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Thompson Primary School
187 Everett St
Arlington MA, 02474, Middlesex County
Phone: 781-316-3769
Ranking: (274 out of 1,316, top 21%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Arlington 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 | ||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 21 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 22 | |||||
Total Students: | 358 | 326 | 321 | 335 | 316 | |||||
Kindergarten: | 67 | 18.7% | 85 | 26.1% | 56 | 17.4% | 65 | 19.4% | 63 | 19.9% |
Grade 1: | 91 | 25.4% | 49 | 15.0% | 58 | 18.1% | 61 | 18.2% | 47 | 14.9% |
Grade 2: | 49 | 13.7% | 51 | 15.6% | 55 | 17.1% | 45 | 13.4% | 55 | 17.4% |
Grade 3: | 53 | 14.8% | 46 | 14.1% | 46 | 14.3% | 52 | 15.5% | 58 | 18.4% |
Grade 4: | 49 | 13.7% | 46 | 14.1% | 48 | 15.0% | 63 | 18.8% | 51 | 16.1% |
Grade 5: | 49 | 13.7% | 49 | 15.0% | 58 | 18.1% | 49 | 14.6% | 42 | 13.3% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
Male: | 173 | 48.3% | 161 | 49.4% | 154 | 48.0% | 160 | 47.8% | 149 | 47.2% |
Female: | 185 | 51.7% | 165 | 50.6% | 167 | 52.0% | 175 | 52.2% | 167 | 52.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 56 | 15.6% | 56 | 17.2% | 58 | 18.1% | 56 | 16.7% | 62 | 19.6% |
Hispanic: | 29 | 8.1% | 27 | 8.3% | 25 | 7.8% | 29 | 8.7% | 26 | 8.2% |
Black: | 21 | 5.9% | 18 | 5.5% | 15 | 4.7% | 15 | 4.5% | 11 | 3.5% |
White: | 232 | 64.8% | 209 | 64.1% | 208 | 64.8% | 220 | 65.7% | 206 | 65.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
Two or More Races: | 18 | 5.0% | 13 | 4.0% | 13 | 4.0% | 14 | 4.2% | 10 | 3.2% |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 80 | 22.3% | 80 | 24.5% | 85 | 26.5% | 84 | 25.1% | 72 | 22.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 5.6% | 18 | 5.5% | 16 | 5.0% | 18 | 5.4% | 19 | 6.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.75 | 14.48 | 12.64 | 16.17 | 14.63 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.6% | 83.4% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 77% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53% | 78% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 81% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 82% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 81% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 80% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 80% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 74% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 79% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 77% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90% | 83% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89% | 80% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88% | 79% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58% | 69% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90% | 83% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 83% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 83% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 81% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.7% | 77.0% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 80% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 74% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 78% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 78% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 75% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 79% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 77% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 76% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 77% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 75% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.7% | 66.1% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 67% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 70% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 76% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 76% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 72% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 75% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 69% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 65% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 73% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 66% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 82% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 82% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 87% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 84% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 80% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 88% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 81% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 90% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 67% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 73% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 79% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 79% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 77% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 79% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 78% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 81% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.85% | 89% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 81% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 82% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 77% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 82% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 84% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 79% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 84% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 77% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 80% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 84% | 51% |
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* Thompson 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.