James Clark School
65 Oxford St
Agawam MA, 01001, Hampden County
Phone: 413-821-0576
Ranking: 
(715 out of 1,316, bottom 46%)*
(715 out of 1,316, bottom 46%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Agawam 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: | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 353 | 354 | 355 | 373 | 364 | 382 | 382 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 72 | 20.4% | 57 | 16.1% | 57 | 16.1% | 83 | 22.3% | 64 | 17.6% | 66 | 17.3% | 64 | 16.8% |
| Grade 1: | 56 | 15.9% | 62 | 17.5% | 87 | 24.5% | 69 | 18.5% | 70 | 19.2% | 64 | 16.8% | 76 | 19.9% |
| Grade 2: | 68 | 19.3% | 88 | 24.9% | 69 | 19.4% | 71 | 19.0% | 67 | 18.4% | 82 | 21.5% | 71 | 18.6% |
| Grade 3: | 88 | 24.9% | 66 | 18.6% | 73 | 20.6% | 69 | 18.5% | 81 | 22.3% | 78 | 20.4% | 89 | 23.3% |
| Grade 4: | 69 | 19.5% | 81 | 22.9% | 69 | 19.4% | 81 | 21.7% | 82 | 22.5% | 92 | 24.1% | 82 | 21.5% |
| 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: | 167 | 47.3% | 172 | 48.6% | 175 | 49.3% | 194 | 52.0% | 184 | 50.5% | 196 | 51.3% | 189 | 49.5% |
| Female: | 186 | 52.7% | 182 | 51.4% | 180 | 50.7% | 179 | 48.0% | 180 | 49.5% | 186 | 48.7% | 187 | 49.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 15 | 4.2% | 12 | 3.4% | 11 | 3.1% | 9 | 2.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 26 | 7.4% | 32 | 9.0% | 22 | 6.2% | 23 | 6.2% | 24 | 6.6% | 16 | 4.2% | 5 | 1.3% |
| Black: | 7 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% |
| White: | 297 | 84.1% | 296 | 83.6% | 310 | 87.3% | 331 | 88.7% | 328 | 90.1% | 352 | 92.1% | 371 | 97.1% |
| 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 | 2.3% | 8 | 2.3% | 8 | 2.3% | 7 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.3% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 107 | 30.3% | 96 | 27.1% | 88 | 24.8% | 87 | 23.3% | 89 | 24.5% | 84 | 22.0% | 68 | 17.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 4.8% | 15 | 4.2% | 20 | 5.6% | 15 | 4.0% | 17 | 4.7% | 25 | 6.5% | 29 | 7.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.06 | 13.60 | 13.51 | 13.78 | 13.41 | 13.30 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.5% | 73.4% | N/A |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 49% | 59% | 59% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46% | 55% | 56% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53% | 64% | 57% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 66% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 70% | 61% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45% | 59% | 61% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 62% | 57% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 56% | 52% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 75% | 60% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56% | 71% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 71% | 60% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 74% | 65% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 78% | 66% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 67% | 61% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 77% | 67% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 71% | 63% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 64% | 62% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 61% | 58% |
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.7% | 71.9% | 56% |
| 2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 63% | 56% |
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 57% | 50% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 51% | 50% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 62% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 51% | 49% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 55% | 53% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 56% | 54% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 58% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 66% | 57% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 55% | 53% |
| 2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.1% | 44.1% | 40% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 51% | 42% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 34% | 41% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 26% | 40% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 57% | 48% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 57% | 49% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 55% | 48% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 50% | 48% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 52% | 47% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 55% | 51% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 60% | 52% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* James Clark School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.