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John Hannigan Primary School
71 Portland St
New Bedford MA, 02744, Bristol County
Phone: 508-997-4511
Ranking:
(1,032 out of 1,316, bottom 22%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 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: | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | |||||||
Total Students: | 234 | 228 | 222 | 229 | 211 | 187 | 196 | |||||||
Grade 1: | 57 | 24.4% | 56 | 24.6% | 47 | 21.2% | 56 | 24.5% | 65 | 30.8% | 45 | 24.1% | 47 | 24.0% |
Grade 2: | 48 | 20.5% | 47 | 20.6% | 51 | 23.0% | 56 | 24.5% | 36 | 17.1% | 33 | 17.6% | 35 | 17.9% |
Grade 3: | 43 | 18.4% | 44 | 19.3% | 53 | 23.9% | 31 | 13.5% | 33 | 15.6% | 36 | 19.3% | 34 | 17.3% |
Grade 4: | 45 | 19.2% | 45 | 19.7% | 36 | 16.2% | 40 | 17.5% | 45 | 21.3% | 33 | 17.6% | 37 | 18.9% |
Grade 5: | 41 | 17.5% | 36 | 15.8% | 35 | 15.8% | 46 | 20.1% | 32 | 15.2% | 40 | 21.4% | 43 | 21.9% |
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: | 127 | 54.3% | 121 | 53.1% | 121 | 54.5% | 131 | 57.2% | 114 | 54.0% | 99 | 52.9% | 92 | 46.9% |
Female: | 107 | 45.7% | 107 | 46.9% | 101 | 45.5% | 98 | 42.8% | 97 | 46.0% | 88 | 47.1% | 89 | 45.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 1.0% |
Hispanic: | 109 | 46.6% | 121 | 53.1% | 118 | 53.2% | 122 | 53.3% | 109 | 51.7% | 73 | 39.0% | 83 | 42.3% |
Black: | 27 | 11.5% | 18 | 7.9% | 18 | 8.1% | 15 | 6.6% | 14 | 6.6% | 12 | 6.4% | 17 | 8.7% |
White: | 85 | 36.3% | 74 | 32.5% | 68 | 30.6% | 74 | 32.3% | 68 | 32.2% | 89 | 47.6% | 83 | 42.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 1.1% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 12 | 5.1% | 14 | 6.1% | 16 | 7.2% | 17 | 7.4% | 17 | 8.1% | 10 | 5.3% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 213 | 91.0% | 205 | 89.9% | 180 | 81.1% | 188 | 82.1% | 178 | 84.4% | 163 | 87.2% | 154 | 78.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 2.6% | 10 | 4.4% | 6 | 2.7% | 7 | 3.1% | 11 | 5.2% | 12 | 6.4% | 15 | 7.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.81 | 19.52 | 17.48 | 18.00 | 15.63 | 17.20 | 15.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45.2% | 46.2% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35% | 39% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89% | 38% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 38% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52% | 53% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36% | 45% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28% | 45% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37% | 35% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 41% | 32% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44% | 44% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93% | 50% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 44% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89% | 61% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39% | 53% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 17% | 40% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55% | 48% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 48% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 30% | 44% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 41% | 40% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23.6% | 34.1% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 32% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 23% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 25% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 30% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 28% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 33% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 32% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 28% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 35% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 33% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17.9% | 20.3% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 26% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 25% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 19% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 29% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 34% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 34% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 33% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 34% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 34% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 3% | 32% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 34% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 40% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 37% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 39% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 42% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 45% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 37% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 45% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 23% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 34% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 35% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 40% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 37% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 39% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 36% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 38% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53.66% | 34% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 36% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 35% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 28% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 29% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 28% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 27% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 30% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 27% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 29% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 33% | 51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* John Hannigan Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.