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John P Holland Primary School
85 Olney St
Dorchester MA, 02121, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-635-8832
Ranking: (1,302 out of 1,316, bottom 1%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Boston 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: | 48 | 62 | 64 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 58 | |||||||
Total Students: | 742 | 758 | 774 | 702 | 658 | 697 | 660 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 45 | 6.1% | 45 | 5.9% | 48 | 6.2% | 28 | 4.0% | 30 | 4.6% | 30 | 4.3% | 21 | 3.2% |
Kindergarten: | 131 | 17.7% | 124 | 16.4% | 121 | 15.6% | 93 | 13.2% | 93 | 14.1% | 88 | 12.6% | 81 | 12.3% |
Grade 1: | 133 | 17.9% | 144 | 19.0% | 144 | 18.6% | 136 | 19.4% | 109 | 16.6% | 120 | 17.2% | 123 | 18.6% |
Grade 2: | 125 | 16.8% | 128 | 16.9% | 130 | 16.8% | 120 | 17.1% | 123 | 18.7% | 128 | 18.4% | 129 | 19.5% |
Grade 3: | 114 | 15.4% | 119 | 15.7% | 124 | 16.0% | 113 | 16.1% | 109 | 16.6% | 124 | 17.8% | 99 | 15.0% |
Grade 4: | 101 | 13.6% | 114 | 15.0% | 104 | 13.4% | 119 | 17.0% | 97 | 14.7% | 102 | 14.6% | 113 | 17.1% |
Grade 5: | 93 | 12.5% | 84 | 11.1% | 103 | 13.3% | 93 | 13.2% | 97 | 14.7% | 105 | 15.1% | 94 | 14.2% |
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: | 391 | 52.7% | 391 | 51.6% | 389 | 50.3% | 355 | 50.6% | 333 | 50.6% | 368 | 52.8% | 330 | 50.0% |
Female: | 351 | 47.3% | 367 | 48.4% | 385 | 49.7% | 347 | 49.4% | 325 | 49.4% | 329 | 47.2% | 312 | 47.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 97 | 13.1% | 112 | 14.8% | 120 | 15.5% | 124 | 17.7% | 118 | 17.9% | 123 | 17.6% | 107 | 16.2% |
Hispanic: | 310 | 41.8% | 319 | 42.1% | 341 | 44.1% | 277 | 39.5% | 227 | 34.5% | 228 | 32.7% | 203 | 30.8% |
Black: | 319 | 43.0% | 308 | 40.6% | 296 | 38.2% | 281 | 40.0% | 293 | 44.5% | 319 | 45.8% | 325 | 49.2% |
White: | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.9% | 12 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.7% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 9 | 1.2% | 12 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.6% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 627 | 84.5% | 571 | 75.3% | 554 | 71.6% | 574 | 81.8% | 557 | 84.7% | 555 | 79.6% | 481 | 72.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 1.6% | 23 | 3.0% | 8 | 1.0% | 41 | 5.8% | 47 | 7.1% | 53 | 7.6% | 65 | 9.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.43 | 12.26 | 12.11 | 12.97 | 11.75 | 12.50 | 11.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 23.2% | 32.1% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 14% | 32% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 16% | 29% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 11% | 31% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 19% | 37% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 14% | 36% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 22% | 35% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 18% | 32% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 24% | 30% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 17% | 36% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 26% | 36% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 20% | 33% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 30% | 42% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 23% | 41% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 26% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34% | 47% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 21% | 35% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 17% | 31% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 13% | 30% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17.3% | 26.8% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 30% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 25% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 3% | 26% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 6% | 31% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 5% | 25% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 5% | 30% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 30% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 6% | 29% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 30% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 29% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 11.4% | 16.0% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 22% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 21% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 26% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 27% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 30% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 27% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 28% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 29% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 29% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 32% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 35% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 40% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 37% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 38% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 40% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 43% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 45% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 25% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 33% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 33% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 33% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 39% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 41% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 39% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 43% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21.6% | 17% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 22% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 17% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 19% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 21% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 17% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 18% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 21% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 16% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 17% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 20% | 51% |
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* John P Holland 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.