Highland Primary School
34 Western Ave
Westfield MA, 01085, Hampden County
Phone: 413-572-6428
Ranking: (924 out of 1,316, bottom 30%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Westfield 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: | 32 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 35 | 32 | |||||||
Total Students: | 399 | 445 | 462 | 474 | 482 | 375 | 355 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 55 | 13.8% | 63 | 14.2% | 66 | 14.3% | 57 | 12.0% | 75 | 15.6% | 68 | 18.1% | 78 | 22.0% |
Grade 1: | 67 | 16.8% | 74 | 16.6% | 61 | 13.2% | 64 | 13.5% | 62 | 12.9% | 79 | 21.1% | 65 | 18.3% |
Grade 2: | 74 | 18.5% | 65 | 14.6% | 66 | 14.3% | 66 | 13.9% | 65 | 13.5% | 65 | 17.3% | 61 | 17.2% |
Grade 3: | 65 | 16.3% | 68 | 15.3% | 62 | 13.4% | 62 | 13.1% | 62 | 12.9% | 60 | 16.0% | 43 | 12.1% |
Grade 4: | 68 | 17.0% | 70 | 15.7% | 104 | 22.5% | 105 | 22.2% | 127 | 26.3% | 40 | 10.7% | 61 | 17.2% |
Grade 5: | 70 | 17.5% | 105 | 23.6% | 103 | 22.3% | 120 | 25.3% | 91 | 18.9% | 63 | 16.8% | 47 | 13.2% |
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: | 220 | 55.1% | 243 | 54.6% | 243 | 52.6% | 238 | 50.2% | 248 | 51.5% | 188 | 50.1% | 170 | 47.9% |
Female: | 179 | 44.9% | 202 | 45.4% | 219 | 47.4% | 236 | 49.8% | 234 | 48.5% | 187 | 49.9% | 180 | 50.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 36 | 9.0% | 20 | 4.5% | 8 | 1.7% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% |
Hispanic: | 47 | 11.8% | 47 | 10.6% | 38 | 8.2% | 47 | 9.9% | 56 | 11.6% | 53 | 14.1% | 58 | 16.3% |
Black: | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.7% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.6% |
White: | 310 | 77.7% | 373 | 83.8% | 407 | 88.1% | 412 | 86.9% | 413 | 85.7% | 314 | 83.7% | 290 | 81.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 249 | 62.4% | 246 | 55.3% | 211 | 45.7% | 213 | 44.9% | 178 | 36.9% | 146 | 38.9% | 165 | 46.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 3.0% | 31 | 7.0% | 21 | 4.5% | 29 | 6.1% | 35 | 7.3% | 59 | 15.7% | 45 | 12.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.36 | 12.97 | 12.69 | 13.04 | 12.25 | 10.80 | 11.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 61.1% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52% | 60% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45% | 62% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38% | 64% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55% | 60% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51% | 52% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48% | 61% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40% | 50% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28% | 42% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43% | 55% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58% | 64% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42% | 60% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 62% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 54% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 56% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 67% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36% | 57% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40% | 60% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 32% | 54% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 45.6% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 51% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 40% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 45% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 53% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 42% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 49% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 54% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 51% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 46% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 45% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23.0% | 25.7% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 34% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 32% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 37% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 47% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 44% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 46% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 41% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 41% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 36% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 50% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 57% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 63% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 63% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 67% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 62% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 69% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 62% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 61% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 35% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 42% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 46% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 49% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 39% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 52% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 49% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 55% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56.25% | 54% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 51% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 52% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 52% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 52% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 60% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 51% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 57% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 50% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 58% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 44% | 51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Highland Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.