John William Decas School in Wareham, MA

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760 MAIN STREET
Wareham, MA 2571

County name: PLYMOUTH
School type: Regular School
Grade span: Kindergarten - 5th grade
Status: Operational
Phone: (508) 291-3530 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Latitude: 41.772
Longitude: -070.747640

2007 Student Enrollment: 645
Kindergarten Enrollment : 18
1st grade Enrollment : 126
2nd grade Enrollment : 125
3rd grade Enrollment : 121
4th grade Enrollment : 123
5th grade Enrollment : 132

Male students (%): 53.2%

This school:	53.2%
State average from 3564 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 46.8%

Here:	46.8%
State average from 3564 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 79.4%

Here:	79.4%
State average from 3564 schools:	71.0%

African American students (%): 5.7%

This school:	5.7%
State average from 3564 schools:	8.9%

Hispanic students (%): 5.1%

Here:	5.1%
State average from 3564 schools:	13.2%

Asian students (%): 0.5%

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

Native American students (%): 1.10%

Here:	1.10%
State average from 3564 schools:	0.29%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 0.20%

Here:	0.20%
State average from 3564 schools:	0.19%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 8.1%

This school:	8.1%
State average from 3564 schools:	1.9%

First Language Not English # : 2
Limited English Proficient # : 2
Special Education # : 102
Low-Income # : 262
Free Lunch # : 191
Reduced Lunch # : 71

First Language Not English %: 0.3%

John William Decas School:	0.3%
State average from 1653 schools:	15.3%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.3%

Here:	0.3%
State average from 1385 schools:	7.6%

Special Education %: 15.8%

This school:	15.8%
State average from 1778 schools:	16.4%

Low-Income %: 40.6%

Here:	40.6%
State average from 1776 schools:	31.2%

Free Lunch %: 29.6%

John William Decas School:	29.6%
State average from 1774 schools:	25.4%

Reduced Lunch %: 11.0%

Here:	11.0%
State average from 1719 schools:	6.0%

2006 Student Enrollment: 645
Kindergarten Enrollment : 19
1st grade Enrollment : 122
2nd grade Enrollment : 119
3rd grade Enrollment : 132
4th grade Enrollment : 138
5th grade Enrollment : 135

Male students (%): 53.7%

Here:	53.7%
State average from 1781 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 46.3%

This school:	46.3%
State average from 1781 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 77.7%

This school:	77.7%
State average from 1781 schools:	71.8%

African American students (%): 6.0%

This school:	6.0%
State average from 1781 schools:	9.0%

Hispanic students (%): 5.9%

Here:	5.9%
State average from 1781 schools:	12.7%

Native American students (%): 0.90%

Here:	0.90%
State average from 1781 schools:	0.31%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 9.5%

Here:	9.5%
State average from 1781 schools:	1.6%

First Language Not English # : 1
Special Education # : 108
Low-Income # : 268

First Language Not English %: 0.2%

This school:	0.2%
State average from 1633 schools:	14.8%

Special Education %: 16.2%

John William Decas School:	16.2%
State average from 1780 schools:	15.9%

Low-Income %: 40.3%

Here:	40.3%
State average from 1771 schools:	30.5%

2005 Student Enrollment: 645
Kindergarten Enrollment : 21
1st grade Enrollment : 128
2nd grade Enrollment : 136
3rd grade Enrollment : 145
4th grade Enrollment : 125
5th grade Enrollment : 158

White students (%): 85.1%

Here:	85.1%
State average from 1746 schools:	74.4%

African American students (%): 9.5%

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

Hispanic students (%): 3.4%

Here:	3.4%
State average from 1746 schools:	11.2%

Asian students (%): 0.6%

Here:	0.6%
State average from 1746 schools:	4.5%

Native American students (%): 1.40%

John William Decas School:	1.40%
State average from 1746 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 52.9%

Here:	52.9%
State average from 1746 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 47.1%

This school:	47.1%
State average from 1746 schools:	48.3%

First Language Not English # : 1
Special Education # : 103
Low-Income # : 277

First Language Not English %: 0.1%

Here:	0.1%
State average from 1573 schools:	14.2%

Special Education %: 14.4%

Here:	14.4%
State average from 1745 schools:	15.4%

Low-Income %: 38.8%

John William Decas School:	38.8%
State average from 1735 schools:	29.2%

2004 Student Enrollment: 645
Kindergarten Enrollment : 18
1st grade Enrollment : 143
2nd grade Enrollment : 156
3rd grade Enrollment : 140
4th grade Enrollment : 158
5th grade Enrollment : 132

White students (%): 86.6%

Here:	86.6%
State average from 1729 schools:	75.1%

African American students (%): 9.8%

Here:	9.8%
State average from 1729 schools:	9.4%

Hispanic students (%): 1.7%

Here:	1.7%
State average from 1729 schools:	10.7%

Asian students (%): 0.5%

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

Native American students (%): 1.30%

Here:	1.30%
State average from 1729 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 53.4%

Here:	53.4%
State average from 1729 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 46.6%

John William Decas School:	46.6%
State average from 1729 schools:	48.1%

First Language Not English # : 1
Limited English Proficient # : 1
Special Education # : 113
Low-Income # : 243

First Language Not English %: 0.1%

This school:	0.1%
State average from 1530 schools:	13.9%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.1%

