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John D Runkle Primary School
50 Druce St
Brookline MA, 02445, Norfolk County
Phone: 617-879-4650
Ranking:
(197 out of 1,316, top 15%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Brookline 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 | 45 | 41 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 39 | |||||||
Total Students: | 576 | 534 | 507 | 501 | 515 | 487 | 484 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 16 | 2.8% | 15 | 2.8% | 13 | 2.6% | 13 | 2.6% | 14 | 2.7% | 16 | 3.3% | 16 | 3.3% |
Kindergarten: | 65 | 11.3% | 69 | 12.9% | 56 | 11.0% | 39 | 7.8% | 67 | 13.0% | 64 | 13.1% | 53 | 11.0% |
Grade 1: | 66 | 11.5% | 57 | 10.7% | 45 | 8.9% | 64 | 12.8% | 60 | 11.7% | 53 | 10.9% | 56 | 11.6% |
Grade 2: | 63 | 10.9% | 45 | 8.4% | 63 | 12.4% | 58 | 11.6% | 60 | 11.7% | 61 | 12.5% | 68 | 14.0% |
Grade 3: | 47 | 8.2% | 66 | 12.4% | 59 | 11.6% | 63 | 12.6% | 52 | 10.1% | 64 | 13.1% | 39 | 8.1% |
Grade 4: | 72 | 12.5% | 58 | 10.9% | 61 | 12.0% | 52 | 10.4% | 65 | 12.6% | 38 | 7.8% | 49 | 10.1% |
Grade 5: | 59 | 10.2% | 60 | 11.2% | 56 | 11.0% | 60 | 12.0% | 42 | 8.2% | 53 | 10.9% | 55 | 11.4% |
Grade 6: | 67 | 11.6% | 64 | 12.0% | 58 | 11.4% | 42 | 8.4% | 54 | 10.5% | 53 | 10.9% | 41 | 8.5% |
Grade 7: | 62 | 10.8% | 55 | 10.3% | 42 | 8.3% | 51 | 10.2% | 60 | 11.7% | 43 | 8.8% | 43 | 8.9% |
Grade 8: | 59 | 10.2% | 45 | 8.4% | 54 | 10.7% | 59 | 11.8% | 41 | 8.0% | 42 | 8.6% | 64 | 13.2% |
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: | 306 | 53.1% | 280 | 52.4% | 263 | 51.9% | 254 | 50.7% | 257 | 49.9% | 241 | 49.5% | 234 | 48.3% |
Female: | 270 | 46.9% | 254 | 47.6% | 244 | 48.1% | 247 | 49.3% | 258 | 50.1% | 246 | 50.5% | 222 | 45.9% |
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% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 90 | 15.6% | 90 | 16.9% | 76 | 15.0% | 82 | 16.4% | 74 | 14.4% | 64 | 13.1% | 60 | 12.4% |
Hispanic: | 59 | 10.2% | 59 | 11.0% | 64 | 12.6% | 59 | 11.8% | 66 | 12.8% | 64 | 13.1% | 65 | 13.4% |
Black: | 15 | 2.6% | 19 | 3.6% | 22 | 4.3% | 24 | 4.8% | 27 | 5.2% | 34 | 7.0% | 38 | 7.9% |
White: | 345 | 59.9% | 310 | 58.1% | 293 | 57.8% | 286 | 57.1% | 303 | 58.8% | 295 | 60.6% | 296 | 61.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 66 | 11.5% | 56 | 10.5% | 52 | 10.3% | 50 | 10.0% | 45 | 8.7% | 30 | 6.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 5.0% | 36 | 6.7% | 36 | 7.1% | 29 | 5.8% | 33 | 6.4% | 31 | 6.4% | 29 | 6.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.9% | 4 | 0.8% | 10 | 2.0% | 11 | 2.1% | 11 | 2.3% | 11 | 2.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.51 | 11.75 | 12.52 | 11.74 | 12.35 | 11.70 | 12.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 73.2% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 79% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84% | 74% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 77% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 77% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 73% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 77% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 70% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 70% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 75% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 80% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91% | 84% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86% | 79% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 80% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 78% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 75% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 78% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 78% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88% | 76% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.3% | 68.4% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 73% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 67% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 67% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 75% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 66% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 71% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 74% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 67% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 72% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 69% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.7% | 55.2% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 62% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 52% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 67% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 62% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 63% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 69% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 75% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 70% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 69% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 71% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 81% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 82% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 82% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 84% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 80% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 87% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 80% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 79% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 67% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 72% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 73% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 80% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 80% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 84% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 78% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 78% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34.09% | 52% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 60% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 60% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 60% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 67% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 63% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 68% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 73% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 67% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 64% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 62% | 51% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 87% | 64% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 88% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 84% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 88% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 91% | 69% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 86% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 87% | 66% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 86% | 67% |
2003 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65.9% | 68.5% | 42% |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 71% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 76% | 46% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 76% | 46% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 77% | 52% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 78% | 56% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 81% | 57% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 83% | 59% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 83% | 58% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 83% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 80% | 60% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 71.7% | 82.2% | 66% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 88% | 68% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 83% | 66% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 85% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 89% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 90% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 90% | 70% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 90% | 72% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 92% | 73% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 97% | 89% | 71% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 88% | 71% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 68% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 74% | 46% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 72% | 47% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 74% | 49% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 78% | 53% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 82% | 51% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 78% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 79% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 88% | 74% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 90% | 75% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 90% | 75% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 93% | 78% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 91% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 97% | 93% | 79% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 94% | 81% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 92% | 78% |
2003 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 59.0% | 63.6% | 37% |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 67% | 39% |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 72% | 39% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 69% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 70% | 45% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 76% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 76% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 75% | 51% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 78% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 80% | 52% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 82% | 54% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 32.8% | 50.1% | 32% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 50% | 33% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 56% | 33% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 53% | 32% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 49% | 33% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 63% | 39% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 58% | 39% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 57% | 40% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 53% | 39% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 66% | 43% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 61% | 39% |
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* John D Runkle Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.