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143 NEEDHAM STREET
Dedham, MA 2026


County name: NORFOLK
School type: Regular School
Grade span: 1st grade - 5th grade
Status: Operational
Phone: (781) 326-5350 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Latitude: 42.270
Longitude: -071.180430

2007 Student Enrollment: 212
1st grade Enrollment : 41
2nd grade Enrollment : 55
3rd grade Enrollment : 41
4th grade Enrollment : 39
5th grade Enrollment : 36


Male students (%): 47.6%
This school:  47.6%
State average from 3564 schools:  51.7%

Female students (%): 52.4%
Here:  52.4%
State average from 3564 schools:  48.3%


White students (%): 81.6%
Here:  81.6%
State average from 3564 schools:  71.0%

African American students (%): 3.3%
Riverdale School:  3.3%
State average from 3564 schools:  8.9%

Hispanic students (%): 9.9%
Here:  9.9%
State average from 3564 schools:  13.2%

Asian students (%): 2.8%
Here:  2.8%
State average from 3564 schools:  4.5%

Native American students (%): 0.90%
Riverdale School:  0.90%
State average from 3564 schools:  0.29%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 0.50%
Here:  0.50%
State average from 3564 schools:  0.19%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 0.9%
Riverdale School:  0.9%
State average from 3564 schools:  1.9%



First Language Not English # : 33
Limited English Proficient # : 15
Special Education # : 46
Low-Income # : 40
Free Lunch # : 29
Reduced Lunch # : 11


First Language Not English %: 15.6%
This school:  15.6%
State average from 1653 schools:  15.3%

Limited English Proficient %: 7.1%
Here:  7.1%
State average from 1385 schools:  7.6%

Special Education %: 21.7%
This school:  21.7%
State average from 1778 schools:  16.4%

Low-Income %: 18.9%
Here:  18.9%
State average from 1776 schools:  31.2%

Free Lunch %: 13.7%
Riverdale School:  13.7%
State average from 1774 schools:  25.4%

Reduced Lunch %: 5.2%
Riverdale School:  5.2%
State average from 1719 schools:  6.0%




2006 Student Enrollment: 212
1st grade Enrollment : 56
2nd grade Enrollment : 38
3rd grade Enrollment : 41
4th grade Enrollment : 39
5th grade Enrollment : 42


Male students (%): 47.2%
This school:  47.2%
State average from 1781 schools:  51.7%

Female students (%): 52.8%
Here:  52.8%
State average from 1781 schools:  48.3%


White students (%): 80.6%
Here:  80.6%
State average from 1781 schools:  71.8%

African American students (%): 3.2%
Here:  3.2%
State average from 1781 schools:  9.0%

Hispanic students (%): 8.8%
Here:  8.8%
State average from 1781 schools:  12.7%

Asian students (%): 4.2%
This school:  4.2%
State average from 1781 schools:  4.4%

Native American students (%): 0.90%
Here:  0.90%
State average from 1781 schools:  0.31%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 2.3%
Here:  2.3%
State average from 1781 schools:  1.6%



First Language Not English # : 24
Limited English Proficient # : 15
Special Education # : 33
Low-Income # : 36


First Language Not English %: 11.1%
Here:  11.1%
State average from 1633 schools:  14.8%

Limited English Proficient %: 6.9%
Here:  6.9%
State average from 1328 schools:  7.4%

Special Education %: 15.3%
Here:  15.3%
State average from 1780 schools:  15.9%

Low-Income %: 16.7%
Here:  16.7%
State average from 1771 schools:  30.5%




2005 Student Enrollment: 212
1st grade Enrollment : 41
2nd grade Enrollment : 41
3rd grade Enrollment : 39
4th grade Enrollment : 44
5th grade Enrollment : 40


White students (%): 89.3%
Here:  89.3%
State average from 1746 schools:  74.4%

African American students (%): 2.4%
This school:  2.4%
State average from 1746 schools:  9.5%

