Howard School
70 Howard St
West Bridgewater MA, 02379, Plymouth County
Phone: 508-894-1250
Ranking: (437 out of 1,316, top 33%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 6
School District: West Bridgewater 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: | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 18 | |||||||
Total Students: | 285 | 302 | 303 | 317 | 287 | 286 | 281 | |||||||
Grade 4: | 98 | 34.4% | 92 | 30.5% | 90 | 29.7% | 116 | 36.6% | 88 | 30.7% | 99 | 34.6% | 92 | 32.7% |
Grade 5: | 97 | 34.0% | 91 | 30.1% | 114 | 37.6% | 96 | 30.3% | 100 | 34.8% | 97 | 33.9% | 88 | 31.3% |
Grade 6: | 90 | 31.6% | 119 | 39.4% | 99 | 32.7% | 105 | 33.1% | 99 | 34.5% | 90 | 31.5% | 101 | 35.9% |
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: | 149 | 52.3% | 153 | 50.7% | 142 | 46.9% | 149 | 47.0% | 135 | 47.0% | 139 | 48.6% | 132 | 47.0% |
Female: | 136 | 47.7% | 149 | 49.3% | 161 | 53.1% | 168 | 53.0% | 152 | 53.0% | 147 | 51.4% | 134 | 47.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 4 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 7 | 2.5% | 5 | 1.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% |
Black: | 4 | 1.4% | 8 | 2.6% | 8 | 2.6% | 8 | 2.5% | 6 | 2.1% | 7 | 2.4% | 10 | 3.6% |
White: | 261 | 91.6% | 274 | 90.7% | 277 | 91.4% | 295 | 93.1% | 268 | 93.4% | 269 | 94.1% | 256 | 91.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 9 | 3.2% | 11 | 3.6% | 11 | 3.6% | 8 | 2.5% | 4 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.7% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 11.2% | 28 | 9.3% | 34 | 11.2% | 36 | 11.4% | 35 | 12.2% | 26 | 9.1% | 26 | 9.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 2.8% | 9 | 3.0% | 6 | 2.0% | 8 | 2.5% | 5 | 1.7% | 12 | 4.2% | 12 | 4.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.77 | 15.17 | 14.44 | 16.25 | 17.72 | 16.20 | 15.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.1% | 58.1% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 61% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 49% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 54% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 57% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 62% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 65% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 66% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 67% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 61% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 70% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.9% | 52.9% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 41% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 47% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 49% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 49% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 54% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 62% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 60% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 72% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 72% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 61% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 59% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 77% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 73% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 70% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 69% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 80% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 73% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 78% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 40% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 65% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 58% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 48% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 55% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 63% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 78% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 73% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58.06% | 58% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 58% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 40% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 49% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 53% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 50% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 42% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 46% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 44% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 67% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 59% | 51% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 56% | 64% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 81% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 85% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 69% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 79% | 69% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 78% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 71% | 66% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 74% | 67% |
2003 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 47.3% | 45.8% | 42% |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 33% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 65% | 46% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 50% | 46% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 60% | 52% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 75% | 56% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 58% | 57% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 74% | 59% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 72% | 58% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 74% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 75% | 60% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Howard School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.