Parker Primary School
52 River St
Billerica MA, 01821, Middlesex County
Phone: 978-528-8610
Ranking: (832 out of 1,316, bottom 37%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Billerica 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: | 28 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | |||||||
Total Students: | 456 | 419 | 360 | 369 | 391 | 397 | 404 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 83 | 18.2% | 77 | 18.4% | 56 | 15.6% | 52 | 14.1% | 62 | 15.9% | 59 | 14.9% | 70 | 17.3% |
Grade 1: | 90 | 19.7% | 70 | 16.7% | 52 | 14.4% | 54 | 14.6% | 68 | 17.4% | 62 | 15.6% | 65 | 16.1% |
Grade 2: | 71 | 15.6% | 69 | 16.5% | 56 | 15.6% | 69 | 18.7% | 64 | 16.4% | 71 | 17.9% | 72 | 17.8% |
Grade 3: | 74 | 16.2% | 63 | 15.0% | 65 | 18.1% | 62 | 16.8% | 64 | 16.4% | 70 | 17.6% | 73 | 18.1% |
Grade 4: | 73 | 16.0% | 74 | 17.7% | 69 | 19.2% | 69 | 18.7% | 71 | 18.2% | 76 | 19.1% | 62 | 15.3% |
Grade 5: | 65 | 14.3% | 66 | 15.8% | 62 | 17.2% | 63 | 17.1% | 62 | 15.9% | 59 | 14.9% | 62 | 15.3% |
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: | 230 | 50.4% | 217 | 51.8% | 182 | 50.6% | 195 | 52.8% | 210 | 53.7% | 204 | 51.4% | 213 | 52.7% |
Female: | 226 | 49.6% | 202 | 48.2% | 178 | 49.4% | 174 | 47.2% | 181 | 46.3% | 193 | 48.6% | 182 | 45.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 43 | 9.4% | 41 | 9.8% | 34 | 9.4% | 32 | 8.7% | 30 | 7.7% | 28 | 7.1% | 22 | 5.4% |
Hispanic: | 26 | 5.7% | 26 | 6.2% | 21 | 5.8% | 17 | 4.6% | 12 | 3.1% | 13 | 3.3% | 10 | 2.5% |
Black: | 23 | 5.0% | 20 | 4.8% | 21 | 5.8% | 15 | 4.1% | 12 | 3.1% | 12 | 3.0% | 15 | 3.7% |
White: | 350 | 76.8% | 314 | 74.9% | 272 | 75.6% | 296 | 80.2% | 329 | 84.1% | 336 | 84.6% | 352 | 87.1% |
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: | 13 | 2.9% | 16 | 3.8% | 8 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.9% | 8 | 2.0% | 8 | 2.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 68 | 14.9% | 70 | 16.7% | 46 | 12.8% | 33 | 8.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 3.5% | 13 | 3.1% | 9 | 2.5% | 5 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.22 | 13.36 | 13.18 | 13.85 | 14.01 | 15.00 | 14.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.2% | 61.1% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 62% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53% | 55% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46% | 57% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 66% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 63% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55% | 62% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52% | 57% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43% | 40% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57% | 64% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53% | 65% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37% | 57% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 67% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 63% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55% | 59% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48% | 68% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 69% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 62% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 57% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.7% | 62.0% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 61% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 54% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 54% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 54% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 51% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 51% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 55% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 49% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 58% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 54% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 45.3% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 45% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 41% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 30% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 48% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 51% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 45% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 43% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 41% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 49% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 53% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 62% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 65% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 64% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 68% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 63% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 67% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 58% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 65% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 34% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 46% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 51% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 55% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 53% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 54% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 51% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 62% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.80% | 56% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 65% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 51% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 51% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 51% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 48% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 44% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 50% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 42% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 39% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 40% | 51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Parker Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.