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Mason-Rice Primary School
149 Pleasant St
Newton Center MA, 02459, Middlesex County
Phone: 617-559-9570
Ranking: (17 out of 1,316, top 1%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Newton 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: | 31 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | |||||||
Total Students: | 457 | 438 | 437 | 442 | 428 | 422 | 409 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 88 | 19.3% | 79 | 18.0% | 64 | 14.6% | 64 | 14.5% | 72 | 16.8% | 67 | 15.9% | 75 | 18.3% |
Grade 1: | 82 | 17.9% | 63 | 14.4% | 72 | 16.5% | 72 | 16.3% | 68 | 15.9% | 84 | 19.9% | 61 | 14.9% |
Grade 2: | 66 | 14.4% | 71 | 16.2% | 75 | 17.2% | 73 | 16.5% | 88 | 20.6% | 63 | 14.9% | 78 | 19.1% |
Grade 3: | 72 | 15.8% | 76 | 17.4% | 73 | 16.7% | 85 | 19.2% | 67 | 15.7% | 80 | 19.0% | 54 | 13.2% |
Grade 4: | 78 | 17.1% | 73 | 16.7% | 82 | 18.8% | 67 | 15.2% | 83 | 19.4% | 54 | 12.8% | 75 | 18.3% |
Grade 5: | 71 | 15.5% | 76 | 17.4% | 71 | 16.2% | 81 | 18.3% | 50 | 11.7% | 74 | 17.5% | 66 | 16.1% |
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: | 240 | 52.5% | 224 | 51.1% | 224 | 51.3% | 230 | 52.0% | 216 | 50.5% | 223 | 52.8% | 195 | 47.7% |
Female: | 217 | 47.5% | 214 | 48.9% | 213 | 48.7% | 212 | 48.0% | 212 | 49.5% | 199 | 47.2% | 189 | 46.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 41 | 9.0% | 44 | 10.0% | 46 | 10.5% | 47 | 10.6% | 39 | 9.1% | 35 | 8.3% | 30 | 7.3% |
Hispanic: | 16 | 3.5% | 15 | 3.4% | 11 | 2.5% | 16 | 3.6% | 19 | 4.4% | 20 | 4.7% | 24 | 5.9% |
Black: | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.5% |
White: | 363 | 79.4% | 341 | 77.9% | 342 | 78.3% | 342 | 77.4% | 333 | 77.8% | 334 | 79.1% | 328 | 80.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 32 | 7.0% | 35 | 8.0% | 33 | 7.6% | 35 | 7.9% | 32 | 7.5% | 27 | 6.4% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 2.0% | 9 | 2.1% | 16 | 3.7% | 14 | 3.2% | 12 | 2.8% | 11 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.60 | 15.30 | 19.94 | 20.27 | 17.27 | 16.20 | 15.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.8% | 83.2% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 76% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87% | 75% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89% | 76% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92% | 79% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 78% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87% | 80% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93% | 80% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 76% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85% | 82% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87% | 79% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89% | 83% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85% | 82% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86% | 84% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89% | 78% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96% | 85% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90% | 80% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84% | 80% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 78% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.9% | 77.0% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 80% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 72% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 68% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 78% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 67% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 75% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 78% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 74% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 75% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 76% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.8% | 68.9% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 73% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 70% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 66% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 73% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 73% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 75% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 72% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 74% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 74% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 75% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 81% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 84% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 82% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 83% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 85% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 88% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 84% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 85% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 72% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 79% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 80% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 80% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 80% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 85% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 82% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 83% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.82% | 72% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 77% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 72% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 75% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 74% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 70% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 70% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 76% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 75% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 71% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 73% | 51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Mason-Rice Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.