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Orchard Gardens Primary School
906 Albany St
Roxbury MA, 02119, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-635-1660
Ranking:
(1,279 out of 1,316, bottom 3%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
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: | 62 | 73 | 66 | 59 | 55 | 57 | 55 | |||||||
Total Students: | 824 | 833 | 766 | 698 | 700 | 661 | 669 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 49 | 5.9% | 55 | 6.6% | 39 | 5.1% | 29 | 4.2% | 25 | 3.6% | 22 | 3.3% | 22 | 3.3% |
Kindergarten: | 79 | 9.6% | 85 | 10.2% | 70 | 9.1% | 64 | 9.2% | 63 | 9.0% | 52 | 7.9% | 59 | 8.8% |
Grade 1: | 95 | 11.5% | 92 | 11.0% | 87 | 11.4% | 65 | 9.3% | 58 | 8.3% | 56 | 8.5% | 63 | 9.4% |
Grade 2: | 96 | 11.7% | 96 | 11.5% | 95 | 12.4% | 70 | 10.0% | 64 | 9.1% | 69 | 10.4% | 68 | 10.2% |
Grade 3: | 91 | 11.0% | 93 | 11.2% | 79 | 10.3% | 70 | 10.0% | 69 | 9.9% | 70 | 10.6% | 70 | 10.5% |
Grade 4: | 92 | 11.2% | 85 | 10.2% | 86 | 11.2% | 68 | 9.7% | 74 | 10.6% | 77 | 11.6% | 79 | 11.8% |
Grade 5: | 80 | 9.7% | 88 | 10.6% | 82 | 10.7% | 74 | 10.6% | 73 | 10.4% | 69 | 10.4% | 75 | 11.2% |
Grade 6: | 86 | 10.4% | 84 | 10.1% | 68 | 8.9% | 88 | 12.6% | 98 | 14.0% | 78 | 11.8% | 83 | 12.4% |
Grade 7: | 84 | 10.2% | 80 | 9.6% | 81 | 10.6% | 86 | 12.3% | 87 | 12.4% | 79 | 12.0% | 72 | 10.8% |
Grade 8: | 72 | 8.7% | 75 | 9.0% | 79 | 10.3% | 84 | 12.0% | 89 | 12.7% | 89 | 13.5% | 78 | 11.7% |
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: | 403 | 48.9% | 400 | 48.0% | 368 | 48.0% | 335 | 48.0% | 338 | 48.3% | 325 | 49.2% | 325 | 48.6% |
Female: | 421 | 51.1% | 433 | 52.0% | 398 | 52.0% | 363 | 52.0% | 362 | 51.7% | 336 | 50.8% | 331 | 49.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 8 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.1% | 7 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 438 | 53.2% | 452 | 54.3% | 425 | 55.5% | 438 | 62.8% | 451 | 64.4% | 415 | 62.8% | 408 | 61.0% |
Black: | 345 | 41.9% | 340 | 40.8% | 304 | 39.7% | 232 | 33.2% | 222 | 31.7% | 219 | 33.1% | 231 | 34.5% |
White: | 10 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.4% | 15 | 2.1% | 13 | 2.0% | 15 | 2.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 17 | 2.1% | 15 | 1.8% | 13 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.4% | 6 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 680 | 82.5% | 596 | 71.5% | 539 | 70.4% | 507 | 72.6% | 553 | 79.0% | 552 | 83.5% | 547 | 81.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 1.3% | 14 | 1.7% | 6 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.1% | 47 | 6.7% | 63 | 9.5% | 67 | 10.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.30 | 11.36 | 11.67 | 11.89 | 12.67 | 11.70 | 12.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 8% | 32% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 14% | 29% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 8% | 31% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 16% | 37% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 19% | 36% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 17% | 35% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 19% | 32% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 10% | 30% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 20% | 36% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 18% | 36% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 11% | 33% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39% | 42% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 41% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56% | 47% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 14% | 35% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 11% | 31% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 11% | 30% | 58% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 30% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 1% | 25% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 26% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 31% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 1% | 25% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 30% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 30% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 6% | 29% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 30% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 29% | 53% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 22% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 21% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 26% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 27% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 1% | 30% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 27% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 28% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 29% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 29% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 32% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 35% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 40% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 37% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 5% | 38% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 40% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 43% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 45% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 2% | 25% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 33% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 33% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 33% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 39% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 41% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 39% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 43% | 61% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 22% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 17% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 2% | 19% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 2% | 21% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 17% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 18% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 21% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 5% | 16% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 17% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 1% | 20% | 51% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 36% | 64% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 39% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 43% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 43% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 44% | 69% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 41% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 38% | 66% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 42% | 67% |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 18% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 2% | 23% | 46% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 3% | 20% | 46% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 5% | 29% | 52% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 32% | 56% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 33% | 57% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 38% | 59% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 36% | 58% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 44% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 43% | 60% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 47% | 68% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 44% | 66% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 43% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 49% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 48% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 48% | 70% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 52% | 72% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 54% | 73% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 50% | 71% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 52% | 71% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 22% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 26% | 46% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 5% | 28% | 47% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 28% | 49% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 37% | 53% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 33% | 51% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 34% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 36% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 54% | 74% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 55% | 75% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 57% | 75% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 59% | 78% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 58% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 60% | 79% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 63% | 81% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 58% | 78% |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 3% | 24% | 39% |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 3% | 23% | 39% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 3% | 23% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 1% | 27% | 45% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 34% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 3% | 28% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 34% | 51% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 34% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 35% | 52% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 36% | 54% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 10% | 33% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 10% | 33% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 8% | 32% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 8% | 33% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 1% | 10% | 39% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 10% | 39% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 1% | 10% | 40% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 1% | 10% | 39% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 15% | 43% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 3% | 13% | 39% |
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* Orchard Gardens Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.