Peirce Primary School
170 Temple St
West Newton MA, 02465, Middlesex County
Phone: 617-559-9630
Ranking:
(75 out of 1,316, top 6%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Newton 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: | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 23 | |||||||
Total Students: | 312 | 337 | 316 | 318 | 329 | 338 | 329 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 46 | 14.7% | 51 | 15.1% | 55 | 17.4% | 45 | 14.2% | 39 | 11.9% | 39 | 11.5% | 53 | 16.1% |
Grade 1: | 52 | 16.7% | 62 | 18.4% | 47 | 14.9% | 49 | 15.4% | 49 | 14.9% | 67 | 19.8% | 49 | 14.9% |
Grade 2: | 63 | 20.2% | 53 | 15.7% | 49 | 15.5% | 48 | 15.1% | 69 | 21.0% | 54 | 16.0% | 51 | 15.5% |
Grade 3: | 57 | 18.3% | 52 | 15.4% | 47 | 14.9% | 68 | 21.4% | 57 | 17.3% | 51 | 15.1% | 64 | 19.5% |
Grade 4: | 45 | 14.4% | 52 | 15.4% | 66 | 20.9% | 58 | 18.2% | 50 | 15.2% | 65 | 19.2% | 61 | 18.5% |
Grade 5: | 49 | 15.7% | 67 | 19.9% | 52 | 16.5% | 50 | 15.7% | 65 | 19.8% | 62 | 18.3% | 51 | 15.5% |
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: | 179 | 57.4% | 188 | 55.8% | 182 | 57.6% | 176 | 55.3% | 177 | 53.8% | 175 | 51.8% | 148 | 45.0% |
Female: | 133 | 42.6% | 149 | 44.2% | 134 | 42.4% | 142 | 44.7% | 152 | 46.2% | 163 | 48.2% | 152 | 46.2% |
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: | 43 | 13.8% | 41 | 12.2% | 36 | 11.4% | 36 | 11.3% | 46 | 14.0% | 43 | 12.7% | 32 | 9.7% |
Hispanic: | 18 | 5.8% | 22 | 6.5% | 21 | 6.6% | 23 | 7.2% | 19 | 5.8% | 16 | 4.7% | 19 | 5.8% |
Black: | 22 | 7.1% | 27 | 8.0% | 23 | 7.3% | 17 | 5.3% | 13 | 4.0% | 15 | 4.4% | 10 | 3.0% |
White: | 213 | 68.3% | 225 | 66.8% | 212 | 67.1% | 217 | 68.2% | 223 | 67.8% | 243 | 71.9% | 243 | 73.9% |
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: | 16 | 5.1% | 22 | 6.5% | 24 | 7.6% | 25 | 7.9% | 28 | 8.5% | 21 | 6.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 7.1% | 20 | 5.9% | 15 | 4.7% | 16 | 5.0% | 16 | 4.9% | 9 | 2.7% | 11 | 3.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.9% | 7 | 2.1% | 7 | 2.1% | 2 | 0.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.09 | 16.13 | 18.94 | 18.28 | 16.03 | 16.80 | 14.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.8% | 83.2% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77% | 76% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 75% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 76% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87% | 79% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 78% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86% | 80% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 80% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 76% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91% | 82% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 79% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 83% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87% | 82% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 84% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77% | 78% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 85% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91% | 80% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 80% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 78% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.1% | 77.0% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 80% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 72% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 68% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 78% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 67% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 75% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 78% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 74% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 75% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 76% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.3% | 68.9% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 73% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 70% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 66% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 73% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 73% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 75% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 72% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 74% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 74% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 75% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 81% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 84% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 82% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 83% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 85% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 88% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 84% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 85% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 72% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 79% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 80% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 80% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 80% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 85% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 82% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 83% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71.15% | 72% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 77% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 72% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 75% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 74% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 70% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 70% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 76% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 75% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 71% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 73% | 51% |
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* Peirce 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.