 34% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 37% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 35% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 43% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51.02% | 34% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 37% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 32% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 35% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 32% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 26% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 23% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 25% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 25% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 18% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 28% | 51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* James Tansey Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.