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Rice Square Primary School
76 Massasoit Rd Worcester MA, 01604, Worcester County Phone: 508-799-3556 Ranking: ![]() Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Worcester 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: | 16 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | |||||||
Total Students: | 389 | 403 | 426 | 455 | 497 | 496 | 459 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 68 | 17.5% | 66 | 16.4% | 70 | 16.4% | 77 | 16.9% | 86 | 17.3% | 82 | 16.5% | 72 | 15.7% |
Grade 1: | 65 | 16.7% | 62 | 15.4% | 69 | 16.2% | 69 | 15.2% | 63 | 12.7% | 72 | 14.5% | 65 | 14.2% |
Grade 2: | 57 | 14.7% | 63 | 15.6% | 56 | 13.1% | 68 | 14.9% | 63 | 12.7% | 60 | 12.1% | 68 | 14.8% |
Grade 3: | 57 | 14.7% | 55 | 13.6% | 61 | 14.3% | 62 | 13.6% | 62 | 12.5% | 70 | 14.1% | 72 | 15.7% |
Grade 4: | 52 | 13.4% | 60 | 14.9% | 54 | 12.7% | 57 | 12.5% | 71 | 14.3% | 69 | 13.9% | 55 | 12.0% |
Grade 5: | 56 | 14.4% | 45 | 11.2% | 52 | 12.2% | 60 | 13.2% | 64 | 12.9% | 62 | 12.5% | 56 | 12.2% |
Grade 6: | 34 | 8.7% | 52 | 12.9% | 64 | 15.0% | 62 | 13.6% | 58 | 11.7% | 54 | 10.9% | 44 | 9.6% |
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: | 213 | 54.8% | 213 | 52.9% | 225 | 52.8% | 233 | 51.2% | 278 | 55.9% | 268 | 54.0% | 243 | 52.9% |
Female: | 176 | 45.2% | 190 | 47.1% | 201 | 47.2% | 222 | 48.8% | 219 | 44.1% | 228 | 46.0% | 200 | 43.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.3% |
Asian: | 29 | 7.5% | 31 | 7.7% | 35 | 8.2% | 40 | 8.8% | 37 | 7.4% | 45 | 9.1% | 46 | 10.0% |
Hispanic: | 143 | 36.8% | 122 | 30.3% | 126 | 29.6% | 135 | 29.7% | 135 | 27.2% | 142 | 28.6% | 118 | 25.7% |
Black: | 67 | 17.2% | 70 | 17.4% | 72 | 16.9% | 62 | 13.6% | 75 | 15.1% | 57 | 11.5% | 55 | 12.0% |
White: | 130 | 33.4% | 157 | 39.0% | 170 | 39.9% | 194 | 42.6% | 223 | 44.9% | 235 | 47.4% | 222 | 48.4% |
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: | 20 | 5.1% | 23 | 5.7% | 23 | 5.4% | 22 | 4.8% | 24 | 4.8% | 13 | 2.6% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 290 | 74.6% | 308 | 76.4% | 294 | 69.0% | 288 | 63.3% | 291 | 58.6% | 273 | 55.0% | 245 | 53.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 4.6% | 23 | 5.7% | 27 | 6.3% | 49 | 10.8% | 48 | 9.7% | 42 | 8.5% | 57 | 12.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 24.33 | 16.29 | 17.68 | 17.50 | 18.18 | 17.60 | 18.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.3% | 47.5% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45% | 33% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 30% | 30% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 21% | 35% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 25% | 45% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 20% | 39% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28% | 41% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 30% | 33% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 29% | 30% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45% | 36% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42% | 38% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 21% | 40% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28% | 48% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 27% | 45% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 22% | 41% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 26% | 43% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 39% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43% | 39% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43% | 34% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42.9% | 43.2% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 33% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 27% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 27% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 33% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 25% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 31% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 37% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 34% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 40% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 35% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42.8% | 26.7% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 21% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 23% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 23% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 27% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 33% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 31% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 33% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 29% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 33% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 6% | 31% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 36% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 40% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 38% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 42% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 44% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 47% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 43% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 51% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 29% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 36% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 36% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 36% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 40% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 42% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 37% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 43% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28.21% | 31% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 29% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 26% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 26% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 25% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 23% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 26% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 31% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 27% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 27% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 30% | 51% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 43% | 64% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 48% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 52% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 48% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 57% | 69% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 51% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 51% | 66% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 52% | 67% |
2003 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 23.9% | 29.8% | 42% |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 28% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 37% | 46% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 31% | 46% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 38% | 52% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 44% | 56% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 43% | 57% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 47% | 59% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 42% | 58% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 46% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 44% | 60% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Rice Square 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.