Alighieri Dante Montessori School vs. Eliot K-8 Innovation School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
Alighieri Dante Montessori School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Student Attention
Eliot K-8 Innovation School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Overview
Serving 108 students in grades Prekindergarten-6, Alighieri Dante Montessori School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Massachusetts for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 20-29% (which is lower than the Massachusetts state average of 41%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 30-39% (which is lower than the Massachusetts state average of 44%).
The student:teacher ratio of 9:1 is lower than the Massachusetts state level of 12:1.
Minority enrollment is 67% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the Massachusetts state average of 46% (majority Hispanic).
Serving 809 students in grades Prekindergarten-8, Eliot K-8 Innovation School ranks in the top 20% of all schools in Massachusetts for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 10%, and reading proficiency is top 10%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 70% (which is higher than the Massachusetts state average of 41%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 67% (which is higher than the Massachusetts state average of 44%).
The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is higher than the Massachusetts state level of 12:1.
Minority enrollment is 36% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is lower than the Massachusetts state average of 46% (majority Hispanic).
Grades Offered
PK-6
PK-8
Total Students
108 students
809 students
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% Male | % Female
56% | 44%
52% | 48%
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Total Classroom Teachers
12 teachers
57 teachers
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Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
14:1
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Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#1206 out of 1631 schools in MA
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
#188 out of 1631 schools in MA
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
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Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-29%
70%
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Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-39%
67%
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Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
<50%
45-49%
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Students by Grade
Students by Grade
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Pre-K Students
25
59
Kindergarten Students
15
80
Grade 1 Students
16
80
Grade 2 Students
11
79
Grade 3 Students
12
86
Grade 4 Students
14
93
Grade 5 Students
9
92
Grade 6 Students
6
96
Grade 7 Students
-
68
Grade 8 Students
-
76
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
4%
11%
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% Hispanic
53%
14%
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% Black
2%
5%
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% White
33%
64%
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% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
8%
6%
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Diversity Score
0.61
0.56
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Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
45%
21%
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Eligible for Reduced Lunch
n/a
2%
n/a
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