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Michael J Perkins Primary School
50 Burke St
Boston MA, 02127, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-635-8601
Ranking:
(1,100 out of 1,316, bottom 16%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten 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: | 14 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | |||||||
Total Students: | 248 | 275 | 243 | 198 | 201 | 209 | 211 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 46 | 18.5% | 45 | 16.4% | 66 | 27.2% | 42 | 21.2% | 41 | 20.4% | 40 | 19.1% | 37 | 17.5% |
Grade 1: | 42 | 16.9% | 68 | 24.7% | 42 | 17.3% | 41 | 20.7% | 41 | 20.4% | 37 | 17.7% | 38 | 18.0% |
Grade 2: | 63 | 25.4% | 44 | 16.0% | 44 | 18.1% | 34 | 17.2% | 31 | 15.4% | 34 | 16.3% | 32 | 15.2% |
Grade 3: | 39 | 15.7% | 49 | 17.8% | 44 | 18.1% | 29 | 14.6% | 40 | 19.9% | 35 | 16.7% | 36 | 17.1% |
Grade 4: | 33 | 13.3% | 47 | 17.1% | 25 | 10.3% | 28 | 14.1% | 24 | 11.9% | 32 | 15.3% | 40 | 19.0% |
Grade 5: | 25 | 10.1% | 22 | 8.0% | 22 | 9.1% | 24 | 12.1% | 24 | 11.9% | 31 | 14.8% | 28 | 13.3% |
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: | 126 | 50.8% | 139 | 50.5% | 127 | 52.3% | 101 | 51.0% | 91 | 45.3% | 107 | 51.2% | 98 | 46.4% |
Female: | 122 | 49.2% | 136 | 49.5% | 116 | 47.7% | 97 | 49.0% | 110 | 54.7% | 102 | 48.8% | 99 | 46.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 11 | 4.4% | 12 | 4.4% | 12 | 4.9% | 7 | 3.5% | 14 | 7.0% | 15 | 7.2% | 12 | 5.7% |
Hispanic: | 87 | 35.1% | 102 | 37.1% | 111 | 45.7% | 83 | 41.9% | 75 | 37.3% | 56 | 26.8% | 56 | 26.5% |
Black: | 109 | 44.0% | 121 | 44.0% | 85 | 35.0% | 78 | 39.4% | 74 | 36.8% | 92 | 44.0% | 94 | 44.5% |
White: | 29 | 11.7% | 23 | 8.4% | 20 | 8.2% | 18 | 9.1% | 26 | 12.9% | 36 | 17.2% | 39 | 18.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 4.4% | 15 | 5.5% | 14 | 5.8% | 11 | 5.6% | 11 | 5.5% | 10 | 4.8% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 216 | 87.1% | 210 | 76.4% | 212 | 87.2% | 137 | 69.2% | 170 | 84.6% | 152 | 72.7% | 174 | 82.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 1.6% | 8 | 2.9% | 9 | 3.7% | 2 | 1.0% | 8 | 4.0% | 5 | 2.4% | 18 | 8.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.56 | 17.89 | 13.11 | 14.08 | 14.35 | 12.40 | 11.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28.9% | 32.1% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37% | 32% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45% | 29% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 31% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 37% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 36% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42% | 35% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 49% | 32% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35% | 30% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 36% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 36% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 33% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 42% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84% | 41% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 47% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42% | 35% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34% | 31% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 26% | 30% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 11.1% | 26.8% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 30% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 25% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 26% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 31% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 25% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 30% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 30% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 29% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 30% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 29% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 16.0% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 22% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 21% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 26% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 27% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 30% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 27% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 28% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 29% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 29% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 32% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 35% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 40% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 37% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 38% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 40% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 43% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 45% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 25% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 33% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 33% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 33% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 39% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 41% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 39% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 43% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 17% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 22% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 17% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 19% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 21% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 17% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 3% | 18% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 21% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 16% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 5% | 17% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 5% | 20% | 51% |
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* Michael J Perkins Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.