Paper Mill Primary School
148 Paper Mill Rd
Westfield MA, 01085, Hampden County
Phone: 413-572-6519
Ranking: (818 out of 1,316, bottom 38%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Westfield 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: | 32 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 32 | |||||||
Total Students: | 466 | 477 | 497 | 474 | 463 | 377 | 391 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 72 | 15.5% | 89 | 18.7% | 84 | 16.9% | 78 | 16.5% | 89 | 19.2% | 55 | 14.6% | 51 | 13.0% |
Grade 1: | 81 | 17.4% | 84 | 17.6% | 83 | 16.7% | 90 | 19.0% | 69 | 14.9% | 47 | 12.5% | 72 | 18.4% |
Grade 2: | 79 | 17.0% | 75 | 15.7% | 87 | 17.5% | 71 | 15.0% | 69 | 14.9% | 68 | 18.0% | 66 | 16.9% |
Grade 3: | 74 | 15.9% | 82 | 17.2% | 73 | 14.7% | 75 | 15.8% | 77 | 16.6% | 67 | 17.8% | 66 | 16.9% |
Grade 4: | 86 | 18.5% | 72 | 15.1% | 79 | 15.9% | 81 | 17.1% | 79 | 17.1% | 66 | 17.5% | 72 | 18.4% |
Grade 5: | 74 | 15.9% | 75 | 15.7% | 91 | 18.3% | 79 | 16.7% | 80 | 17.3% | 74 | 19.6% | 64 | 16.4% |
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: | 250 | 53.6% | 243 | 50.9% | 253 | 50.9% | 238 | 50.2% | 227 | 49.0% | 184 | 48.8% | 182 | 46.5% |
Female: | 216 | 46.4% | 234 | 49.1% | 244 | 49.1% | 236 | 49.8% | 236 | 51.0% | 193 | 51.2% | 199 | 50.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 8 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.9% | 11 | 2.2% | 8 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.8% |
Hispanic: | 13 | 2.8% | 80 | 16.8% | 75 | 15.1% | 64 | 13.5% | 47 | 10.2% | 29 | 7.7% | 26 | 6.6% |
Black: | 11 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.2% | 11 | 2.3% | 12 | 2.6% | 11 | 2.9% | 10 | 2.6% |
White: | 428 | 91.8% | 379 | 79.5% | 399 | 80.3% | 386 | 81.4% | 390 | 84.2% | 326 | 86.5% | 341 | 87.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.3% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 195 | 41.8% | 184 | 38.6% | 182 | 36.6% | 143 | 30.2% | 122 | 26.3% | 66 | 17.5% | 68 | 17.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 4.1% | 27 | 5.7% | 21 | 4.2% | 19 | 4.0% | 14 | 3.0% | 14 | 3.7% | 16 | 4.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.78 | 13.00 | 13.90 | 13.60 | 13.65 | 12.20 | 12.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.6% | 61.1% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 60% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 62% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48% | 64% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 60% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34% | 52% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 61% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42% | 50% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 32% | 42% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48% | 55% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 64% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48% | 60% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58% | 62% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34% | 54% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58% | 56% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 67% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54% | 57% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57% | 60% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34% | 54% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.3% | 45.6% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 51% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 40% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 45% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 53% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 42% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 49% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 54% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 51% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 46% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 45% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36.8% | 25.7% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 34% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 32% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 37% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 47% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 44% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 46% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 41% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 41% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 36% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 50% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 57% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 63% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 63% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 67% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 62% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 69% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 62% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 61% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 35% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 42% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 46% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 49% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 39% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 52% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 49% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 55% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57.14% | 54% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 51% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 52% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 52% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 52% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 60% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 51% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 57% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 50% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 58% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 44% | 51% |
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* Paper Mill Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.