Wm J Dean Voc Tech High School in Holyoke, MA

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1045 MAIN STREET
Holyoke, MA 1040

County name: HAMPDEN
School type: Vocational School
Grade span: 9th grade - 12th grade
Status: Operational
Phone: (413) 534-2071 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Latitude: 42.177
Longitude: -072.630370

2007 Student Enrollment: 771
9th grade Enrollment : 284
10th grade Enrollment : 189
11th grade Enrollment : 160
12th grade Enrollment : 138

Male students (%): 51.0%

This school:	51.0%
State average from 3564 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 49.0%

Wm J Dean Voc Tech High School:	49.0%
State average from 3564 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 9.1%

Here:	9.1%
State average from 3564 schools:	71.0%

African American students (%): 2.7%

Here:	2.7%
State average from 3564 schools:	8.9%

Hispanic students (%): 87.5%

Wm J Dean Voc Tech High School:	87.5%
State average from 3564 schools:	13.2%

Asian students (%): 0.5%

Here:	0.5%
State average from 3564 schools:	4.5%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 0.1%

Here:	0.1%
State average from 3564 schools:	1.9%

First Language Not English # : 572
Limited English Proficient # : 156
Special Education # : 196
Low-Income # : 621
Free Lunch # : 572
Reduced Lunch # : 49

First Language Not English %: 74.2%

Here:	74.2%
State average from 1653 schools:	15.3%

Limited English Proficient %: 20.2%

Wm J Dean Voc Tech High School:	20.2%
State average from 1385 schools:	7.6%

Special Education %: 25.4%

Here:	25.4%
State average from 1778 schools:	16.4%

Low-Income %: 80.5%

Here:	80.5%
State average from 1776 schools:	31.2%

Free Lunch %: 74.2%

This school:	74.2%
State average from 1774 schools:	25.4%

Reduced Lunch %: 6.4%

Wm J Dean Voc Tech High School:	6.4%
State average from 1719 schools:	6.0%

2006 Student Enrollment: 771
9th grade Enrollment : 249
10th grade Enrollment : 195
11th grade Enrollment : 164
12th grade Enrollment : 110

Male students (%): 51.4%

Here:	51.4%
State average from 1781 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 48.6%

This school:	48.6%
State average from 1781 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 12.4%

Here:	12.4%
State average from 1781 schools:	71.8%

African American students (%): 2.5%

Here:	2.5%
State average from 1781 schools:	9.0%

Hispanic students (%): 84.4%

Here:	84.4%
State average from 1781 schools:	12.7%

Asian students (%): 0.7%

Here:	0.7%
State average from 1781 schools:	4.4%

First Language Not English # : 527
Limited English Proficient # : 121
Special Education # : 181
Low-Income # : 631

First Language Not English %: 73.4%

Wm J Dean Voc Tech High School:	73.4%
State average from 1633 schools:	14.8%

Limited English Proficient %: 16.9%

This school:	16.9%
State average from 1328 schools:	7.4%

Special Education %: 25.2%

Here:	25.2%
State average from 1780 schools:	15.9%

Low-Income %: 87.9%

Here:	87.9%
State average from 1771 schools:	30.5%

2005 Student Enrollment: 771
9th grade Enrollment : 216
10th grade Enrollment : 221
11th grade Enrollment : 148
12th grade Enrollment : 108

White students (%): 11.8%

Here:	11.8%
State average from 1746 schools:	74.4%

African American students (%): 2.2%

Here:	2.2%
State average from 1746 schools:	9.5%

Hispanic students (%): 85.3%

This school:	85.3%
State average from 1746 schools:	11.2%

Asian students (%): 0.7%

Wm J Dean Voc Tech High School:	0.7%
State average from 1746 schools:	4.5%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 53.5%

Here:	53.5%
State average from 1746 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 46.5%

Here:	46.5%
State average from 1746 schools:	48.3%

First Language Not English # : 516
Limited English Proficient # : 198
Special Education # : 173
Low-Income # : 605

