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Thomas R Rodman Primary School
497 Mill St
New Bedford MA, 02740, Bristol County
Phone: 508-997-4511
Ranking: (1,085 out of 1,316, bottom 18%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: New Bedford 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: | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | |||||||
Total Students: | 164 | 137 | 138 | 144 | 145 | 132 | 132 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 24 | 14.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 30 | 18.3% | 24 | 17.5% | 31 | 22.5% | 28 | 19.4% | 31 | 21.4% | 28 | 21.2% | 24 | 18.2% |
Grade 1: | 19 | 11.6% | 26 | 19.0% | 27 | 19.6% | 28 | 19.4% | 23 | 15.9% | 24 | 18.2% | 23 | 17.4% |
Grade 2: | 24 | 14.6% | 27 | 19.7% | 21 | 15.2% | 23 | 16.0% | 30 | 20.7% | 22 | 16.7% | 20 | 15.2% |
Grade 3: | 27 | 16.5% | 22 | 16.1% | 23 | 16.7% | 25 | 17.4% | 22 | 15.2% | 19 | 14.4% | 20 | 15.2% |
Grade 4: | 21 | 12.8% | 23 | 16.8% | 23 | 16.7% | 21 | 14.6% | 21 | 14.5% | 19 | 14.4% | 23 | 17.4% |
Grade 5: | 19 | 11.6% | 15 | 10.9% | 13 | 9.4% | 19 | 13.2% | 18 | 12.4% | 20 | 15.2% | 22 | 16.7% |
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: | 86 | 52.4% | 72 | 52.6% | 75 | 54.3% | 81 | 56.3% | 78 | 53.8% | 67 | 50.8% | 53 | 40.2% |
Female: | 78 | 47.6% | 65 | 47.4% | 63 | 45.7% | 63 | 43.8% | 67 | 46.2% | 65 | 49.2% | 63 | 47.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.7% | 2 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.8% | 2 | 1.5% |
Asian: | 2 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 58 | 35.4% | 46 | 33.6% | 45 | 32.6% | 46 | 31.9% | 50 | 34.5% | 51 | 38.6% | 48 | 36.4% |
Black: | 27 | 16.5% | 25 | 18.2% | 24 | 17.4% | 27 | 18.8% | 23 | 15.9% | 18 | 13.6% | 20 | 15.2% |
White: | 68 | 41.5% | 59 | 43.1% | 65 | 47.1% | 67 | 46.5% | 61 | 42.1% | 53 | 40.2% | 50 | 37.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.8% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 4.3% | 5 | 3.6% | 3 | 2.2% | 3 | 2.1% | 7 | 4.8% | 8 | 6.1% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 124 | 75.6% | 96 | 70.1% | 86 | 62.3% | 100 | 69.4% | 92 | 63.4% | 85 | 64.4% | 91 | 68.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 6.1% | 17 | 12.4% | 14 | 10.1% | 11 | 7.6% | 28 | 19.3% | 26 | 19.7% | 21 | 15.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.06 | 18.17 | 16.22 | 15.00 | 16.86 | 17.10 | 18.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 29.7% | 46.2% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28% | 39% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 27% | 38% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39% | 38% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 53% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48% | 45% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36% | 45% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34% | 35% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31% | 32% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52% | 44% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37% | 50% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 44% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 61% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56% | 53% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28% | 40% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52% | 48% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42% | 48% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42% | 44% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 26% | 40% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.5% | 34.1% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 32% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 23% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 25% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 30% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 28% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 33% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 32% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 28% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 35% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 33% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36.3% | 20.3% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 26% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 25% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 19% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 29% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 34% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 34% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 33% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 34% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 34% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 32% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 34% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 40% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 37% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 39% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 42% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 45% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 37% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 45% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 23% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 34% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 35% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 40% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 37% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 39% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 36% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 38% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37.15% | 34% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 36% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 35% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 28% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 29% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 28% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 27% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 30% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 27% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 29% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 33% | 51% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 37% | 64% |
2003 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 38.1% | 19.8% | 42% |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 24% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 29% | 46% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 30% | 46% |
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* Thomas R Rodman Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.