Davis Thayer Primary School
137 West Central St
Franklin MA, 02038, Norfolk County
Phone: 508-541-5263
Ranking: (316 out of 1,316, top 24%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Franklin 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: | 19 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 23 | |||||||
Total Students: | 320 | 325 | 332 | 340 | 313 | 310 | 312 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 43 | 13.4% | 43 | 13.2% | 50 | 15.1% | 53 | 15.6% | 48 | 15.3% | 48 | 15.5% | 59 | 18.9% |
Grade 1: | 43 | 13.4% | 55 | 16.9% | 59 | 17.8% | 56 | 16.5% | 48 | 15.3% | 59 | 19.0% | 55 | 17.6% |
Grade 2: | 61 | 19.1% | 62 | 19.1% | 58 | 17.5% | 54 | 15.9% | 56 | 17.9% | 53 | 17.1% | 58 | 18.6% |
Grade 3: | 59 | 18.4% | 61 | 18.8% | 53 | 16.0% | 55 | 16.2% | 53 | 16.9% | 60 | 19.4% | 51 | 16.3% |
Grade 4: | 63 | 19.7% | 53 | 16.3% | 51 | 15.4% | 59 | 17.4% | 61 | 19.5% | 50 | 16.1% | 41 | 13.1% |
Grade 5: | 51 | 15.9% | 51 | 15.7% | 61 | 18.4% | 63 | 18.5% | 47 | 15.0% | 40 | 12.9% | 48 | 15.4% |
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: | 162 | 50.6% | 164 | 50.5% | 159 | 47.9% | 174 | 51.2% | 163 | 52.1% | 158 | 51.0% | 142 | 45.5% |
Female: | 158 | 49.4% | 161 | 49.5% | 173 | 52.1% | 166 | 48.8% | 150 | 47.9% | 152 | 49.0% | 162 | 51.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 7 | 2.2% | 9 | 2.8% | 9 | 2.7% | 4 | 1.2% | 7 | 2.2% | 6 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.9% |
Hispanic: | 10 | 3.1% | 12 | 3.7% | 11 | 3.3% | 13 | 3.8% | 12 | 3.8% | 7 | 2.3% | 6 | 1.9% |
Black: | 5 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.8% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 290 | 90.6% | 292 | 89.8% | 306 | 92.2% | 318 | 93.5% | 286 | 91.4% | 292 | 94.2% | 295 | 94.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 53 | 16.6% | 60 | 18.5% | 62 | 18.7% | 56 | 16.5% | 36 | 11.5% | 43 | 13.9% | 37 | 11.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 5.0% | 19 | 5.8% | 4 | 1.2% | 7 | 2.1% | 8 | 2.6% | 8 | 2.6% | 12 | 3.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.09 | 13.63 | 15.42 | 15.50 | 12.93 | 14.80 | 13.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 75% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 73% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 73% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 72% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 75% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 77% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 73% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 68% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 66% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 78% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 82% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 77% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 78% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 81% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 73% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 81% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46% | 72% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 74% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 72% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.2% | 75.5% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 76% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 68% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 67% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 75% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 68% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 74% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 74% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 74% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 79% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 70% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.3% | 65.4% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 66% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 65% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 62% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 70% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 76% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 72% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 72% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 70% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 75% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 70% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 78% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 77% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 82% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 83% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 81% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 84% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 79% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 83% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 65% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 74% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 76% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 78% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 78% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 82% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 77% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 80% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59.19% | 73% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 71% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 73% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 68% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 68% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 72% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 68% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 74% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 69% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 66% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 68% | 51% |
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* Davis Thayer Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.