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King K-8 Primary School
77 Lawrence Ave
Dorchester MA, 02121, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-635-8212
Ranking:
(1,212 out of 1,316, bottom 8%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Boston 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 | ||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 36 | 36 | 27 | 33 | 35 | |||||
Total Students: | 504 | 440 | 383 | 374 | 411 | |||||
Prekindergarten: | 94 | 18.7% | 62 | 14.1% | 41 | 10.7% | 36 | 9.6% | 37 | 9.0% |
Kindergarten: | 60 | 11.9% | 41 | 9.3% | 47 | 12.3% | 52 | 13.9% | 54 | 13.1% |
Grade 1: | 56 | 11.1% | 68 | 15.5% | 68 | 17.8% | 51 | 13.6% | 37 | 9.0% |
Grade 2: | 65 | 12.9% | 75 | 17.0% | 47 | 12.3% | 42 | 11.2% | 42 | 10.2% |
Grade 3: | 75 | 14.9% | 41 | 9.3% | 45 | 11.7% | 36 | 9.6% | 22 | 5.4% |
Grade 4: | 36 | 7.1% | 50 | 11.4% | 24 | 6.3% | 25 | 6.7% | 25 | 6.1% |
Grade 5: | 41 | 8.1% | 19 | 4.3% | 24 | 6.3% | 25 | 6.7% | 23 | 5.6% |
Grade 6: | 28 | 5.6% | 32 | 7.3% | 35 | 9.1% | 33 | 8.8% | 36 | 8.8% |
Grade 7: | 26 | 5.2% | 23 | 5.2% | 27 | 7.0% | 28 | 7.5% | 68 | 16.5% |
Grade 8: | 23 | 4.6% | 29 | 6.6% | 25 | 6.5% | 46 | 12.3% | 67 | 16.3% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
Male: | 275 | 54.6% | 235 | 53.4% | 189 | 49.3% | 185 | 49.5% | 210 | 51.1% |
Female: | 229 | 45.4% | 205 | 46.6% | 194 | 50.7% | 189 | 50.5% | 201 | 48.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.0% |
Asian: | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.2% |
Hispanic: | 153 | 30.4% | 129 | 29.3% | 136 | 35.5% | 112 | 29.9% | 142 | 34.5% |
Black: | 317 | 62.9% | 275 | 62.5% | 226 | 59.0% | 233 | 62.3% | 243 | 59.1% |
White: | 6 | 1.2% | 11 | 2.5% | 6 | 1.6% | 8 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% |
Two or More Races: | 24 | 4.8% | 19 | 4.3% | 9 | 2.3% | 11 | 2.9% | 8 | 1.9% |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 443 | 87.9% | 359 | 81.6% | 321 | 83.8% | 328 | 87.7% | 343 | 83.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 2.2% | 17 | 3.9% | 16 | 4.2% | 7 | 1.9% | 20 | 4.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.06 | 12.26 | 14.41 | 11.40 | 11.82 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42% | 36% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46% | 35% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 26% | 32% | 57% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38% | 41% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35% | 47% | 67% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 29% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 30% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 29% | 53% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 29% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 29% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 32% | 52% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 43% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 45% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 41% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 39% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 43% | 61% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 16% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 17% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 20% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 41% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 38% | 66% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 42% | 67% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 36% | 58% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 44% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 43% | 60% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 54% | 73% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 50% | 71% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 52% | 71% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 33% | 51% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 34% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 36% | 52% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 60% | 79% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 63% | 81% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 58% | 78% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 34% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 35% | 52% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 36% | 54% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 2% | 10% | 39% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 15% | 43% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 13% | 39% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* King K-8 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.