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Jonathan Bright Elementary School in Waltham, MA



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260 GROVE STREET
Waltham, MA 2453


County name: MIDDLESEX
School type: Regular School
Grade span: Kindergarten - 5th grade
Status: Operational
Phone: (781) 314-5645 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Latitude: 42.375
Longitude: -071.222890

2007 Student Enrollment: 124
Kindergarten Enrollment : 16
1st grade Enrollment : 25
2nd grade Enrollment : 17
3rd grade Enrollment : 22
4th grade Enrollment : 22
5th grade Enrollment : 22


Male students (%): 52.4%
Here:  52.4%
State average from 3564 schools:  51.7%

Female students (%): 47.6%
This school:  47.6%
State average from 3564 schools:  48.3%


White students (%): 46.8%
Here:  46.8%
State average from 3564 schools:  71.0%

African American students (%): 4.8%
Here:  4.8%
State average from 3564 schools:  8.9%

Hispanic students (%): 37.1%
Here:  37.1%
State average from 3564 schools:  13.2%

Asian students (%): 7.3%
Jonathan Bright Elementary School:  7.3%
State average from 3564 schools:  4.5%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 0.80%
Jonathan Bright Elementary School:  0.80%
State average from 3564 schools:  0.19%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 3.2%
Here:  3.2%
State average from 3564 schools:  1.9%



First Language Not English # : 49
Limited English Proficient # : 12
Special Education # : 17
Low-Income # : 51
Free Lunch # : 36
Reduced Lunch # : 15


First Language Not English %: 39.5%
Here:  39.5%
State average from 1653 schools:  15.3%

Limited English Proficient %: 9.7%
Here:  9.7%
State average from 1385 schools:  7.6%

Special Education %: 13.7%
Here:  13.7%
State average from 1778 schools:  16.4%

Low-Income %: 41.1%
Here:  41.1%
State average from 1776 schools:  31.2%

Free Lunch %: 29.0%
Here:  29.0%
State average from 1774 schools:  25.4%

Reduced Lunch %: 12.1%
Here:  12.1%
State average from 1719 schools:  6.0%




2006 Student Enrollment: 124
Kindergarten Enrollment : 26
1st grade Enrollment : 21
2nd grade Enrollment : 23
3rd grade Enrollment : 28
4th grade Enrollment : 22
5th grade Enrollment : 25


Male students (%): 50.3%
Here:  50.3%
State average from 1781 schools:  51.7%

Female students (%): 49.7%
Here:  49.7%
State average from 1781 schools:  48.3%


White students (%): 42.1%
Here:  42.1%
State average from 1781 schools:  71.8%

African American students (%): 4.1%
Here:  4.1%
State average from 1781 schools:  9.0%

Hispanic students (%): 44.8%
Here:  44.8%
State average from 1781 schools:  12.7%

Asian students (%): 6.2%
Jonathan Bright Elementary School:  6.2%
State average from 1781 schools:  4.4%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 2.8%
Here:  2.8%
State average from 1781 schools:  1.6%



First Language Not English # : 63
Limited English Proficient # : 14
Special Education # : 13
Low-Income # : 61


First Language Not English %: 43.4%
This school:  43.4%
State average from 1633 schools:  14.8%

Limited English Proficient %: 9.7%
Jonathan Bright Elementary School:  9.7%
State average from 1328 schools:  7.4%

Special Education %: 9.0%
Jonathan Bright Elementary School:  9.0%
State average from 1780 schools:  15.9%

Low-Income %: 42.1%
This school:  42.1%
State average from 1771 schools:  30.5%




2005 Student Enrollment: 124
Kindergarten Enrollment : 14
1st grade Enrollment : 19
2nd grade Enrollment : 28
3rd grade Enrollment : 37
4th grade Enrollment : 21
5th grade Enrollment : 8


White students (%): 53.5%
This school:  53.5%
State average from 1746 schools:  74.4%

African American students (%): 6.3%
Jonathan Bright Elementary School:  6.3%
State average from 1746 schools:  9.5%

Hispanic students (%): 33.1%
Here:  33.1%
State average from 1746 schools:  11.2%

Asian students (%): 7.1%
Here:  7.1%
State average from 1746 schools:  4.5%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 55.1%
Here:  55.1%
State average from 1746 schools:  51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 44.9%
Here:  44.9%
State average from 1746 schools:  48.3%



First Language Not English # : 48
Limited English Proficient # : 1
Special Education # : 10
Low-Income # : 65


First Language Not English %: 37.8%
Here:  37.8%
State average from 1573 schools:  14.2%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.8%
This school:  0.8%
State average from 1217 schools:  7.4%

Special Education %: 7.9%
Jonathan Bright Elementary School:  7.9%
State average from 1745 schools:  15.4%

Low-Income %: 51.2%
Here:  51.2%
State average from 1735 schools:  29.2%




2004 Student Enrollment: 124
Kindergarten Enrollment : 20
1st grade Enrollment : 23
2nd grade Enrollment : 23
3rd grade Enrollment : 21
4th grade Enrollment : 24
5th grade Enrollment : 29


White students (%): 57.1%
Here:  57.1%
State average from 1729 schools:  75.1%

African American students (%): 7.1%
Here:  7.1%
State average from 1729 schools:  9.4%

Hispanic students (%): 23.6%
Here:  23.6%
State average from 1729 schools:  10.7%

Asian students (%): 12.1%
Here:  12.1%
State average from 1729 schools:  4.4%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 45.0%
Jonathan Bright Elementary School:  45.0%
State average from 1729 schools:  51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 55.0%
Here:  55.0%
State average from 1729 schools:  48.1%



