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Paul A Dever Primary School
325 Mt Vernon St
Dorchester MA, 02125, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-635-8694
Ranking: (1,280 out of 1,316, bottom 3%)*
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: | 41 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 38 | |||||||
Total Students: | 583 | 584 | 543 | 482 | 480 | 484 | 480 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 22 | 3.8% | 21 | 3.6% | 25 | 4.6% | 22 | 4.6% | 23 | 4.8% | 21 | 4.3% | 22 | 4.6% |
Kindergarten: | 91 | 15.6% | 95 | 16.3% | 96 | 17.7% | 85 | 17.6% | 72 | 15.0% | 88 | 18.2% | 83 | 17.3% |
Grade 1: | 104 | 17.8% | 103 | 17.6% | 99 | 18.2% | 84 | 17.4% | 88 | 18.3% | 84 | 17.4% | 88 | 18.3% |
Grade 2: | 100 | 17.2% | 105 | 18.0% | 94 | 17.3% | 84 | 17.4% | 84 | 17.5% | 87 | 18.0% | 84 | 17.5% |
Grade 3: | 106 | 18.2% | 101 | 17.3% | 81 | 14.9% | 76 | 15.8% | 87 | 18.1% | 76 | 15.7% | 74 | 15.4% |
Grade 4: | 95 | 16.3% | 87 | 14.9% | 76 | 14.0% | 69 | 14.3% | 64 | 13.3% | 64 | 13.2% | 68 | 14.2% |
Grade 5: | 65 | 11.1% | 72 | 12.3% | 72 | 13.3% | 62 | 12.9% | 62 | 12.9% | 64 | 13.2% | 61 | 12.7% |
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: | 304 | 52.1% | 308 | 52.7% | 271 | 49.9% | 254 | 52.7% | 259 | 54.0% | 256 | 52.9% | 250 | 52.1% |
Female: | 279 | 47.9% | 276 | 47.3% | 272 | 50.1% | 228 | 47.3% | 221 | 46.0% | 228 | 47.1% | 216 | 45.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 44 | 7.5% | 37 | 6.3% | 38 | 7.0% | 42 | 8.7% | 43 | 9.0% | 39 | 8.1% | 31 | 6.5% |
Hispanic: | 363 | 62.3% | 369 | 63.2% | 333 | 61.3% | 267 | 55.4% | 239 | 49.8% | 232 | 47.9% | 233 | 48.5% |
Black: | 145 | 24.9% | 150 | 25.7% | 144 | 26.5% | 135 | 28.0% | 157 | 32.7% | 170 | 35.1% | 177 | 36.9% |
White: | 19 | 3.3% | 18 | 3.1% | 19 | 3.5% | 26 | 5.4% | 26 | 5.4% | 29 | 6.0% | 28 | 5.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.5% | 11 | 2.3% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 502 | 86.1% | 474 | 81.2% | 462 | 85.1% | 420 | 87.1% | 421 | 87.7% | 414 | 85.5% | 394 | 82.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 1.7% | 17 | 2.9% | 16 | 2.9% | 15 | 3.1% | 22 | 4.6% | 37 | 7.6% | 34 | 7.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.18 | 14.62 | 14.86 | 13.00 | 12.58 | 12.40 | 12.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 23.6% | 32.1% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31% | 32% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 24% | 29% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 11% | 31% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 19% | 37% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 17% | 36% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 24% | 35% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 16% | 32% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28% | 30% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 23% | 36% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 22% | 36% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 14% | 33% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 25% | 42% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 41% | 41% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38% | 47% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 26% | 35% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 20% | 31% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 30% | 30% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25.9% | 26.8% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 30% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 25% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 26% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 31% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 25% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 30% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 30% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 29% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 30% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 29% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 5.7% | 16.0% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 22% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 21% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 26% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 27% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 30% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 27% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 28% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 29% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 29% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 32% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 35% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 40% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 37% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 38% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 40% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 43% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 45% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 25% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 33% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 33% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 5% | 33% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 39% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 41% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 39% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 43% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 17% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 22% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 17% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 19% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 21% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 17% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 18% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 21% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 16% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 17% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 1% | 20% | 51% |
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* Paul A Dever 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.