First Language Not English %: 74.5%

Here:	74.5%
State average from 1573 schools:	14.2%

Limited English Proficient %: 28.6%

Here:	28.6%
State average from 1217 schools:	7.4%

Special Education %: 25.0%

Here:	25.0%
State average from 1745 schools:	15.4%

Low-Income %: 87.3%

This school:	87.3%
State average from 1735 schools:	29.2%

2004 Student Enrollment: 771
8th grade Enrollment : 31
9th grade Enrollment : 240
10th grade Enrollment : 221
11th grade Enrollment : 146
12th grade Enrollment : 129

White students (%): 12.4%

This school:	12.4%
State average from 1729 schools:	75.1%

African American students (%): 2.1%

Wm J Dean Voc Tech High School:	2.1%
State average from 1729 schools:	9.4%

Hispanic students (%): 85.0%

Here:	85.0%
State average from 1729 schools:	10.7%

Asian students (%): 0.5%

Here:	0.5%
State average from 1729 schools:	4.4%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 54.0%

Here:	54.0%
State average from 1729 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 46.0%

Here:	46.0%
State average from 1729 schools:	48.1%

First Language Not English # : 559
Limited English Proficient # : 116
Special Education # : 185
Low-Income # : 643

First Language Not English %: 72.9%

Wm J Dean Voc Tech High School:	72.9%
State average from 1530 schools:	13.9%

Limited English Proficient %: 15.1%

Here:	15.1%
State average from 1098 schools:	7.7%

Special Education %: 24.1%

Here:	24.1%
State average from 1725 schools:	15.0%

Low-Income %: 83.8%

This school:	83.8%
State average from 1698 schools:	28.9%

2003 Student Enrollment: 771
8th grade Enrollment : 39
9th grade Enrollment : 259
10th grade Enrollment : 195
11th grade Enrollment : 160
12th grade Enrollment : 117

White students (%): 13.4%

Here:	13.4%
State average from 1634 schools:	75.8%

African American students (%): 1.8%

This school:	1.8%
State average from 1634 schools:	9.1%

Hispanic students (%): 84.7%

Here:	84.7%
State average from 1634 schools:	10.4%

Asian students (%): 0.1%

Here:	0.1%
State average from 1634 schools:	4.3%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 54.8%

This school:	54.8%
State average from 1634 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 45.2%

Here:	45.2%
State average from 1634 schools:	48.2%

First Language Not English # : 550
Limited English Proficient # : 147
Low-Income # : 552

First Language Not English %: 71.4%

This school:	71.4%
State average from 1462 schools:	14.6%

Limited English Proficient %: 19.1%

This school:	19.1%
State average from 950 schools:	8.4%

Low-Income %: 71.7%

Here:	71.7%
State average from 1608 schools:	27.9%

2002 Student Enrollment: 771
9th grade Enrollment : 25
10th grade Enrollment : 252
11th grade Enrollment : 227
12th grade Enrollment : 132
Special grade Enrollment : 130

White students (%): 15.9%

Here:	15.9%
State average from 1682 schools:	76.8%

African American students (%): 2.1%

Here:	2.1%
State average from 1682 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 82.0%

This school:	82.0%
State average from 1682 schools:	9.9%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 56.7%

Here:	56.7%
State average from 1682 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 43.3%

Here:	43.3%
State average from 1682 schools:	48.3%

First Language Not English # : 526
Limited English Proficient # : 163
Low-Income # : 463

First Language Not English %: 68.7%

Here:	68.7%
State average from 1452 schools:	13.6%

Limited English Proficient %: 21.3%

This school:	21.3%
State average from 887 schools:	7.9%

Low-Income %: 60.4%

This school:	60.4%
State average from 1613 schools:	27.4%

2001 Student Enrollment: 771
10th grade Enrollment : 236
11th grade Enrollment : 209
12th grade Enrollment : 139
Special grade Enrollment : 122

White students (%): 17.7%

Here:	17.7%
State average from 1664 schools:	77.2%

African American students (%): 2.1%

Here:	2.1%
State average from 1664 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 80.0%

