Helen Keller Elementary Primary School
500 Lincoln St
Franklin MA, 02038, Norfolk County
Phone: 508-553-0322
Ranking: (104 out of 1,316, top 8%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Franklin 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: | 34 | 35 | 32 | 34 | 38 | 33 | 37 | |||||||
Total Students: | 499 | 538 | 538 | 595 | 607 | 639 | 596 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 71 | 14.2% | 82 | 15.2% | 61 | 11.3% | 89 | 15.0% | 116 | 19.1% | 103 | 16.1% | 117 | 19.6% |
Grade 1: | 84 | 16.8% | 65 | 12.1% | 86 | 16.0% | 88 | 14.8% | 94 | 15.5% | 120 | 18.8% | 98 | 16.4% |
Grade 2: | 62 | 12.4% | 94 | 17.5% | 92 | 17.1% | 101 | 17.0% | 108 | 17.8% | 100 | 15.6% | 114 | 19.1% |
Grade 3: | 100 | 20.0% | 88 | 16.4% | 94 | 17.5% | 110 | 18.5% | 97 | 16.0% | 114 | 17.8% | 86 | 14.4% |
Grade 4: | 86 | 17.2% | 95 | 17.7% | 112 | 20.8% | 97 | 16.3% | 112 | 18.5% | 94 | 14.7% | 103 | 17.3% |
Grade 5: | 96 | 19.2% | 114 | 21.2% | 93 | 17.3% | 110 | 18.5% | 80 | 13.2% | 108 | 16.9% | 78 | 13.1% |
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: | 274 | 54.9% | 295 | 54.8% | 301 | 55.9% | 355 | 59.7% | 348 | 57.3% | 364 | 57.0% | 328 | 55.0% |
Female: | 225 | 45.1% | 243 | 45.2% | 237 | 44.1% | 240 | 40.3% | 259 | 42.7% | 275 | 43.0% | 257 | 43.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 26 | 5.2% | 26 | 4.8% | 19 | 3.5% | 15 | 2.5% | 17 | 2.8% | 20 | 3.1% | 19 | 3.2% |
Hispanic: | 5 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.6% | 16 | 2.5% | 8 | 1.3% |
Black: | 6 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% |
White: | 457 | 91.6% | 491 | 91.3% | 497 | 92.4% | 556 | 93.4% | 569 | 93.7% | 591 | 92.5% | 558 | 93.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.9% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 4.2% | 16 | 3.0% | 15 | 2.8% | 18 | 3.0% | 12 | 2.0% | 13 | 2.0% | 13 | 2.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 1.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.63 | 15.53 | 16.70 | 17.46 | 16.02 | 19.30 | 16.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 75% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77% | 73% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77% | 73% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 72% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 75% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 77% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 73% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 68% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84% | 66% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88% | 78% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92% | 82% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 77% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 78% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 81% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 73% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 81% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 72% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86% | 74% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87% | 72% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.7% | 75.5% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 76% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 68% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 67% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 75% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 68% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 74% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 74% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 74% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 79% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 70% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.6% | 65.4% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 66% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 65% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 62% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 70% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 76% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 72% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 72% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 70% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 75% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 70% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 78% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 77% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 82% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 83% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 81% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 84% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 79% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 83% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 65% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 74% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 76% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 78% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 78% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 82% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 77% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 80% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68.08% | 73% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 71% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 73% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 68% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 68% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 72% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 68% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 74% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 69% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 66% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 68% | 51% |
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* Helen Keller Elementary 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.