Grace Farrar Cole Primary School
81 High St
Norwell MA, 02061, Plymouth County
Phone: 781-659-8823
Ranking: (111 out of 1,316, top 8%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Norwell School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |||||||
Total Students: | 459 | 486 | 497 | 539 | 561 | 575 | 584 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 22 | 4.8% | 22 | 4.5% | 19 | 3.8% | 23 | 4.3% | 20 | 3.6% | 19 | 3.3% | 20 | 3.4% |
Kindergarten: | 64 | 13.9% | 74 | 15.2% | 63 | 12.7% | 65 | 12.1% | 63 | 11.2% | 66 | 11.5% | 96 | 16.4% |
Grade 1: | 82 | 17.9% | 69 | 14.2% | 67 | 13.5% | 71 | 13.2% | 74 | 13.2% | 103 | 17.9% | 91 | 15.6% |
Grade 2: | 71 | 15.5% | 70 | 14.4% | 69 | 13.9% | 75 | 13.9% | 104 | 18.5% | 91 | 15.8% | 97 | 16.6% |
Grade 3: | 73 | 15.9% | 66 | 13.6% | 75 | 15.1% | 106 | 19.7% | 94 | 16.8% | 103 | 17.9% | 101 | 17.3% |
Grade 4: | 70 | 15.3% | 76 | 15.6% | 108 | 21.7% | 95 | 17.6% | 103 | 18.4% | 100 | 17.4% | 94 | 16.1% |
Grade 5: | 77 | 16.8% | 109 | 22.4% | 96 | 19.3% | 104 | 19.3% | 103 | 18.4% | 93 | 16.2% | 85 | 14.6% |
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: | 247 | 53.8% | 252 | 51.9% | 248 | 49.9% | 259 | 48.1% | 271 | 48.3% | 271 | 47.1% | 283 | 48.5% |
Female: | 212 | 46.2% | 234 | 48.1% | 249 | 50.1% | 280 | 51.9% | 290 | 51.7% | 304 | 52.9% | 289 | 49.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 11 | 2.4% | 9 | 1.9% | 10 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.9% | 14 | 2.4% |
Hispanic: | 9 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.9% | 10 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.2% | 13 | 2.3% | 9 | 1.5% |
Black: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.5% |
White: | 426 | 92.8% | 455 | 93.6% | 463 | 93.2% | 507 | 94.1% | 533 | 95.0% | 534 | 92.9% | 550 | 94.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 10 | 2.2% | 11 | 2.3% | 12 | 2.4% | 10 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 4.8% | 25 | 5.1% | 14 | 2.8% | 17 | 3.2% | 24 | 4.3% | 21 | 3.7% | 13 | 2.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.78 | 16.59 | 18.34 | 19.53 | 18.23 | 18.70 | 19.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.7% | 84.2% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85% | 80% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 78% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 79% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87% | 83% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 79% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 82% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77% | 80% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 79% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 79% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86% | 76% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 83% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93% | 89% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 80% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88% | 81% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 76% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 75% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84% | 83% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86% | 82% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 78.0% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 83% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 70% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 69% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 76% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 80% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 83% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 80% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 81% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 82% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 76% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.8% | 53.6% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 68% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 65% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 59% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 66% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 67% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 72% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 68% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 76% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 64% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 66% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 78% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 86% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 87% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 82% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 89% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 89% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 84% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 88% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 64% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 77% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 74% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 81% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 81% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 83% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 82% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 74% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.78% | 76% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 89% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 83% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 66% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 79% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 79% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 75% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 83% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 80% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 86% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 79% | 51% |
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* Grace Farrar Cole Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.