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Major Edwards Elementary Primary School
70 Crescent St
West Boylston MA, 01583, Worcester County
Phone: 508-835-4461
Ranking:
(395 out of 1,316, top 30%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: West Boylston 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: | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | |||||||
Total Students: | 427 | 435 | 456 | 436 | 462 | 448 | 463 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 28 | 6.6% | 28 | 6.4% | 27 | 5.9% | 31 | 7.1% | 26 | 5.6% | 28 | 6.3% | 28 | 6.0% |
Kindergarten: | 56 | 13.1% | 56 | 12.9% | 54 | 11.8% | 60 | 13.8% | 74 | 16.0% | 64 | 14.3% | 55 | 11.9% |
Grade 1: | 67 | 15.7% | 55 | 12.6% | 74 | 16.2% | 76 | 17.4% | 67 | 14.5% | 65 | 14.5% | 77 | 16.6% |
Grade 2: | 50 | 11.7% | 71 | 16.3% | 85 | 18.6% | 63 | 14.4% | 65 | 14.1% | 77 | 17.2% | 77 | 16.6% |
Grade 3: | 79 | 18.5% | 80 | 18.4% | 71 | 15.6% | 66 | 15.1% | 76 | 16.5% | 72 | 16.1% | 84 | 18.1% |
Grade 4: | 78 | 18.3% | 69 | 15.9% | 73 | 16.0% | 71 | 16.3% | 70 | 15.2% | 82 | 18.3% | 64 | 13.8% |
Grade 5: | 69 | 16.2% | 76 | 17.5% | 72 | 15.8% | 69 | 15.8% | 84 | 18.2% | 60 | 13.4% | 78 | 16.8% |
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: | 193 | 45.2% | 211 | 48.5% | 214 | 46.9% | 201 | 46.1% | 225 | 48.7% | 219 | 48.9% | 236 | 51.0% |
Female: | 234 | 54.8% | 224 | 51.5% | 242 | 53.1% | 235 | 53.9% | 237 | 51.3% | 229 | 51.1% | 218 | 47.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 8 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 29 | 6.8% | 26 | 6.0% | 23 | 5.0% | 14 | 3.2% | 22 | 4.8% | 18 | 4.0% | 18 | 3.9% |
Black: | 5 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.8% | 9 | 2.0% | 8 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.6% |
White: | 371 | 86.9% | 385 | 88.5% | 415 | 91.0% | 404 | 92.7% | 423 | 91.6% | 413 | 92.2% | 433 | 93.5% |
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: | 13 | 3.0% | 10 | 2.3% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.6% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 5.2% | 36 | 8.3% | 44 | 9.6% | 27 | 6.2% | 41 | 8.9% | 39 | 8.7% | 29 | 6.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 1.9% | 9 | 2.1% | 12 | 2.6% | 13 | 3.0% | 16 | 3.5% | 10 | 2.2% | 17 | 3.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.21 | 13.86 | 15.64 | 16.08 | 16.44 | 14.90 | 15.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.5% | 73.7% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 74% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 65% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 61% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 74% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 60% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 57% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53% | 52% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 62% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 79% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 67% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 65% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 79% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 63% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56% | 55% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 63% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 70% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77% | 77% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 73% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.3% | 75.3% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 71% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 64% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 72% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 75% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 68% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 65% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 63% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 77% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 70% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 71% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.2% | 56.2% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 57% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 57% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 57% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 63% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 68% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 54% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 59% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 62% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 57% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 65% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 78% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 86% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 79% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 74% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 67% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 70% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 69% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 69% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 59% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 79% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 75% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 69% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 60% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 59% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 70% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 64% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.05% | 82% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 81% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 76% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 70% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 70% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 85% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 64% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 65% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 62% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 74% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 61% | 51% |
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* Major Edwards Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.