Paul Hanlon Primary School
790 Gay St
Westwood MA, 02090, Norfolk County
Phone: 781-326-7500
Ranking:
(16 out of 1,316, top 1%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Westwood School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||||
Total Students: | 221 | 214 | 228 | 226 | 243 | 229 | 208 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 37 | 16.7% | 23 | 10.7% | 36 | 15.8% | 35 | 15.5% | 37 | 15.2% | 47 | 20.5% | 34 | 16.3% |
Grade 1: | 23 | 10.4% | 39 | 18.2% | 36 | 15.8% | 36 | 15.9% | 43 | 17.7% | 40 | 17.5% | 36 | 17.3% |
Grade 2: | 45 | 20.4% | 35 | 16.4% | 37 | 16.2% | 43 | 19.0% | 39 | 16.0% | 37 | 16.2% | 31 | 14.9% |
Grade 3: | 38 | 17.2% | 36 | 16.8% | 41 | 18.0% | 39 | 17.3% | 39 | 16.0% | 32 | 14.0% | 49 | 23.6% |
Grade 4: | 38 | 17.2% | 40 | 18.7% | 41 | 18.0% | 37 | 16.4% | 35 | 14.4% | 49 | 21.4% | 23 | 11.1% |
Grade 5: | 40 | 18.1% | 41 | 19.2% | 37 | 16.2% | 36 | 15.9% | 50 | 20.6% | 24 | 10.5% | 35 | 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: | 114 | 51.6% | 102 | 47.7% | 117 | 51.3% | 107 | 47.3% | 114 | 46.9% | 111 | 48.5% | 92 | 44.2% |
Female: | 107 | 48.4% | 112 | 52.3% | 111 | 48.7% | 119 | 52.7% | 129 | 53.1% | 118 | 51.5% | 110 | 52.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 23 | 10.4% | 23 | 10.7% | 20 | 8.8% | 19 | 8.4% | 21 | 8.6% | 18 | 7.9% | 13 | 6.3% |
Hispanic: | 4 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.9% | 3 | 1.3% | 6 | 2.7% | 5 | 2.1% | 6 | 2.6% | 4 | 1.9% |
Black: | 4 | 1.8% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% |
White: | 187 | 84.6% | 182 | 85.0% | 202 | 88.6% | 200 | 88.5% | 214 | 88.1% | 202 | 88.2% | 188 | 90.4% |
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: | 3 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.9% | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 3 | 1.3% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 4.1% | 10 | 4.7% | 10 | 4.4% | 13 | 5.8% | 5 | 2.1% | 5 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 2.3% | 5 | 2.3% | 3 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.9% | 10 | 4.1% | 6 | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.24 | 15.04 | 14.87 | 16.29 | 16.23 | 15.20 | 14.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.5% | 81.9% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95% | 82% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88% | 77% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91% | 86% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87% | 86% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87% | 86% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91% | 86% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84% | 81% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 73% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77% | 80% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 78% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97% | 86% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90% | 85% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 89% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 83% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 84% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 84% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91% | 85% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90% | 79% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.3% | 88.2% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 85% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 84% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 77% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 84% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 83% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 85% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 84% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 85% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 88% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 85% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.0% | 65.7% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 66% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 71% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 73% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 75% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 78% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 76% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 77% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 78% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 87% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 85% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 85% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 97% | 88% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 87% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 90% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 87% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 92% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 87% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 92% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 74% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 78% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 79% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 83% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 84% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 89% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 83% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 88% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85.18% | 73% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 81% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 77% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 74% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 73% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 74% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 73% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 81% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 82% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 83% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 78% | 51% |
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* Paul Hanlon Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.