First Language Not English # : 47
Limited English Proficient # : 2
Special Education # : 13
Low-Income # : 43


First Language Not English %: 33.6%
This school:  33.6%
State average from 1530 schools:  13.9%

Limited English Proficient %: 1.4%
Here:  1.4%
State average from 1098 schools:  7.7%

Special Education %: 9.3%
Here:  9.3%
State average from 1725 schools:  15.0%

Low-Income %: 30.7%
Here:  30.7%
State average from 1698 schools:  28.9%




2003 Student Enrollment: 124
Kindergarten Enrollment : 32
1st grade Enrollment : 21
2nd grade Enrollment : 22
3rd grade Enrollment : 20
4th grade Enrollment : 30
5th grade Enrollment : 26


White students (%): 61.6%
Here:  61.6%
State average from 1634 schools:  75.8%

African American students (%): 4.0%
Here:  4.0%
State average from 1634 schools:  9.1%

Hispanic students (%): 21.9%
This school:  21.9%
State average from 1634 schools:  10.4%

Asian students (%): 12.6%
Here:  12.6%
State average from 1634 schools:  4.3%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 47.7%
This school:  47.7%
State average from 1634 schools:  51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 52.3%
Here:  52.3%
State average from 1634 schools:  48.2%



First Language Not English # : 47
Limited English Proficient # : 4
Low-Income # : 54


First Language Not English %: 31.1%
Jonathan Bright Elementary School:  31.1%
State average from 1462 schools:  14.6%

Limited English Proficient %: 2.6%
This school:  2.6%
State average from 950 schools:  8.4%

Low-Income %: 35.8%
Here:  35.8%
State average from 1608 schools:  27.9%




2002 Student Enrollment: 124
1st grade Enrollment : 9
2nd grade Enrollment : 24
3rd grade Enrollment : 24
4th grade Enrollment : 30
5th grade Enrollment : 32
6th grade Enrollment : 23


White students (%): 62.7%
This school:  62.7%
State average from 1682 schools:  76.8%

African American students (%): 2.8%
This school:  2.8%
State average from 1682 schools:  8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 19.0%
Here:  19.0%
State average from 1682 schools:  9.9%

Asian students (%): 15.5%
This school:  15.5%
State average from 1682 schools:  4.2%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 52.8%
Here:  52.8%
State average from 1682 schools:  51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 47.2%
Jonathan Bright Elementary School:  47.2%
State average from 1682 schools:  48.3%



First Language Not English # : 47
Limited English Proficient # : 1
Low-Income # : 55


First Language Not English %: 33.1%
Here:  33.1%
State average from 1452 schools:  13.6%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.7%
Here:  0.7%
State average from 887 schools:  7.9%

Low-Income %: 38.7%
This school:  38.7%
State average from 1613 schools:  27.4%




2001 Student Enrollment: 124
1st grade Enrollment : 34
2nd grade Enrollment : 26
3rd grade Enrollment : 30
4th grade Enrollment : 34
5th grade Enrollment : 27
6th grade Enrollment : 25


White students (%): 62.5%
Here:  62.5%
State average from 1664 schools:  77.2%

African American students (%): 13.1%
Here:  13.1%
State average from 1664 schools:  8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 20.5%
Here:  20.5%
State average from 1664 schools:  9.6%

Asian students (%): 4.0%
Here:  4.0%
State average from 1664 schools:  4.1%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 51.1%
Here:  51.1%
State average from 1664 schools:  51.6%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 48.9%
Here:  48.9%
State average from 1664 schools:  48.4%



Low-Income # : 62


Low-Income %: 35.2%
This school:  35.2%
State average from 1635 schools:  26.3%




2007 Attendance statistics:

Average number of Absences: 6.4
Here:  6.4
State average from 1782 schools:  8.8

Attendance Rate: 96.2%
Here:  96.2%
State average from 1782 schools:  94.8%





2006 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 6.8

In-School Suspensions Rate: 96.1%
Here:  96.1%
State average from 1781 schools:  94.8%





2005 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 7.8

In-School Suspensions Rate: 95.3%
Here:  95.3%
State average from 1746 schools:  94.8%





2004 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 6.6

In-School Suspensions Rate: 95.9%
Here:  95.9%
State average from 1729 schools:  94.7%





2003 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 7.6

In-School Suspensions Rate: 95.3%
This school:  95.3%
State average from 1635 schools:  94.4%







2007 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 10
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 10

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 100.0%
Here:  100.0%
State average from 1782 schools:  95.7%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%
This school:  100.0%
State average from 1781 schools:  95.3%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.9
Here:  11.9
State average from 1782 schools:  10.0



2006 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 10
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 9

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 100.0%
This school:  100.0%
State average from 1781 schools:  94.8%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%
Here:  100.0%
State average from 1781 schools:  94.1%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.1
This school:  14.1
State average from 1781 schools:  13.4



2005 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 11
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 10

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 100.0%
Here:  100.0%
State average from 1745 schools:  94.4%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%
Here:  100.0%
State average from 1733 schools:  93.9%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.2
This school:  11.2
State average from 1746 schools:  13.6



2004 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 10
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 9

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 100.0%
Jonathan Bright Elementary School:  100.0%
State average from 1728 schools:  94.1%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%
Here:  100.0%
State average from 1724 schools:  94.4%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.0
Here:  14.0
State average from 1729 schools:  13.8






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