Wm J Dean Voc Tech High School:	80.0%
State average from 1664 schools:	9.6%

Asian students (%): 0.1%

Here:	0.1%
State average from 1664 schools:	4.1%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 57.2%

Here:	57.2%
State average from 1664 schools:	51.6%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 42.8%

Here:	42.8%
State average from 1664 schools:	48.4%

First Language Not English # : 468
Limited English Proficient # : 163
Low-Income # : 462

First Language Not English %: 66.3%

Here:	66.3%
State average from 1347 schools:	14.1%

Limited English Proficient %: 23.1%

Here:	23.1%
State average from 834 schools:	7.7%

Low-Income %: 65.4%

Here:	65.4%
State average from 1635 schools:	26.3%

2007 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 156
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 423

Average number of Absences: 25.6

This school:	25.6
State average from 1782 schools:	8.8

Attendance Rate: 83.8%

Here:	83.8%
State average from 1782 schools:	94.8%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 20.2%

Wm J Dean Voc Tech High School:	20.2%
State average from 712 schools:	5.5%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 54.9%

Wm J Dean Voc Tech High School:	54.9%
State average from 1093 schools:	8.3%

2006 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 21.8
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 40

Average number of Absences: 88.0

Wm J Dean Voc Tech High School:	88.0
State average from 325 schools:	29.0

Attendance Rate: 12.3%

Here:	12.3%
State average from 325 schools:	4.5%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 86.2%

Here:	86.2%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 5.6%

Here:	5.6%
State average from 690 schools:	5.9%

2005 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 20
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 150

Average number of Absences: 84.0

This school:	84.0
State average from 322 schools:	31.1

Attendance Rate: 12.1%

This school:	12.1%
State average from 322 schools:	4.2%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 87.5%

Here:	87.5%
State average from 1746 schools:	94.8%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 21.6%

This school:	21.6%
State average from 663 schools:	6.2%

2004 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 24.8
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 135

Average number of Absences: 97.0

Here:	97.0
State average from 313 schools:	32.0

Attendance Rate: 13.2%

Here:	13.2%
State average from 314 schools:	4.6%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 84.2%

Here:	84.2%
State average from 1729 schools:	94.7%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 17.6%

Here:	17.6%
State average from 629 schools:	6.6%

2003 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 22.7
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 153

Average number of Absences: 71.0

Here:	71.0
State average from 282 schools:	30.1

Attendance Rate: 9.7%

This school:	9.7%
State average from 282 schools:	4.4%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 85.7%

Wm J Dean Voc Tech High School:	85.7%
State average from 1635 schools:	94.4%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 19.9%

Here:	19.9%
State average from 742 schools:	6.8%

2007 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 84
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 44

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 85.8%

Here:	85.8%
State average from 1782 schools:	95.7%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 79.6%

Here:	79.6%
State average from 1781 schools:	95.3%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.1

Here:	9.1
State average from 1782 schools:	10.0

2006 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 82
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 41

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 84.5%

Wm J Dean Voc Tech High School:	84.5%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 81.1%

This school:	81.1%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.1%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.7

Here:	8.7
State average from 1781 schools:	13.4

2005 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 77
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 30

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 91.6%

Here:	91.6%
State average from 1745 schools:	94.4%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 68.4%

Here:	68.4%
State average from 1733 schools:	93.9%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.0

Here:	9.0
State average from 1746 schools:	13.6

2004 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 85
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 45

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 88.4%

Here:	88.4%
State average from 1728 schools:	94.1%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 80.4%

Here:	80.4%
State average from 1724 schools:	94.4%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.0

This school:	9.0
State average from 1729 schools:	13.8

2007 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Number of Test Takers : 16

Reading: 424.0

Wm J Dean Voc Tech High School:	424.0
State average from 322 schools:	488.1

Writing: 427.0

Here:	427.0
State average from 322 schools:	483.3

Math: 408.0

Here:	408.0
State average from 322 schools:	496.6

2006 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Number of Test Takers : 8

2005 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Math: 9.0

Wm J Dean Voc Tech High School:	9.0
State average from 307 schools:	143.7

2007 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 142
Warning / Failing - English : 37
Needs Improvement - English : 81
Proficiency - English : 24

