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William E Russell Primary School
750 Columbia Rd
Dorchester MA, 02125, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-635-8803
Ranking: (1,151 out of 1,316, bottom 13%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Boston 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: | 25 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | |||||||
Total Students: | 370 | 348 | 369 | 381 | 385 | 364 | 362 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 45 | 12.2% | 42 | 12.1% | 49 | 13.3% | 46 | 12.1% | 43 | 11.2% | 49 | 13.5% | 54 | 14.9% |
Kindergarten: | 73 | 19.7% | 56 | 16.1% | 59 | 16.0% | 53 | 13.9% | 57 | 14.8% | 54 | 14.8% | 48 | 13.3% |
Grade 1: | 62 | 16.8% | 57 | 16.4% | 56 | 15.2% | 54 | 14.2% | 56 | 14.5% | 44 | 12.1% | 57 | 15.7% |
Grade 2: | 57 | 15.4% | 55 | 15.8% | 55 | 14.9% | 59 | 15.5% | 56 | 14.5% | 54 | 14.8% | 58 | 16.0% |
Grade 3: | 49 | 13.2% | 57 | 16.4% | 57 | 15.4% | 62 | 16.3% | 62 | 16.1% | 60 | 16.5% | 52 | 14.4% |
Grade 4: | 46 | 12.4% | 48 | 13.8% | 48 | 13.0% | 56 | 14.7% | 57 | 14.8% | 48 | 13.2% | 50 | 13.8% |
Grade 5: | 38 | 10.3% | 33 | 9.5% | 45 | 12.2% | 51 | 13.4% | 54 | 14.0% | 55 | 15.1% | 43 | 11.9% |
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: | 197 | 53.2% | 189 | 54.3% | 189 | 51.2% | 193 | 50.7% | 203 | 52.7% | 174 | 47.8% | 166 | 45.9% |
Female: | 173 | 46.8% | 159 | 45.7% | 180 | 48.8% | 188 | 49.3% | 182 | 47.3% | 190 | 52.2% | 180 | 49.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 36 | 9.7% | 30 | 8.6% | 40 | 10.8% | 40 | 10.5% | 45 | 11.7% | 42 | 11.5% | 31 | 8.6% |
Hispanic: | 208 | 56.2% | 198 | 56.9% | 216 | 58.5% | 220 | 57.7% | 210 | 54.5% | 202 | 55.5% | 210 | 58.0% |
Black: | 101 | 27.3% | 94 | 27.0% | 94 | 25.5% | 98 | 25.7% | 105 | 27.3% | 92 | 25.3% | 89 | 24.6% |
White: | 6 | 1.6% | 7 | 2.0% | 8 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.8% | 10 | 2.6% | 13 | 3.6% | 19 | 5.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 17 | 4.6% | 16 | 4.6% | 8 | 2.2% | 13 | 3.4% | 13 | 3.4% | 12 | 3.3% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 273 | 73.8% | 241 | 69.3% | 229 | 62.1% | 295 | 77.4% | 295 | 76.6% | 274 | 75.3% | 299 | 82.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 2.7% | 16 | 4.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 36 | 9.4% | 35 | 9.1% | 34 | 9.3% | 34 | 9.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.97 | 12.87 | 11.91 | 13.37 | 13.47 | 11.90 | 12.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 26.4% | 32.1% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 29% | 32% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 30% | 29% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 22% | 31% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 33% | 37% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 24% | 36% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 23% | 35% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45% | 32% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 33% | 30% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44% | 36% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45% | 36% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36% | 33% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 27% | 42% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 29% | 41% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 33% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 47% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 27% | 35% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 26% | 31% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31% | 30% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25.0% | 26.8% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 30% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 25% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 26% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 31% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 25% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 30% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 30% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 29% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 30% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 29% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 7.4% | 16.0% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 22% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 21% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 26% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 27% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 30% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 27% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 28% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 29% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 29% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 32% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 35% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 40% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 37% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 38% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 40% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 43% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 45% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 25% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 33% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 33% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 33% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 39% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 41% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 39% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 43% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 4.29% | 17% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 22% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 17% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 19% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 21% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 17% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 18% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 21% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 16% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 17% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 20% | 51% |
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* William E Russell Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.