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Rebecca M Johnson Primary School
55 Catherine St
Springfield MA, 01109, Hampden County
Phone: 413-787-6687
Ranking:
(1,196 out of 1,316, bottom 9%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Springfield 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: | 62 | 67 | 64 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 59 | |||||||
Total Students: | 832 | 870 | 823 | 845 | 790 | 768 | 783 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 140 | 16.8% | 136 | 15.6% | 124 | 15.1% | 133 | 15.7% | 120 | 15.2% | 113 | 14.7% | 104 | 13.3% |
Kindergarten: | 104 | 12.5% | 122 | 14.0% | 107 | 13.0% | 113 | 13.4% | 115 | 14.6% | 99 | 12.9% | 122 | 15.6% |
Grade 1: | 124 | 14.9% | 120 | 13.8% | 123 | 14.9% | 121 | 14.3% | 111 | 14.1% | 111 | 14.5% | 92 | 11.7% |
Grade 2: | 120 | 14.4% | 119 | 13.7% | 126 | 15.3% | 123 | 14.6% | 119 | 15.1% | 90 | 11.7% | 132 | 16.9% |
Grade 3: | 112 | 13.5% | 131 | 15.1% | 118 | 14.3% | 113 | 13.4% | 98 | 12.4% | 129 | 16.8% | 116 | 14.8% |
Grade 4: | 120 | 14.4% | 125 | 14.4% | 115 | 14.0% | 106 | 12.5% | 127 | 16.1% | 112 | 14.6% | 109 | 13.9% |
Grade 5: | 112 | 13.5% | 117 | 13.4% | 110 | 13.4% | 136 | 16.1% | 100 | 12.7% | 114 | 14.8% | 108 | 13.8% |
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: | 402 | 48.3% | 430 | 49.4% | 392 | 47.6% | 412 | 48.8% | 401 | 50.8% | 402 | 52.3% | 393 | 50.2% |
Female: | 430 | 51.7% | 440 | 50.6% | 431 | 52.4% | 433 | 51.2% | 389 | 49.2% | 366 | 47.7% | 360 | 46.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 5 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 532 | 63.9% | 543 | 62.4% | 498 | 60.5% | 505 | 59.8% | 472 | 59.7% | 440 | 57.3% | 456 | 58.2% |
Black: | 235 | 28.2% | 261 | 30.0% | 246 | 29.9% | 255 | 30.2% | 247 | 31.3% | 246 | 32.0% | 247 | 31.5% |
White: | 49 | 5.9% | 43 | 4.9% | 51 | 6.2% | 51 | 6.0% | 43 | 5.4% | 47 | 6.1% | 49 | 6.3% |
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: | 7 | 0.8% | 11 | 1.3% | 16 | 1.9% | 24 | 2.8% | 24 | 3.0% | 32 | 4.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 766 | 92.1% | 785 | 90.2% | 759 | 92.2% | 759 | 89.8% | 677 | 85.7% | 652 | 84.9% | 655 | 83.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 3.5% | 20 | 2.3% | 20 | 2.4% | 16 | 1.9% | 34 | 4.3% | 49 | 6.4% | 43 | 5.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.43 | 12.91 | 12.84 | 14.62 | 13.97 | 14.10 | 13.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28.9% | 42% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 41% | 40% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 12% | 32% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31% | 36% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34% | 39% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45% | 40% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45% | 40% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44% | 35% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36% | 32% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44% | 41% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 20% | 43% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 29% | 38% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39% | 41% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54% | 46% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 44% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 52% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 33% | 40% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45% | 41% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 38% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43.2% | 31.6% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 36% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 28% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 28% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 32% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 27% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 28% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 26% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 28% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 34% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 31% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43.8% | 20.6% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 25% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 21% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 19% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 27% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 31% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 5% | 27% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 26% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 25% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 30% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 34% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 32% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 37% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 35% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 37% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 35% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 41% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 33% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 43% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 6% | 18% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 26% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 28% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 30% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 26% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 32% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 34% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 42% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21.74% | 27% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 26% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 30% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 24% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 24% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 6% | 21% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 18% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 25% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 26% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 28% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 33% | 51% |
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* Rebecca M Johnson 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.