John William Decas Primary School
760 Main St
West Wareham MA, 02576, Plymouth County
Phone: 508-291-3530
Ranking: (991 out of 1,316, bottom 25%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Wareham 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: | 41 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 48 | 46 | |||||||
Total Students: | 510 | 665 | 692 | 714 | 682 | 688 | 611 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 99 | 19.4% | 105 | 15.8% | 112 | 16.2% | 113 | 15.8% | 100 | 14.7% | 106 | 15.4% | 22 | 3.6% |
Grade 1: | 99 | 19.4% | 106 | 15.9% | 109 | 15.8% | 123 | 17.2% | 105 | 15.4% | 121 | 17.6% | 105 | 17.2% |
Grade 2: | 103 | 20.2% | 108 | 16.2% | 123 | 17.8% | 110 | 15.4% | 127 | 18.6% | 106 | 15.4% | 119 | 19.5% |
Grade 3: | 109 | 21.4% | 114 | 17.1% | 112 | 16.2% | 134 | 18.8% | 110 | 16.1% | 116 | 16.9% | 125 | 20.5% |
Grade 4: | 100 | 19.6% | 110 | 16.5% | 120 | 17.3% | 119 | 16.7% | 122 | 17.9% | 115 | 16.7% | 119 | 19.5% |
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: | 255 | 50.0% | 338 | 50.8% | 350 | 50.6% | 361 | 50.6% | 361 | 52.9% | 369 | 53.6% | 292 | 47.8% |
Female: | 255 | 50.0% | 327 | 49.2% | 342 | 49.4% | 353 | 49.4% | 321 | 47.1% | 319 | 46.4% | 255 | 41.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 7 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.8% |
Asian: | 10 | 2.0% | 11 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.2% | 13 | 1.8% | 9 | 1.3% | 6 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 7 | 1.4% | 22 | 3.3% | 20 | 2.9% | 24 | 3.4% | 24 | 3.5% | 29 | 4.2% | 26 | 4.3% |
Black: | 41 | 8.0% | 48 | 7.2% | 47 | 6.8% | 47 | 6.6% | 49 | 7.2% | 50 | 7.3% | 39 | 6.4% |
White: | 412 | 80.8% | 523 | 78.6% | 549 | 79.3% | 563 | 78.9% | 530 | 77.7% | 536 | 77.9% | 479 | 78.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 38 | 7.5% | 54 | 8.1% | 58 | 8.4% | 57 | 8.0% | 62 | 9.1% | 59 | 8.6% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 235 | 46.1% | 306 | 46.0% | 262 | 37.9% | 256 | 35.9% | 235 | 34.5% | 207 | 30.1% | 187 | 30.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 58 | 11.4% | 58 | 8.7% | 72 | 10.4% | 60 | 8.4% | 74 | 10.9% | 82 | 11.9% | 76 | 12.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.35 | 13.49 | 14.21 | 14.70 | 14.70 | 14.30 | 13.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.2% | 51.2% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52% | 49% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39% | 45% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51% | 52% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58% | 57% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48% | 50% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56% | 54% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42% | 48% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47% | 45% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 49% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47% | 47% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53% | 52% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 63% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 63% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56% | 54% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53% | 58% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 61% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54% | 56% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51% | 51% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.7% | 48.7% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 45% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 36% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 44% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 50% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 39% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 43% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 43% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 46% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 51% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 45% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.5% | 35.5% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 28% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 28% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 35% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 40% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 44% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 36% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 38% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 39% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 44% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 44% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 57% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 56% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 55% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 66% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 57% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 64% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 53% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 52% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 38% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 38% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 45% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 52% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 39% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 63% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 48% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 51% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52.48% | 53% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 49% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 41% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 37% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 41% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 56% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 42% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 43% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 50% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 38% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 31% | 51% |
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* John William Decas Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.