Hispanic students (%): 4.4%
Here:  4.4%
State average from 1746 schools:  11.2%

Asian students (%): 3.4%
Riverdale School:  3.4%
State average from 1746 schools:  4.5%

Native American students (%): 0.50%
Here:  0.50%
State average from 1746 schools:  0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 54.1%
This school:  54.1%
State average from 1746 schools:  51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 45.9%
Here:  45.9%
State average from 1746 schools:  48.3%



First Language Not English # : 23
Limited English Proficient # : 15
Special Education # : 34
Low-Income # : 36


First Language Not English %: 11.2%
Here:  11.2%
State average from 1573 schools:  14.2%

Limited English Proficient %: 7.3%
This school:  7.3%
State average from 1217 schools:  7.4%

Special Education %: 16.6%
This school:  16.6%
State average from 1745 schools:  15.4%

Low-Income %: 17.6%
Here:  17.6%
State average from 1735 schools:  29.2%




2004 Student Enrollment: 212
1st grade Enrollment : 44
2nd grade Enrollment : 46
3rd grade Enrollment : 43
4th grade Enrollment : 39
5th grade Enrollment : 63


White students (%): 91.1%
Here:  91.1%
State average from 1729 schools:  75.1%

African American students (%): 1.7%
Riverdale School:  1.7%
State average from 1729 schools:  9.4%

Hispanic students (%): 3.0%
Here:  3.0%
State average from 1729 schools:  10.7%

Asian students (%): 3.8%
Here:  3.8%
State average from 1729 schools:  4.4%

Native American students (%): 0.40%
Here:  0.40%
State average from 1729 schools:  0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 50.2%
Here:  50.2%
State average from 1729 schools:  51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 49.8%
This school:  49.8%
State average from 1729 schools:  48.1%



First Language Not English # : 21
Limited English Proficient # : 13
Special Education # : 33
Low-Income # : 18


First Language Not English %: 8.9%
This school:  8.9%
State average from 1530 schools:  13.9%

Limited English Proficient %: 5.5%
Here:  5.5%
State average from 1098 schools:  7.7%

Special Education %: 14.0%
Riverdale School:  14.0%
State average from 1725 schools:  15.0%

Low-Income %: 7.7%
Here:  7.7%
State average from 1698 schools:  28.9%




2003 Student Enrollment: 212
1st grade Enrollment : 50
2nd grade Enrollment : 42
3rd grade Enrollment : 43
4th grade Enrollment : 59
5th grade Enrollment : 57


White students (%): 91.6%
Here:  91.6%
State average from 1634 schools:  75.8%

African American students (%): 1.6%
Here:  1.6%
State average from 1634 schools:  9.1%

Hispanic students (%): 2.0%
Here:  2.0%
State average from 1634 schools:  10.4%

Asian students (%): 4.4%
Here:  4.4%
State average from 1634 schools:  4.3%

Native American students (%): 0.40%
Here:  0.40%
State average from 1634 schools:  0.36%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 51.4%
Here:  51.4%
State average from 1634 schools:  51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 48.6%
Here:  48.6%
State average from 1634 schools:  48.2%



First Language Not English # : 20
Limited English Proficient # : 13
Low-Income # : 23


First Language Not English %: 8.0%
Here:  8.0%
State average from 1462 schools:  14.6%

Limited English Proficient %: 5.2%
Here:  5.2%
State average from 950 schools:  8.4%

Low-Income %: 9.2%
Here:  9.2%
State average from 1608 schools:  27.9%




2002 Student Enrollment: 212
2nd grade Enrollment : 48
3rd grade Enrollment : 48
4th grade Enrollment : 60
5th grade Enrollment : 55
6th grade Enrollment : 57


White students (%): 90.3%
Riverdale School:  90.3%
State average from 1682 schools:  76.8%

