Palmer River Primary School
326 Winthrop St
Rehoboth MA, 02769, Bristol County
Phone: 508-252-5100
Ranking: 
(746 out of 1,316, bottom 43%)*
(746 out of 1,316, bottom 43%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Dighton-Rehoboth 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: | 39 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 36 | 35 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 646 | 717 | 724 | 710 | 707 | 731 | 741 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 116 | 18.0% | 109 | 15.2% | 112 | 15.5% | 119 | 16.8% | 104 | 14.7% | 109 | 14.9% | 111 | 15.0% |
| Grade 1: | 114 | 17.6% | 129 | 18.0% | 136 | 18.8% | 121 | 17.0% | 124 | 17.5% | 133 | 18.2% | 153 | 20.6% |
| Grade 2: | 138 | 21.4% | 137 | 19.1% | 131 | 18.1% | 128 | 18.0% | 136 | 19.2% | 155 | 21.2% | 139 | 18.8% |
| Grade 3: | 140 | 21.7% | 131 | 18.3% | 132 | 18.2% | 134 | 18.9% | 160 | 22.6% | 140 | 19.2% | 144 | 19.4% |
| Grade 4: | 138 | 21.4% | 135 | 18.8% | 130 | 18.0% | 162 | 22.8% | 143 | 20.2% | 153 | 20.9% | 154 | 20.8% |
| 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: | 322 | 49.8% | 369 | 51.5% | 381 | 52.6% | 374 | 52.7% | 377 | 53.3% | 395 | 54.0% | 384 | 51.8% |
| Female: | 324 | 50.2% | 348 | 48.5% | 343 | 47.4% | 336 | 47.3% | 330 | 46.7% | 336 | 46.0% | 331 | 44.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 27 | 4.2% | 21 | 2.9% | 22 | 3.0% | 23 | 3.2% | 22 | 3.1% | 19 | 2.6% | 18 | 2.4% |
| Black: | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% |
| White: | 589 | 91.2% | 670 | 93.4% | 673 | 93.0% | 660 | 93.0% | 657 | 92.9% | 678 | 92.7% | 689 | 93.0% |
| 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: | 19 | 2.9% | 20 | 2.8% | 19 | 2.6% | 19 | 2.7% | 20 | 2.8% | 22 | 3.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 82 | 12.7% | 85 | 11.9% | 75 | 10.4% | 61 | 8.6% | 48 | 6.8% | 47 | 6.4% | 36 | 4.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 4.3% | 18 | 2.5% | 16 | 2.2% | 15 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.65 | 15.78 | 16.32 | 16.32 | 16.75 | 20.30 | 21.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.7% | 63.2% | N/A |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 65% | 59% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58% | 56% | 56% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 64% | 57% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 62% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 67% | 61% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 67% | 61% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 55% | 57% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37% | 36% | 52% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 61% | 60% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58% | 59% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 65% | 60% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58% | 60% | 65% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 69% | 66% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 65% | 61% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 65% | 67% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 69% | 63% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 62% | 62% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55% | 56% | 58% |
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.0% | 64.1% | 56% |
| 2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 59% | 56% |
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 61% | 50% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 51% | 50% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 58% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 55% | 49% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 62% | 53% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 57% | 54% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 50% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 62% | 57% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 55% | 53% |
| 2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44.9% | 48.7% | 40% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 42% | 42% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 49% | 41% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 41% | 40% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 44% | 48% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 46% | 49% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 50% | 48% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 45% | 48% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 46% | 47% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 55% | 51% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 54% | 52% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Palmer River Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.