Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary Primary School
131 Pine St
Stoughton MA, 02072, Norfolk County
Phone: 781-344-7007
Ranking:
(515 out of 1,316, top 39%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Stoughton 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 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 33 | |||||||
Total Students: | 376 | 373 | 397 | 401 | 408 | 415 | 411 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 65 | 17.3% | 54 | 14.5% | 79 | 19.9% | 51 | 12.7% | 60 | 14.7% | 72 | 17.3% | 61 | 14.8% |
Grade 1: | 53 | 14.1% | 79 | 21.2% | 60 | 15.1% | 61 | 15.2% | 72 | 17.6% | 66 | 15.9% | 84 | 20.4% |
Grade 2: | 71 | 18.9% | 59 | 15.8% | 55 | 13.9% | 72 | 18.0% | 65 | 15.9% | 79 | 19.0% | 71 | 17.3% |
Grade 3: | 59 | 15.7% | 53 | 14.2% | 70 | 17.6% | 66 | 16.5% | 78 | 19.1% | 71 | 17.1% | 74 | 18.0% |
Grade 4: | 59 | 15.7% | 73 | 19.6% | 54 | 13.6% | 81 | 20.2% | 65 | 15.9% | 73 | 17.6% | 53 | 12.9% |
Grade 5: | 69 | 18.4% | 55 | 14.7% | 79 | 19.9% | 70 | 17.5% | 68 | 16.7% | 54 | 13.0% | 68 | 16.5% |
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: | 208 | 55.3% | 210 | 56.3% | 222 | 55.9% | 220 | 54.9% | 222 | 54.4% | 212 | 51.1% | 210 | 51.1% |
Female: | 168 | 44.7% | 163 | 43.7% | 175 | 44.1% | 181 | 45.1% | 186 | 45.6% | 203 | 48.9% | 193 | 47.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 24 | 6.4% | 26 | 7.0% | 32 | 8.1% | 31 | 7.7% | 25 | 6.1% | 23 | 5.5% | 20 | 4.9% |
Hispanic: | 40 | 10.6% | 37 | 9.9% | 30 | 7.6% | 26 | 6.5% | 22 | 5.4% | 21 | 5.1% | 15 | 3.6% |
Black: | 81 | 21.5% | 70 | 18.8% | 62 | 15.6% | 59 | 14.7% | 47 | 11.5% | 53 | 12.8% | 63 | 15.3% |
White: | 216 | 57.4% | 229 | 61.4% | 263 | 66.2% | 273 | 68.1% | 303 | 74.3% | 308 | 74.2% | 309 | 75.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 13 | 3.5% | 10 | 2.7% | 9 | 2.3% | 11 | 2.7% | 11 | 2.7% | 10 | 2.4% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 97 | 25.8% | 101 | 27.1% | 106 | 26.7% | 96 | 23.9% | 72 | 17.6% | 54 | 13.0% | 61 | 14.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 5.1% | 14 | 3.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 20 | 5.0% | 20 | 4.9% | 18 | 4.3% | 10 | 2.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.61 | 12.47 | 13.56 | 13.29 | 12.75 | 12.20 | 12.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.7% | 65.6% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77% | 67% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58% | 63% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58% | 49% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 66% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 52% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 63% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 54% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57% | 58% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 65% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 72% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 58% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 69% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 65% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 60% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77% | 65% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76% | 72% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 67% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 71% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.8% | 62.2% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 61% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 58% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 54% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 60% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 50% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 43% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 46% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 53% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 50% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 56% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41.1% | 41.3% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 43% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 39% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 40% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 44% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 57% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 49% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 46% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 51% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 49% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 48% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 73% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 64% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 67% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 66% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 62% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 67% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 68% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 69% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 52% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 53% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 63% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 61% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 56% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 59% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 61% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 59% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.35% | 52% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 56% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 47% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 54% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 51% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 48% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 48% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 44% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 43% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 57% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 45% | 51% |
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* Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary 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.