Highlands Primary School
144 Wildwood Ave
Braintree MA, 02184, Norfolk County
Phone: 781-380-0190
Ranking: (278 out of 1,316, top 21%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Braintree 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: | 32 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | |||||||
Total Students: | 413 | 431 | 427 | 433 | 423 | 419 | 402 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 42 | 10.2% | 44 | 10.2% | 49 | 11.5% | 72 | 16.6% | 50 | 11.8% | 67 | 16.0% | 59 | 14.7% |
Grade 1: | 69 | 16.7% | 74 | 17.2% | 81 | 19.0% | 71 | 16.4% | 77 | 18.2% | 71 | 16.9% | 70 | 17.4% |
Grade 2: | 71 | 17.2% | 77 | 17.9% | 73 | 17.1% | 70 | 16.2% | 75 | 17.7% | 74 | 17.7% | 73 | 18.2% |
Grade 3: | 82 | 19.9% | 75 | 17.4% | 73 | 17.1% | 77 | 17.8% | 69 | 16.3% | 70 | 16.7% | 77 | 19.2% |
Grade 4: | 73 | 17.7% | 76 | 17.6% | 83 | 19.4% | 70 | 16.2% | 73 | 17.3% | 80 | 19.1% | 62 | 15.4% |
Grade 5: | 76 | 18.4% | 85 | 19.7% | 68 | 15.9% | 73 | 16.9% | 79 | 18.7% | 57 | 13.6% | 61 | 15.2% |
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: | 192 | 46.5% | 205 | 47.6% | 211 | 49.4% | 217 | 50.1% | 203 | 48.0% | 209 | 49.9% | 190 | 47.3% |
Female: | 221 | 53.5% | 226 | 52.4% | 216 | 50.6% | 216 | 49.9% | 220 | 52.0% | 210 | 50.1% | 203 | 50.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 38 | 9.2% | 36 | 8.4% | 32 | 7.5% | 31 | 7.2% | 32 | 7.6% | 23 | 5.5% | 17 | 4.2% |
Hispanic: | 7 | 1.7% | 10 | 2.3% | 11 | 2.6% | 8 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.9% | 8 | 2.0% |
Black: | 21 | 5.1% | 17 | 3.9% | 9 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.2% |
White: | 344 | 83.3% | 363 | 84.2% | 370 | 86.7% | 384 | 88.7% | 375 | 88.7% | 380 | 90.7% | 367 | 91.3% |
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: | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 9.2% | 31 | 7.2% | 27 | 6.3% | 26 | 6.0% | 20 | 4.7% | 15 | 3.6% | 14 | 3.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 1.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.8% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.73 | 15.40 | 14.66 | 15.64 | 15.67 | 14.90 | 14.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.5% | 72.2% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 68% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 65% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 64% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 75% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 77% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 78% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87% | 72% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 61% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 72% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 67% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 66% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 76% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 75% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 80% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87% | 80% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 69% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 70% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 70% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.1% | 75.1% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 76% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 64% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 65% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 69% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 67% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 66% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 69% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 73% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 77% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 73% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.6% | 58.1% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 57% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 52% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 50% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 63% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 66% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 53% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 62% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 62% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 63% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 72% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 72% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 75% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 75% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 76% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 75% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 84% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 75% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 80% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 41% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 60% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 60% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 65% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 69% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 75% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 72% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 72% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64.40% | 59% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 66% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 59% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 60% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 61% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 72% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 70% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 71% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 72% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 69% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 71% | 51% |
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* Highlands 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.