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Joseph H Martin Middle School
131 Caswell St
East Taunton MA, 02718, Bristol County
Phone: 508-821-1250
Ranking: (774 out of 1,316, bottom 41%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 7
School District: Taunton 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: | 38 | 39 | 38 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 46 | |||||||
Total Students: | 677 | 665 | 675 | 815 | 750 | 762 | 729 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 237 | 35.0% | 220 | 33.1% | 220 | 32.6% | 189 | 23.2% | 177 | 23.6% | 178 | 23.4% | 185 | 25.4% |
Grade 6: | 222 | 32.8% | 214 | 32.2% | 230 | 34.1% | 211 | 25.9% | 180 | 24.0% | 205 | 26.9% | 191 | 26.2% |
Grade 7: | 218 | 32.2% | 231 | 34.7% | 225 | 33.3% | 211 | 25.9% | 198 | 26.4% | 190 | 24.9% | 187 | 25.7% |
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: | 349 | 51.6% | 341 | 51.3% | 332 | 49.2% | 427 | 52.4% | 386 | 51.5% | 397 | 52.1% | 364 | 49.9% |
Female: | 328 | 48.4% | 324 | 48.7% | 343 | 50.8% | 388 | 47.6% | 364 | 48.5% | 365 | 47.9% | 327 | 44.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 13 | 1.9% | 14 | 2.1% | 12 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 70 | 10.3% | 61 | 9.2% | 69 | 10.2% | 82 | 10.1% | 78 | 10.4% | 73 | 9.6% | 58 | 8.0% |
Black: | 82 | 12.1% | 54 | 8.1% | 51 | 7.6% | 54 | 6.6% | 46 | 6.1% | 52 | 6.8% | 48 | 6.6% |
White: | 486 | 71.8% | 518 | 77.9% | 522 | 77.3% | 639 | 78.4% | 590 | 78.7% | 601 | 78.9% | 586 | 80.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 26 | 3.8% | 17 | 2.6% | 18 | 2.7% | 26 | 3.2% | 25 | 3.3% | 29 | 3.8% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 283 | 41.8% | 282 | 42.4% | 262 | 38.8% | 244 | 29.9% | 229 | 30.5% | 195 | 25.6% | 171 | 23.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 7.7% | 55 | 8.3% | 47 | 7.0% | 53 | 6.5% | 66 | 8.8% | 73 | 9.6% | 73 | 10.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.90 | 17.14 | 17.59 | 17.50 | 15.87 | 15.90 | 15.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 49% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 53% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 60% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 57% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 59% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 59% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 54% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 55% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 39% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 47% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 52% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 49% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 47% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 49% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 50% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 43% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 42% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 51% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 46% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 50% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 41% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 46% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 46% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 49% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 43% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 42% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 40% | 51% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 60% | 64% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 64% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 64% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 66% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 67% | 69% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 65% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 64% | 66% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 68% | 67% |
2003 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 31.8% | 28.3% | 42% |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 32% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 43% | 46% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 44% | 46% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 49% | 52% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 49% | 56% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 50% | 57% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 54% | 59% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 57% | 58% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 59% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 57% | 60% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 59.2% | 51.1% | 66% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 63% | 68% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 55% | 66% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 63% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 67% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 65% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 68% | 70% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 72% | 72% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 71% | 73% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 72% | 71% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 69% | 71% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 32% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 38% | 46% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 34% | 47% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 40% | 49% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 44% | 53% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 43% | 51% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 44% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 44% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 70% | 74% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 80% | 75% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 71% | 75% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 75% | 78% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 72% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 78% | 79% |
2003 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24.7% | 22.2% | 37% |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 26% | 39% |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 24% | 39% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 29% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 38% | 45% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 42% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 38% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 37% | 51% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 39% | 52% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.4% | 22.4% | 32% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 26% | 33% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 22% | 33% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 20% | 32% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 23% | 33% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 28% | 39% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 32% | 39% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 29% | 40% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 31% | 39% |
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* Joseph H Martin Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.