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Horace Mann Primary School
687 Watertown St
Newtonville MA, 02460, Middlesex County
Phone: 617-559-9510
Ranking: (132 out of 1,316, top 10%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Newton 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: | 31 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 25 | |||||||
Total Students: | 427 | 394 | 386 | 374 | 372 | 370 | 349 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 67 | 15.7% | 65 | 16.5% | 80 | 20.7% | 68 | 18.2% | 58 | 15.6% | 67 | 18.1% | 50 | 14.3% |
Grade 1: | 74 | 17.3% | 84 | 21.3% | 64 | 16.6% | 61 | 16.3% | 69 | 18.5% | 49 | 13.2% | 65 | 18.6% |
Grade 2: | 80 | 18.7% | 64 | 16.2% | 59 | 15.3% | 68 | 18.2% | 51 | 13.7% | 64 | 17.3% | 63 | 18.1% |
Grade 3: | 70 | 16.4% | 62 | 15.7% | 66 | 17.1% | 50 | 13.4% | 62 | 16.7% | 65 | 17.6% | 65 | 18.6% |
Grade 4: | 70 | 16.4% | 66 | 16.8% | 54 | 14.0% | 60 | 16.0% | 69 | 18.5% | 65 | 17.6% | 61 | 17.5% |
Grade 5: | 66 | 15.5% | 53 | 13.5% | 63 | 16.3% | 67 | 17.9% | 63 | 16.9% | 60 | 16.2% | 45 | 12.9% |
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: | 237 | 55.5% | 216 | 54.8% | 206 | 53.4% | 194 | 51.9% | 180 | 48.4% | 175 | 47.3% | 168 | 48.1% |
Female: | 190 | 44.5% | 178 | 45.2% | 180 | 46.6% | 180 | 48.1% | 192 | 51.6% | 195 | 52.7% | 167 | 47.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 71 | 16.6% | 57 | 14.5% | 56 | 14.5% | 56 | 15.0% | 65 | 17.5% | 67 | 18.1% | 55 | 15.8% |
Hispanic: | 41 | 9.6% | 38 | 9.6% | 35 | 9.1% | 25 | 6.7% | 21 | 5.6% | 15 | 4.1% | 16 | 4.6% |
Black: | 22 | 5.2% | 20 | 5.1% | 19 | 4.9% | 26 | 7.0% | 24 | 6.5% | 19 | 5.1% | 17 | 4.9% |
White: | 267 | 62.5% | 259 | 65.7% | 256 | 66.3% | 255 | 68.2% | 252 | 67.7% | 261 | 70.5% | 251 | 71.9% |
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: | 26 | 6.1% | 18 | 4.6% | 18 | 4.7% | 12 | 3.2% | 10 | 2.7% | 8 | 2.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 59 | 13.8% | 47 | 11.9% | 39 | 10.1% | 40 | 10.7% | 36 | 9.7% | 25 | 6.8% | 27 | 7.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 1.9% | 8 | 2.0% | 5 | 1.3% | 11 | 2.9% | 10 | 2.7% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.61 | 13.92 | 19.49 | 17.89 | 15.58 | 15.50 | 13.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 83.2% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76% | 76% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 75% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 76% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 79% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87% | 78% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85% | 80% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 80% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 76% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84% | 82% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 79% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 83% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 82% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87% | 84% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 78% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90% | 85% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 80% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 80% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 78% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.6% | 77.0% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 80% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 72% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 68% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 78% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 67% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 75% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 78% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 74% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 75% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 76% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.5% | 68.9% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 73% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 70% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 66% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 73% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 73% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 75% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 72% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 74% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 74% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 75% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 81% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 84% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 82% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 83% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 85% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 88% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 84% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 85% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 72% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 79% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 80% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 80% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 80% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 85% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 82% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 83% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.33% | 72% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 77% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 72% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 75% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 74% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 70% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 70% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 76% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 75% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 71% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 73% | 51% |
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* Horace Mann Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.