African American students (%): 1.9%
Riverdale School:  1.9%
State average from 1682 schools:  8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 1.5%
Here:  1.5%
State average from 1682 schools:  9.9%

Asian students (%): 5.6%
This school:  5.6%
State average from 1682 schools:  4.2%

Native American students (%): 0.70%
Here:  0.70%
State average from 1682 schools:  0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 51.5%
Here:  51.5%
State average from 1682 schools:  51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 48.5%
This school:  48.5%
State average from 1682 schools:  48.3%



First Language Not English # : 17
Limited English Proficient # : 9
Low-Income # : 22


First Language Not English %: 6.3%
Here:  6.3%
State average from 1452 schools:  13.6%

Limited English Proficient %: 3.4%
Here:  3.4%
State average from 887 schools:  7.9%

Low-Income %: 8.2%
Here:  8.2%
State average from 1613 schools:  27.4%




2001 Student Enrollment: 212
2nd grade Enrollment : 60
3rd grade Enrollment : 65
4th grade Enrollment : 62
5th grade Enrollment : 62
6th grade Enrollment : 49


White students (%): 89.9%
This school:  89.9%
State average from 1664 schools:  77.2%

African American students (%): 1.7%
This school:  1.7%
State average from 1664 schools:  8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 3.4%
Here:  3.4%
State average from 1664 schools:  9.6%

Asian students (%): 4.0%
Here:  4.0%
State average from 1664 schools:  4.1%

Native American students (%): 1.00%
This school:  1.00%
State average from 1664 schools:  0.32%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 51.7%
Here:  51.7%
State average from 1664 schools:  51.6%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 48.3%
Riverdale School:  48.3%
State average from 1664 schools:  48.4%



First Language Not English # : 18
Limited English Proficient # : 9
Low-Income # : 20


First Language Not English %: 6.0%
Here:  6.0%
State average from 1347 schools:  14.1%

Limited English Proficient %: 3.0%
Riverdale School:  3.0%
State average from 834 schools:  7.7%

Low-Income %: 6.7%
Here:  6.7%
State average from 1635 schools:  26.3%




2007 Attendance statistics:

Out-of-School Suspensions count : 4

Average number of Absences: 6.5
Riverdale School:  6.5
State average from 1782 schools:  8.8

Attendance Rate: 96.3%
This school:  96.3%
State average from 1782 schools:  94.8%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 1.9%
Riverdale School:  1.9%
State average from 1093 schools:  8.3%





2006 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 6

In-School Suspensions Rate: 96.7%
Here:  96.7%
State average from 1781 schools:  94.8%





2005 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 5.7

In-School Suspensions Rate: 96.8%
Here:  96.8%
State average from 1746 schools:  94.8%





2004 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 10

In-School Suspensions Rate: 94.3%
Here:  94.3%
State average from 1729 schools:  94.7%





2003 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 7.9

In-School Suspensions Rate: 95.6%
Here:  95.6%
State average from 1635 schools:  94.4%







2007 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 20
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 17

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 100.0%
Here:  100.0%
State average from 1782 schools:  95.7%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%
Here:  100.0%
State average from 1781 schools:  95.3%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.8
Here:  10.8
State average from 1782 schools:  10.0



2006 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 19
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 16

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 100.0%
Here:  100.0%
State average from 1781 schools:  94.8%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%
This school:  100.0%
State average from 1781 schools:  94.1%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.6
Here:  11.6
State average from 1781 schools:  13.4



2005 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 18
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 13

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 100.0%
Riverdale School:  100.0%
State average from 1745 schools:  94.4%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%
Here:  100.0%
State average from 1733 schools:  93.9%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.6
Here:  11.6
State average from 1746 schools:  13.6



2004 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 19
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 17

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 100.0%
Here:  100.0%
State average from 1728 schools:  94.1%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%
Here:  100.0%
State average from 1724 schools:  94.4%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.5
Riverdale School:  12.5
State average from 1729 schools:  13.8






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