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Beethoven Primary School
5125 Washington St
West Roxbury MA, 02132, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-635-8149
Ranking:
(952 out of 1,316, bottom 28%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3
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: | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | |||||||
Total Students: | 314 | 310 | 304 | 261 | 285 | 281 | 274 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 41 | 13.1% | 44 | 14.2% | 44 | 14.5% | 44 | 16.9% | 44 | 15.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 82 | 26.1% | 83 | 26.8% | 76 | 25.0% | 77 | 29.5% | 46 | 16.1% | 42 | 14.9% | 43 | 15.7% |
Grade 1: | 89 | 28.3% | 84 | 27.1% | 80 | 26.3% | 46 | 17.6% | 45 | 15.8% | 46 | 16.4% | 42 | 15.3% |
Grade 2: | 96 | 30.6% | 91 | 29.4% | 53 | 17.4% | 45 | 17.2% | 48 | 16.8% | 48 | 17.1% | 41 | 15.0% |
Grade 3: | 6 | 1.9% | 8 | 2.6% | 51 | 16.8% | 49 | 18.8% | 52 | 18.2% | 46 | 16.4% | 51 | 18.6% |
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: | 178 | 56.7% | 177 | 57.1% | 169 | 55.6% | 155 | 59.4% | 158 | 55.4% | 156 | 55.5% | 133 | 48.5% |
Female: | 136 | 43.3% | 133 | 42.9% | 135 | 44.4% | 106 | 40.6% | 127 | 44.6% | 125 | 44.5% | 128 | 46.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.1% |
Asian: | 14 | 4.5% | 11 | 3.5% | 12 | 3.9% | 13 | 5.0% | 18 | 6.3% | 17 | 6.0% | 18 | 6.6% |
Hispanic: | 110 | 35.0% | 121 | 39.0% | 118 | 38.8% | 89 | 34.1% | 101 | 35.4% | 107 | 38.1% | 85 | 31.0% |
Black: | 71 | 22.6% | 55 | 17.7% | 59 | 19.4% | 57 | 21.8% | 64 | 22.5% | 84 | 29.9% | 92 | 33.6% |
White: | 105 | 33.4% | 109 | 35.2% | 105 | 34.5% | 94 | 36.0% | 90 | 31.6% | 62 | 22.1% | 67 | 24.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 14 | 4.5% | 13 | 4.2% | 10 | 3.3% | 8 | 3.1% | 10 | 3.5% | 8 | 2.8% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 142 | 45.2% | 138 | 44.5% | 129 | 42.4% | 117 | 44.8% | 113 | 39.6% | 143 | 50.9% | 137 | 50.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 4.8% | 25 | 8.1% | 25 | 8.2% | 14 | 5.4% | 32 | 11.2% | 36 | 12.8% | 43 | 15.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.42 | 15.89 | 14.48 | 13.55 | 15.16 | 13.20 | 12.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36.7% | 32.1% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34% | 32% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 19% | 29% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 31% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 37% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51% | 36% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 35% | 61% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34% | 30% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47% | 36% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47% | 36% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 33% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 42% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 41% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 38% | 61% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53% | 35% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39% | 31% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 30% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30.4% | 26.8% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 30% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 25% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 26% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 31% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 25% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 30% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 30% | 54% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17.6% | 16.0% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 22% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 21% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 26% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 27% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 30% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 27% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 28% | 48% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 35% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 40% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 37% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 38% | 63% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 25% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 33% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 33% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 33% | 54% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 7.5% | 17% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 22% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 17% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 19% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 21% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 17% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 18% | 49% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Beethoven Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.