John K Tarbox Primary School
59 Alder St
Lawrence MA, 01841, Essex County
Phone: 978-975-5983
Ranking: (1,225 out of 1,316, bottom 7%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 5
School District: Lawrence 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: | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 337 | 304 | 309 | 284 | 274 | 261 | 274 | |||||||
Grade 1: | 85 | 25.2% | 57 | 18.8% | 63 | 20.4% | 70 | 24.6% | 59 | 21.5% | 55 | 21.1% | 52 | 19.0% |
Grade 2: | 59 | 17.5% | 68 | 22.4% | 65 | 21.0% | 53 | 18.7% | 56 | 20.4% | 46 | 17.6% | 57 | 20.8% |
Grade 3: | 72 | 21.4% | 59 | 19.4% | 63 | 20.4% | 66 | 23.2% | 49 | 17.9% | 58 | 22.2% | 58 | 21.2% |
Grade 4: | 69 | 20.5% | 55 | 18.1% | 67 | 21.7% | 54 | 19.0% | 56 | 20.4% | 55 | 21.1% | 45 | 16.4% |
Grade 5: | 52 | 15.4% | 65 | 21.4% | 51 | 16.5% | 41 | 14.4% | 54 | 19.7% | 47 | 18.0% | 41 | 15.0% |
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: | 169 | 50.1% | 159 | 52.3% | 158 | 51.1% | 153 | 53.9% | 151 | 55.1% | 136 | 52.1% | 135 | 49.3% |
Female: | 168 | 49.9% | 145 | 47.7% | 151 | 48.9% | 131 | 46.1% | 123 | 44.9% | 125 | 47.9% | 135 | 49.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 327 | 97.0% | 292 | 96.1% | 299 | 96.8% | 269 | 94.7% | 261 | 95.3% | 246 | 94.3% | 259 | 94.5% |
Black: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 6 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.5% |
White: | 6 | 1.8% | 8 | 2.6% | 6 | 1.9% | 8 | 2.8% | 6 | 2.2% | 9 | 3.4% | 10 | 3.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 308 | 91.4% | 256 | 84.2% | 269 | 87.1% | 239 | 84.2% | 220 | 80.3% | 217 | 83.1% | 219 | 79.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 2.4% | 8 | 2.6% | 8 | 2.6% | 13 | 4.6% | 11 | 4.0% | 21 | 8.0% | 23 | 8.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.64 | 13.21 | 13.67 | 11.27 | 11.42 | 10.40 | 11.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 11.4% | 24.7% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 12% | 28% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 30% | 25% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 32% | 34% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40% | 40% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45% | 36% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 24% | 36% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43% | 29% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 9% | 19% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 9% | 27% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39% | 44% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 19% | 37% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53% | 49% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51% | 45% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28% | 39% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 56% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 13% | 25% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 22% | 23% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 12% | 24% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 18.8% | 19.8% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 19% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 17% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 20% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 27% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 24% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 27% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 34% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 35% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 34% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 31% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 9.8% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 11% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 11% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 13% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 24% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 33% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 29% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 34% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 30% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 31% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 35% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 24% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 26% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 22% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 32% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 32% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 37% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 33% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 36% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 10% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 16% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 16% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 25% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 24% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 30% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 27% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 38% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 8% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 15% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 14% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 13% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 14% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 13% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 18% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 19% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 16% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 19% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 26% | 51% |
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* John K Tarbox Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.