Dean S Luce

Summary:

Dean S Luce is an exceptional elementary school located in Canton, MA, serving 457 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. This school consistently ranks in the top 20-25% of Dean S Luce has maintained a high level of academic performance, with MCAS proficiency rates significantly exceeding state averages, particularly in mathematics.

One of the standout features of Dean S Luce is its ability to support the academic success of diverse student subgroups, including special education students and students from low-income backgrounds. The school's performance in these areas places it in the top 20% of Massachusetts elementary schools, indicating that it has effective strategies and resources in place to address the unique needs of all its students.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Lt. Peter M. Hansen and John F. Kennedy, Dean S Luce consistently outperforms them on MCAS proficiency rates, particularly in mathematics. This suggests that the school may have additional resources, teaching strategies, or other factors that contribute to its strong academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public K-5

 45 Independence St
       Canton, MA  02021


(781) 821-5075

District: Canton

SchoolDigger Rank:
164th of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,463 Help


Students who attend Dean S Luce usually attend:

Middle:    Wm H Galvin Middle
High:    Canton High

Student/teacher ratio:  12.5 Help
Number of students:  457

Racial breakdown:

White:
65.4%
African American:
10.1%
Asian:
9.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  23.6% Help


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Compare Details Dean S Luce ranks better than 82.1% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Canton School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.5. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Dean S Luce has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Canton School District. Racial makeup is: White (65.4%), African American (10.1%), Asian (9.8%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dean S Luce is 12.5. 1 elementary schools in the Canton School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dean S Luce is $18,463, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Canton School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dean S Luce:

SchoolDigger ranks Dean S Luce 164th of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Dean S Luce in the ranking list.)

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Canton:

SchoolDigger ranks Canton 64th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Dean S Luce

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Rank History for all students at Dean S Luce

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 65.97 338th 884 61.8%
2004 70.79 289th 882 67.2%
2005 75.96 231st 887 74.0%
2006 75.68 219th 911 76.0%
2007 71.18 270th 911 70.4%
2008 72.52 256th 908 71.8%
2009 75.43 221st 909 75.7%
2010 69.50 298th 920 67.6%
2011 74.31 250th 924 72.9%
2012 77.68 204th 930 78.1%
2013 80.95 164th 928 82.3%
2014 66.11 332nd 926 64.1%
2015 57.66 419th 914 54.2%
2016 70.21 270th 932 71.0%
2017 77.66 194th 938 79.3%
2018 81.41 154th 934 83.5%
2019 80.03 175th 942 81.4%
2021 77.53 208th 936 77.8%
2022 87.34 109th 932 88.3%
2023 83.86 147th 928 84.2%
2024 81.50 164th 916 82.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Dean S Luce

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.90 143rd 886 83.9%
2019 72.32 164th 896 81.7%
2021 62.88 254th 894 71.6%
2022 85.65 72nd 905 92.0%
2023 94.67 20th 703 97.2%
2024 87.07 54th 731 92.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dean S Luce

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.73 36th 685 94.7%
2019 72.83 117th 700 83.3%
2021 48.22 348th 705 50.6%
2022 87.40 34th 772 95.6%
2023 71.07 143rd 757 81.1%
2024 74.44 114th 760 85.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Dean S Luce

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.38 155th 893 82.6%
2019 84.90 103rd 902 88.6%
2021 79.54 175th 898 80.5%
2022 85.13 123rd 901 86.3%
2023 78.91 177th 887 80.0%
2024 78.81 181st 886 79.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Dean S Luce

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.76 200th 656 69.5%
2019 81.97 70th 665 89.5%
2021 50.79 260th 632 58.9%
2022 80.92 73rd 672 89.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Dean S Luce

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.92 156th 898 82.6%
2019 68.79 277th 907 69.5%
2021 71.87 250th 904 72.3%
2022 86.45 104th 908 88.5%
2023 84.83 116th 896 87.1%
2024 81.64 149th 891 83.3%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Dean S Luce

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 75.18 227th 925 75.5%
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Rank History for Tested Remotely students at Dean S Luce

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 83.21 67th 399 83.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Dean S Luce

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.51 14th 154 90.9%
2019 77.25 27th 155 82.6%
2021 72.09 44th 141 68.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Dean S Luce

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 49.58 75th 173 56.6%
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Rank History for White students at Dean S Luce

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.25 162nd 772 79.0%
2019 70.80 203rd 780 74.0%
2021 73.19 181st 765 76.3%
2022 83.54 89th 764 88.4%
2023 81.73 108th 762 85.8%
2024 78.78 126th 753 83.3%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Dean S Luce

