L F Dewing Primary School
1469 Andover St
Tewksbury MA, 01876, Middlesex County
Phone: 978-640-7858
Ranking: 
(607 out of 1,316, top 46%)*
(607 out of 1,316, top 46%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 2
School District: Tewksbury School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 30 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 503 | 558 | 597 | 507 | 587 | 595 | 611 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 85 | 16.9% | 110 | 19.7% | 108 | 18.1% | 25 | 4.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 118 | 23.5% | 141 | 25.3% | 155 | 26.0% | 141 | 27.8% | 120 | 20.4% | 94 | 15.8% | 102 | 16.7% |
| Grade 1: | 138 | 27.4% | 152 | 27.2% | 165 | 27.6% | 179 | 35.3% | 102 | 17.4% | 111 | 18.7% | 131 | 21.4% |
| Grade 2: | 162 | 32.2% | 155 | 27.8% | 169 | 28.3% | 162 | 32.0% | 115 | 19.6% | 122 | 20.5% | 120 | 19.6% |
| 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: | 281 | 55.9% | 316 | 56.6% | 336 | 56.3% | 262 | 51.7% | 287 | 48.9% | 290 | 48.7% | 299 | 48.9% |
| Female: | 222 | 44.1% | 242 | 43.4% | 261 | 43.7% | 245 | 48.3% | 300 | 51.1% | 305 | 51.3% | 307 | 50.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 28 | 5.6% | 25 | 4.5% | 29 | 4.9% | 23 | 4.5% | 17 | 2.9% | 21 | 3.5% | 22 | 3.6% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 1.8% | 5 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.3% |
| Black: | 18 | 3.6% | 18 | 3.2% | 9 | 1.5% | 13 | 2.6% | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% |
| White: | 442 | 87.9% | 504 | 90.3% | 547 | 91.6% | 459 | 90.5% | 553 | 94.2% | 560 | 94.1% | 577 | 94.4% |
| 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: | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 10.9% | 71 | 12.7% | 47 | 7.9% | 42 | 8.3% | 33 | 5.6% | 25 | 4.2% | 23 | 3.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.6% | 14 | 2.3% | 22 | 4.3% | 17 | 2.9% | 11 | 1.8% | 13 | 2.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.80 | 18.77 | 19.89 | 19.74 | 18.94 | 18.70 | 19.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 74% | N/A |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54% | 61% | 59% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 56% | 56% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 58% | 57% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 66% | 63% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 61% | 52% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56% | 60% | 60% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 65% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 54% | 60% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 71% | 65% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 66% | 63% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 63% | 62% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 64% | 58% |
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.8% | 61.6% | 56% |
| 2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 55% | 56% |
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 50% | 50% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 49% | 50% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 63% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 47% | 49% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 44% | 53% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 44% | 54% |
| 2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.3% | 48.0% | 40% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 46% | 42% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 36% | 41% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 39% | 40% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 55% | 48% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 54% | 49% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 42% | 48% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 41% | 48% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* L F Dewing 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.