Alfred J Gomes Primary School
286 South Second St
New Bedford MA, 02740, Bristol County
Phone: 508-997-4511
Ranking: (1,248 out of 1,316, bottom 5%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: New Bedford 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: | 37 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 46 | |||||||
Total Students: | 688 | 851 | 859 | 779 | 845 | 782 | 731 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 153 | 22.2% | 209 | 24.6% | 230 | 26.8% | 210 | 27.0% | 266 | 31.5% | 247 | 31.6% | 223 | 30.5% |
Kindergarten: | 119 | 17.3% | 179 | 21.0% | 171 | 19.9% | 149 | 19.1% | 173 | 20.5% | 149 | 19.1% | 129 | 17.6% |
Grade 1: | 69 | 10.0% | 114 | 13.4% | 112 | 13.0% | 110 | 14.1% | 91 | 10.8% | 75 | 9.6% | 81 | 11.1% |
Grade 2: | 64 | 9.3% | 105 | 12.3% | 95 | 11.1% | 82 | 10.5% | 93 | 11.0% | 88 | 11.3% | 77 | 10.5% |
Grade 3: | 105 | 15.3% | 98 | 11.5% | 97 | 11.3% | 82 | 10.5% | 86 | 10.2% | 72 | 9.2% | 84 | 11.5% |
Grade 4: | 105 | 15.3% | 94 | 11.0% | 78 | 9.1% | 101 | 13.0% | 76 | 9.0% | 89 | 11.4% | 82 | 11.2% |
Grade 5: | 73 | 10.6% | 52 | 6.1% | 76 | 8.8% | 45 | 5.8% | 60 | 7.1% | 62 | 7.9% | 55 | 7.5% |
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: | 352 | 51.2% | 432 | 50.8% | 442 | 51.5% | 418 | 53.7% | 446 | 52.8% | 416 | 53.2% | 363 | 49.7% |
Female: | 336 | 48.8% | 419 | 49.2% | 417 | 48.5% | 361 | 46.3% | 399 | 47.2% | 366 | 46.8% | 324 | 44.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.7% | 12 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.2% |
Hispanic: | 378 | 54.9% | 448 | 52.6% | 410 | 47.7% | 356 | 45.7% | 406 | 48.0% | 409 | 52.3% | 362 | 49.5% |
Black: | 94 | 13.7% | 128 | 15.0% | 130 | 15.1% | 113 | 14.5% | 115 | 13.6% | 94 | 12.0% | 89 | 12.2% |
White: | 176 | 25.6% | 234 | 27.5% | 264 | 30.7% | 265 | 34.0% | 275 | 32.5% | 224 | 28.6% | 227 | 31.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 35 | 5.1% | 30 | 3.5% | 39 | 4.5% | 29 | 3.7% | 35 | 4.1% | 34 | 4.3% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 582 | 84.6% | 696 | 81.8% | 581 | 67.6% | 586 | 75.2% | 609 | 72.1% | 596 | 76.2% | 536 | 73.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 4.8% | 28 | 3.3% | 18 | 2.1% | 50 | 6.4% | 66 | 7.8% | 72 | 9.2% | 73 | 10.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.68 | 19.21 | 19.53 | 16.43 | 17.96 | 17.60 | 16.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38.2% | 46.2% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 27% | 39% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 24% | 38% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42% | 38% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51% | 53% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 32% | 45% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35% | 45% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 25% | 35% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 18% | 32% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40% | 44% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43% | 50% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39% | 44% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 61% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57% | 53% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 30% | 40% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36% | 48% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45% | 48% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44% | 44% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 15% | 40% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 16.3% | 34.1% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 32% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 23% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 25% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 6% | 30% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 28% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 33% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 32% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 28% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 35% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 33% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 5.7% | 20.3% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 26% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 25% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 19% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 29% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 34% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 34% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 33% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 34% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 34% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 32% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 34% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 40% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 37% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 39% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 42% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 45% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 37% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 45% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 23% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 34% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 35% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 40% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 37% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 39% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 36% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 38% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20.88% | 34% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 36% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 35% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 28% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 29% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 28% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 27% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 30% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 27% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 29% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 33% | 51% |
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* Alfred J Gomes Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.