Merrymount Primary School
4 Agawam Rd
Quincy MA, 02169, Norfolk County
Phone: 617-984-8762
Ranking: (293 out of 1,316, top 22%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Quincy 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: | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |||||||
Total Students: | 386 | 374 | 370 | 358 | 321 | 298 | 308 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 64 | 16.6% | 58 | 15.5% | 73 | 19.7% | 67 | 18.7% | 73 | 22.7% | 56 | 18.8% | 45 | 14.6% |
Grade 1: | 63 | 16.3% | 72 | 19.3% | 65 | 17.6% | 77 | 21.5% | 62 | 19.3% | 43 | 14.4% | 55 | 17.9% |
Grade 2: | 65 | 16.8% | 60 | 16.0% | 78 | 21.1% | 60 | 16.8% | 40 | 12.5% | 54 | 18.1% | 50 | 16.2% |
Grade 3: | 61 | 15.8% | 78 | 20.9% | 60 | 16.2% | 41 | 11.5% | 58 | 18.1% | 50 | 16.8% | 38 | 12.3% |
Grade 4: | 73 | 18.9% | 64 | 17.1% | 40 | 10.8% | 56 | 15.6% | 54 | 16.8% | 33 | 11.1% | 63 | 20.5% |
Grade 5: | 60 | 15.5% | 42 | 11.2% | 54 | 14.6% | 57 | 15.9% | 34 | 10.6% | 62 | 20.8% | 57 | 18.5% |
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: | 196 | 50.8% | 201 | 53.7% | 208 | 56.2% | 194 | 54.2% | 178 | 55.5% | 156 | 52.3% | 169 | 54.9% |
Female: | 190 | 49.2% | 173 | 46.3% | 162 | 43.8% | 164 | 45.8% | 143 | 44.5% | 142 | 47.7% | 132 | 42.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 73 | 18.9% | 71 | 19.0% | 52 | 14.1% | 47 | 13.1% | 42 | 13.1% | 35 | 11.7% | 35 | 11.4% |
Hispanic: | 7 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.7% | 9 | 2.8% | 12 | 4.0% | 13 | 4.2% |
Black: | 18 | 4.7% | 14 | 3.7% | 14 | 3.8% | 16 | 4.5% | 11 | 3.4% | 7 | 2.3% | 13 | 4.2% |
White: | 280 | 72.5% | 276 | 73.8% | 289 | 78.1% | 278 | 77.7% | 254 | 79.1% | 240 | 80.5% | 244 | 79.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.6% | 9 | 2.5% | 5 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.3% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 87 | 22.5% | 81 | 21.7% | 80 | 21.6% | 73 | 20.4% | 58 | 18.1% | 47 | 15.8% | 52 | 16.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 7.3% | 26 | 7.0% | 18 | 4.9% | 19 | 5.3% | 16 | 5.0% | 15 | 5.0% | 12 | 3.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.30 | 16.70 | 16.52 | 16.89 | 16.78 | 15.10 | 15.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.5% | 62.2% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85% | 53% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 46% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90% | 57% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 57% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 53% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 58% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 57% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48% | 47% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 54% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84% | 54% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 57% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 60% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 63% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 58% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91% | 73% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91% | 66% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 56% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 54% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.5% | 56.0% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 53% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 44% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 45% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 50% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 46% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 46% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 56% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 52% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 56% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 58% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 44.2% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 41% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 32% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 34% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 45% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 41% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 38% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 44% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 45% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 42% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 50% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 60% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 56% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 56% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 60% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 56% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 64% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 56% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 61% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 44% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 48% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 51% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 58% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 50% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 60% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 57% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 60% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68.75% | 47% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 50% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 45% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 48% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 42% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 46% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 47% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 51% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 51% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 54% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 50% | 51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Merrymount 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.