Margaret C Ells Primary School

319 Cortland St

Springfield MA, 01109, Hampden County

Phone: 413-787-7345

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 1

School District: Springfield School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	18		16		17		17		17		17		18
Total Students:	248		239		216		245		210		209		187
Prekindergarten:	160	64.5%	158	66.1%	137	63.4%	154	62.9%	137	65.2%	144	68.9%	107	57.2%
Kindergarten:	56	22.6%	50	20.9%	46	21.3%	61	24.9%	45	21.4%	37	17.7%	42	22.5%
Grade 1:	32	12.9%	31	13.0%	33	15.3%	30	12.2%	28	13.3%	28	13.4%	21	11.2%
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:	138	55.6%	140	58.6%	137	63.4%	148	60.4%	123	58.6%	116	55.5%	91	48.7%
Female:	110	44.4%	99	41.4%	79	36.6%	97	39.6%	87	41.4%	93	44.5%	79	42.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.8%	2	0.8%	1	0.5%	1	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	2	0.8%	0	0.0%	1	0.5%	1	0.4%	1	0.5%	2	1.0%	2	1.1%
Hispanic:	123	49.6%	118	49.4%	101	46.8%	127	51.8%	91	43.3%	82	39.2%	71	38.0%
Black:	73	29.4%	81	33.9%	68	31.5%	70	28.6%	68	32.4%	76	36.4%	63	33.7%
White:	44	17.7%	32	13.4%	38	17.6%	36	14.7%	38	18.1%	34	16.3%	38	20.3%
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:	4	1.6%	6	2.5%	7	3.2%	10	4.1%	12	5.7%	15	7.2%	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	179	72.2%	190	79.5%	164	75.9%	175	71.4%	119	56.7%	122	58.4%	115	61.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	17	6.9%	13	5.4%	8	3.7%	15	6.1%	29	13.8%	27	12.9%	30	16.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.46		14.77		12.57		14.43		12.30		12.70		10.40

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
MCAS
2003	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% proficient	34.8%	42%	N/A
2007	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% proficient	50%	40%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% proficient	21%	32%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% proficient	40%	41%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% proficient	37%	40%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% proficient	33%	41%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% proficient	32%	38%	N/A
2003	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% proficient	35.9%	31.6%	N/A
2004	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% proficient	30%	36%	N/A
2005	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% proficient	31%	28%	N/A
2006	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% proficient	38%	28%	N/A
2007	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% proficient	36%	32%	N/A
2003	Mathematics	4th Grade	% proficient	12.9%	20.6%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% proficient	16%	25%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% proficient	10%	21%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% proficient	30%	19%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% proficient	14%	27%	N/A
2006	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% proficient	32%	32%	N/A
2007	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% proficient	60%	37%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% proficient	0%	18%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% proficient	20%	26%	N/A
2003	Science and Technology/Engineering	5th Grade	% proficient	28.89%	27%	N/A
2004	Science and Technology/Engineering	5th Grade	% proficient	11%	26%	N/A
2005	Science and Technology/Engineering	5th Grade	% proficient	39%	30%	N/A
2006	Science and Technology/Engineering	5th Grade	% proficient	5%	24%	N/A
2007	Science and Technology/Engineering	5th Grade	% proficient	10%	24%	N/A