Mary D Altavesta
- 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 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (42).
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 26 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 36 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.0% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 46.0% |
| 2020-21 | 55.0% | 42.0% |
| 2018-19 | 58.0% | 55.0% |
| 2017-18 | 51.0% | 56.0% |
| 2016-17 | 50.0% | 51.0% |
Where Mary D Altavesta ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #852 of 920 ▼ 327 | #205 of 207 ▼ 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #758 of 920 ▼ 173 | #192 of 207 ▼ 28 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -26.5pp | #1 of 901 | #1 of 206 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 248 | #856 of 1,086 | #205 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #147 of 938 | #40 of 222 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #85 of 938 | #29 of 222 |
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 | 248 | 24.2 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 204 | 19.6 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 203 | 16.6 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 239 | 20 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 248 | 17.1 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 234 | 21 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 213 | 19 | 11.2:1 | 30% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 204 | N/A | N/A | 21% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 254 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (248 to 248); teachers up 41% (17.1 to 24.2).
About Mary D Altavesta
Mary D Altavesta is a small elementary school. Its address is in Woburn, Massachusetts. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 248 students. The average among elementary schools in Massachusetts is roughly 381 students; this school is 35% smaller than that.
The Woburn system has 10 schools and 4,520 students.
At Mary D Altavesta, the largest share of students is White, at 48%. Next come 23% Hispanic, 15% Black, 8% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 67% White. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 10.3:1, with 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Measured against Massachusetts public elementary schools, Mary D Altavesta receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Mary D Altavesta is located in Middlesex County, where the median household income is $130,847, about 60% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Mary D Altavesta, Middlesex County has 385 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Linscott-Rumford, is about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 9 students since 2020-21, to 248. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 10.3:1, from 11.9:1.
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