Thoreau Primary School
29 Prairie St
Concord MA, 01742, Middlesex County
Phone: 978-318-1300
Ranking: (79 out of 1,316, top 6%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Concord 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: | 36 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 38 | 37 | 35 | |||||||
Total Students: | 513 | 502 | 481 | 453 | 450 | 444 | 441 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 13 | 2.5% | 30 | 6.0% | 32 | 6.7% | 10 | 2.2% | 10 | 2.2% | 16 | 3.6% | 10 | 2.3% |
Kindergarten: | 80 | 15.6% | 84 | 16.7% | 72 | 15.0% | 77 | 17.0% | 73 | 16.2% | 74 | 16.7% | 60 | 13.6% |
Grade 1: | 82 | 16.0% | 76 | 15.1% | 75 | 15.6% | 71 | 15.7% | 78 | 17.3% | 54 | 12.2% | 70 | 15.9% |
Grade 2: | 86 | 16.8% | 80 | 15.9% | 76 | 15.8% | 86 | 19.0% | 55 | 12.2% | 74 | 16.7% | 76 | 17.2% |
Grade 3: | 85 | 16.6% | 76 | 15.1% | 86 | 17.9% | 55 | 12.1% | 80 | 17.8% | 76 | 17.1% | 86 | 19.5% |
Grade 4: | 74 | 14.4% | 92 | 18.3% | 55 | 11.4% | 80 | 17.7% | 76 | 16.9% | 79 | 17.8% | 72 | 16.3% |
Grade 5: | 93 | 18.1% | 64 | 12.7% | 85 | 17.7% | 74 | 16.3% | 78 | 17.3% | 71 | 16.0% | 67 | 15.2% |
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: | 279 | 54.4% | 268 | 53.4% | 257 | 53.4% | 251 | 55.4% | 244 | 54.2% | 229 | 51.6% | 211 | 47.8% |
Female: | 234 | 45.6% | 234 | 46.6% | 224 | 46.6% | 202 | 44.6% | 206 | 45.8% | 215 | 48.4% | 209 | 47.4% |
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: | 34 | 6.6% | 45 | 9.0% | 35 | 7.3% | 29 | 6.4% | 25 | 5.6% | 30 | 6.8% | 29 | 6.6% |
Hispanic: | 21 | 4.1% | 18 | 3.6% | 22 | 4.6% | 24 | 5.3% | 19 | 4.2% | 18 | 4.1% | 19 | 4.3% |
Black: | 22 | 4.3% | 23 | 4.6% | 22 | 4.6% | 17 | 3.8% | 16 | 3.6% | 14 | 3.2% | 14 | 3.2% |
White: | 402 | 78.4% | 381 | 75.9% | 370 | 76.9% | 360 | 79.5% | 368 | 81.8% | 366 | 82.4% | 362 | 82.1% |
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: | 34 | 6.6% | 35 | 7.0% | 32 | 6.7% | 23 | 5.1% | 22 | 4.9% | 16 | 3.6% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 3.3% | 15 | 3.0% | 14 | 2.9% | 14 | 3.1% | 15 | 3.3% | 11 | 2.5% | 6 | 1.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.6% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.06 | 14.05 | 14.23 | 13.16 | 11.92 | 11.90 | 12.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.6% | 82.2% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 84% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 77% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 80% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84% | 82% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86% | 83% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85% | 86% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 81% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55% | 63% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77% | 78% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 63% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 73% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 80% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 77% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85% | 86% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84% | 89% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 85% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85% | 84% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76% | 77% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 77.3% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 78% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 79% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 82% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 80% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 82% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 79% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 84% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 83% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 83% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 85% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.2% | 64.8% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 68% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 68% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 71% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 65% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 75% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 71% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 67% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 76% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 78% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 87% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 88% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 92% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 84% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 90% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 83% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 90% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 85% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 85% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 74% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 78% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 69% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 88% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 83% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 87% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 86% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 88% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.65% | 77% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 73% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 74% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 73% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 77% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 68% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 79% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 83% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 81% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 81% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 75% | 51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Thoreau Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.