Students Tested - Math : 135
Warning / Failing - Math : 43
Needs Improvement - Math : 52
Proficiency - Math : 29
Proficiency and Above - Math : 11

Composite Performance Index - English: 61.8

This school:	61.8
State average from 336 schools:	88.3

Warning / Failing - English (%): 26.0%

This school:	26.0%
State average from 336 schools:	4.7%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 57.0%

Here:	57.0%
State average from 336 schools:	24.7%

Proficiency - English (%): 17.0%

Here:	17.0%
State average from 336 schools:	50.1%

Composite Performance Index - Math: 62.6

This school:	62.6
State average from 336 schools:	85.6

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 32.0%

Wm J Dean Voc Tech High School:	32.0%
State average from 336 schools:	8.2%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 39.0%

Here:	39.0%
State average from 336 schools:	22.4%

Proficiency - Math (%): 21.0%

Here:	21.0%
State average from 336 schools:	29.0%

Proficiency and Above - Math (%): 8.0%

This school:	8.0%
State average from 336 schools:	40.4%

2006 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 155
Warning / Failing - English : 56
Needs Improvement - English : 64
Proficiency - English : 33
Proficiency and Above - English : 2

Students Tested - Math : 154
Warning / Failing - Math : 81
Needs Improvement - Math : 41
Proficiency - Math : 24
Proficiency and Above - Math : 8

Composite Performance Index - English: 57.1

Here:	57.1
State average from 321 schools:	86.0

Warning / Failing - English (%): 36.0%

Here:	36.0%
State average from 321 schools:	6.9%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 41.0%

Here:	41.0%
State average from 321 schools:	26.1%

Proficiency - English (%): 21.0%

Here:	21.0%
State average from 321 schools:	44.3%

Proficiency and Above - English (%): 1.0%

Wm J Dean Voc Tech High School:	1.0%
State average from 321 schools:	22.8%

Composite Performance Index - Math: 45.5

Here:	45.5
State average from 321 schools:	81.8

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 53.0%

Here:	53.0%
State average from 321 schools:	11.5%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 27.0%

Here:	27.0%
State average from 321 schools:	24.9%

Proficiency - Math (%): 16.0%

Here:	16.0%
State average from 321 schools:	28.7%

Proficiency and Above - Math (%): 5.0%

Here:	5.0%
State average from 321 schools:	35.0%

2004 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 155
Warning / Failing - English : 103
Needs Improvement - English : 37
Proficiency - English : 12
Proficiency and Above - English : 3

Students Tested - Math : 68
Warning / Failing - Math : 2
Needs Improvement - Math : 7
Proficiency - Math : 23
Proficiency and Above - Math : 36

Composite Performance Index - English: 38.1

Wm J Dean Voc Tech High School:	38.1
State average from 317 schools:	80.4

Warning / Failing - English (%): 66.0%

Here:	66.0%
State average from 317 schools:	11.6%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 24.0%

Here:	24.0%
State average from 317 schools:	29.6%

Proficiency - English (%): 8.0%

Here:	8.0%
State average from 317 schools:	31.8%

Proficiency and Above - English (%): 2.0%

This school:	2.0%
State average from 317 schools:	27.2%

Composite Performance Index - Math: 94.5

This school:	94.5
State average from 316 schools:	83.6

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 3.0%

Here:	3.0%
State average from 316 schools:	9.0%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 10.0%

This school:	10.0%
State average from 316 schools:	27.6%

Proficiency - Math (%): 34.0%

This school:	34.0%
State average from 316 schools:	41.9%

Proficiency and Above - Math (%): 53.0%

Here:	53.0%
State average from 316 schools:	21.6%

2003 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 155
Warning / Failing - English : 79
Needs Improvement - English : 57
Proficiency - English : 19

Students Tested - Math : 150
Warning / Failing - Math : 113
Needs Improvement - Math : 31
Proficiency - Math : 6

Composite Performance Index - English: 43.9

Wm J Dean Voc Tech High School:	43.9
State average from 309 schools:	83.1

Warning / Failing - English (%): 51.0%

This school:	51.0%
State average from 309 schools:	8.7%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 37.0%

