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Francis J Kane
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (95).
School pathway
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 12 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 46.0% | 25.0% |
| 2018-19 | 40.0% | 35.0% |
| 2017-18 | 43.0% | 39.0% |
| 2016-17 | 39.0% | 43.0% |
Where Francis J Kane ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #642 of 920 ▼ 111 | #174 of 207 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #724 of 920 ▼ 173 | #186 of 207 ▼ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.5pp | #46 of 901 | #7 of 206 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 575 | #157 of 1,086 | #31 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #637 of 938 | #156 of 222 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #265 of 938 | #92 of 222 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #411 of 602 | #89 of 141 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 575 | 44 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 42.8 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 493 | 42.8 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 488 | 41 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 618 | 48.9 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 631 | 47 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 510 | 35 | 14.6:1 | 37% (190) |
| 2000-01 | 659 | N/A | N/A | 18% (116) |
| 1990-91 | 546 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (618 to 575); teachers down 10% (48.9 to 44).
About Francis J Kane
Families in Marlborough, Massachusetts, are served by Francis J Kane, a large elementary school. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 575 students. Elementary schools in Massachusetts have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 51% higher.
Marlborough serves 4,728 students across 7 schools.
Hispanic students make up 50% of enrollment at Francis J Kane, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 36% White, 9% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. In Middlesex County overall, about 9% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 44 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.1:1. Elementary schools in Massachusetts average 12.2:1, 0.9 fewer students per teacher than here.
Francis J Kane holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 22% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
Census data for Middlesex County show median household income comes to about $130,847, about 60% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 386 public schools in the county, enrolling about 215,896, Francis J Kane among them.
A public school about 1.4 miles away, Early Childhood Center, is the closest to Francis J Kane. Francis J Kane has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 575 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 488. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 11.9:1 in 2020-21 to 13.1:1 in 2024-25.
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