Thompson Primary School
60 North Union St
Arlington MA, 02474, Middlesex County
Phone: 781-316-3769
Ranking: 
(277 out of 1,364, top 20%)*
(277 out of 1,364, top 20%)*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
| 2009-2010 | ||
| Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 22 | |
| Total Students: | 316 | |
| Kindergarten: | 63 | 19.9% |
| Grade 1: | 47 | 14.9% |
| Grade 2: | 55 | 17.4% |
| Grade 3: | 58 | 18.4% |
| Grade 4: | 51 | 16.1% |
| Grade 5: | 42 | 13.3% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||
| Male: | 149 | 47.2% |
| Female: | 167 | 52.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 62 | 19.6% |
| Hispanic: | 26 | 8.2% |
| Black: | 11 | 3.5% |
| White: | 206 | 65.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 3.2% |
| Lunch Program: | ||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 72 | 22.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 6.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* 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.