John F Kennedy Primary School
20 Kimbrough Rd
Billerica MA, 01821, Middlesex County
Phone: 978-528-8570
Ranking: (691 out of 1,316, bottom 47%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Billerica 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: | 22 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | |||||||
Total Students: | 369 | 367 | 417 | 439 | 461 | 504 | 536 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 57 | 15.4% | 46 | 12.5% | 60 | 14.4% | 62 | 14.1% | 58 | 12.6% | 60 | 11.9% | 74 | 13.8% |
Grade 1: | 57 | 15.4% | 63 | 17.2% | 64 | 15.3% | 67 | 15.3% | 71 | 15.4% | 82 | 16.3% | 93 | 17.4% |
Grade 2: | 67 | 18.2% | 56 | 15.3% | 65 | 15.6% | 64 | 14.6% | 82 | 17.8% | 91 | 18.1% | 76 | 14.2% |
Grade 3: | 56 | 15.2% | 68 | 18.5% | 65 | 15.6% | 82 | 18.7% | 90 | 19.5% | 83 | 16.5% | 90 | 16.8% |
Grade 4: | 70 | 19.0% | 63 | 17.2% | 81 | 19.4% | 88 | 20.0% | 82 | 17.8% | 86 | 17.1% | 100 | 18.7% |
Grade 5: | 62 | 16.8% | 71 | 19.3% | 82 | 19.7% | 76 | 17.3% | 78 | 16.9% | 102 | 20.2% | 103 | 19.2% |
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: | 191 | 51.8% | 193 | 52.6% | 216 | 51.8% | 225 | 51.3% | 247 | 53.6% | 258 | 51.2% | 274 | 51.1% |
Female: | 178 | 48.2% | 174 | 47.4% | 201 | 48.2% | 214 | 48.7% | 214 | 46.4% | 246 | 48.8% | 258 | 48.1% |
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% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 9 | 2.4% | 7 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 5 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.6% | 10 | 2.4% | 9 | 2.1% | 11 | 2.4% | 14 | 2.8% | 13 | 2.4% |
Black: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
White: | 350 | 94.9% | 348 | 94.8% | 393 | 94.2% | 414 | 94.3% | 438 | 95.0% | 482 | 95.6% | 515 | 96.1% |
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: | 4 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 11.1% | 34 | 9.3% | 21 | 5.0% | 28 | 6.4% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 2.7% | 14 | 3.8% | 10 | 2.4% | 14 | 3.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 6 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.60 | 15.05 | 17.25 | 15.74 | 15.63 | 15.80 | 16.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.7% | 61.1% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 62% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58% | 55% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54% | 57% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 66% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 63% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 62% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 57% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52% | 40% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 64% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 65% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55% | 57% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 67% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52% | 63% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 49% | 59% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 68% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76% | 69% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 62% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 57% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.3% | 62.0% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 61% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 54% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 54% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 54% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 51% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 51% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 55% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 49% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 58% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 54% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36.3% | 45.3% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 45% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 41% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 30% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 48% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 51% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 45% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 43% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 41% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 49% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 53% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 62% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 65% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 64% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 68% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 63% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 67% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 58% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 65% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 34% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 46% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 51% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 55% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 53% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 54% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 51% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 62% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52.5% | 56% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 65% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 51% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 51% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 51% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 48% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 44% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 50% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 42% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 39% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 40% | 51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* John F Kennedy Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.