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Josiah Quincy Primary School
885 Washington St
Boston MA, 02111, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-635-8497
Ranking:
(642 out of 1,316, top 49%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Boston 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: | 52 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 57 | 54 | |||||||
Total Students: | 802 | 827 | 816 | 810 | 781 | 797 | 791 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 49 | 6.1% | 42 | 5.1% | 42 | 5.1% | 50 | 6.2% | 36 | 4.6% | 42 | 5.3% | 37 | 4.7% |
Kindergarten: | 119 | 14.8% | 121 | 14.6% | 113 | 13.8% | 121 | 14.9% | 120 | 15.4% | 108 | 13.6% | 119 | 15.0% |
Grade 1: | 132 | 16.5% | 130 | 15.7% | 126 | 15.4% | 128 | 15.8% | 109 | 14.0% | 123 | 15.4% | 121 | 15.3% |
Grade 2: | 114 | 14.2% | 127 | 15.4% | 125 | 15.3% | 115 | 14.2% | 123 | 15.7% | 119 | 14.9% | 121 | 15.3% |
Grade 3: | 127 | 15.8% | 126 | 15.2% | 123 | 15.1% | 121 | 14.9% | 110 | 14.1% | 121 | 15.2% | 112 | 14.2% |
Grade 4: | 129 | 16.1% | 134 | 16.2% | 141 | 17.3% | 131 | 16.2% | 145 | 18.6% | 138 | 17.3% | 139 | 17.6% |
Grade 5: | 132 | 16.5% | 147 | 17.8% | 146 | 17.9% | 144 | 17.8% | 138 | 17.7% | 146 | 18.3% | 142 | 18.0% |
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: | 421 | 52.5% | 439 | 53.1% | 424 | 52.0% | 436 | 53.8% | 421 | 53.9% | 432 | 54.2% | 409 | 51.7% |
Female: | 381 | 47.5% | 388 | 46.9% | 392 | 48.0% | 374 | 46.2% | 360 | 46.1% | 365 | 45.8% | 367 | 46.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 455 | 56.7% | 483 | 58.4% | 462 | 56.6% | 488 | 60.2% | 479 | 61.3% | 517 | 64.9% | 540 | 68.3% |
Hispanic: | 124 | 15.5% | 122 | 14.8% | 157 | 19.2% | 149 | 18.4% | 131 | 16.8% | 104 | 13.0% | 92 | 11.6% |
Black: | 130 | 16.2% | 129 | 15.6% | 110 | 13.5% | 98 | 12.1% | 95 | 12.2% | 98 | 12.3% | 83 | 10.5% |
White: | 63 | 7.9% | 66 | 8.0% | 68 | 8.3% | 58 | 7.2% | 60 | 7.7% | 63 | 7.9% | 65 | 8.2% |
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: | 30 | 3.7% | 26 | 3.1% | 18 | 2.2% | 16 | 2.0% | 15 | 1.9% | 14 | 1.8% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 608 | 75.8% | 562 | 68.0% | 570 | 69.9% | 534 | 65.9% | 504 | 64.5% | 517 | 64.9% | 509 | 64.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 2.7% | 84 | 10.2% | 75 | 9.2% | 96 | 11.9% | 103 | 13.2% | 92 | 11.5% | 116 | 14.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.53 | 14.09 | 14.43 | 14.82 | 14.52 | 14.10 | 14.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.2% | 32.1% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34% | 32% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 29% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48% | 31% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46% | 37% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44% | 36% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53% | 35% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 32% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53% | 30% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 36% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 36% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 33% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 42% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 41% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 47% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51% | 35% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47% | 31% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37% | 30% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37.1% | 26.8% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 30% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 25% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 26% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 31% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 25% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 30% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 30% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 29% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 30% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 29% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.7% | 16.0% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 22% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 21% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 26% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 27% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 30% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 27% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 28% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 29% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 29% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 32% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 35% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 40% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 37% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 38% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 40% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 43% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 45% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 25% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 33% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 33% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 33% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 39% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 41% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 39% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 43% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31.26% | 17% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 22% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 17% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 19% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 21% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 17% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 18% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 21% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 16% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 17% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 20% | 51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Josiah Quincy Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.