Ellis Mendell Primary School
164 School St
Roxbury MA, 02119, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-635-8234
Ranking: (1,241 out of 1,316, bottom 6%)*
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: | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 11 | |||||||
Total Students: | 226 | 231 | 227 | 217 | 186 | 201 | 181 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 33 | 14.6% | 34 | 14.7% | 33 | 14.5% | 33 | 15.2% | 34 | 18.3% | 22 | 10.9% | 41 | 22.7% |
Kindergarten: | 39 | 17.3% | 39 | 16.9% | 37 | 16.3% | 42 | 19.4% | 30 | 16.1% | 41 | 20.4% | 22 | 12.2% |
Grade 1: | 39 | 17.3% | 41 | 17.7% | 42 | 18.5% | 34 | 15.7% | 29 | 15.6% | 21 | 10.4% | 21 | 11.6% |
Grade 2: | 37 | 16.4% | 37 | 16.0% | 34 | 15.0% | 34 | 15.7% | 20 | 10.8% | 38 | 18.9% | 22 | 12.2% |
Grade 3: | 35 | 15.5% | 34 | 14.7% | 27 | 11.9% | 22 | 10.1% | 31 | 16.7% | 24 | 11.9% | 36 | 19.9% |
Grade 4: | 26 | 11.5% | 26 | 11.3% | 23 | 10.1% | 35 | 16.1% | 14 | 7.5% | 34 | 16.9% | 21 | 11.6% |
Grade 5: | 17 | 7.5% | 20 | 8.7% | 31 | 13.7% | 17 | 7.8% | 28 | 15.1% | 21 | 10.4% | 18 | 9.9% |
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: | 103 | 45.6% | 116 | 50.2% | 116 | 51.1% | 108 | 49.8% | 92 | 49.5% | 107 | 53.2% | 96 | 53.0% |
Female: | 123 | 54.4% | 115 | 49.8% | 111 | 48.9% | 109 | 50.2% | 94 | 50.5% | 94 | 46.8% | 77 | 42.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 98 | 43.4% | 103 | 44.6% | 109 | 48.0% | 110 | 50.7% | 106 | 57.0% | 126 | 62.7% | 101 | 55.8% |
Black: | 53 | 23.5% | 71 | 30.7% | 67 | 29.5% | 74 | 34.1% | 63 | 33.9% | 68 | 33.8% | 71 | 39.2% |
White: | 56 | 24.8% | 39 | 16.9% | 36 | 15.9% | 24 | 11.1% | 12 | 6.5% | 4 | 2.0% | 3 | 1.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 18 | 8.0% | 15 | 6.5% | 11 | 4.8% | 4 | 1.8% | 4 | 2.2% | 3 | 1.5% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 134 | 59.3% | 151 | 65.4% | 161 | 70.9% | 154 | 71.0% | 141 | 75.8% | 163 | 81.1% | 130 | 71.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 4.4% | 13 | 5.6% | 14 | 6.2% | 11 | 5.1% | 13 | 7.0% | 12 | 6.0% | 16 | 8.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.62 | 12.97 | 14.28 | 14.18 | 12.65 | 12.20 | 16.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31% | 32.1% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36% | 32% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 16% | 29% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40% | 31% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36% | 37% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 36% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34% | 35% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 30% | 32% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 27% | 30% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36% | 36% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36% | 36% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 33% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38% | 42% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 41% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44% | 47% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44% | 35% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 20% | 31% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 27% | 30% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 10.4% | 26.8% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 30% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 25% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 26% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 31% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 25% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 30% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 30% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 29% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 30% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 29% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 6.3% | 16.0% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 22% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 21% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 26% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 6% | 27% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 30% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 27% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 28% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 29% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 29% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 32% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 35% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 40% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 37% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 38% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 40% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 43% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 45% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 25% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 33% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 33% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 33% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 39% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 41% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 39% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 43% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 2.56% | 17% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 22% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 17% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 19% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 5% | 21% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 17% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 18% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 21% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 16% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 17% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 20% | 51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Ellis Mendell 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.