West Parish Primary School
10 Concord St
Gloucester MA, 01930, Essex County
Phone: 978-281-9835
Ranking: (582 out of 1,316, top 44%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Gloucester School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 360 | 356 | 374 | 384 | 411 | 422 | 430 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 60 | 16.7% | 65 | 18.3% | 69 | 18.4% | 58 | 15.1% | 69 | 16.8% | 68 | 16.1% | 62 | 14.4% |
Grade 1: | 57 | 15.8% | 62 | 17.4% | 62 | 16.6% | 67 | 17.4% | 66 | 16.1% | 55 | 13.0% | 67 | 15.6% |
Grade 2: | 63 | 17.5% | 55 | 15.4% | 67 | 17.9% | 67 | 17.4% | 58 | 14.1% | 67 | 15.9% | 84 | 19.5% |
Grade 3: | 57 | 15.8% | 64 | 18.0% | 54 | 14.4% | 56 | 14.6% | 68 | 16.5% | 89 | 21.1% | 67 | 15.6% |
Grade 4: | 66 | 18.3% | 54 | 15.2% | 54 | 14.4% | 62 | 16.1% | 83 | 20.2% | 67 | 15.9% | 82 | 19.1% |
Grade 5: | 57 | 15.8% | 56 | 15.7% | 68 | 18.2% | 74 | 19.3% | 67 | 16.3% | 76 | 18.0% | 68 | 15.8% |
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: | 174 | 48.3% | 166 | 46.6% | 188 | 50.3% | 185 | 48.2% | 190 | 46.2% | 202 | 47.9% | 208 | 48.4% |
Female: | 186 | 51.7% | 190 | 53.4% | 186 | 49.7% | 199 | 51.8% | 221 | 53.8% | 220 | 52.1% | 213 | 49.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.2% |
Hispanic: | 20 | 5.6% | 16 | 4.5% | 12 | 3.2% | 11 | 2.9% | 8 | 1.9% | 10 | 2.4% | 9 | 2.1% |
Black: | 4 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.7% | 2 | 0.5% |
White: | 326 | 90.6% | 328 | 92.1% | 349 | 93.3% | 355 | 92.4% | 384 | 93.4% | 390 | 92.4% | 408 | 94.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.9% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 108 | 30.0% | 96 | 27.0% | 100 | 26.7% | 82 | 21.4% | 84 | 20.4% | 77 | 18.2% | 74 | 17.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 4.4% | 20 | 5.6% | 18 | 4.8% | 26 | 6.8% | 34 | 8.3% | 32 | 7.6% | 23 | 5.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.57 | 13.42 | 14.63 | 14.22 | 14.78 | 15.20 | 18.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.3% | 71.3% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 55% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 51% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55% | 49% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 57% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 61% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 66% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 58% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 41% | 41% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51% | 43% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46% | 47% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 41% | 45% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54% | 52% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 59% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 56% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 63% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 68% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 61% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 59% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.9% | 58.7% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 60% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 46% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 45% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 49% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 38% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 51% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 42% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 43% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 52% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 53% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.0% | 41.4% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 42% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 36% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 35% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 42% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 35% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 40% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 34% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 40% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 39% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 46% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 59% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 60% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 62% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 57% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 62% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 66% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 58% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 65% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 32% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 42% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 42% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 36% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 48% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 55% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 54% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 56% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66.18% | 55% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 55% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 44% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 42% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 44% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 44% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 39% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 46% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 48% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 55% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 49% | 51% |
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* West Parish Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.