Kensington Avenue Primary School
31 Kensington Ave
Springfield MA, 01108, Hampden County
Phone: 413-787-7522
Ranking: (1,198 out of 1,316, bottom 9%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Springfield 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: | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 26 | 29 | |||||||
Total Students: | 327 | 330 | 329 | 362 | 368 | 323 | 328 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 60 | 18.3% | 62 | 18.8% | 52 | 15.8% | 50 | 13.8% | 55 | 14.9% | 55 | 17.0% | 52 | 15.9% |
Grade 1: | 59 | 18.0% | 56 | 17.0% | 58 | 17.6% | 73 | 20.2% | 77 | 20.9% | 63 | 19.5% | 51 | 15.5% |
Grade 2: | 46 | 14.1% | 52 | 15.8% | 56 | 17.0% | 67 | 18.5% | 62 | 16.8% | 54 | 16.7% | 57 | 17.4% |
Grade 3: | 57 | 17.4% | 51 | 15.5% | 58 | 17.6% | 56 | 15.5% | 62 | 16.8% | 48 | 14.9% | 52 | 15.9% |
Grade 4: | 50 | 15.3% | 58 | 17.6% | 49 | 14.9% | 63 | 17.4% | 59 | 16.0% | 47 | 14.6% | 57 | 17.4% |
Grade 5: | 55 | 16.8% | 51 | 15.5% | 56 | 17.0% | 53 | 14.6% | 53 | 14.4% | 56 | 17.3% | 59 | 18.0% |
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: | 164 | 50.2% | 160 | 48.5% | 163 | 49.5% | 194 | 53.6% | 191 | 51.9% | 180 | 55.7% | 166 | 50.6% |
Female: | 163 | 49.8% | 170 | 51.5% | 166 | 50.5% | 168 | 46.4% | 177 | 48.1% | 143 | 44.3% | 148 | 45.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 23 | 7.0% | 20 | 6.1% | 29 | 8.8% | 21 | 5.8% | 14 | 3.8% | 14 | 4.3% | 12 | 3.7% |
Hispanic: | 223 | 68.2% | 224 | 67.9% | 220 | 66.9% | 255 | 70.4% | 251 | 68.2% | 217 | 67.2% | 203 | 61.9% |
Black: | 59 | 18.0% | 62 | 18.8% | 54 | 16.4% | 58 | 16.0% | 67 | 18.2% | 57 | 17.6% | 70 | 21.3% |
White: | 13 | 4.0% | 20 | 6.1% | 18 | 5.5% | 22 | 6.1% | 29 | 7.9% | 27 | 8.4% | 33 | 10.1% |
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: | 9 | 2.8% | 4 | 1.2% | 7 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.9% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 298 | 91.1% | 306 | 92.7% | 298 | 90.6% | 326 | 90.1% | 317 | 86.1% | 280 | 86.7% | 284 | 86.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 4.0% | 12 | 3.6% | 15 | 4.6% | 15 | 4.1% | 18 | 4.9% | 16 | 5.0% | 18 | 5.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.51 | 10.01 | 10.29 | 12.13 | 11.68 | 12.30 | 11.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 25.5% | 42% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31% | 40% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 19% | 32% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 36% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 33% | 39% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28% | 40% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 21% | 40% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 19% | 35% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 13% | 32% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28% | 41% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34% | 43% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46% | 38% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 33% | 41% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28% | 46% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 20% | 44% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48% | 52% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40% | 40% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44% | 41% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 24% | 38% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34.7% | 31.6% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 36% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 28% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 28% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 32% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 27% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 28% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 26% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 28% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 34% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 31% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 8.3% | 20.6% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 25% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 21% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 19% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 27% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 31% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 27% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 26% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 25% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 30% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 34% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 32% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 37% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 35% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 37% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 35% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 41% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 33% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 43% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 6% | 18% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 26% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 28% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 30% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 26% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 32% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 34% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 42% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39.62% | 27% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 26% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 30% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 24% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 24% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 21% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 18% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 25% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 26% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 28% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 33% | 51% |
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* Kensington Avenue Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.