Dean S Luce Primary School
45 Independence St
Canton MA, 02021, Norfolk County
Phone: 781-821-5075
Ranking: (311 out of 1,316, top 24%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Canton 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: | 36 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 37 | |||||||
Total Students: | 582 | 564 | 626 | 645 | 609 | 606 | 668 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 131 | 22.5% | 140 | 24.8% | 178 | 28.4% | 172 | 26.7% | 180 | 29.6% | 189 | 31.2% | 224 | 33.5% |
Grade 1: | 98 | 16.8% | 77 | 13.7% | 78 | 12.5% | 118 | 18.3% | 78 | 12.8% | 80 | 13.2% | 101 | 15.1% |
Grade 2: | 77 | 13.2% | 76 | 13.5% | 89 | 14.2% | 82 | 12.7% | 86 | 14.1% | 100 | 16.5% | 92 | 13.8% |
Grade 3: | 82 | 14.1% | 96 | 17.0% | 87 | 13.9% | 86 | 13.3% | 104 | 17.1% | 85 | 14.0% | 83 | 12.4% |
Grade 4: | 107 | 18.4% | 89 | 15.8% | 86 | 13.7% | 101 | 15.7% | 82 | 13.5% | 81 | 13.4% | 76 | 11.4% |
Grade 5: | 87 | 14.9% | 86 | 15.2% | 108 | 17.3% | 86 | 13.3% | 79 | 13.0% | 71 | 11.7% | 92 | 13.8% |
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: | 286 | 49.1% | 289 | 51.2% | 314 | 50.2% | 333 | 51.6% | 316 | 51.9% | 314 | 51.8% | 354 | 53.0% |
Female: | 296 | 50.9% | 275 | 48.8% | 312 | 49.8% | 312 | 48.4% | 293 | 48.1% | 292 | 48.2% | 289 | 43.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 61 | 10.5% | 54 | 9.6% | 59 | 9.4% | 62 | 9.6% | 51 | 8.4% | 38 | 6.3% | 47 | 7.0% |
Hispanic: | 21 | 3.6% | 23 | 4.1% | 26 | 4.2% | 21 | 3.3% | 13 | 2.1% | 14 | 2.3% | 11 | 1.6% |
Black: | 62 | 10.7% | 50 | 8.9% | 56 | 8.9% | 50 | 7.8% | 31 | 5.1% | 31 | 5.1% | 43 | 6.4% |
White: | 410 | 70.4% | 411 | 72.9% | 461 | 73.6% | 490 | 76.0% | 497 | 81.6% | 500 | 82.5% | 546 | 81.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 24 | 4.1% | 25 | 4.4% | 23 | 3.7% | 22 | 3.4% | 17 | 2.8% | 23 | 3.8% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 91 | 15.6% | 87 | 15.4% | 83 | 13.3% | 69 | 10.7% | 39 | 6.4% | 34 | 5.6% | 46 | 6.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 3.6% | 15 | 2.7% | 10 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.3% | 16 | 2.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.18 | 15.74 | 16.41 | 15.76 | 14.59 | 14.40 | 18.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 75.1% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 72% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 73% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 69% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 71% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87% | 78% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76% | 77% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 73% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 71% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 73% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 77% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 71% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 79% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 81% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 79% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 79% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 68% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 82% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 75% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.3% | 70.0% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 77% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 72% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 76% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 72% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 70% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 72% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 70% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 73% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 83% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 73% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42.1% | 55.0% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 61% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 65% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 67% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 64% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 65% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 72% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 61% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 62% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 77% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 66% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 73% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 83% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 75% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 75% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 82% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 78% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 79% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 84% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 61% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 74% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 64% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 66% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 73% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 70% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 76% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 84% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62.50% | 63% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 52% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 61% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 56% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 67% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 58% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 63% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 76% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 67% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 67% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 70% | 51% |
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* Dean S Luce Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.