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John J Doran Primary School
101 Fountain St
Fall River MA, 02721, Bristol County
Phone: 508-675-8225
Ranking:
(1,263 out of 1,316, bottom 4%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Fall River 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: | 38 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 35 | |||||||
Total Students: | 556 | 496 | 459 | 447 | 405 | 407 | 407 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 19 | 3.4% | 24 | 4.8% | 25 | 5.4% | 16 | 3.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 65 | 11.7% | 67 | 13.5% | 52 | 11.3% | 59 | 13.2% | 73 | 18.0% | 76 | 18.7% | 62 | 15.2% |
Grade 1: | 66 | 11.9% | 59 | 11.9% | 67 | 14.6% | 77 | 17.2% | 78 | 19.3% | 62 | 15.2% | 81 | 19.9% |
Grade 2: | 60 | 10.8% | 74 | 14.9% | 81 | 17.6% | 76 | 17.0% | 63 | 15.6% | 88 | 21.6% | 82 | 20.1% |
Grade 3: | 75 | 13.5% | 70 | 14.1% | 71 | 15.5% | 80 | 17.9% | 78 | 19.3% | 60 | 14.7% | 64 | 15.7% |
Grade 4: | 70 | 12.6% | 71 | 14.3% | 64 | 13.9% | 80 | 17.9% | 58 | 14.3% | 64 | 15.7% | 50 | 12.3% |
Grade 5: | 77 | 13.8% | 61 | 12.3% | 63 | 13.7% | 59 | 13.2% | 55 | 13.6% | 57 | 14.0% | 68 | 16.7% |
Grade 6: | 49 | 8.8% | 39 | 7.9% | 36 | 7.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 7: | 40 | 7.2% | 31 | 6.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 8: | 35 | 6.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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: | 293 | 52.7% | 256 | 51.6% | 238 | 51.9% | 230 | 51.5% | 212 | 52.3% | 221 | 54.3% | 208 | 51.1% |
Female: | 263 | 47.3% | 240 | 48.4% | 221 | 48.1% | 217 | 48.5% | 193 | 47.7% | 186 | 45.7% | 181 | 44.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 15 | 2.7% | 12 | 2.4% | 12 | 2.6% | 13 | 2.9% | 12 | 3.0% | 13 | 3.2% | 14 | 3.4% |
Hispanic: | 177 | 31.8% | 161 | 32.5% | 142 | 30.9% | 140 | 31.3% | 146 | 36.0% | 151 | 37.1% | 145 | 35.6% |
Black: | 35 | 6.3% | 27 | 5.4% | 25 | 5.4% | 24 | 5.4% | 16 | 4.0% | 22 | 5.4% | 26 | 6.4% |
White: | 291 | 52.3% | 264 | 53.2% | 255 | 55.6% | 249 | 55.7% | 213 | 52.6% | 205 | 50.4% | 208 | 51.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 34 | 6.1% | 30 | 6.0% | 24 | 5.2% | 20 | 4.5% | 16 | 4.0% | 13 | 3.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 465 | 83.6% | 432 | 87.1% | 383 | 83.4% | 409 | 91.5% | 337 | 83.2% | 328 | 80.6% | 322 | 79.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 6.3% | 25 | 5.0% | 31 | 6.8% | 24 | 5.4% | 34 | 8.4% | 39 | 9.6% | 37 | 9.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.73 | 14.47 | 13.37 | 13.14 | 12.66 | 12.80 | 11.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 27.6% | 47.4% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 24% | 45% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 19% | 35% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 12% | 35% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 25% | 37% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 22% | 40% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 20% | 42% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 27% | 34% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 17% | 25% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 22% | 39% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45% | 40% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 23% | 33% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 32% | 38% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35% | 47% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 19% | 35% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43% | 45% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 33% | 48% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31% | 48% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 18% | 40% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20.1% | 35.7% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 40% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 35% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 33% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 35% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 29% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 28% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 31% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 35% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 39% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 36% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 8.8% | 24.0% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 29% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 18% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 25% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 26% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 24% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 28% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 27% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 25% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 32% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 30% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 42% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 43% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 42% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 44% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 37% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 45% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 39% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 47% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 22% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 29% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 31% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 31% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 34% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 37% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 35% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 43% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19.48% | 34% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 37% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 5% | 32% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 35% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 32% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 26% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 23% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 25% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 25% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 6% | 18% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 28% | 51% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 42% | 66% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 42% | 67% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 36% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 34% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 51% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 27% | 52% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* John J Doran 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.