Here:	0.1%
State average from 1098 schools:	7.7%

Special Education %: 15.1%

This school:	15.1%
State average from 1725 schools:	15.0%

Low-Income %: 32.5%

Here:	32.5%
State average from 1698 schools:	28.9%

2003 Student Enrollment: 645
Kindergarten Enrollment : 20
1st grade Enrollment : 147
2nd grade Enrollment : 139
3rd grade Enrollment : 161
4th grade Enrollment : 133
5th grade Enrollment : 138

White students (%): 86.6%

Here:	86.6%
State average from 1634 schools:	75.8%

African American students (%): 9.2%

Here:	9.2%
State average from 1634 schools:	9.1%

Hispanic students (%): 2.2%

This school:	2.2%
State average from 1634 schools:	10.4%

Asian students (%): 0.7%

Here:	0.7%
State average from 1634 schools:	4.3%

Native American students (%): 1.40%

John William Decas School:	1.40%
State average from 1634 schools:	0.36%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 53.5%

Here:	53.5%
State average from 1634 schools:	51.8%

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

Here:	46.5%
State average from 1634 schools:	48.2%

First Language Not English # : 1
Low-Income # : 233

First Language Not English %: 0.1%

Here:	0.1%
State average from 1462 schools:	14.6%

Low-Income %: 31.6%

Here:	31.6%
State average from 1608 schools:	27.9%

2002 Student Enrollment: 645
2nd grade Enrollment : 149
3rd grade Enrollment : 148
4th grade Enrollment : 134
5th grade Enrollment : 139
6th grade Enrollment : 145

White students (%): 86.0%

Here:	86.0%
State average from 1682 schools:	76.8%

African American students (%): 9.9%

This school:	9.9%
State average from 1682 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 1.7%

This school:	1.7%
State average from 1682 schools:	9.9%

Asian students (%): 0.7%

This school:	0.7%
State average from 1682 schools:	4.2%

Native American students (%): 1.70%

Here:	1.70%
State average from 1682 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 54.4%

Here:	54.4%
State average from 1682 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 45.6%

Here:	45.6%
State average from 1682 schools:	48.3%

Low-Income # : 273

Low-Income %: 38.2%

Here:	38.2%
State average from 1613 schools:	27.4%

2001 Student Enrollment: 645
2nd grade Enrollment : 160
3rd grade Enrollment : 132
4th grade Enrollment : 142
5th grade Enrollment : 151
6th grade Enrollment : 166

White students (%): 84.7%

Here:	84.7%
State average from 1664 schools:	77.2%

African American students (%): 10.7%

John William Decas School:	10.7%
State average from 1664 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 2.3%

This school:	2.3%
State average from 1664 schools:	9.6%

Asian students (%): 1.1%

Here:	1.1%
State average from 1664 schools:	4.1%

Native American students (%): 1.30%

Here:	1.30%
State average from 1664 schools:	0.32%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 56.6%

Here:	56.6%
State average from 1664 schools:	51.6%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 43.4%

Here:	43.4%
State average from 1664 schools:	48.4%

Low-Income # : 242

Low-Income %: 32.2%

Here:	32.2%
State average from 1635 schools:	26.3%

2007 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 5
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 8

Average number of Absences: 7.5

Here:	7.5
State average from 1782 schools:	8.8

Attendance Rate: 95.6%

Here:	95.6%
State average from 1782 schools:	94.8%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 0.8%

Here:	0.8%
State average from 712 schools:	5.5%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 1.2%

John William Decas School:	1.2%
State average from 1093 schools:	8.3%

2006 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 8
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 8

In-School Suspensions Rate: 95.3%

John William Decas School:	95.3%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 1.2%

Here:	1.2%
State average from 690 schools:	5.9%

2005 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 8.6
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 4

In-School Suspensions Rate: 94.9%

Here:	94.9%
State average from 1746 schools:	94.8%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 0.6%

John William Decas School:	0.6%
State average from 663 schools:	6.2%

2004 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 8.5
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 11

In-School Suspensions Rate: 95.1%

Here:	95.1%
State average from 1729 schools:	94.7%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 1.5%

Here:	1.5%
State average from 629 schools:	6.6%

2003 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 9.5
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 6

In-School Suspensions Rate: 94.5%

Here:	94.5%
State average from 1635 schools:	94.4%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 0.8%

Here:	0.8%
State average from 742 schools:	6.8%

2007 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 49
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 44

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 97.9%

This school:	97.9%
State average from 1782 schools:	95.7%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 97.7%

Here:	97.7%
State average from 1781 schools:	95.3%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.3

This school:	13.3
State average from 1782 schools:	10.0

2006 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 48
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 43

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 99.0%

Here:	99.0%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 88.3%

This school:	88.3%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.1%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.8

Here:	13.8
State average from 1781 schools:	13.4

2005 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 49
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 43

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 95.9%

John William Decas School:	95.9%
State average from 1745 schools:	94.4%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 95.4%

This school:	95.4%
State average from 1733 schools:	93.9%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.7

Here:	14.7
State average from 1746 schools:	13.6

2004 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 51
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 45

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 96.1%

John William Decas School:	96.1%
State average from 1728 schools:	94.1%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 95.6%

Here:	95.6%
State average from 1724 schools:	94.4%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.8

Here:	14.8
State average from 1729 schools:	13.8

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