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Fort River Elementary Primary School
70 So East St
Amherst MA, 01002, Hampshire County
Phone: 413-362-1200
Ranking: (491 out of 1,316, top 37%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Amherst 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: | 38 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 38 | 41 | 43 | |||||||
Total Students: | 368 | 376 | 391 | 400 | 434 | 458 | 476 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 40 | 10.9% | 53 | 14.1% | 54 | 13.8% | 40 | 10.0% | 51 | 11.8% | 52 | 11.4% | 60 | 12.6% |
Grade 1: | 59 | 16.0% | 52 | 13.8% | 43 | 11.0% | 54 | 13.5% | 57 | 13.1% | 51 | 11.1% | 62 | 13.0% |
Grade 2: | 55 | 14.9% | 48 | 12.8% | 60 | 15.3% | 55 | 13.8% | 54 | 12.4% | 61 | 13.3% | 59 | 12.4% |
Grade 3: | 38 | 10.3% | 60 | 16.0% | 54 | 13.8% | 54 | 13.5% | 64 | 14.7% | 62 | 13.5% | 73 | 15.3% |
Grade 4: | 61 | 16.6% | 46 | 12.2% | 53 | 13.6% | 63 | 15.8% | 64 | 14.7% | 76 | 16.6% | 71 | 14.9% |
Grade 5: | 56 | 15.2% | 56 | 14.9% | 62 | 15.9% | 69 | 17.3% | 73 | 16.8% | 73 | 15.9% | 81 | 17.0% |
Grade 6: | 59 | 16.0% | 61 | 16.2% | 65 | 16.6% | 65 | 16.3% | 71 | 16.4% | 83 | 18.1% | 70 | 14.7% |
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: | 183 | 49.7% | 191 | 50.8% | 206 | 52.7% | 201 | 50.3% | 224 | 51.6% | 241 | 52.6% | 209 | 43.9% |
Female: | 185 | 50.3% | 185 | 49.2% | 185 | 47.3% | 199 | 49.8% | 210 | 48.4% | 217 | 47.4% | 215 | 45.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 50 | 13.6% | 56 | 14.9% | 52 | 13.3% | 48 | 12.0% | 68 | 15.7% | 82 | 17.9% | 76 | 16.0% |
Hispanic: | 77 | 20.9% | 72 | 19.1% | 80 | 20.5% | 82 | 20.5% | 62 | 14.3% | 58 | 12.7% | 62 | 13.0% |
Black: | 29 | 7.9% | 35 | 9.3% | 33 | 8.4% | 33 | 8.3% | 36 | 8.3% | 34 | 7.4% | 31 | 6.5% |
White: | 179 | 48.6% | 177 | 47.1% | 188 | 48.1% | 196 | 49.0% | 227 | 52.3% | 240 | 52.4% | 258 | 54.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 31 | 8.4% | 35 | 9.3% | 36 | 9.2% | 39 | 9.8% | 39 | 9.0% | 41 | 9.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 128 | 34.8% | 140 | 37.2% | 137 | 35.0% | 141 | 35.3% | 122 | 28.1% | 113 | 24.7% | 111 | 23.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 3.0% | 11 | 2.9% | 12 | 3.1% | 7 | 1.8% | 21 | 4.8% | 11 | 2.4% | 10 | 2.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.67 | 9.83 | 10.40 | 10.06 | 11.51 | 11.10 | 11.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.1% | 66% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 66% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 61% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 66% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55% | 67% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 65% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 68% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 66% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57% | 49% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 62% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 61% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 62% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46% | 60% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 65% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 58% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 71% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 70% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 72% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 60% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 63.4% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 64% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 58% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 51% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 59% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 49% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 56% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 59% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 40% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 56% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 55% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.4% | 48.1% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 47% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 50% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 55% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 52% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 59% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 55% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 52% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 46% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 53% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 59% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 74% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 79% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 70% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 73% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 70% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 75% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 64% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 70% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 59% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 70% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 63% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 64% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 67% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 64% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 59% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 69% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.37% | 70% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 67% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 58% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 62% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 70% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 56% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 61% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 61% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 58% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 59% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 51% | 51% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 78% | 64% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 79% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 84% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 78% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 83% | 69% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 77% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 74% | 66% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 77% | 67% |
2003 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 57.9% | 58.6% | 42% |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 70% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 63% | 46% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 58% | 46% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 69% | 52% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 77% | 56% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 70% | 57% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 75% | 59% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 67% | 58% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 66% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 66% | 60% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Fort River Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.