Placentino Elementary Primary School
235 Woodland St
Holliston MA, 01746, Middlesex County
Phone: 508-429-0647
Ranking: 
(291 out of 1,316, top 22%)*
(291 out of 1,316, top 22%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 2
School District: Holliston 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: | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 47 | 49 | 50 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 693 | 669 | 692 | 700 | 704 | 720 | 733 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 87 | 12.6% | 83 | 12.4% | 89 | 12.9% | 91 | 13.0% | 76 | 10.8% | 90 | 12.5% | 84 | 11.5% |
| Kindergarten: | 196 | 28.3% | 189 | 28.3% | 198 | 28.6% | 187 | 26.7% | 207 | 29.4% | 194 | 26.9% | 210 | 28.6% |
| Grade 1: | 197 | 28.4% | 212 | 31.7% | 187 | 27.0% | 217 | 31.0% | 200 | 28.4% | 216 | 30.0% | 201 | 27.4% |
| Grade 2: | 213 | 30.7% | 185 | 27.7% | 218 | 31.5% | 205 | 29.3% | 221 | 31.4% | 207 | 28.8% | 214 | 29.2% |
| 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: | 353 | 50.9% | 340 | 50.8% | 323 | 46.7% | 338 | 48.3% | 348 | 49.4% | 363 | 50.4% | 359 | 49.0% |
| Female: | 340 | 49.1% | 329 | 49.2% | 369 | 53.3% | 362 | 51.7% | 356 | 50.6% | 357 | 49.6% | 367 | 50.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 28 | 4.0% | 15 | 2.2% | 22 | 3.2% | 27 | 3.9% | 26 | 3.7% | 25 | 3.5% | 21 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic: | 40 | 5.8% | 32 | 4.8% | 28 | 4.0% | 24 | 3.4% | 17 | 2.4% | 16 | 2.2% | 9 | 1.2% |
| Black: | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% |
| White: | 603 | 87.0% | 596 | 89.1% | 619 | 89.5% | 624 | 89.1% | 637 | 90.5% | 652 | 90.6% | 695 | 94.8% |
| 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: | 17 | 2.5% | 22 | 3.3% | 19 | 2.7% | 21 | 3.0% | 21 | 3.0% | 21 | 2.9% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 5.5% | 33 | 4.9% | 14 | 2.0% | 19 | 2.7% | 12 | 1.7% | 16 | 2.2% | 10 | 1.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.3% | 14 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.42 | 14.88 | 15.46 | 15.87 | 14.99 | 14.70 | 14.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 72.7% | N/A |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90% | 80% | 59% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 70% | 56% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 79% | 57% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 61% | 52% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94% | 79% | 60% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 65% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53% | 75% | 60% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 75% | 63% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 74% | 62% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 71% | 58% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Placentino Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.