James Tansey

Summary:

James Tansey is an elementary school in Fall River, Massachusetts, serving 276 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. This school consistently outperforms the Fall River school district and the state of Massachusetts in academic achievement, particularly in mathematics and science.

In the 2023-2024 school year, 39.86% of James Tansey students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 19.52% in the Fall River district and 39.17% statewide. The school's performance is even more impressive in mathematics, with 55.8% of students proficient or better, compared to 19.56% in the Fall River district and 40.91% statewide. James Tansey also outperforms the district and state in science, with 34.09% of students proficient or better.

While James Tansey outperforms most nearby schools in the Fall River district, including William S. Greene, Carlton M. Viveiros, and Mary Fonseca Elementary Schools, its performance is still below that of some other nearby schools, such as North End Elementary and Spencer Borden. Nevertheless, James Tansey's strong performance, particularly among its diverse student population, is a testament to its effective educational practices and commitment to equity.


Detail:

Public K-5

 711 Ray Street
       Fall River, MA  02720


(508) 675-8206

District: Fall River

SchoolDigger Rank:
395th of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,570 Help


Students who attend James Tansey usually attend:

Middle:    Morton Middle
High:    B M C Durfee High

Student/teacher ratio:  16.3 Help
Number of students:  306

Racial breakdown:

White:
59.5%
Hispanic:
19.0%
Two or more races:
10.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  61.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details James Tansey ranks better than 56.9% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks first among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Fall River School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.7. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (59.5%), Hispanic (19%), two or more races (10.1%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at James Tansey is 16.3, which is the highest among 10 elementary schools in the Fall River School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at James Tansey is $16,570, which is the 4th highest among 10 elementary schools in the Fall River School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

James Tansey:

SchoolDigger ranks James Tansey 395th of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See James Tansey in the ranking list.)

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Fall River:

SchoolDigger ranks Fall River 320th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for James Tansey

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Rank History for all students at James Tansey

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 68.21 302nd 884 65.8%
2004 75.85 215th 882 75.6%
2005 79.21 184th 887 79.3%
2006 39.51 599th 911 34.2%
2007 32.41 679th 911 25.5%
2008 57.41 411th 908 54.7%
2009 35.93 634th 909 30.3%
2010 22.37 758th 920 17.6%
2011 41.31 605th 924 34.5%
2012 28.87 696th 930 25.2%
2013 36.50 649th 928 30.1%
2014 49.83 522nd 926 43.6%
2015 40.59 589th 914 35.6%
2016 34.82 645th 932 30.8%
2017 47.16 527th 938 43.8%
2018 28.90 698th 934 25.3%
2019 43.04 569th 942 39.6%
2021 50.61 480th 936 48.7%
2022 44.47 519th 932 44.3%
2023 49.85 475th 928 48.8%
2024 57.70 395th 916 56.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at James Tansey

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.96 662nd 886 25.3%
2019 35.60 624th 896 30.4%
2021 53.76 371st 894 58.5%
2022 59.28 310th 905 65.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at James Tansey

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.03 486th 685 29.1%
2019 40.61 431st 700 38.4%
2021 64.26 190th 705 73.0%
2022 70.90 157th 772 79.7%
2023 73.84 116th 757 84.7%
2024 80.01 78th 760 89.7%
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Rank History for Female students at James Tansey

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.13 762nd 893 14.7%
2019 36.34 617th 902 31.6%
2021 43.65 527th 898 41.3%
2022 37.36 574th 901 36.3%
2023 51.09 447th 887 49.6%
2024 52.85 425th 886 52.0%
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Rank History for Male students at James Tansey

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.94 523rd 898 41.8%
2019 53.19 439th 907 51.6%
2021 56.34 403rd 904 55.4%
2022 54.41 420th 908 53.7%
2023 48.81 460th 896 48.7%
2024 62.30 330th 891 63.0%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at James Tansey

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 52.29 460th 925 50.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at James Tansey

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 90.33 20th 446 95.5%
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Rank History for White students at James Tansey

