Downey Primary School
250 Downey St
Westwood MA, 02090, Norfolk County
Phone: 781-326-7500
Ranking: (144 out of 1,316, top 11%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Westwood School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | |||||||
Total Students: | 261 | 265 | 275 | 279 | 298 | 290 | 298 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 38 | 14.6% | 28 | 10.6% | 43 | 15.6% | 33 | 11.8% | 45 | 15.1% | 48 | 16.6% | 40 | 13.4% |
Grade 1: | 30 | 11.5% | 46 | 17.4% | 34 | 12.4% | 47 | 16.8% | 52 | 17.4% | 42 | 14.5% | 53 | 17.8% |
Grade 2: | 47 | 18.0% | 40 | 15.1% | 47 | 17.1% | 51 | 18.3% | 43 | 14.4% | 50 | 17.2% | 52 | 17.4% |
Grade 3: | 42 | 16.1% | 50 | 18.9% | 52 | 18.9% | 46 | 16.5% | 50 | 16.8% | 50 | 17.2% | 55 | 18.5% |
Grade 4: | 52 | 19.9% | 52 | 19.6% | 46 | 16.7% | 50 | 17.9% | 51 | 17.1% | 55 | 19.0% | 45 | 15.1% |
Grade 5: | 52 | 19.9% | 49 | 18.5% | 53 | 19.3% | 52 | 18.6% | 57 | 19.1% | 45 | 15.5% | 53 | 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: | 130 | 49.8% | 131 | 49.4% | 133 | 48.4% | 140 | 50.2% | 153 | 51.3% | 159 | 54.8% | 160 | 53.7% |
Female: | 131 | 50.2% | 134 | 50.6% | 142 | 51.6% | 139 | 49.8% | 145 | 48.7% | 131 | 45.2% | 132 | 44.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 35 | 13.4% | 33 | 12.5% | 32 | 11.6% | 32 | 11.5% | 27 | 9.1% | 19 | 6.6% | 20 | 6.7% |
Hispanic: | 6 | 2.3% | 4 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.8% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.3% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.4% | 6 | 2.0% | 6 | 2.1% | 8 | 2.7% |
White: | 207 | 79.3% | 214 | 80.8% | 223 | 81.1% | 232 | 83.2% | 259 | 86.9% | 259 | 89.3% | 264 | 88.6% |
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: | 13 | 5.0% | 12 | 4.5% | 13 | 4.7% | 9 | 3.2% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 5.7% | 7 | 2.6% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 1.5% | 6 | 2.3% | 13 | 4.7% | 10 | 3.6% | 6 | 2.0% | 6 | 2.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.54 | 12.34 | 12.42 | 12.07 | 13.35 | 13.40 | 14.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 81.9% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 82% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 77% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 86% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 86% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 86% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 86% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 81% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 73% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 80% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 78% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 86% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 85% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 89% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 83% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 84% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90% | 84% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77% | 85% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 79% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.5% | 88.2% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 85% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 84% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 77% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 84% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 83% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 85% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 84% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 85% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 88% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 85% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 65.7% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 66% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 71% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 73% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 75% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 78% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 76% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 77% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 78% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 87% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 85% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 85% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 88% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 87% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 90% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 87% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 92% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 87% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 92% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 74% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 78% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 79% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 83% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 84% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 89% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 83% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 88% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74.19% | 73% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 81% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 77% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 74% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 73% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 74% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 73% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 81% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 82% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 83% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 78% | 51% |
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* Downey Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.