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John Winthrop Primary School
35 Brookford St
Dorchester MA, 02125, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-635-8379
Ranking: (1,275 out of 1,316, bottom 3%)*
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: | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 366 | 381 | 350 | 302 | 322 | 311 | 295 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 44 | 12.0% | 42 | 11.0% | 43 | 12.3% | 45 | 14.9% | 44 | 13.7% | 40 | 12.9% | 37 | 12.5% |
Kindergarten: | 53 | 14.5% | 63 | 16.5% | 65 | 18.6% | 40 | 13.2% | 46 | 14.3% | 38 | 12.2% | 39 | 13.2% |
Grade 1: | 58 | 15.8% | 66 | 17.3% | 64 | 18.3% | 45 | 14.9% | 42 | 13.0% | 39 | 12.5% | 36 | 12.2% |
Grade 2: | 62 | 16.9% | 62 | 16.3% | 45 | 12.9% | 48 | 15.9% | 44 | 13.7% | 39 | 12.5% | 41 | 13.9% |
Grade 3: | 55 | 15.0% | 48 | 12.6% | 49 | 14.0% | 46 | 15.2% | 39 | 12.1% | 44 | 14.1% | 57 | 19.3% |
Grade 4: | 48 | 13.1% | 53 | 13.9% | 49 | 14.0% | 34 | 11.3% | 51 | 15.8% | 62 | 19.9% | 45 | 15.3% |
Grade 5: | 46 | 12.6% | 47 | 12.3% | 35 | 10.0% | 44 | 14.6% | 56 | 17.4% | 49 | 15.8% | 40 | 13.6% |
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: | 170 | 46.4% | 178 | 46.7% | 173 | 49.4% | 154 | 51.0% | 165 | 51.2% | 153 | 49.2% | 146 | 49.5% |
Female: | 196 | 53.6% | 203 | 53.3% | 177 | 50.6% | 148 | 49.0% | 157 | 48.8% | 158 | 50.8% | 142 | 48.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 159 | 43.4% | 161 | 42.3% | 154 | 44.0% | 124 | 41.1% | 132 | 41.0% | 130 | 41.8% | 116 | 39.3% |
Black: | 186 | 50.8% | 197 | 51.7% | 181 | 51.7% | 166 | 55.0% | 177 | 55.0% | 169 | 54.3% | 169 | 57.3% |
White: | 6 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 2.2% | 9 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.4% | 7 | 2.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 297 | 81.1% | 292 | 76.6% | 232 | 66.3% | 242 | 80.1% | 263 | 81.7% | 247 | 79.4% | 210 | 71.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 1.4% | 9 | 2.4% | 3 | 0.9% | 18 | 6.0% | 28 | 8.7% | 31 | 10.0% | 33 | 11.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.22 | 14.86 | 13.29 | 13.22 | 13.53 | 13.30 | 12.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 22.4% | 32.1% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 16% | 32% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 23% | 29% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 14% | 31% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 18% | 37% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40% | 36% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 29% | 35% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 18% | 32% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 8% | 30% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 20% | 36% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 25% | 36% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 23% | 33% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 29% | 42% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37% | 41% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 22% | 47% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36% | 35% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 25% | 31% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 15% | 30% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20.8% | 26.8% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 30% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 25% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 26% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 31% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 25% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 30% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 30% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 29% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 30% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 29% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 9.4% | 16.0% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 22% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 6% | 21% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 26% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 27% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 30% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 27% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 28% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 29% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 29% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 32% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 35% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 40% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 37% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 38% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 40% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 43% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 45% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 25% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 33% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 33% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 33% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 39% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 41% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 6% | 39% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 43% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 15.79% | 17% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 22% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 17% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 19% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 21% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 17% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 18% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 21% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 16% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 17% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 20% | 51% |
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* John Winthrop 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.