Benjamin J Phelps Primary School
689 Main St
Agawam MA, 01001, Hampden County
Phone: 413-821-0587
Ranking: (510 out of 1,316, top 39%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Agawam 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: | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 385 | 359 | 364 | 366 | 374 | 373 | 376 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 86 | 22.3% | 69 | 19.2% | 66 | 18.1% | 77 | 21.0% | 61 | 16.3% | 68 | 18.2% | 74 | 19.7% |
Grade 1: | 73 | 19.0% | 64 | 17.8% | 79 | 21.7% | 62 | 16.9% | 77 | 20.6% | 76 | 20.4% | 75 | 19.9% |
Grade 2: | 73 | 19.0% | 81 | 22.6% | 63 | 17.3% | 72 | 19.7% | 77 | 20.6% | 73 | 19.6% | 70 | 18.6% |
Grade 3: | 81 | 21.0% | 68 | 18.9% | 75 | 20.6% | 79 | 21.6% | 79 | 21.1% | 75 | 20.1% | 77 | 20.5% |
Grade 4: | 72 | 18.7% | 77 | 21.4% | 81 | 22.3% | 76 | 20.8% | 80 | 21.4% | 81 | 21.7% | 80 | 21.3% |
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: | 183 | 47.5% | 161 | 44.8% | 178 | 48.9% | 185 | 50.5% | 189 | 50.5% | 180 | 48.3% | 184 | 48.9% |
Female: | 202 | 52.5% | 198 | 55.2% | 186 | 51.1% | 181 | 49.5% | 185 | 49.5% | 193 | 51.7% | 188 | 50.0% |
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: | 19 | 4.9% | 17 | 4.7% | 18 | 4.9% | 17 | 4.6% | 10 | 2.7% | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.6% |
Hispanic: | 19 | 4.9% | 12 | 3.3% | 9 | 2.5% | 13 | 3.6% | 7 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.8% |
Black: | 8 | 2.1% | 8 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.5% |
White: | 323 | 83.9% | 307 | 85.5% | 321 | 88.2% | 323 | 88.3% | 347 | 92.8% | 357 | 95.7% | 365 | 97.1% |
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: | 16 | 4.2% | 15 | 4.2% | 9 | 2.5% | 8 | 2.2% | 6 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 101 | 26.2% | 71 | 19.8% | 68 | 18.7% | 69 | 18.9% | 61 | 16.3% | 54 | 14.5% | 49 | 13.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 3.6% | 21 | 5.8% | 13 | 3.6% | 15 | 4.1% | 22 | 5.9% | 19 | 5.1% | 17 | 4.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.51 | 14.16 | 13.99 | 13.86 | 15.01 | 13.80 | 14.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.6% | 73.4% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 59% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 55% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 64% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 66% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 70% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 59% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55% | 62% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 56% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 75% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77% | 71% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 71% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 74% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 78% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 67% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 77% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 71% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 64% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77% | 61% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.6% | 71.9% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 63% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 57% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 51% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 62% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 51% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 55% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 56% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 58% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 66% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 55% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41.6% | 44.1% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 51% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 34% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 26% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 57% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 57% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 55% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 50% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 52% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 55% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 60% | 52% |
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* Benjamin J Phelps Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.