Walter J Paton Primary School
58 Grafton St
Shrewsbury MA, 01545, Worcester County
Phone: 508-841-8626
Ranking: (6 out of 1,316, top 0%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 4
School District: Shrewsbury 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: | 21 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | |||||||
Total Students: | 340 | 342 | 366 | 371 | 358 | 365 | 358 | |||||||
Grade 1: | 75 | 22.1% | 80 | 23.4% | 83 | 22.7% | 89 | 24.0% | 82 | 22.9% | 89 | 24.4% | 87 | 24.3% |
Grade 2: | 83 | 24.4% | 85 | 24.9% | 92 | 25.1% | 84 | 22.6% | 98 | 27.4% | 88 | 24.1% | 81 | 22.6% |
Grade 3: | 88 | 25.9% | 93 | 27.2% | 89 | 24.3% | 105 | 28.3% | 94 | 26.3% | 84 | 23.0% | 108 | 30.2% |
Grade 4: | 94 | 27.6% | 84 | 24.6% | 102 | 27.9% | 93 | 25.1% | 84 | 23.5% | 104 | 28.5% | 82 | 22.9% |
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: | 184 | 54.1% | 174 | 50.9% | 186 | 50.8% | 192 | 51.8% | 178 | 49.7% | 185 | 50.7% | 174 | 48.6% |
Female: | 156 | 45.9% | 168 | 49.1% | 180 | 49.2% | 179 | 48.2% | 180 | 50.3% | 180 | 49.3% | 170 | 47.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 42 | 12.4% | 41 | 12.0% | 48 | 13.1% | 56 | 15.1% | 36 | 10.1% | 31 | 8.5% | 23 | 6.4% |
Hispanic: | 15 | 4.4% | 14 | 4.1% | 15 | 4.1% | 16 | 4.3% | 7 | 2.0% | 10 | 2.7% | 16 | 4.5% |
Black: | 4 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% |
White: | 272 | 80.0% | 273 | 79.8% | 291 | 79.5% | 282 | 76.0% | 302 | 84.4% | 313 | 85.8% | 305 | 85.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 2.1% | 8 | 2.3% | 8 | 2.2% | 9 | 2.4% | 10 | 2.8% | 8 | 2.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 7.4% | 28 | 8.2% | 21 | 5.7% | 31 | 8.4% | 18 | 5.0% | 11 | 3.0% | 17 | 4.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 2.1% | 9 | 2.6% | 10 | 2.7% | 11 | 3.0% | 8 | 2.2% | 8 | 2.2% | 8 | 2.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.84 | 24.10 | 17.21 | 17.46 | 16.47 | 15.90 | 16.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 78.6% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 76% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88% | 76% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93% | 79% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89% | 81% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89% | 84% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95% | 84% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91% | 80% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86% | 70% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 81% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91% | 79% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94% | 84% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 98% | 88% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93% | 86% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95% | 88% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95% | 88% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 72% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 78% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88% | 78% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.4% | 66.6% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 70% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 67% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 70% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 81% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 74% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 80% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 84% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 85% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 89% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 84% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.7% | 45.6% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 58% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 52% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 60% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 67% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 80% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 74% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 81% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 79% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 84% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 78% | 52% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.56% | 72% | 52% |
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* Walter J Paton Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.