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John B Devalles Primary School
120 Katherine St
New Bedford MA, 02744, Bristol County
Phone: 508-997-4511
Ranking:
(1,207 out of 1,316, bottom 8%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: New Bedford 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: | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | |||||||
Total Students: | 379 | 443 | 433 | 355 | 323 | 339 | 331 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 60 | 15.8% | 83 | 18.7% | 62 | 14.3% | 52 | 14.6% | 49 | 15.2% | 54 | 15.9% | 50 | 15.1% |
Grade 1: | 76 | 20.1% | 82 | 18.5% | 83 | 19.2% | 76 | 21.4% | 70 | 21.7% | 68 | 20.1% | 76 | 23.0% |
Grade 2: | 63 | 16.6% | 70 | 15.8% | 88 | 20.3% | 74 | 20.8% | 59 | 18.3% | 64 | 18.9% | 64 | 19.3% |
Grade 3: | 47 | 12.4% | 76 | 17.2% | 77 | 17.8% | 59 | 16.6% | 64 | 19.8% | 61 | 18.0% | 55 | 16.6% |
Grade 4: | 64 | 16.9% | 69 | 15.6% | 64 | 14.8% | 51 | 14.4% | 41 | 12.7% | 46 | 13.6% | 52 | 15.7% |
Grade 5: | 69 | 18.2% | 63 | 14.2% | 59 | 13.6% | 43 | 12.1% | 40 | 12.4% | 46 | 13.6% | 34 | 10.3% |
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: | 187 | 49.3% | 224 | 50.6% | 217 | 50.1% | 166 | 46.8% | 154 | 47.7% | 163 | 48.1% | 164 | 49.5% |
Female: | 192 | 50.7% | 219 | 49.4% | 216 | 49.9% | 189 | 53.2% | 169 | 52.3% | 176 | 51.9% | 148 | 44.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.8% |
Hispanic: | 136 | 35.9% | 157 | 35.4% | 140 | 32.3% | 88 | 24.8% | 75 | 23.2% | 82 | 24.2% | 72 | 21.8% |
Black: | 41 | 10.8% | 52 | 11.7% | 48 | 11.1% | 53 | 14.9% | 47 | 14.6% | 43 | 12.7% | 42 | 12.7% |
White: | 173 | 45.6% | 205 | 46.3% | 216 | 49.9% | 194 | 54.6% | 179 | 55.4% | 194 | 57.2% | 196 | 59.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 25 | 6.6% | 24 | 5.4% | 25 | 5.8% | 15 | 4.2% | 16 | 5.0% | 16 | 4.7% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 305 | 80.5% | 334 | 75.4% | 297 | 68.6% | 278 | 78.3% | 235 | 72.8% | 224 | 66.1% | 215 | 65.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 5.5% | 25 | 5.6% | 26 | 6.0% | 26 | 7.3% | 25 | 7.7% | 41 | 12.1% | 37 | 11.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.01 | 19.53 | 19.00 | 15.67 | 14.52 | 15.20 | 17.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45.3% | 46.2% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 32% | 39% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 49% | 38% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 19% | 38% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44% | 53% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 22% | 45% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 29% | 45% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 20% | 35% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45% | 32% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 41% | 44% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47% | 50% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 9% | 44% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39% | 61% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 25% | 53% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 21% | 40% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 25% | 48% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77% | 48% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 44% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57% | 40% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40.3% | 34.1% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 32% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 23% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 25% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 30% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 28% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 33% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 32% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 28% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 35% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 33% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 20.3% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 26% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 25% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 19% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 29% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 34% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 34% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 33% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 34% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 34% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 32% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 34% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 40% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 37% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 39% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 42% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 45% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 37% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 45% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 23% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 34% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 35% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 40% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 37% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 39% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 36% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 38% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18.18% | 34% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 36% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 35% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 28% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 29% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 28% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 27% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 30% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 27% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 29% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 5% | 33% | 51% |
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* John B Devalles 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.