Halifax Elementary Primary School
464 Plymouth St
Halifax MA, 02338, Plymouth County
Phone: 781-293-2581
Ranking: (559 out of 1,316, top 42%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Halifax 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: | 36 | 39 | 38 | 41 | 44 | 44 | 44 | |||||||
Total Students: | 568 | 582 | 597 | 628 | 654 | 684 | 711 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 75 | 13.2% | 89 | 15.3% | 69 | 11.6% | 81 | 12.9% | 76 | 11.6% | 88 | 12.9% | 86 | 12.1% |
Grade 1: | 87 | 15.3% | 70 | 12.0% | 78 | 13.1% | 72 | 11.5% | 86 | 13.1% | 84 | 12.3% | 104 | 14.6% |
Grade 2: | 72 | 12.7% | 80 | 13.7% | 72 | 12.1% | 88 | 14.0% | 85 | 13.0% | 96 | 14.0% | 114 | 16.0% |
Grade 3: | 82 | 14.4% | 73 | 12.5% | 85 | 14.2% | 80 | 12.7% | 89 | 13.6% | 111 | 16.2% | 100 | 14.1% |
Grade 4: | 69 | 12.1% | 87 | 14.9% | 88 | 14.7% | 90 | 14.3% | 110 | 16.8% | 103 | 15.1% | 102 | 14.3% |
Grade 5: | 93 | 16.4% | 92 | 15.8% | 89 | 14.9% | 111 | 17.7% | 106 | 16.2% | 102 | 14.9% | 98 | 13.8% |
Grade 6: | 90 | 15.8% | 91 | 15.6% | 116 | 19.4% | 106 | 16.9% | 102 | 15.6% | 100 | 14.6% | 107 | 15.0% |
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: | 289 | 50.9% | 297 | 51.0% | 311 | 52.1% | 333 | 53.0% | 339 | 51.8% | 349 | 51.0% | 361 | 50.8% |
Female: | 279 | 49.1% | 285 | 49.0% | 286 | 47.9% | 295 | 47.0% | 315 | 48.2% | 335 | 49.0% | 345 | 48.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 6 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
Black: | 7 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.7% | 11 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.4% | 6 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.3% |
White: | 548 | 96.5% | 561 | 96.4% | 573 | 96.0% | 606 | 96.5% | 636 | 97.2% | 672 | 98.2% | 703 | 98.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 100 | 17.6% | 82 | 14.1% | 57 | 9.5% | 64 | 10.2% | 58 | 8.9% | 44 | 6.4% | 29 | 4.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 2.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.1% | 14 | 2.1% | 15 | 2.2% | 16 | 2.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.90 | 14.82 | 15.83 | 15.32 | 14.86 | 15.50 | 16.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.7% | 70% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51% | 51% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 50% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 62% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 73% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 75% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 75% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 60% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45% | 45% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53% | 53% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 66% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 71% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77% | 77% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84% | 84% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 70% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 81% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 62% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 61% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 62% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43.1% | 42.5% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 55% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 34% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 50% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 47% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 37% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 56% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 54% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 63% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 56% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 53% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32.2% | 31.9% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 44% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 36% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 42% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 43% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 43% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 55% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 57% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 64% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 54% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 58% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 52% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 56% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 70% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 69% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 64% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 76% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 72% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 71% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 30% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 46% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 46% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 44% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 56% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 64% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 65% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 64% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48.48% | 48% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 55% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 49% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 57% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 46% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 49% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 54% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 57% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 59% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 75% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 68% | 51% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 76% | 64% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 73% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 73% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 74% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 77% | 69% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 87% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 78% | 66% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 90% | 67% |
2003 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 53.6% | 51.8% | 42% |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 49% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 55% | 46% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 51% | 46% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 45% | 52% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 60% | 56% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 76% | 57% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 81% | 59% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 76% | 58% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 76% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 88% | 60% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Halifax Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.