John Eliot Primary School
135 Wellesley Ave
Needham Heights MA, 02494, Norfolk County
Phone: 781-455-0452
Ranking: (378 out of 1,316, top 29%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Needham 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: | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | |||||||
Total Students: | 387 | 387 | 409 | 409 | 402 | 387 | 390 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 58 | 15.0% | 59 | 15.2% | 62 | 15.2% | 53 | 13.0% | 67 | 16.7% | 60 | 15.5% | 64 | 16.4% |
Grade 1: | 65 | 16.8% | 65 | 16.8% | 54 | 13.2% | 73 | 17.8% | 66 | 16.4% | 69 | 17.8% | 79 | 20.3% |
Grade 2: | 67 | 17.3% | 56 | 14.5% | 68 | 16.6% | 69 | 16.9% | 69 | 17.2% | 77 | 19.9% | 60 | 15.4% |
Grade 3: | 61 | 15.8% | 66 | 17.1% | 69 | 16.9% | 70 | 17.1% | 76 | 18.9% | 56 | 14.5% | 58 | 14.9% |
Grade 4: | 62 | 16.0% | 70 | 18.1% | 70 | 17.1% | 83 | 20.3% | 58 | 14.4% | 63 | 16.3% | 61 | 15.6% |
Grade 5: | 74 | 19.1% | 71 | 18.3% | 86 | 21.0% | 61 | 14.9% | 66 | 16.4% | 62 | 16.0% | 68 | 17.4% |
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: | 190 | 49.1% | 189 | 48.8% | 204 | 49.9% | 212 | 51.8% | 211 | 52.5% | 204 | 52.7% | 196 | 50.3% |
Female: | 197 | 50.9% | 198 | 51.2% | 205 | 50.1% | 197 | 48.2% | 191 | 47.5% | 183 | 47.3% | 180 | 46.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 45 | 11.6% | 51 | 13.2% | 54 | 13.2% | 57 | 13.9% | 52 | 12.9% | 52 | 13.4% | 53 | 13.6% |
Hispanic: | 29 | 7.5% | 19 | 4.9% | 11 | 2.7% | 12 | 2.9% | 12 | 3.0% | 10 | 2.6% | 8 | 2.1% |
Black: | 13 | 3.4% | 9 | 2.3% | 12 | 2.9% | 15 | 3.7% | 14 | 3.5% | 13 | 3.4% | 15 | 3.8% |
White: | 281 | 72.6% | 289 | 74.7% | 316 | 77.3% | 308 | 75.3% | 307 | 76.4% | 293 | 75.7% | 303 | 77.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 18 | 4.7% | 19 | 4.9% | 16 | 3.9% | 16 | 3.9% | 16 | 4.0% | 19 | 4.9% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 9.0% | 32 | 8.3% | 33 | 8.1% | 29 | 7.1% | 39 | 9.7% | 29 | 7.5% | 15 | 3.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.02 | 16.72 | 17.78 | 18.59 | 16.82 | 15.10 | 14.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.5% | 73.1% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 80% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 76% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55% | 74% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 83% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 81% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 81% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 76% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 77% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 82% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 81% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 78% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84% | 82% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 82% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 77% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 83% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 78% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52% | 80% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76% | 78% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.3% | 81.4% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 78% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 70% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 78% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 77% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 62% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 69% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 73% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 70% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 70% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 70% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.9% | 60.3% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 69% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 63% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 67% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 63% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 63% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 65% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 64% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 64% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 68% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 70% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 86% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 87% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 85% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 84% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 84% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 85% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 80% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 84% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 69% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 80% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 74% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 76% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 76% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 76% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 73% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 75% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51.06% | 72% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 74% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 66% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 65% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 71% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 61% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 61% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 74% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 62% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 65% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 66% | 51% |
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* John Eliot Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.