Wachusett Regional School District

Annual Report Card
Thomas Prince School

Last Updated: April 15, 2004

Thomas Prince School (07750045)

Mary E. Cringan, School Principal
Mailing Address: 170 Sterling Road
Princeton, MA 01541
Phone: (978) 464-2110
FAX: (978) 464-2112

Report Card:
This report includes information on the school's performance on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) by content area, grade level, and for particular student populations. Comparison data from the district, the state, and from 2003 are also provided. In addition, this report includes other information as required by the federal No Child Left Behind act.

Mission Statement:
Our mission is to be a community of learners in which individuals reach their maximum potential intellectually, socially, emotionally and physically.

Enrollment - 2004
  School District State
Race/Ethnicity
African American 2.2 % 1.2 % 8.8 %
Asian 1.8 % 1.5 % 4.7 %
Hispanic 2.0 % 1.1 % 11.5 %
Native American 0.2 % 0.2 % 0.3 %
White 93.8 % 95.9 % 74.6 %
Gender
Male 50.3 % 51.5 % 51.5 %
Female 49.7 % 48.5 % 48.5 %
Selected Population Enrollment
Limited English Proficiency 0.4 % 0.3 % 5.0 %
Low-income 4.9 % 3.4 % 27.1 %
Special Education 13.5 % 12.6 % 15.6 %
Migrant 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.2 %
TOTAL COUNT 453 6,998 980,842
Grades Offered: K, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08
Percent of teachers licensed: 100%

Percent of teachers in core academic subject areas who are Highly Qualified: 100%
Additional Teacher Information:

It should be noted that at Thomas Prince School 47% of the teachers hold a Bachelor's degree, 47% hold one Master's degree, 3% hold a second Master's degree and 3% hold a Ph.D.

School Report Card - Thomas Prince School
Grade 03 - Reading

  Included in Results % Students at Each Performance Level
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS  
 Disabled  9  100  NA      
GENDER  
 Female  33  100  NA  85  15  
 Male  32  100  NA  81  16  3
RACE/ETHNICITY  
 African American/Black  1  100  NA      
 Asian or Pacific Islander  2  100  NA      
 Hispanic  1  100  NA      
 White  61  100  NA  84  15  2
 LOW INCOME  1  100  NA      
ALL STUDENTS  
 2003  65  100  NA  83  15  2
 2002  55  100  NA  87  13  0
DISTRICT  
 2003  559  100  NA  72  26  3
 2002  572  100  NA  80  18  2
STATE  
 2003  74114  100  NA  62  30  7
 2002  74143  98  NA  67  27  6
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

School Report Card - Thomas Prince School
Grade 04 - English Language Arts

  Included in Results % Students at Each Performance Level
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS  
 Disabled  12  100  8  25  58  8
GENDER  
 Female  28  100  61  32  7  
 Male  28  100  25  46  25  4
RACE/ETHNICITY  
 African American/Black  2  100        
 Hispanic  1  100        
 White  53  100  43  42  13  2
 LOW INCOME  2  100        
ALL STUDENTS  
 2003  56  100  43  39  16  2
 2002  58  100  12  59  26  3
DISTRICT  
 2003  582  100  25  54  19  2
 2002  572  100  13  61  24  2
STATE  
 2003  75024  99  10  45  34  10
 2002  75008  97  8  46  37  10
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

School Report Card - Thomas Prince School
Grade 04 - Mathematics

  Included in Results % Students at Each Performance Level
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS  
 Disabled  12  100  8  42  50  
GENDER  
 Female  28  100  43  29  29  
 Male  28  100  25  43  32  
RACE/ETHNICITY  
 African American/Black  2  100        
 Hispanic  1  100        
 White  53  100  36  34  30  
 LOW INCOME  2  100        
ALL STUDENTS  
 2003  56  100  34  36  30  
 2002  58  100  21  38  36  5
DISTRICT  
 2003  581  100  32  35  30  3
 2002  572  100  22  38  32  9
STATE  
 2003  75339  100  12  28  43  16
 2002  75682  98  12  27  42  19
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

School Report Card - Thomas Prince School
Grade 06 - Mathematics

  Included in Results % Students at Each Performance Level
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS  
 Disabled  3  100        
GENDER  
 Female  30  100  57  30  10  3
 Male  31  100  65  23  13  
RACE/ETHNICITY  
 Hispanic  2  100        
 White  60  100  58  27  12  3
 LOW INCOME  3  100        
ALL STUDENTS  
 2003  63  100  59  25  11  5
 2002  66  100  29  30  24  17
DISTRICT  
 2003  611  100  26  36  25  13
 2002  645  100  25  39  22  14
STATE  
 2003  78040  100  16  26  32  26
 2002  78561  99  13  28  29  29
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

