Highlands Primary School
190 Hobart St
Danvers MA, 01923, Essex County
Phone: 978-774-5011
Ranking: (719 out of 1,316, bottom 45%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Danvers 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: | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 398 | 402 | 409 | 398 | 392 | 394 | 403 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 56 | 14.1% | 63 | 15.7% | 58 | 14.2% | 80 | 20.1% | 52 | 13.3% | 63 | 16.0% | 59 | 14.6% |
Grade 1: | 69 | 17.3% | 57 | 14.2% | 81 | 19.8% | 44 | 11.1% | 71 | 18.1% | 67 | 17.0% | 62 | 15.4% |
Grade 2: | 61 | 15.3% | 80 | 19.9% | 52 | 12.7% | 69 | 17.3% | 65 | 16.6% | 62 | 15.7% | 64 | 15.9% |
Grade 3: | 84 | 21.1% | 50 | 12.4% | 78 | 19.1% | 72 | 18.1% | 67 | 17.1% | 66 | 16.8% | 75 | 18.6% |
Grade 4: | 50 | 12.6% | 78 | 19.4% | 73 | 17.8% | 67 | 16.8% | 63 | 16.1% | 72 | 18.3% | 60 | 14.9% |
Grade 5: | 78 | 19.6% | 74 | 18.4% | 67 | 16.4% | 66 | 16.6% | 74 | 18.9% | 64 | 16.2% | 83 | 20.6% |
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: | 182 | 45.7% | 192 | 47.8% | 205 | 50.1% | 202 | 50.8% | 204 | 52.0% | 208 | 52.8% | 220 | 54.6% |
Female: | 216 | 54.3% | 210 | 52.2% | 204 | 49.9% | 196 | 49.2% | 188 | 48.0% | 186 | 47.2% | 163 | 40.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 16 | 4.0% | 16 | 4.0% | 15 | 3.7% | 10 | 2.5% | 10 | 2.6% | 15 | 3.8% | 16 | 4.0% |
Hispanic: | 18 | 4.5% | 12 | 3.0% | 22 | 5.4% | 20 | 5.0% | 24 | 6.1% | 18 | 4.6% | 13 | 3.2% |
Black: | 5 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% |
White: | 340 | 85.4% | 356 | 88.6% | 353 | 86.3% | 352 | 88.4% | 343 | 87.5% | 347 | 88.1% | 355 | 88.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 18 | 4.5% | 14 | 3.5% | 14 | 3.4% | 15 | 3.8% | 13 | 3.3% | 11 | 2.8% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 73 | 18.3% | 75 | 18.7% | 65 | 15.9% | 54 | 13.6% | 56 | 14.3% | 35 | 8.9% | 21 | 5.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 2.0% | 14 | 3.5% | 18 | 4.4% | 13 | 3.3% | 19 | 4.8% | 20 | 5.1% | 19 | 4.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.56 | 13.72 | 15.12 | 13.67 | 14.39 | 13.90 | 16.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.6% | 75% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 70% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 70% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 71% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55% | 73% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 76% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 73% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 69% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54% | 58% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46% | 61% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57% | 66% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56% | 71% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58% | 77% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 78% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52% | 65% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 77% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 72% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 76% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 69% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 67.4% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 77% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 63% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 64% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 65% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 62% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 63% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 59% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 57% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 64% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 59% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44.9% | 46.5% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 51% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 29% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 41% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 42% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 52% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 46% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 50% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 47% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 55% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 55% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 71% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 76% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 73% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 71% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 70% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 75% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 63% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 74% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 34% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 50% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 61% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 62% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 65% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 63% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 57% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 63% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.84% | 54% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 56% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 42% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 44% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 49% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 42% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 43% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 52% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 51% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 44% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 45% | 51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Highlands Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.