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Veterans Park Elementary Middle School
486 Chapin St
Ludlow MA, 01056, Hampden County
Phone: 413-583-5695
Ranking: (711 out of 1,316, bottom 46%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 5
School District: Ludlow 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: | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | |||||||
Total Students: | 437 | 429 | 401 | 415 | 461 | 446 | 432 | |||||||
Grade 4: | 208 | 47.6% | 219 | 51.0% | 199 | 49.6% | 199 | 48.0% | 225 | 48.8% | 96 | 21.5% | 79 | 18.3% |
Grade 5: | 229 | 52.4% | 210 | 49.0% | 202 | 50.4% | 216 | 52.0% | 236 | 51.2% | 79 | 17.7% | 77 | 17.8% |
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: | 216 | 49.4% | 209 | 48.7% | 206 | 51.4% | 209 | 50.4% | 231 | 50.1% | 213 | 47.8% | 194 | 44.9% |
Female: | 221 | 50.6% | 220 | 51.3% | 195 | 48.6% | 206 | 49.6% | 230 | 49.9% | 233 | 52.2% | 231 | 53.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 26 | 5.9% | 30 | 7.0% | 28 | 7.0% | 30 | 7.2% | 28 | 6.1% | 18 | 4.0% | 15 | 3.5% |
Black: | 15 | 3.4% | 12 | 2.8% | 10 | 2.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 11 | 2.4% | 7 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.2% |
White: | 382 | 87.4% | 368 | 85.8% | 352 | 87.8% | 373 | 89.9% | 413 | 89.6% | 417 | 93.5% | 409 | 94.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.6% | 12 | 2.8% | 9 | 2.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 114 | 26.1% | 115 | 26.8% | 95 | 23.7% | 86 | 20.7% | 95 | 20.6% | 43 | 9.6% | 29 | 6.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 6.2% | 15 | 3.5% | 25 | 6.2% | 30 | 7.2% | 22 | 4.8% | 25 | 5.6% | 11 | 2.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.87 | 14.67 | 13.70 | 13.62 | 15.69 | 15.50 | 15.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 60.4% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 59% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 54% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58% | 54% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87% | 64% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90% | 68% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 62% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 55% | 60% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 70% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 66% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 62% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.6% | 52.0% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 45% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 51% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 49% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 64% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 62% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 51% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 54% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 51% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 48% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 52% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.1% | 36.3% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 34% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 44% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 27% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 51% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 48% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 46% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 41% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 42% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 44% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 42% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 63% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 62% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 56% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 66% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 58% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 60% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 56% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 55% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 35% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 40% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 49% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 43% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 48% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 45% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 40% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 55% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44.11% | 46% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 47% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 34% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 39% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 36% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 28% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 31% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 36% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 32% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 26% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 41% | 51% |
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* Veterans Park Elementary Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.