John Marshall
35 Westville St
Dorchester Center MA, 02124, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-635-8810
Ranking:
(1,305 out of 1,316, bottom 1%)*

Type: Regular School
Status: Closed
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Boston School District
Title I Eligible School: 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: | NA | NA | 53 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 54 | ||||||
Total Students: | NA | NA | 688 | 716 | 677 | 711 | 640 | 649 | ||||||
Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 101 | 14.7% | 111 | 15.5% | 107 | 15.8% | 105 | 14.8% | 85 | 13.3% | 95 | 14.6% |
Kindergarten: | NA | NA | 116 | 16.9% | 109 | 15.2% | 112 | 16.5% | 102 | 14.3% | 92 | 14.4% | 95 | 14.6% |
Grade 1: | NA | NA | 123 | 17.9% | 114 | 15.9% | 105 | 15.5% | 114 | 16.0% | 94 | 14.7% | 105 | 16.2% |
Grade 2: | NA | NA | 98 | 14.2% | 114 | 15.9% | 92 | 13.6% | 103 | 14.5% | 103 | 16.1% | 100 | 15.4% |
Grade 3: | NA | NA | 90 | 13.1% | 93 | 13.0% | 92 | 13.6% | 94 | 13.2% | 86 | 13.4% | 79 | 12.2% |
Grade 4: | NA | NA | 81 | 11.8% | 93 | 13.0% | 86 | 12.7% | 95 | 13.4% | 85 | 13.3% | 91 | 14.0% |
Grade 5: | NA | NA | 79 | 11.5% | 82 | 11.5% | 83 | 12.3% | 98 | 13.8% | 95 | 14.8% | 84 | 12.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | NA | NA | 348 | 50.6% | 368 | 51.4% | 344 | 50.8% | 355 | 49.9% | 326 | 50.9% | 313 | 48.2% |
Female: | NA | NA | 340 | 49.4% | 348 | 48.6% | 333 | 49.2% | 356 | 50.1% | 314 | 49.1% | 319 | 49.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.4% | 13 | 2.0% | 12 | 1.8% |
Asian: | NA | NA | 12 | 1.7% | 14 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.5% | 13 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.2% |
Hispanic: | NA | NA | 285 | 41.4% | 335 | 46.8% | 309 | 45.6% | 291 | 40.9% | 229 | 35.8% | 239 | 36.8% |
Black: | NA | NA | 351 | 51.0% | 339 | 47.3% | 334 | 49.3% | 372 | 52.3% | 364 | 56.9% | 368 | 56.7% |
White: | NA | NA | 10 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 25 | 3.6% | 16 | 2.2% | 11 | 1.6% | 14 | 2.0% | 14 | 2.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 521 | 75.7% | 545 | 76.1% | 528 | 78.0% | 596 | 83.8% | 530 | 82.8% | 486 | 74.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 18 | 2.6% | 12 | 1.7% | 13 | 1.9% | 40 | 5.6% | 46 | 7.2% | 55 | 8.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 13.03 | 13.15 | 12.47 | 12.99 | 11.90 | 12.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 24.8% | 32.1% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37% | 32% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 20% | 29% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 26% | 31% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 17% | 37% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 15% | 36% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 10% | 35% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 12% | 32% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 11% | 30% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 32% | 36% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 18% | 36% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 20% | 33% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 12% | 42% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 15% | 41% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 8% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 10% | 47% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 15% | 35% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 10% | 31% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 11% | 30% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 12.6% | 26.8% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 30% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 5% | 25% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 26% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 6% | 31% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 25% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 30% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 6% | 30% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 29% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 6% | 30% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 29% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 6.3% | 16.0% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 5% | 22% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 21% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 6% | 26% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 27% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 30% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 27% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 28% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 29% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 29% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 32% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 35% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 40% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 37% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 38% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 40% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 43% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 45% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 25% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 33% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 33% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 33% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 39% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 41% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 39% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 43% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22.95% | 17% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 22% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 17% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 2% | 19% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 6% | 21% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 17% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 2% | 18% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 1% | 21% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 16% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 17% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 20% | 51% |
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* John Marshall was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.