John Marshall School

35 Westville St, Dorchester, MA 02124 | (617) 635-8810

Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 711

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 711 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-5
Ranks 1062nd out of 1,070 elementary schools in MA.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 35 Westville Street, Dorchester, MA 02124

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Boston School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $21,744
Graduation Rate: 69.1%
Dropout Rate: 7.6%
Students Per Teacher: 13.3
Enrolled Students: 55,371

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 711
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 54.7
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 13.0

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 355 (49.9%)
Females: 356 (50.1%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 40 (5.6%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 596 (83.8%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 636 (89.5%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

John Marshall School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	10	1.4%
Black	372	52.3%
Asian	13	1.8%
Hispanic	291	40.9%
White	10	1.4%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	105	14.8%
Kindergarten	102	14.3%
1st Grade	114	16.0%
2nd Grade	103	14.5%
3rd Grade	94	13.2%
4th Grade	95	13.4%
5th Grade	98	13.8%

Source: MA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that John Marshall School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on MCAS state exams in the following subjects:

English Language Arts
Math
Science

MCAS - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	17.0%	37.0%	63.0%
2009	26.0%	31.0%	57.0%

Math Test
2010	12.0%	42.0%	65.0%
2009	20.0%	33.0%	60.0%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	6.0%	30.0%	54.0%
2009	11.0%	30.0%	53.0%

Math Test
2010	7.0%	28.0%	48.0%
2009	18.0%	27.0%	48.0%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	27.0%	40.0%	63.0%
2009	25.0%	-	-

Math Test
2010	27.0%	39.0%	55.0%
2009	30.0%	-	-

Science Test
2010	1.0%	21.0%	53.0%
2009	2.0%	-	-

Source: MA Department of Education 2009-2010

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