Hawthorne Brook Middle School
64 Brookline Rd
Townsend MA, 01469, Middlesex County
Phone: 978-597-6914
Ranking: (623 out of 1,316, top 47%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: North Middlesex School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 40 | 38 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 38 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 536 | 577 | 632 | 607 | 633 | 547 | 569 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 126 | 23.5% | 134 | 23.2% | 153 | 24.2% | 105 | 17.3% | 121 | 19.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 6: | 133 | 24.8% | 153 | 26.5% | 143 | 22.6% | 165 | 27.2% | 172 | 27.2% | 175 | 32.0% | 166 | 29.2% |
Grade 7: | 144 | 26.9% | 133 | 23.1% | 161 | 25.5% | 167 | 27.5% | 173 | 27.3% | 171 | 31.3% | 192 | 33.7% |
Grade 8: | 133 | 24.8% | 157 | 27.2% | 175 | 27.7% | 170 | 28.0% | 167 | 26.4% | 201 | 36.7% | 211 | 37.1% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 249 | 46.5% | 278 | 48.2% | 319 | 50.5% | 306 | 50.4% | 329 | 52.0% | 290 | 53.0% | 283 | 49.7% |
Female: | 287 | 53.5% | 299 | 51.8% | 313 | 49.5% | 301 | 49.6% | 304 | 48.0% | 257 | 47.0% | 280 | 49.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 15 | 2.8% | 13 | 2.3% | 9 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.8% | 12 | 2.2% | 4 | 0.7% |
Black: | 6 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.5% |
White: | 496 | 92.5% | 540 | 93.6% | 602 | 95.3% | 579 | 95.4% | 607 | 95.9% | 520 | 95.1% | 557 | 97.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 15 | 2.8% | 13 | 2.3% | 8 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 79 | 14.7% | 81 | 14.0% | 79 | 12.5% | 72 | 11.9% | 62 | 9.8% | 44 | 8.0% | 31 | 5.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 3.0% | 22 | 3.8% | 41 | 6.5% | 27 | 4.4% | 30 | 4.7% | 28 | 5.1% | 17 | 3.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.40 | 15.22 | 15.38 | 14.20 | 14.14 | 14.40 | 15.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 64% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 71% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 61% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 71% | 65% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 55% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 59% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 51% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 65% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 59% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 64% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 65% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 57% | 51% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 71% | 64% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 73% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 75% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 64% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 80% | 69% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 74% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 71% | 66% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 71% | 67% |
2003 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 45.7% | 50.8% | 42% |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 56% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 62% | 46% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 56% | 46% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 59% | 52% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 58% | 56% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 60% | 57% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 70% | 59% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 59% | 58% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 63% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 60% | 60% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 76.1% | 79.5% | 66% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 81% | 68% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 80% | 66% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 80% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 75% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 75% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 74% | 70% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 73% | 72% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 83% | 73% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 77% | 71% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 75% | 71% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 52% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 51% | 46% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 47% | 47% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 56% | 49% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 49% | 53% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 54% | 51% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 44% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 48% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 83% | 74% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 85% | 75% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 81% | 75% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 87% | 78% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 89% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 85% | 79% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 90% | 81% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 85% | 78% |
2003 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49.5% | 50.9% | 37% |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 50% | 39% |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 44% | 39% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 48% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 57% | 45% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 53% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 55% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 57% | 51% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 48% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 61% | 52% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 56% | 54% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55.7% | 49.1% | 32% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 53% | 33% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 49% | 33% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 46% | 32% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 42% | 33% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 46% | 39% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 47% | 39% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 43% | 40% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 35% | 39% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 52% | 43% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 32% | 39% |
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* Hawthorne Brook Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.