Joseph E Fiske Primary School
45 Hastings St
Wellesley Hills MA, 02481, Norfolk County
Phone: 781-446-6265
Ranking:
(121 out of 1,316, top 9%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Wellesley 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: | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |||||||
Total Students: | 429 | 433 | 460 | 473 | 472 | 481 | 448 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 94 | 21.9% | 99 | 22.9% | 105 | 22.8% | 100 | 21.1% | 101 | 21.4% | 101 | 21.0% | 96 | 21.4% |
Kindergarten: | 43 | 10.0% | 57 | 13.2% | 56 | 12.2% | 61 | 12.9% | 52 | 11.0% | 65 | 13.5% | 56 | 12.5% |
Grade 1: | 64 | 14.9% | 52 | 12.0% | 59 | 12.8% | 52 | 11.0% | 67 | 14.2% | 61 | 12.7% | 65 | 14.5% |
Grade 2: | 56 | 13.1% | 57 | 13.2% | 51 | 11.1% | 68 | 14.4% | 66 | 14.0% | 66 | 13.7% | 63 | 14.1% |
Grade 3: | 58 | 13.5% | 49 | 11.3% | 68 | 14.8% | 62 | 13.1% | 58 | 12.3% | 69 | 14.3% | 52 | 11.6% |
Grade 4: | 51 | 11.9% | 62 | 14.3% | 62 | 13.5% | 60 | 12.7% | 71 | 15.0% | 55 | 11.4% | 62 | 13.8% |
Grade 5: | 63 | 14.7% | 57 | 13.2% | 59 | 12.8% | 70 | 14.8% | 57 | 12.1% | 64 | 13.3% | 54 | 12.1% |
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: | 223 | 52.0% | 229 | 52.9% | 239 | 52.0% | 235 | 49.7% | 245 | 51.9% | 255 | 53.0% | 214 | 47.8% |
Female: | 206 | 48.0% | 204 | 47.1% | 221 | 48.0% | 238 | 50.3% | 227 | 48.1% | 226 | 47.0% | 210 | 46.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 69 | 16.1% | 53 | 12.2% | 59 | 12.8% | 53 | 11.2% | 58 | 12.3% | 61 | 12.7% | 50 | 11.2% |
Hispanic: | 42 | 9.8% | 40 | 9.2% | 44 | 9.6% | 46 | 9.7% | 41 | 8.7% | 31 | 6.4% | 34 | 7.6% |
Black: | 19 | 4.4% | 22 | 5.1% | 22 | 4.8% | 24 | 5.1% | 29 | 6.1% | 27 | 5.6% | 25 | 5.6% |
White: | 280 | 65.3% | 295 | 68.1% | 310 | 67.4% | 326 | 68.9% | 321 | 68.0% | 336 | 69.9% | 319 | 71.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 19 | 4.4% | 23 | 5.3% | 25 | 5.4% | 24 | 5.1% | 23 | 4.9% | 25 | 5.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 8.9% | 42 | 9.7% | 35 | 7.6% | 40 | 8.5% | 37 | 7.8% | 44 | 9.1% | 28 | 6.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.66 | 14.20 | 16.12 | 17.06 | 15.73 | 16.20 | 14.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.1% | 82.7% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87% | 86% | N/A |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 79% | N/A |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 76% | N/A |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86% | 84% | N/A |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 83% | N/A |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89% | 86% | N/A |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89% | 81% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 69% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87% | 81% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 74% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 70% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84% | 75% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 72% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 77% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85% | 82% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93% | 86% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 81% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76% | 82% | N/A |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.7% | 81.6% | N/A |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 84% | N/A |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 74% | N/A |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 75% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 83% | N/A |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 81% | N/A |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 83% | N/A |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 76% | N/A |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 82% | N/A |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 81% | N/A |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 79% | N/A |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.9% | 67.7% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 72% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 68% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 59% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 67% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 77% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 67% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 62% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 66% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 67% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 78% | N/A |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 89% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 86% | N/A |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 86% | N/A |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 83% | N/A |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 85% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 73% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 74% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 72% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 80% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 77% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 74% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 75% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 80% | N/A |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52.17% | 66% | N/A |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 69% | N/A |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 69% | N/A |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 64% | N/A |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 70% | N/A |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 62% | N/A |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 58% | N/A |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 64% | N/A |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 58% | N/A |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 63% | N/A |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 55% | N/A |
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* Joseph E Fiske Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.