West Elementary Primary School
58 Beacon St
Andover MA, 01810, Essex County
Phone: 978-623-8800
Ranking: (177 out of 1,316, top 13%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Andover 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: | 50 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 44 | |||||||
Total Students: | 659 | 680 | 679 | 671 | 677 | 677 | 683 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 56 | 8.5% | 62 | 9.1% | 73 | 10.8% | 80 | 11.9% | 61 | 9.0% | 78 | 11.5% | 78 | 11.4% |
Grade 1: | 83 | 12.6% | 87 | 12.8% | 89 | 13.1% | 75 | 11.2% | 86 | 12.7% | 84 | 12.4% | 86 | 12.6% |
Grade 2: | 84 | 12.7% | 97 | 14.3% | 79 | 11.6% | 89 | 13.3% | 96 | 14.2% | 88 | 13.0% | 90 | 13.2% |
Grade 3: | 149 | 22.6% | 127 | 18.7% | 145 | 21.4% | 152 | 22.7% | 137 | 20.2% | 136 | 20.1% | 155 | 22.7% |
Grade 4: | 130 | 19.7% | 149 | 21.9% | 154 | 22.7% | 135 | 20.1% | 137 | 20.2% | 157 | 23.2% | 133 | 19.5% |
Grade 5: | 153 | 23.2% | 155 | 22.8% | 138 | 20.3% | 137 | 20.4% | 156 | 23.0% | 134 | 19.8% | 141 | 20.6% |
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: | 324 | 49.2% | 333 | 49.0% | 326 | 48.0% | 327 | 48.7% | 343 | 50.7% | 359 | 53.0% | 338 | 49.5% |
Female: | 335 | 50.8% | 347 | 51.0% | 353 | 52.0% | 344 | 51.3% | 334 | 49.3% | 318 | 47.0% | 311 | 45.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 81 | 12.3% | 83 | 12.2% | 84 | 12.4% | 84 | 12.5% | 75 | 11.1% | 73 | 10.8% | 77 | 11.3% |
Hispanic: | 34 | 5.2% | 28 | 4.1% | 26 | 3.8% | 23 | 3.4% | 23 | 3.4% | 19 | 2.8% | 18 | 2.6% |
Black: | 9 | 1.4% | 16 | 2.4% | 16 | 2.4% | 11 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% |
White: | 513 | 77.8% | 533 | 78.4% | 534 | 78.6% | 534 | 79.6% | 550 | 81.2% | 547 | 80.8% | 550 | 80.5% |
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: | 21 | 3.2% | 18 | 2.6% | 18 | 2.7% | 18 | 2.7% | 20 | 3.0% | 31 | 4.6% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 6.8% | 49 | 7.2% | 40 | 5.9% | 45 | 6.7% | 31 | 4.6% | 19 | 2.8% | 16 | 2.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 1.5% | 15 | 2.2% | 11 | 1.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 13 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.06 | 14.92 | 14.95 | 15.33 | 15.30 | 14.70 | 15.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.5% | 79.6% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 75% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 75% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 79% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 81% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 78% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 83% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 74% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 79% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 74% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 79% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 83% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86% | 84% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 80% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76% | 82% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 78% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 83% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 80% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 82% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.5% | 78.2% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 76% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 72% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 73% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 84% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 75% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 80% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 77% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 72% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 74% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 76% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.9% | 66.5% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 62% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 67% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 64% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 73% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 66% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 74% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 72% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 71% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 67% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 74% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 87% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 88% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 88% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 85% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 84% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 89% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 84% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 82% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 77% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 81% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 82% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 81% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 82% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 86% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 82% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 83% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.76% | 81% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 83% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 78% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 74% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 79% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 79% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 76% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 79% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 75% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 79% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 71% | 51% |
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* West Elementary 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.