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W Edward Balmer Primary School
21 Crescent St
Whitinsville MA, 01588, Worcester County
Phone: 508-234-8161
Ranking: 
(772 out of 1,316, bottom 41%)*
(772 out of 1,316, bottom 41%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 2 to Grade 4
School District: Northbridge 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: | 42 | 40 | 41 | 38 | 38 | 31 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 630 | 622 | 629 | 580 | 596 | 597 | 570 | |||||||
| Grade 2: | 201 | 31.9% | 197 | 31.7% | 237 | 37.7% | 200 | 34.5% | 182 | 30.5% | 94 | 15.7% | 118 | 20.7% |
| Grade 3: | 201 | 31.9% | 222 | 35.7% | 197 | 31.3% | 188 | 32.4% | 192 | 32.2% | 125 | 20.9% | 105 | 18.4% |
| Grade 4: | 228 | 36.2% | 203 | 32.6% | 195 | 31.0% | 192 | 33.1% | 222 | 37.2% | 100 | 16.8% | 104 | 18.2% |
| 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: | 335 | 53.2% | 338 | 54.3% | 335 | 53.3% | 300 | 51.7% | 302 | 50.7% | 310 | 51.9% | 301 | 52.8% |
| Female: | 295 | 46.8% | 284 | 45.7% | 294 | 46.7% | 280 | 48.3% | 294 | 49.3% | 287 | 48.1% | 257 | 45.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.8% | 11 | 1.8% | 9 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 36 | 5.7% | 33 | 5.3% | 33 | 5.2% | 17 | 2.9% | 25 | 4.2% | 16 | 2.7% | 13 | 2.3% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% |
| White: | 569 | 90.3% | 556 | 89.4% | 568 | 90.3% | 540 | 93.1% | 551 | 92.4% | 560 | 93.8% | 537 | 94.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 15 | 2.4% | 24 | 3.9% | 19 | 3.0% | 15 | 2.6% | 13 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.2% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 166 | 26.3% | 150 | 24.1% | 151 | 24.0% | 113 | 19.5% | 109 | 18.3% | 103 | 17.3% | 89 | 15.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 5.6% | 26 | 4.2% | 28 | 4.5% | 28 | 4.8% | 48 | 8.1% | 18 | 3.0% | 28 | 4.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.86 | 15.52 | 15.50 | 15.43 | 15.70 | 19.50 | 23.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.8% | 68.8% | N/A |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 58% | 59% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 62% | 56% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58% | 59% | 57% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 71% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 64% | 61% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 64% | 61% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52% | 51% | 57% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 65% | 52% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 60% | 60% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 62% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 58% | 60% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 64% | 65% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57% | 56% | 66% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 49% | 49% | 61% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 49% | 48% | 67% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 68% | 63% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 72% | 62% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 65% | 58% |
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.8% | 48.5% | 56% |
| 2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 53% | 56% |
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 46% | 50% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 58% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 37% | 49% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 53% | 53% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 51% | 54% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 50% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 50% | 57% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 40% | 53% |
| 2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 41.8% | 40% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 47% | 42% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 32% | 41% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 35% | 40% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 57% | 48% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 44% | 49% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 47% | 48% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 44% | 48% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 38% | 47% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 42% | 51% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 41% | 52% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* W Edward Balmer 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.