Joshua Eaton Primary School
365 Summer Ave
Reading MA, 01867, Middlesex County
Phone: 781-942-9161
Ranking:
(251 out of 1,316, top 19%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Reading 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: | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | |||||||
Total Students: | 455 | 453 | 446 | 425 | 442 | 450 | 465 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 56 | 12.3% | 77 | 17.0% | 77 | 17.3% | 82 | 19.3% | 62 | 14.0% | 75 | 16.7% | 61 | 13.1% |
Grade 1: | 80 | 17.6% | 79 | 17.4% | 84 | 18.8% | 65 | 15.3% | 71 | 16.1% | 60 | 13.3% | 75 | 16.1% |
Grade 2: | 83 | 18.2% | 84 | 18.5% | 66 | 14.8% | 68 | 16.0% | 64 | 14.5% | 81 | 18.0% | 65 | 14.0% |
Grade 3: | 89 | 19.6% | 69 | 15.2% | 70 | 15.7% | 65 | 15.3% | 80 | 18.1% | 65 | 14.4% | 105 | 22.6% |
Grade 4: | 73 | 16.0% | 74 | 16.3% | 70 | 15.7% | 83 | 19.5% | 63 | 14.3% | 103 | 22.9% | 66 | 14.2% |
Grade 5: | 74 | 16.3% | 70 | 15.5% | 79 | 17.7% | 62 | 14.6% | 102 | 23.1% | 66 | 14.7% | 93 | 20.0% |
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: | 251 | 55.2% | 249 | 55.0% | 239 | 53.6% | 223 | 52.5% | 222 | 50.2% | 233 | 51.8% | 214 | 46.0% |
Female: | 204 | 44.8% | 204 | 45.0% | 207 | 46.4% | 202 | 47.5% | 220 | 49.8% | 217 | 48.2% | 238 | 51.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 32 | 7.0% | 27 | 6.0% | 21 | 4.7% | 17 | 4.0% | 14 | 3.2% | 18 | 4.0% | 17 | 3.7% |
Hispanic: | 21 | 4.6% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.7% |
Black: | 14 | 3.1% | 8 | 1.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 383 | 84.2% | 408 | 90.1% | 412 | 92.4% | 393 | 92.5% | 413 | 93.4% | 417 | 92.7% | 431 | 92.7% |
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: | 5 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.6% | 9 | 2.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 8.4% | 32 | 7.1% | 20 | 4.5% | 10 | 2.4% | 12 | 2.7% | 12 | 2.7% | 13 | 2.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.03 | 16.85 | 17.52 | 17.29 | 18.42 | 17.30 | 17.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 83.7% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 76% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 69% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 67% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 78% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84% | 73% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 75% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85% | 76% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54% | 67% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 72% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 61% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76% | 72% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 78% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 74% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 76% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 77% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 81% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 79% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 78% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.6% | 74.3% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 80% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 67% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 67% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 75% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 63% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 66% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 71% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 67% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 72% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 66% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 66.7% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 60% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 66% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 53% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 58% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 63% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 63% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 56% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 61% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 63% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 65% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 84% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 84% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 76% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 75% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 76% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 82% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 75% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 76% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 71% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 73% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 74% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 74% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 73% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 76% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 75% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 69% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.63% | 74% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 69% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 63% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 66% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 64% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 59% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 63% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 66% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 63% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 62% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 62% | 51% |
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* Joshua Eaton Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.