South Elementary Primary School
70 Harpin St
Bellingham MA, 02019, Norfolk County
Phone: 508-883-8001
Ranking: (357 out of 1,316, top 27%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Bellingham 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: | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 28 | |||||||
Total Students: | 446 | 451 | 443 | 442 | 429 | 412 | 404 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 75 | 16.8% | 88 | 19.5% | 77 | 17.4% | 92 | 20.8% | 90 | 21.0% | 93 | 22.6% | 92 | 22.8% |
Grade 1: | 93 | 20.9% | 80 | 17.7% | 95 | 21.4% | 85 | 19.2% | 97 | 22.6% | 92 | 22.3% | 69 | 17.1% |
Grade 2: | 87 | 19.5% | 104 | 23.1% | 80 | 18.1% | 95 | 21.5% | 94 | 21.9% | 69 | 16.7% | 75 | 18.6% |
Grade 3: | 105 | 23.5% | 88 | 19.5% | 93 | 21.0% | 97 | 21.9% | 72 | 16.8% | 75 | 18.2% | 78 | 19.3% |
Grade 4: | 86 | 19.3% | 91 | 20.2% | 98 | 22.1% | 73 | 16.5% | 76 | 17.7% | 83 | 20.1% | 90 | 22.3% |
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: | 216 | 48.4% | 230 | 51.0% | 227 | 51.2% | 232 | 52.5% | 229 | 53.4% | 227 | 55.1% | 211 | 52.2% |
Female: | 230 | 51.6% | 221 | 49.0% | 216 | 48.8% | 210 | 47.5% | 200 | 46.6% | 185 | 44.9% | 183 | 45.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 20 | 4.5% | 21 | 4.7% | 25 | 5.6% | 21 | 4.8% | 22 | 5.1% | 19 | 4.6% | 18 | 4.5% |
Hispanic: | 13 | 2.9% | 7 | 1.6% | 15 | 3.4% | 10 | 2.3% | 11 | 2.6% | 10 | 2.4% | 7 | 1.7% |
Black: | 8 | 1.8% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.7% |
White: | 403 | 90.4% | 414 | 91.8% | 394 | 88.9% | 400 | 90.5% | 378 | 88.1% | 367 | 89.1% | 365 | 90.3% |
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: | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.6% | 11 | 2.6% | 8 | 1.9% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 65 | 14.6% | 45 | 10.0% | 45 | 10.2% | 47 | 10.6% | 42 | 9.8% | 39 | 9.5% | 40 | 9.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 3.8% | 15 | 3.3% | 13 | 2.9% | 23 | 5.2% | 18 | 4.2% | 14 | 3.4% | 7 | 1.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.59 | 15.75 | 16.53 | 17.35 | 17.88 | 14.00 | 14.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.3% | 72.1% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 71% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 71% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 61% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 70% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 61% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84% | 69% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 63% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54% | 45% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86% | 76% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 72% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84% | 72% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 71% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 73% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 60% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 71% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76% | 70% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 73% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55% | 55% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.3% | 53.7% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 64% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 51% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 51% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 58% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 57% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 60% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 61% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 57% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 57% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 65% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.3% | 40.8% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 46% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 37% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 35% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 53% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 58% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 59% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 52% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 46% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 52% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 54% | 52% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70.73% | 65% | 52% |
2003 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51.1% | 57.3% | 42% |
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* South Elementary 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.