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Varnum Brook Primary School
10 Hollis St
Pepperell MA, 01463, Middlesex County
Phone: 978-433-6722
Ranking:
(692 out of 1,316, bottom 47%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: North Middlesex 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: | 48 | 47 | 43 | 47 | 48 | 36 | 31 | |||||||
Total Students: | 591 | 672 | 693 | 698 | 753 | 499 | 484 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 102 | 17.3% | 131 | 19.5% | 124 | 17.9% | 124 | 17.8% | 137 | 18.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 1: | 133 | 22.5% | 129 | 19.2% | 122 | 17.6% | 129 | 18.5% | 158 | 21.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 2: | 124 | 21.0% | 125 | 18.6% | 125 | 18.0% | 161 | 23.1% | 160 | 21.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 3: | 118 | 20.0% | 127 | 18.9% | 163 | 23.5% | 155 | 22.2% | 129 | 17.1% | 170 | 34.1% | 156 | 32.2% |
Grade 4: | 114 | 19.3% | 160 | 23.8% | 159 | 22.9% | 129 | 18.5% | 169 | 22.4% | 157 | 31.5% | 156 | 32.2% |
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: | 310 | 52.5% | 342 | 50.9% | 354 | 51.1% | 340 | 48.7% | 376 | 49.9% | 256 | 51.3% | 233 | 48.1% |
Female: | 281 | 47.5% | 330 | 49.1% | 339 | 48.9% | 358 | 51.3% | 377 | 50.1% | 243 | 48.7% | 240 | 49.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 8 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 26 | 4.4% | 26 | 3.9% | 18 | 2.6% | 18 | 2.6% | 15 | 2.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.2% |
Black: | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 532 | 90.0% | 608 | 90.5% | 641 | 92.5% | 645 | 92.4% | 705 | 93.6% | 482 | 96.6% | 468 | 96.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 17 | 2.9% | 19 | 2.8% | 19 | 2.7% | 24 | 3.4% | 22 | 2.9% | 8 | 1.6% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 101 | 17.1% | 107 | 15.9% | 85 | 12.3% | 73 | 10.5% | 68 | 9.0% | 44 | 8.8% | 27 | 5.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 2.7% | 20 | 3.0% | 14 | 2.0% | 15 | 2.1% | 18 | 2.4% | 15 | 3.0% | 20 | 4.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.31 | 14.15 | 16.05 | 14.72 | 15.54 | 13.70 | 15.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.8% | 75.6% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 73% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 65% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 65% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 65% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 67% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76% | 73% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 63% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47% | 51% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 69% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52% | 62% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 65% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 69% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 71% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 63% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76% | 73% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 76% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 70% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 66% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.3% | 65.6% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 59% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 53% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 45% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 48% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 42% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 53% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 53% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 47% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 56% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 54% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.4% | 47.3% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 53% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 43% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 33% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 40% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 42% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 41% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 45% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 44% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 49% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 46% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 65% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 70% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 63% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 76% | 63% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 49% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 54% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 53% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 63% | 54% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61.95% | 66% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 64% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 58% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 56% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 59% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 56% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 63% | 49% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Varnum Brook Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.