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Mary Fonseca Elementary School
160 Wall St
Fall River MA, 02720, Bristol County
Phone: 508-675-8210
Ranking: 
(1,259 out of 1,316, bottom 4%)*
(1,259 out of 1,316, bottom 4%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Fall River 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 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 43 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 38 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 804 | 769 | 743 | 704 | 721 | 698 | ||||||
| Kindergarten: | 154 | 19.2% | 143 | 18.6% | 139 | 18.7% | 139 | 19.7% | 147 | 20.4% | 141 | 20.2% |
| Grade 1: | 140 | 17.4% | 140 | 18.2% | 141 | 19.0% | 146 | 20.7% | 128 | 17.8% | 111 | 15.9% |
| Grade 2: | 133 | 16.5% | 136 | 17.7% | 138 | 18.6% | 115 | 16.3% | 112 | 15.5% | 111 | 15.9% |
| Grade 3: | 141 | 17.5% | 140 | 18.2% | 119 | 16.0% | 95 | 13.5% | 114 | 15.8% | 110 | 15.8% |
| Grade 4: | 126 | 15.7% | 109 | 14.2% | 104 | 14.0% | 109 | 15.5% | 107 | 14.8% | 117 | 16.8% |
| Grade 5: | 110 | 13.7% | 101 | 13.1% | 102 | 13.7% | 100 | 14.2% | 113 | 15.7% | 108 | 15.5% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 403 | 50.1% | 389 | 50.6% | 370 | 49.8% | 368 | 52.3% | 380 | 52.7% | 365 | 52.3% |
| Female: | 401 | 49.9% | 380 | 49.4% | 373 | 50.2% | 336 | 47.7% | 341 | 47.3% | 333 | 47.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 50 | 6.2% | 59 | 7.7% | 54 | 7.3% | 54 | 7.7% | 48 | 6.7% | 39 | 5.6% |
| Hispanic: | 200 | 24.9% | 186 | 24.2% | 187 | 25.2% | 175 | 24.9% | 175 | 24.3% | 151 | 21.6% |
| Black: | 75 | 9.3% | 54 | 7.0% | 51 | 6.9% | 57 | 8.1% | 52 | 7.2% | 51 | 7.3% |
| White: | 409 | 50.9% | 397 | 51.6% | 391 | 52.6% | 379 | 53.8% | 413 | 57.3% | 427 | 61.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 66 | 8.2% | 66 | 8.6% | 56 | 7.5% | 37 | 5.3% | 30 | 4.2% | 28 | 4.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 689 | 85.7% | 630 | 81.9% | 617 | 83.0% | 568 | 80.7% | 565 | 78.4% | 513 | 73.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 5.0% | 63 | 8.2% | 60 | 8.1% | 65 | 9.2% | 72 | 10.0% | 91 | 13.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.57 | 18.81 | 18.40 | 19.02 | 20.09 | 18.50 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 33% | 37% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37% | 40% | 61% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38% | 42% | 61% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35% | 34% | 57% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37% | 38% | 65% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44% | 47% | 66% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28% | 35% | 61% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 49% | 45% | 67% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 31% | 54% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 35% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 39% | 57% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 36% | 53% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 27% | 48% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 25% | 47% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 32% | 51% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 30% | 52% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 37% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 45% | 67% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 39% | 61% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 47% | 65% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 34% | 55% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 37% | 59% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 35% | 57% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 43% | 61% |
| 2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 25% | 53% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 25% | 50% |
| 2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 18% | 52% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 28% | 51% |
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* Mary Fonseca Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.