Douglas Primary School
21 Elm St
Acton MA, 01720, Middlesex County
Phone: 978-266-2560
Ranking: (50 out of 1,316, top 4%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Acton 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: | 26 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 478 | 483 | 483 | 488 | 499 | 489 | 492 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 61 | 12.8% | 60 | 12.4% | 60 | 12.4% | 61 | 12.5% | 65 | 13.0% | 60 | 12.3% | 59 | 12.0% |
Grade 1: | 67 | 14.0% | 64 | 13.3% | 66 | 13.7% | 66 | 13.5% | 67 | 13.4% | 65 | 13.3% | 60 | 12.2% |
Grade 2: | 64 | 13.4% | 67 | 13.9% | 68 | 14.1% | 69 | 14.1% | 69 | 13.8% | 67 | 13.7% | 68 | 13.8% |
Grade 3: | 70 | 14.6% | 74 | 15.3% | 71 | 14.7% | 69 | 14.1% | 73 | 14.6% | 71 | 14.5% | 77 | 15.7% |
Grade 4: | 72 | 15.1% | 72 | 14.9% | 70 | 14.5% | 75 | 15.4% | 73 | 14.6% | 75 | 15.3% | 77 | 15.7% |
Grade 5: | 73 | 15.3% | 71 | 14.7% | 75 | 15.5% | 74 | 15.2% | 74 | 14.8% | 77 | 15.7% | 75 | 15.2% |
Grade 6: | 71 | 14.9% | 75 | 15.5% | 73 | 15.1% | 74 | 15.2% | 78 | 15.6% | 74 | 15.1% | 76 | 15.4% |
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: | 274 | 57.3% | 275 | 56.9% | 268 | 55.5% | 254 | 52.0% | 277 | 55.5% | 270 | 55.2% | 246 | 50.0% |
Female: | 204 | 42.7% | 208 | 43.1% | 215 | 44.5% | 234 | 48.0% | 222 | 44.5% | 219 | 44.8% | 217 | 44.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 109 | 22.8% | 99 | 20.5% | 105 | 21.7% | 101 | 20.7% | 97 | 19.4% | 97 | 19.8% | 92 | 18.7% |
Hispanic: | 9 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.7% | 14 | 2.9% | 15 | 3.0% | 19 | 3.9% | 22 | 4.5% |
Black: | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% |
White: | 312 | 65.3% | 330 | 68.3% | 326 | 67.5% | 330 | 67.6% | 342 | 68.5% | 338 | 69.1% | 351 | 71.3% |
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: | 41 | 8.6% | 41 | 8.5% | 39 | 8.1% | 39 | 8.0% | 40 | 8.0% | 31 | 6.3% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 5.2% | 20 | 4.1% | 15 | 3.1% | 10 | 2.0% | 11 | 2.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.41 | 17.32 | 19.20 | 19.30 | 20.00 | 19.60 | 19.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 84.1% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 80% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89% | 82% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 74% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86% | 82% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89% | 83% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 80% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 77% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 69% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85% | 79% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84% | 78% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 76% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84% | 83% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 84% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92% | 82% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86% | 81% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 85% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86% | 84% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86% | 81% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.6% | 86.1% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 86% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 80% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 78% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 85% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 80% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 79% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 74% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 72% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 74% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 75% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.5% | 74.3% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 80% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 76% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 71% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 72% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 76% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 71% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 70% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 71% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 72% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 74% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 89% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 88% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 86% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 87% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 86% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 87% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 82% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 85% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 78% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 77% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 79% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 83% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 77% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 83% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 82% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 84% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.93% | 87% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 85% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 80% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 79% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 80% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 73% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 79% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 74% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 73% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 76% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 78% | 51% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 93% | 64% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 93% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 91% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 90% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 89% | 69% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 90% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 88% | 66% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 88% | 67% |
2003 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 77.1% | 79.1% | 42% |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 84% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 84% | 46% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 83% | 46% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 88% | 52% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 86% | 56% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 85% | 57% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 89% | 59% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 87% | 58% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 90% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 88% | 60% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Douglas 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.