John A Bishop

25 Columbia Road, Arlington MA, 2474 | Arlington School District | 781-316-3791
  • grades KG-5
  • students 420
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 69% 33% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 15 in Arlington
  • Ranked #0 of 2413 in Massachusetts
Proficiency Averages
70%Arlington
52%Massachusetts

John A Bishop is a school servicing grades KG to 5 and is located in the district of "Arlington School District" in Arlington, MA. There are a total of 420 students and 23 teachers at John A Bishop, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

John A Bishop has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 69.0%, which is 33% higher than the Massachusetts average.

John A Bishop location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students420
Teachers23
Student/Teacher ratio19:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At John A Bishop, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All66%
355-59%
470-74%
565-69%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All72%
375-79%
465-69%
565-69%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

John A Bishop race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictMassachusettsNational
White 82.2% 76.3% 65.2% 51.1%
Black 4.6% 3.7% 8.7% 15.9%
Asian 8.3% 10.6% 6.2% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.2% 5.0% 16.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.1% 0.3% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.3% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.7% 4.1% 3.3% 3.1%

Arlington demographics profile

StatisticArlingtonMassachusettsNational
Population45,3796,949,503328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)8,82389491
Median age39.839.437.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)59%53%55%
Speak English79%77%79%
Speak Spanish3%9%13%

Education level achieved in Arlington

IndexArlingtonMassachusettsNational
Completed 8th grade95.6%88.3%84.3%
Completed high school95.2%87.2%83.0%
Completed some college83.5%65.0%59.4%
Completed associate degree73.6%49.0%38.5%
Completed bachelors68.8%41.2%30.3%
Completed masters38.7%18.2%11.5%
Completed professional degree13.4%5.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate8.9%2.6%1.3%
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Source: The John A Bishop data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.