Horatio A Kempton Primary School
135 Shawmut Ave
New Bedford MA, 02740, Bristol County
Phone: 508-997-4511
Ranking: (1,119 out of 1,316, bottom 15%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: New Bedford 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: | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |||||||
Total Students: | 104 | 108 | 113 | 123 | 128 | 126 | 115 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 14 | 13.5% | 25 | 23.1% | 23 | 20.4% | 28 | 22.8% | 21 | 16.4% | 18 | 14.3% | 20 | 17.4% |
Grade 1: | 22 | 21.2% | 27 | 25.0% | 24 | 21.2% | 22 | 17.9% | 18 | 14.1% | 24 | 19.0% | 18 | 15.7% |
Grade 2: | 21 | 20.2% | 15 | 13.9% | 16 | 14.2% | 17 | 13.8% | 23 | 18.0% | 23 | 18.3% | 18 | 15.7% |
Grade 3: | 16 | 15.4% | 16 | 14.8% | 17 | 15.0% | 20 | 16.3% | 23 | 18.0% | 18 | 14.3% | 24 | 20.9% |
Grade 4: | 16 | 15.4% | 16 | 14.8% | 19 | 16.8% | 19 | 15.4% | 25 | 19.5% | 23 | 18.3% | 23 | 20.0% |
Grade 5: | 15 | 14.4% | 9 | 8.3% | 14 | 12.4% | 17 | 13.8% | 18 | 14.1% | 20 | 15.9% | 12 | 10.4% |
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: | 58 | 55.8% | 60 | 55.6% | 66 | 58.4% | 63 | 51.2% | 73 | 57.0% | 68 | 54.0% | 52 | 45.2% |
Female: | 46 | 44.2% | 48 | 44.4% | 47 | 41.6% | 60 | 48.8% | 55 | 43.0% | 58 | 46.0% | 54 | 47.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 2.4% | 2 | 1.6% | 3 | 2.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 23 | 22.1% | 22 | 20.4% | 23 | 20.4% | 18 | 14.6% | 30 | 23.4% | 34 | 27.0% | 35 | 30.4% |
Black: | 6 | 5.8% | 6 | 5.6% | 6 | 5.3% | 9 | 7.3% | 11 | 8.6% | 11 | 8.7% | 17 | 14.8% |
White: | 66 | 63.5% | 72 | 66.7% | 75 | 66.4% | 81 | 65.9% | 74 | 57.8% | 69 | 54.8% | 57 | 49.6% |
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: | 8 | 7.7% | 7 | 6.5% | 9 | 8.0% | 12 | 9.8% | 10 | 7.8% | 9 | 7.1% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 50.0% | 70 | 64.8% | 71 | 62.8% | 71 | 57.7% | 84 | 65.6% | 75 | 59.5% | 64 | 55.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 19.2% | 9 | 8.3% | 8 | 7.1% | 21 | 17.1% | 15 | 11.7% | 16 | 12.7% | 21 | 18.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.54 | 14.42 | 15.35 | 14.11 | 19.25 | 17.50 | 18.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 46.2% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37% | 39% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38% | 38% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 6% | 38% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 53% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53% | 45% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57% | 45% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44% | 35% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 25% | 32% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58% | 44% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 50% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 22% | 44% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85% | 61% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31% | 53% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38% | 40% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44% | 48% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 48% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45% | 44% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 33% | 40% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23.5% | 34.1% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 32% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 23% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 25% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 30% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 28% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 33% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 32% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 28% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 35% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 33% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23.5% | 20.3% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 26% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 25% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 19% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 29% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 34% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 34% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 33% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 34% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 6% | 34% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 32% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 34% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 40% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 37% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 39% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 42% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 45% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 37% | 61% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 23% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 34% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 35% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 40% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 37% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 39% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 36% | 57% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.56% | 34% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 36% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 35% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 28% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 29% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 28% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 27% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 30% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 27% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 29% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 37% | 64% |
2003 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 33.4% | 19.8% | 42% |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 24% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 29% | 46% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 30% | 46% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Horatio A Kempton 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.