William E Sheehan Primary School
549 Pond St
Westwood MA, 02090, Norfolk County
Phone: 781-326-7500
Ranking: (29 out of 1,316, top 2%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Westwood 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: | 26 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 388 | 375 | 377 | 370 | 352 | 349 | 328 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 52 | 13.4% | 54 | 14.4% | 57 | 15.1% | 61 | 16.5% | 68 | 19.3% | 72 | 20.6% | 46 | 14.0% |
Grade 1: | 66 | 17.0% | 58 | 15.5% | 65 | 17.2% | 69 | 18.6% | 65 | 18.5% | 50 | 14.3% | 58 | 17.7% |
Grade 2: | 58 | 14.9% | 65 | 17.3% | 71 | 18.8% | 69 | 18.6% | 50 | 14.2% | 64 | 18.3% | 54 | 16.5% |
Grade 3: | 65 | 16.8% | 71 | 18.9% | 72 | 19.1% | 50 | 13.5% | 62 | 17.6% | 55 | 15.8% | 47 | 14.3% |
Grade 4: | 72 | 18.6% | 74 | 19.7% | 52 | 13.8% | 63 | 17.0% | 56 | 15.9% | 50 | 14.3% | 57 | 17.4% |
Grade 5: | 75 | 19.3% | 53 | 14.1% | 60 | 15.9% | 58 | 15.7% | 51 | 14.5% | 58 | 16.6% | 66 | 20.1% |
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: | 200 | 51.5% | 189 | 50.4% | 191 | 50.7% | 178 | 48.1% | 171 | 48.6% | 175 | 50.1% | 171 | 52.1% |
Female: | 188 | 48.5% | 186 | 49.6% | 186 | 49.3% | 192 | 51.9% | 181 | 51.4% | 174 | 49.9% | 151 | 46.0% |
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: | 28 | 7.2% | 26 | 6.9% | 26 | 6.9% | 20 | 5.4% | 14 | 4.0% | 14 | 4.0% | 13 | 4.0% |
Hispanic: | 21 | 5.4% | 18 | 4.8% | 16 | 4.2% | 13 | 3.5% | 11 | 3.1% | 11 | 3.2% | 8 | 2.4% |
Black: | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% |
White: | 325 | 83.8% | 319 | 85.1% | 326 | 86.5% | 326 | 88.1% | 319 | 90.6% | 319 | 91.4% | 303 | 92.4% |
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: | 11 | 2.8% | 9 | 2.4% | 6 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.9% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.6% | 7 | 2.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 8 | 2.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.08 | 16.65 | 15.12 | 15.06 | 14.04 | 13.70 | 13.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 81.9% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 82% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77% | 77% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85% | 86% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89% | 86% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86% | 86% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85% | 86% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86% | 81% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 73% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 80% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 78% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87% | 86% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95% | 85% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94% | 89% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 83% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89% | 84% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87% | 84% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84% | 85% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84% | 79% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.3% | 88.2% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 85% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 84% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 77% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 84% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 83% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 85% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 84% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 85% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 88% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 85% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.4% | 65.7% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 66% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 71% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 73% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 75% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 78% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 76% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 77% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 78% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 87% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 85% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 85% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 88% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 87% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 90% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 87% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 92% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 87% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 92% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 74% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 78% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 79% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 83% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 84% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 89% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 83% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 98% | 88% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64.79% | 73% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 81% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 77% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 74% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 73% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 74% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 73% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 81% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 82% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 83% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 78% | 51% |
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* William E Sheehan 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.