Parthum Middle School
255 East Haverhill St
Lawrence MA, 01841, Essex County
Phone: 978-691-7224
Ranking: (1,213 out of 1,316, bottom 8%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Lawrence 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: | 37 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 28 | |||||||
Total Students: | 516 | 545 | 548 | 550 | 515 | 501 | 508 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 102 | 19.8% | 127 | 23.3% | 128 | 23.4% | 125 | 22.7% | 113 | 21.9% | 124 | 24.8% | 123 | 24.2% |
Grade 6: | 132 | 25.6% | 136 | 25.0% | 132 | 24.1% | 144 | 26.2% | 130 | 25.2% | 133 | 26.5% | 126 | 24.8% |
Grade 7: | 143 | 27.7% | 137 | 25.1% | 142 | 25.9% | 136 | 24.7% | 139 | 27.0% | 118 | 23.6% | 140 | 27.6% |
Grade 8: | 139 | 26.9% | 145 | 26.6% | 146 | 26.6% | 145 | 26.4% | 133 | 25.8% | 126 | 25.1% | 119 | 23.4% |
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: | 265 | 51.4% | 275 | 50.5% | 268 | 48.9% | 275 | 50.0% | 265 | 51.5% | 273 | 54.5% | 268 | 52.8% |
Female: | 251 | 48.6% | 270 | 49.5% | 280 | 51.1% | 275 | 50.0% | 250 | 48.5% | 228 | 45.5% | 236 | 46.5% |
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: | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.0% |
Hispanic: | 456 | 88.4% | 482 | 88.4% | 487 | 88.9% | 482 | 87.6% | 443 | 86.0% | 416 | 83.0% | 412 | 81.1% |
Black: | 10 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.2% | 12 | 2.2% | 10 | 1.8% | 9 | 1.7% | 13 | 2.6% | 15 | 3.0% |
White: | 43 | 8.3% | 45 | 8.3% | 43 | 7.8% | 54 | 9.8% | 59 | 11.5% | 67 | 13.4% | 76 | 15.0% |
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 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 453 | 87.8% | 397 | 72.8% | 427 | 77.9% | 441 | 80.2% | 412 | 80.0% | 388 | 77.4% | 359 | 70.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 5.8% | 45 | 8.3% | 35 | 6.4% | 52 | 9.5% | 32 | 6.2% | 53 | 10.6% | 62 | 12.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.93 | 14.33 | 15.18 | 14.98 | 13.55 | 13.50 | 18.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 32% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 37% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 33% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 36% | 65% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 24% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 30% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 27% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 38% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 19% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 16% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 19% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 26% | 51% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 42% | 69% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 36% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 33% | 66% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 36% | 67% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 29% | 59% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 25% | 58% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 28% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 37% | 60% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 46% | 72% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 47% | 73% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 45% | 71% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 48% | 71% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 22% | 53% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 19% | 51% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 20% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 27% | 52% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 50% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 50% | 79% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 54% | 81% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 48% | 78% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 20% | 51% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 21% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 19% | 52% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 31% | 54% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 6% | 40% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 1% | 5% | 39% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 6% | 11% | 43% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 9% | 39% |
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* Parthum Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.