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Patrick J Kennedy Primary School
343 Saratoga St
Boston MA, 02128, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-635-8466
Ranking: (1,059 out of 1,316, bottom 20%)*
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: | 22 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | |||||||
Total Students: | 319 | 283 | 277 | 275 | 257 | 259 | 246 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 30 | 9.4% | 37 | 13.1% | 29 | 10.5% | 28 | 10.2% | 25 | 9.7% | 28 | 10.8% | 28 | 11.4% |
Kindergarten: | 70 | 21.9% | 45 | 15.9% | 45 | 16.2% | 46 | 16.7% | 49 | 19.1% | 50 | 19.3% | 46 | 18.7% |
Grade 1: | 71 | 22.3% | 55 | 19.4% | 52 | 18.8% | 50 | 18.2% | 50 | 19.5% | 48 | 18.5% | 43 | 17.5% |
Grade 2: | 41 | 12.9% | 43 | 15.2% | 41 | 14.8% | 42 | 15.3% | 37 | 14.4% | 40 | 15.4% | 42 | 17.1% |
Grade 3: | 46 | 14.4% | 39 | 13.8% | 42 | 15.2% | 39 | 14.2% | 32 | 12.5% | 37 | 14.3% | 38 | 15.4% |
Grade 4: | 36 | 11.3% | 38 | 13.4% | 36 | 13.0% | 34 | 12.4% | 39 | 15.2% | 34 | 13.1% | 25 | 10.2% |
Grade 5: | 25 | 7.8% | 26 | 9.2% | 32 | 11.6% | 36 | 13.1% | 25 | 9.7% | 22 | 8.5% | 24 | 9.8% |
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: | 165 | 51.7% | 163 | 57.6% | 150 | 54.2% | 153 | 55.6% | 142 | 55.3% | 140 | 54.1% | 130 | 52.8% |
Female: | 154 | 48.3% | 120 | 42.4% | 127 | 45.8% | 122 | 44.4% | 115 | 44.7% | 119 | 45.9% | 108 | 43.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 4 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.4% | 5 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.5% | 3 | 1.2% |
Hispanic: | 276 | 86.5% | 231 | 81.6% | 236 | 85.2% | 234 | 85.1% | 205 | 79.8% | 198 | 76.4% | 181 | 73.6% |
Black: | 14 | 4.4% | 16 | 5.7% | 13 | 4.7% | 14 | 5.1% | 17 | 6.6% | 17 | 6.6% | 15 | 6.1% |
White: | 20 | 6.3% | 26 | 9.2% | 21 | 7.6% | 22 | 8.0% | 23 | 8.9% | 34 | 13.1% | 43 | 17.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.3% | 6 | 2.1% | 4 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.5% | 7 | 2.7% | 6 | 2.3% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 247 | 77.4% | 181 | 64.0% | 144 | 52.0% | 219 | 79.6% | 212 | 82.5% | 185 | 71.4% | 176 | 71.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 0.9% | 17 | 6.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 23 | 8.4% | 30 | 11.7% | 36 | 13.9% | 28 | 11.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.51 | 12.46 | 11.36 | 15.04 | 13.97 | 14.40 | 14.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 23.7% | 32.1% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 21% | 32% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 30% | 29% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 18% | 31% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34% | 37% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 21% | 36% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 24% | 35% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 25% | 32% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 21% | 30% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 21% | 36% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 30% | 36% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 9% | 33% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 26% | 42% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 41% | 41% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 49% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56% | 47% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 17% | 35% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42% | 31% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 21% | 30% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 26.8% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 30% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 25% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 26% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 31% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 25% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 30% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 30% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 29% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 30% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 29% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13.5% | 16.0% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 22% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 21% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 26% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 27% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 30% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 27% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 28% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 29% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 29% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 32% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 35% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 40% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 37% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 38% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 40% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 43% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 45% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 25% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 33% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 33% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 33% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 39% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 41% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 39% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 43% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47.22% | 17% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 22% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 17% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 19% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 21% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 17% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 18% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 21% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 16% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 17% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 20% | 51% |
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* Patrick J Kennedy Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.