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Joseph Demello Primary School
654 Dartmouth St
South Dartmouth MA, 02748, Bristol County
Phone: 508-996-6750
Ranking:
(590 out of 1,316, top 45%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 5
School District: Dartmouth School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 25 | |||||||
Total Students: | 443 | 438 | 433 | 439 | 473 | 454 | 434 | |||||||
Grade 1: | 82 | 18.5% | 77 | 17.6% | 82 | 18.9% | 90 | 20.5% | 91 | 19.2% | 81 | 17.8% | 73 | 16.8% |
Grade 2: | 86 | 19.4% | 85 | 19.4% | 82 | 18.9% | 90 | 20.5% | 89 | 18.8% | 82 | 18.1% | 75 | 17.3% |
Grade 3: | 83 | 18.7% | 89 | 20.3% | 94 | 21.7% | 89 | 20.3% | 82 | 17.3% | 77 | 17.0% | 68 | 15.7% |
Grade 4: | 97 | 21.9% | 92 | 21.0% | 90 | 20.8% | 84 | 19.1% | 83 | 17.5% | 73 | 16.1% | 66 | 15.2% |
Grade 5: | 95 | 21.4% | 95 | 21.7% | 85 | 19.6% | 86 | 19.6% | 70 | 14.8% | 64 | 14.1% | 73 | 16.8% |
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: | 225 | 50.8% | 226 | 51.6% | 229 | 52.9% | 237 | 54.0% | 259 | 54.8% | 246 | 54.2% | 215 | 49.5% |
Female: | 218 | 49.2% | 212 | 48.4% | 204 | 47.1% | 202 | 46.0% | 214 | 45.2% | 208 | 45.8% | 208 | 47.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 9 | 2.0% | 10 | 2.3% | 9 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.2% |
Hispanic: | 8 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
Black: | 6 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.1% | 12 | 2.8% | 11 | 2.5% | 9 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.5% | 11 | 2.5% |
White: | 408 | 92.1% | 410 | 93.6% | 404 | 93.3% | 414 | 94.3% | 448 | 94.7% | 432 | 95.2% | 409 | 94.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 2.5% | 7 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.1% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 72 | 16.3% | 76 | 17.4% | 63 | 14.5% | 57 | 13.0% | 57 | 12.1% | 53 | 11.7% | 54 | 12.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 5.0% | 22 | 5.0% | 23 | 5.3% | 24 | 5.5% | 29 | 6.1% | 28 | 6.2% | 19 | 4.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.56 | 14.52 | 15.05 | 14.27 | 14.80 | 16.00 | 17.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 69.5% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39% | 62% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 61% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 65% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 64% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 65% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 64% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 57% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 60% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47% | 67% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 73% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 73% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 68% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 70% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 58% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 70% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 77% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 69% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57% | 64% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.1% | 67.7% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 63% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 59% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 50% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 56% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 54% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 62% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 59% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 49% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 65% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 52% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35.3% | 39.9% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 45% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 55% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 40% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 61% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 55% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 50% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 53% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 42% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 51% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 50% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 70% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 72% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 64% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 69% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 67% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 76% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 63% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 73% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 49% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 60% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 51% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 55% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 54% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 67% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 60% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 71% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37.89% | 48% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 66% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 59% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 61% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 62% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 52% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 57% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 61% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 67% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 60% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 62% | 51% |
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* Joseph Demello Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.