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O W Holmes Primary School
40 School St
Dorchester Center MA, 02124, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-635-8681
Ranking:
(1,154 out of 1,316, bottom 12%)*

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: | 23 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 18 | 19 | |||||||
Total Students: | 331 | 318 | 326 | 298 | 279 | 196 | 193 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 27 | 8.2% | 27 | 8.5% | 27 | 8.3% | 25 | 8.4% | 25 | 9.0% | 24 | 12.2% | 19 | 9.8% |
Kindergarten: | 58 | 17.5% | 55 | 17.3% | 46 | 14.1% | 41 | 13.8% | 30 | 10.8% | 28 | 14.3% | 24 | 12.4% |
Grade 1: | 54 | 16.3% | 48 | 15.1% | 51 | 15.6% | 48 | 16.1% | 47 | 16.8% | 31 | 15.8% | 29 | 15.0% |
Grade 2: | 52 | 15.7% | 49 | 15.4% | 53 | 16.3% | 53 | 17.8% | 47 | 16.8% | 29 | 14.8% | 34 | 17.6% |
Grade 3: | 50 | 15.1% | 51 | 16.0% | 55 | 16.9% | 50 | 16.8% | 55 | 19.7% | 30 | 15.3% | 30 | 15.5% |
Grade 4: | 47 | 14.2% | 52 | 16.4% | 47 | 14.4% | 49 | 16.4% | 33 | 11.8% | 29 | 14.8% | 30 | 15.5% |
Grade 5: | 43 | 13.0% | 36 | 11.3% | 47 | 14.4% | 32 | 10.7% | 42 | 15.1% | 25 | 12.8% | 27 | 14.0% |
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: | 167 | 50.5% | 169 | 53.1% | 166 | 50.9% | 148 | 49.7% | 141 | 50.5% | 108 | 55.1% | 103 | 53.4% |
Female: | 164 | 49.5% | 149 | 46.9% | 160 | 49.1% | 150 | 50.3% | 138 | 49.5% | 88 | 44.9% | 83 | 43.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 7 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.3% | 6 | 2.2% | 3 | 1.5% | 3 | 1.6% |
Hispanic: | 84 | 25.4% | 76 | 23.9% | 90 | 27.6% | 69 | 23.2% | 52 | 18.6% | 40 | 20.4% | 32 | 16.6% |
Black: | 211 | 63.7% | 208 | 65.4% | 214 | 65.6% | 211 | 70.8% | 209 | 74.9% | 140 | 71.4% | 148 | 76.7% |
White: | 7 | 2.1% | 12 | 3.8% | 6 | 1.8% | 8 | 2.7% | 7 | 2.5% | 8 | 4.1% | 6 | 3.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 17 | 5.1% | 14 | 4.4% | 9 | 2.8% | 4 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 2.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 278 | 84.0% | 256 | 80.5% | 247 | 75.8% | 221 | 74.2% | 223 | 79.9% | 144 | 73.5% | 135 | 69.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 2.4% | 11 | 3.5% | 25 | 7.7% | 26 | 8.7% | 16 | 5.7% | 18 | 9.2% | 28 | 14.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.19 | 11.44 | 13.18 | 12.45 | 10.94 | 10.90 | 9.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 27% | 32.1% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 19% | 32% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 27% | 29% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 17% | 31% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 24% | 37% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 20% | 36% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 33% | 35% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 27% | 32% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 13% | 30% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 20% | 36% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 36% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 10% | 33% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 32% | 42% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 32% | 41% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40% | 47% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 26% | 35% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 10% | 31% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 16% | 30% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 27.2% | 26.8% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 30% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 25% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 26% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 31% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 25% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 30% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 30% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 29% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 30% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 29% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 9.1% | 16.0% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 22% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 21% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 26% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 27% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 30% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 27% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 28% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 29% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 29% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 32% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 35% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 40% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 37% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 38% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 40% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 43% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 45% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 25% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 33% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 33% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 33% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 39% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 41% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 39% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 43% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 7.89% | 17% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 22% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 17% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 19% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 21% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 17% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 18% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 21% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 16% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 17% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 20% | 51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* O W Holmes 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.