Elm Street School
160 Elm St
Gardner MA, 01440, Worcester County
Phone: 978-632-1673
Ranking: (1,010 out of 1,316, bottom 23%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 5
School District: Gardner 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: | 35 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 487 | 518 | 490 | 500 | 475 | 481 | 518 | |||||||
Grade 3: | 108 | 22.2% | 120 | 23.2% | 108 | 22.0% | 123 | 24.6% | 104 | 21.9% | 94 | 19.5% | 113 | 21.8% |
Grade 4: | 193 | 39.6% | 190 | 36.7% | 199 | 40.6% | 189 | 37.8% | 184 | 38.7% | 188 | 39.1% | 203 | 39.2% |
Grade 5: | 186 | 38.2% | 208 | 40.2% | 183 | 37.3% | 188 | 37.6% | 187 | 39.4% | 199 | 41.4% | 202 | 39.0% |
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: | 262 | 53.8% | 270 | 52.1% | 246 | 50.2% | 258 | 51.6% | 250 | 52.6% | 268 | 55.7% | 271 | 52.3% |
Female: | 225 | 46.2% | 248 | 47.9% | 244 | 49.8% | 242 | 48.4% | 225 | 47.4% | 213 | 44.3% | 240 | 46.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 6 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.7% | 13 | 2.7% | 13 | 2.6% | 11 | 2.3% | 13 | 2.7% | 11 | 2.1% |
Hispanic: | 65 | 13.3% | 65 | 12.5% | 66 | 13.5% | 63 | 12.6% | 62 | 13.1% | 47 | 9.8% | 45 | 8.7% |
Black: | 10 | 2.1% | 20 | 3.9% | 17 | 3.5% | 22 | 4.4% | 16 | 3.4% | 19 | 4.0% | 27 | 5.2% |
White: | 365 | 74.9% | 396 | 76.4% | 380 | 77.6% | 395 | 79.0% | 377 | 79.4% | 392 | 81.5% | 429 | 82.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 39 | 8.0% | 27 | 5.2% | 14 | 2.9% | 7 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.5% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 257 | 52.8% | 257 | 49.6% | 241 | 49.2% | 224 | 44.8% | 212 | 44.6% | 170 | 35.3% | 179 | 34.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 9.7% | 60 | 11.6% | 52 | 10.6% | 58 | 11.6% | 43 | 9.1% | 46 | 9.6% | 39 | 7.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.93 | 14.81 | 14.98 | 15.48 | 14.26 | 13.60 | 14.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 58.8% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40% | 42% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44% | 41% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55% | 51% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 66% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 56% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51% | 53% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38% | 38% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56% | 51% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43% | 40% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44% | 39% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45% | 48% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52% | 64% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 51% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40% | 40% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47% | 49% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 62% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 73% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 58% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.8% | 50.6% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 54% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 50% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 51% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 56% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 31% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 35% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 47% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 42% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 40% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 41% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.5% | 39.2% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 38% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 41% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 43% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 47% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 28% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 32% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 43% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 33% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 39% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 42% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 70% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 62% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 64% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 52% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 53% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 61% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 50% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 55% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 36% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 36% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 36% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 29% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 31% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 40% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 34% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 42% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50.74% | 50% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 56% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 45% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 51% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 38% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 48% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 32% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 37% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 42% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 36% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 32% | 51% |
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* Elm Street School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.