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 295 2 3 5 1 n/a n/a 0 306
1989 293 3 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 303
1990 298 9 7 4 0 n/a n/a 0 318
1991 324 10 7 5 0 n/a n/a 0 346
1992 328 12 9 3 0 n/a n/a 0 352
1993 329 12 5 4 0 n/a n/a 0 350
1994 316 16 4 6 0 n/a n/a 0 342
1995 316 20 7 7 0 n/a n/a 0 350
1996 316 20 7 7 0 n/a n/a 0 350
1997 319 23 8 6 0 n/a n/a 0 356
1998 324 18 6 3 0 n/a n/a 0 351
1999 329 26 5 8 0 n/a n/a 0 368
2000 346 20 9 12 1 n/a n/a 0 388
2001 569 22 23 9 2 n/a n/a 0 625
2002 560 34 39 16 2 n/a n/a 0 651
2003 560 34 39 16 2 n/a n/a 0 651
2004 594 48 39 8 2 n/a n/a 0 691
2005 596 46 47 9 1 n/a n/a 0 699
2006 614 46 45 10 1 n/a n/a 7 723
2007 599 39 55 10 1 n/a n/a 9 713
2008 546 43 47 11 0 n/a n/a 21 668
2009 500 31 38 14 0 0 23 0 606
2010 497 31 51 13 0 0 17 0 609
2011 490 50 62 21 0 0 22 0 645
2012 461 56 59 26 1 0 23 0 626
2013 411 50 54 23 1 0 25 0 564
2014 410 62 61 21 0 4 24 0 582
2015 383 53 65 21 0 5 27 0 554
2016 347 50 59 19 0 5 31 0 511
2017 322 49 62 23 1 4 31 0 492
2018 335 45 60 26 0 4 29 0 499
2019 327 44 61 23 0 4 28 0 487
2020 313 42 58 26 0 0 34 0 473
2021 310 42 55 24 0 0 32 0 463
2022 311 48 44 30 0 0 29 0 462
2023 299 46 45 29 1 0 37 0 457

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dean S Luce

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 306 n/a n/a n/a
1989 303 n/a n/a n/a
1990 318 n/a n/a n/a
1991 346 n/a n/a n/a
1992 352 n/a n/a n/a
1993 350 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 342 n/a n/a n/a
1995 350 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 350 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 356 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 351 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 368 n/a 0.0 7.1
2000 388 n/a 0.0 7.5
2001 625 n/a 0.0 5.1
2002 651 n/a n/a 6.5
2003 651 n/a n/a 6.5
2004 691 42.3 16.3 6.5
2005 699 43.6 16.0 7.2
2006 723 50.9 14.2 5.9
2007 713 48.0 14.9 8.7
2008 668 37.0 18.1 9.6
2009 606 42.1 14.4 6.9
2010 609 41.7 14.5 7.7
2011 645 40.9 15.7 12.4
2012 626 38.1 16.4 14.9
2013 564 35.8 15.7 18.1
2014 582 35.9 16.1 19.2
2015 554 35.0 15.8 23.6
2016 511 36.0 14.1 n/a
2017 492 34.7 14.1 n/a
2018 499 36.1 13.8 n/a
2019 487 34.1 14.2 n/a
2020 473 37.2 12.7 n/a
2021 463 35.6 12.9 n/a
2022 462 31.8 14.5 n/a
2023 457 36.3 12.5 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Dean S Luce

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 306 n/a n/a n/a
1989 303 n/a n/a n/a
1990 318 n/a n/a n/a
1991 346 n/a n/a n/a
1992 352 n/a n/a n/a
1993 350 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 342 n/a n/a n/a
1995 350 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 350 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 356 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 351 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 368 n/a 0.0 7.1
2000 388 n/a 0.0 7.5
2001 625 n/a 0.0 5.1
2002 651 n/a n/a 6.5
2003 651 n/a n/a 6.5
2004 691 42.3 16.3 6.5
2005 699 43.6 16.0 7.2
2006 723 50.9 14.2 5.9
2007 713 48.0 14.9 8.7
2008 668 37.0 18.1 9.6
2009 606 42.1 14.4 6.9
2010 609 41.7 14.5 7.7
2011 645 40.9 15.7 12.4
2012 626 38.1 16.4 14.9
2013 564 35.8 15.7 18.1
2014 582 35.9 16.1 19.2
2015 554 35.0 15.8 23.6
2016 511 36.0 14.1 n/a
2017 492 34.7 14.1 n/a
2018 499 36.1 13.8 n/a
2019 487 34.1 14.2 n/a
2020 473 37.2 12.7 n/a
2021 463 35.6 12.9 n/a
2022 462 31.8 14.5 n/a
2023 457 36.3 12.5 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Dean S Luce

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $201 (1.2%) $16,008 (98.8%) $16,210
2020 $244 (1.5%) $15,979 (98.5%) $16,222
2021 $533 (2.9%) $17,930 (97.1%) $18,463

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Dean S Luce

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 175th of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 147th of 928 Elementary schools
 2.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Dean S Luce)7266.2
 5.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Canton)6555.6
 9.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Dean S Luce)6972.3
 3.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Canton)6162.3
 1.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Dean S Luce)7353.3
 19.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Canton)7250.6
 21.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Dean S Luce)7762.3
 14.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Canton)6654.1
 11.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Dean S Luce)6263.6
 1.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Canton)6458.2
 5.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Dean S Luce)6976.9
 7.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Canton)6567.9
 2.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (Dean S Luce)5854.6
 3.5%
   5th Grade Science (Canton)5954.4
 4.6%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Dean S Luce)6960.6
 8.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Canton)6553.2
 11.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Dean S Luce)7170.1
 0.9%
   All Grades Mathematics (Canton)6357.5
 5.5%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Dean S Luce)5854.6
 3.5%
   All Grades Science (Canton)5753
 4%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students487457
 6.2%
African American4446
 4.5%
American Indian01
Asian6145
 26.2%
Hispanic2329
 26.1%
Pacific Islander40
 100%
White327299
 8.6%
Two or More Races2837
 32.1%


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Students who attend Dean S Luce usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wm H Galvin Middle
High : Canton High

In the 2022-23 school year, 457 students attended Dean S Luce.

Dean S Luce ranks 164th of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Dean S Luce are 65% White, 10% African American, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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