Here:	37.0%
State average from 309 schools:	28.3%

Proficiency - English (%): 12.0%

Here:	12.0%
State average from 309 schools:	42.9%

Composite Performance Index - Math: 32.4

Wm J Dean Voc Tech High School:	32.4
State average from 309 schools:	75.4

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 75.0%

Wm J Dean Voc Tech High School:	75.0%
State average from 309 schools:	17.8%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 21.0%

Here:	21.0%
State average from 309 schools:	29.5%

Proficiency - Math (%): 4.0%

Here:	4.0%
State average from 309 schools:	28.7%

Participation Statistics:

2007 Participation - All students - English - 10th Grade:

Enrollment : 149
Standard Assessment : 137
Alternate Assessment : 5
Absent : 1
Medically documented absence : 1
1st Year Limited English Proficiency (LEP) : 2
After October : 3

AYP participation rate: 99.0%

Here:	99.0%
State average from 341 schools:	99.5%

2007 Participation - All students - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 99%
Enrollment : 146
Standard Assessment : 130
Alternate Assessment : 5
Absent : 6
Medically documented absence : 2
1st Yr LEP : 1
After October : 3

AYP participation rate: 95.0%

Here:	95.0%
State average from 341 schools:	99.0%

2007 Participation - Low income subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 95%
Enrollment : 117
Standard Assessment : 108
Alternate Assessment : 3
Absent : 1
Medically documented absence : 1
1st Yr LEP : 2
After October : 2

AYP participation rate: 98.0%

This school:	98.0%
State average from 285 schools:	99.1%

2007 Participation - Low income subgroup - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 98%
Enrollment : 115
Standard Assessment : 103
Alternate Assessment : 3
Absent : 4
Medically documented absence : 2
1st Yr LEP : 1
After October : 2

AYP participation rate: 95.0%

Here:	95.0%
State average from 284 schools:	98.3%

2007 Participation - Black/African American subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 95%

2007 Participation - Hispanic subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

Enrollment : 126
Standard Assessment : 115
Alternate Assessment : 5
Absent : 1
Medically documented absence : 1
1st Yr LEP : 2
After October : 2

AYP participation rate: 98.0%

Here:	98.0%
State average from 147 schools:	98.7%

2007 Participation - Hispanic subgroup - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 98%
Enrollment : 123
Standard Assessment : 108
Alternate Assessment : 5
Absent : 6
Medically documented absence : 2
1st Yr LEP : 1
After October : 2

AYP participation rate: 93.0%

Here:	93.0%
State average from 144 schools:	97.6%

2007 Participation - White subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 93%
Enrollment : 17
Standard Assessment : 16
After October : 1

AYP participation rate: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 312 schools:	99.6%

2007 Participation - White subgroup - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 100%
Enrollment : 17
Standard Assessment : 16
After October : 1

AYP participation rate: 100.0%

This school:	100.0%
State average from 310 schools:	99.3%

2007 Participation - Multi-race subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 100%

2007 Participation - LEP/FLEP subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

Enrollment : 56
Standard Assessment : 49
Alternate Assessment : 4
1st Yr LEP : 2
After October : 1

AYP participation rate: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 83 schools:	98.6%

2007 Participation - LEP/FLEP subgroup - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 100%
Enrollment : 56
Standard Assessment : 46
Alternate Assessment : 4
Absent : 4
Medically documented absence : 1
1st Yr LEP : 1
After October : 1

AYP participation rate: 91.0%

Here:	91.0%
State average from 80 schools:	98.2%

2007 Participation - Special Education subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 91%
Enrollment : 28
Standard Assessment : 22
Alternate Assessment : 5
After October : 1

AYP participation rate: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 284 schools:	98.6%

2007 Participation - Special Education subgroup - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 100%
Enrollment : 27
Standard Assessment : 20
Alternate Assessment : 5
Absent : 1
After October : 1

AYP participation rate: 96.0%

Here:	96.0%
State average from 286 schools:	97.8%

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