School Report Card - Thomas Prince School
Grade 07 - English Language Arts

  Included in Results % Students at Each Performance Level
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS  
 Disabled  7  100        
GENDER  
 Female  30  100  7  63  27  3
 Male  26  100  8  69  23  
RACE/ETHNICITY  
 African American/Black  2  100        
 White  54  100  6  69  24  2
 LOW INCOME  2  100        
ALL STUDENTS  
 2003  56  100  7  66  25  2
 2002  51  100  6  67  20  8
DISTRICT  
 2003  616  100  14  68  17  2
 2002  602  100  14  71  13  1
STATE  
 2003  79345  99  8  57  28  7
 2002  76710  97  9  55  28  8
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

School Report Card - Thomas Prince School
Grade 08 - Mathematics

  Included in Results % Students at Each Performance Level
# % A P NI W/F
STUDENT STATUS  
 Disabled  6  100        
GENDER  
 Female  25  100  28  24  20  28
 Male  20  100  5  55  35  5
RACE/ETHNICITY  
 African American/Black  1  100        
 Asian or Pacific Islander  2  100        
 White  44  100  16  36  25  23
 LOW INCOME  2  100        
ALL STUDENTS  
 2003  47  100  17  36  26  21
 2002  50  100  24  32  28  16
DISTRICT  
 2003  605  100  23  40  24  13
 2002  552  100  23  34  30  14
STATE  
 2003  78589  99  12  25  30  33
 2002  74890  98  11  23  33  33
NOTE: MCAS results for groups with fewer than 10 students are not shown to protect student confidentiality

School Report Card - Thomas Prince School
Mid-Cycle AYP Report

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Student Group Participation Performance Improvement Attendance AYP
2003
Enrolled Assessed % Met
Target		 N CPI Met
Target		 CPI
Change		 Met
Target		 % Change Met
Target
Aggregate 177 177 100 Yes 174 93.1 Yes 0.5 Yes 95.8 0 Yes Yes
Lim. English Prof. 0 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - -
Spec. Ed. 28 28 100 Yes 28 75.0 No 1.7 Yes 95.5 1.2 Yes Yes
Free Lunch 5 5 - - 5 - - - - - - - -
Afr. Amer./Black 5 5 - - 5 - - - - - - - -
Asian or Pacif. Isl. 2 2 - - 2 - - - - - - - -
Hispanic 2 2 - - 2 - - - - - - - -
Native American 0 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - -
White 168 168 100 Yes 165 93.5 Yes 0.7 Yes 95.8 0.1 Yes Yes

 

MATHEMATICS
Student Group Participation Performance Improvement Attendance AYP
2003
Enrolled Assessed % Met
Target		 N CPI Met
Target		 CPI
Change		 Met
Target		 % Change Met
Target
Aggregate 166 166 100 Yes 162 87.3 Yes 5.7 Yes 95.8 0 Yes Yes
Lim. English Prof. 0 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - -
Spec. Ed. 21 21 100 Yes 20 65.0 Yes 13.6 Yes 95.5 1.2 Yes Yes
Free Lunch 7 7 - - 7 - - - - - - - -
Afr. Amer./Black 3 3 - - 3 - - - - - - - -
Asian or Pacif. Isl. 2 2 - - 2 - - - - - - - -
Hispanic 3 3 - - 3 - - - - - - - -
Native American 0 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - -
White 157 157 100 Yes 153 87.6 Yes 5.8 Yes 95.8 0.1 Yes Yes

NOTE: An asterisk (*) appears if the AYP determination changed on appeal.

Adequate Yearly Progress History
  English Language Arts Mathematics
Students 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Aggregate Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
All subgroups N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes

Data Definitions

Race/Ethnicity:

African-American - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups in Africa.
Asian - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent or the Pacific Islands. This area includes, for example, China, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippine Islands and Samoa.
Hispanic - A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.
Native American - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America, and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community attachment.
White - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East.

Limited English Proficient:

Defined as "a student whose first language is a language other than English who is unable to perform ordinary classroom work in English."

Low Income:

An indication of whether the student meets ANY ONE of the following definitions of low income:
1. The student is eligible for free or reduced price lunch; or
2. The student receives Transitional Aid to Families benefits; or
3. The student is eligible for food stamps

Migrant:

An indication of whether an individual or a parent/guardian accompanying an individual maintains primary employment in one or more agricultural or fishing activities on a seasonal or other temporary basis and establishes a temporary residence for the purposes of such employment.

Percent of teachers licensed:

The percentage of teachers with Provisional, Initial, or Professional licensure (all teaching staff, including long-term substitutes). This information is not required from charter schools.

Percent of core academic classes taught by highly-qualified teachers:

The percentage of staff, measured in "full-time equivalency", teaching in core academic areas, that meet the NCLB definition of highly-qualified. To meet the definition, teachers must hold a valid Massachusetts license AND demonstrate subject matter competency in the areas they teach. The core academic areas are defined as English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography.

Performance Level Definitions (MCAS):