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Harvard-Kent Primary School
50 Bunker Hill St
Charlestown MA, 02129, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-635-8358
Ranking: (1,107 out of 1,316, bottom 16%)*
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: | 40 | 45 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 43 | 41 | |||||||
Total Students: | 570 | 541 | 514 | 448 | 456 | 460 | 446 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 42 | 7.4% | 45 | 8.3% | 37 | 7.2% | 35 | 7.8% | 37 | 8.1% | 38 | 8.3% | 37 | 8.3% |
Kindergarten: | 104 | 18.2% | 86 | 15.9% | 84 | 16.3% | 56 | 12.5% | 61 | 13.4% | 49 | 10.7% | 56 | 12.6% |
Grade 1: | 107 | 18.8% | 94 | 17.4% | 81 | 15.8% | 77 | 17.2% | 69 | 15.1% | 82 | 17.8% | 78 | 17.5% |
Grade 2: | 101 | 17.7% | 101 | 18.7% | 94 | 18.3% | 78 | 17.4% | 73 | 16.0% | 78 | 17.0% | 85 | 19.1% |
Grade 3: | 81 | 14.2% | 90 | 16.6% | 71 | 13.8% | 66 | 14.7% | 78 | 17.1% | 87 | 18.9% | 69 | 15.5% |
Grade 4: | 82 | 14.4% | 65 | 12.0% | 79 | 15.4% | 67 | 15.0% | 76 | 16.7% | 63 | 13.7% | 58 | 13.0% |
Grade 5: | 53 | 9.3% | 60 | 11.1% | 68 | 13.2% | 69 | 15.4% | 62 | 13.6% | 63 | 13.7% | 63 | 14.1% |
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: | 302 | 53.0% | 285 | 52.7% | 259 | 50.4% | 240 | 53.6% | 243 | 53.3% | 238 | 51.7% | 235 | 52.7% |
Female: | 268 | 47.0% | 256 | 47.3% | 255 | 49.6% | 208 | 46.4% | 213 | 46.7% | 222 | 48.3% | 200 | 44.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 168 | 29.5% | 133 | 24.6% | 129 | 25.1% | 128 | 28.6% | 135 | 29.6% | 136 | 29.6% | 152 | 34.1% |
Hispanic: | 213 | 37.4% | 226 | 41.8% | 225 | 43.8% | 181 | 40.4% | 172 | 37.7% | 158 | 34.3% | 139 | 31.2% |
Black: | 122 | 21.4% | 114 | 21.1% | 100 | 19.5% | 91 | 20.3% | 96 | 21.1% | 111 | 24.1% | 92 | 20.6% |
White: | 52 | 9.1% | 56 | 10.4% | 48 | 9.3% | 41 | 9.2% | 44 | 9.6% | 44 | 9.6% | 53 | 11.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 14 | 2.5% | 11 | 2.0% | 12 | 2.3% | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.5% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 476 | 83.5% | 414 | 76.5% | 366 | 71.2% | 380 | 84.8% | 403 | 88.4% | 397 | 86.3% | 367 | 82.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 1 | 0.2% | 10 | 1.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 36 | 8.0% | 26 | 5.7% | 35 | 7.6% | 44 | 9.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.37 | 12.12 | 12.98 | 10.68 | 10.26 | 10.60 | 10.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 20.7% | 32.1% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31% | 32% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 33% | 29% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36% | 31% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39% | 37% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 36% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38% | 35% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 25% | 32% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38% | 30% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40% | 36% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53% | 36% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31% | 33% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 42% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 41% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 47% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 33% | 35% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 30% | 31% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 17% | 30% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 10.7% | 26.8% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 30% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 25% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 26% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 31% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 25% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 30% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 30% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 29% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 30% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 29% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 10.7% | 16.0% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 22% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 21% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 26% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 27% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 30% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 27% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 28% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 29% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 29% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 32% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 35% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 40% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 37% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 38% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 40% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 43% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 45% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 25% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 33% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 33% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 33% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 39% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 41% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 39% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 43% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 1.54% | 17% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 22% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 17% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 19% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 21% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 17% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 18% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 21% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 16% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 17% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 20% | 51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Harvard-Kent Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.