Mather Primary School
24 Parish St
Dorchester MA, 02122, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-635-8757
Ranking: (1,192 out of 1,316, bottom 9%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
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 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 37 | 42 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 40 | |||||||
Total Students: | 599 | 598 | 615 | 560 | 549 | 563 | 537 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 63 | 10.5% | 67 | 11.2% | 65 | 10.6% | 59 | 10.5% | 62 | 11.3% | 64 | 11.4% | 62 | 11.5% |
Kindergarten: | 86 | 14.4% | 83 | 13.9% | 83 | 13.5% | 86 | 15.4% | 83 | 15.1% | 75 | 13.3% | 70 | 13.0% |
Grade 1: | 81 | 13.5% | 87 | 14.5% | 91 | 14.8% | 89 | 15.9% | 79 | 14.4% | 73 | 13.0% | 83 | 15.5% |
Grade 2: | 91 | 15.2% | 89 | 14.9% | 95 | 15.4% | 82 | 14.6% | 80 | 14.6% | 98 | 17.4% | 87 | 16.2% |
Grade 3: | 101 | 16.9% | 94 | 15.7% | 91 | 14.8% | 89 | 15.9% | 95 | 17.3% | 88 | 15.6% | 83 | 15.5% |
Grade 4: | 92 | 15.4% | 91 | 15.2% | 92 | 15.0% | 88 | 15.7% | 75 | 13.7% | 82 | 14.6% | 92 | 17.1% |
Grade 5: | 85 | 14.2% | 87 | 14.5% | 98 | 15.9% | 67 | 12.0% | 75 | 13.7% | 83 | 14.7% | 60 | 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: | 304 | 50.8% | 303 | 50.7% | 321 | 52.2% | 285 | 50.9% | 279 | 50.8% | 304 | 54.0% | 274 | 51.0% |
Female: | 295 | 49.2% | 295 | 49.3% | 294 | 47.8% | 275 | 49.1% | 270 | 49.2% | 259 | 46.0% | 243 | 45.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 188 | 31.4% | 183 | 30.6% | 191 | 31.1% | 205 | 36.6% | 217 | 39.5% | 199 | 35.3% | 183 | 34.1% |
Hispanic: | 126 | 21.0% | 131 | 21.9% | 152 | 24.7% | 106 | 18.9% | 86 | 15.7% | 90 | 16.0% | 88 | 16.4% |
Black: | 226 | 37.7% | 237 | 39.6% | 227 | 36.9% | 204 | 36.4% | 207 | 37.7% | 236 | 41.9% | 230 | 42.8% |
White: | 29 | 4.8% | 25 | 4.2% | 21 | 3.4% | 20 | 3.6% | 14 | 2.6% | 16 | 2.8% | 17 | 3.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 27 | 4.5% | 21 | 3.5% | 23 | 3.7% | 23 | 4.1% | 23 | 4.2% | 21 | 3.7% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 488 | 81.5% | 435 | 72.7% | 437 | 71.1% | 437 | 78.0% | 416 | 75.8% | 423 | 75.1% | 381 | 70.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 2.3% | 40 | 6.7% | 48 | 7.8% | 48 | 8.6% | 53 | 9.7% | 56 | 9.9% | 58 | 10.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.22 | 14.37 | 13.86 | 13.77 | 13.88 | 13.60 | 13.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46.2% | 32.1% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 32% | 32% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 27% | 29% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36% | 31% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36% | 37% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36% | 36% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37% | 35% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 30% | 32% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52% | 30% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38% | 36% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35% | 36% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36% | 33% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45% | 42% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47% | 41% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46% | 47% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35% | 35% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36% | 31% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48% | 30% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22.4% | 26.8% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 30% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 25% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 26% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 31% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 25% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 30% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 30% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 29% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 30% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 29% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 10.2% | 16.0% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 22% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 21% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 26% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 27% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 30% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 27% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 28% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 29% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 29% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 32% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 35% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 40% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 37% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 38% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 40% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 43% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 45% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 25% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 33% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 33% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 33% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 39% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 41% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 39% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 43% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 10.47% | 17% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 5% | 22% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 6% | 17% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 19% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 21% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 5% | 17% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 18% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 21% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 16% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 17% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 20% | 51% |
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* Mather 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.