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.97 672nd 772 13.0%
2019 31.63 593rd 780 24.0%
2021 34.36 554th 765 27.6%
2022 28.73 591st 764 22.6%
2023 31.20 572nd 762 24.9%
2024 37.34 510th 753 32.3%
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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 James Tansey

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 168 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 170
1989 167 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 169
1990 179 1 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 184
1991 185 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 188
1992 177 1 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 182
1993 179 0 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 182
1994 186 2 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 193
1995 249 0 1 5 1 n/a n/a 0 256
1996 249 0 1 5 1 n/a n/a 0 256
1997 263 0 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 268
1998 263 5 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 271
1999 288 4 5 3 0 n/a n/a 0 300
2000 302 5 4 4 1 n/a n/a 0 316
2001 253 5 9 49 1 n/a n/a 0 317
2002 314 9 5 8 0 n/a n/a 0 336
2003 314 9 5 8 0 n/a n/a 0 336
2004 325 7 7 7 0 n/a n/a 0 346
2005 306 8 5 9 1 n/a n/a 0 329
2006 279 9 5 6 1 n/a n/a 7 307
2007 258 6 5 6 0 n/a n/a 6 281
2008 276 7 4 7 0 n/a n/a 7 301
2009 298 3 6 15 0 0 12 0 334
2010 280 6 7 13 0 0 20 0 326
2011 268 2 11 20 0 0 19 0 320
2012 249 4 9 18 0 0 21 0 301
2013 260 5 9 22 1 0 21 0 318
2014 263 5 7 23 0 0 24 0 322
2015 257 3 5 26 0 0 24 0 315
2016 238 3 7 31 0 0 23 0 302
2017 237 4 3 26 0 0 23 0 293
2018 255 8 2 22 0 0 28 0 315
2019 241 11 2 30 0 0 28 0 312
2020 229 8 6 33 0 0 28 0 304
2021 214 10 5 30 0 0 22 0 281
2022 203 16 5 34 0 0 22 1 281
2023 188 18 6 38 0 0 25 1 276
2024 182 24 10 58 0 0 31 1 306

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 James Tansey

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 170 n/a n/a n/a
1989 169 n/a n/a n/a
1990 184 n/a n/a n/a
1991 188 n/a n/a n/a
1992 182 n/a n/a n/a
1993 182 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 193 n/a n/a n/a
1995 256 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 256 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 268 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 271 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 300 n/a 0.0 16.3
2000 316 n/a 0.0 17.1
2001 317 n/a 0.0 15.8
2002 336 n/a n/a 18.8
2003 336 n/a n/a 18.8
2004 346 19.3 17.9 15.9
2005 329 19.3 17.0 20.7
2006 307 19.4 15.8 20.7
2007 281 15.0 18.7 22.2
2008 301 15.6 19.3 25.2
2009 334 16.3 20.5 32.6
2010 326 16.2 20.0 40.8
2011 320 15.5 20.6 46.6
2012 301 18.3 16.3 46.8
2013 318 17.5 18.1 47.8
2014 322 18.0 17.8 56.2
2015 315 17.0 18.5 61.3
2016 302 16.0 18.8 n/a
2017 293 15.4 18.9 n/a
2018 315 18.3 17.1 n/a
2019 312 16.5 18.9 n/a
2020 304 17.3 17.5 n/a
2021 281 17.5 15.9 n/a
2022 281 15.6 18.0 n/a
2023 276 17.0 16.2 n/a
2024 306 18.6 16.3 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 James Tansey

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 170 n/a n/a n/a
1989 169 n/a n/a n/a
1990 184 n/a n/a n/a
1991 188 n/a n/a n/a
1992 182 n/a n/a n/a
1993 182 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 193 n/a n/a n/a
1995 256 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 256 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 268 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 271 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 300 n/a 0.0 16.3
2000 316 n/a 0.0 17.1
2001 317 n/a 0.0 15.8
2002 336 n/a n/a 18.8
2003 336 n/a n/a 18.8
2004 346 19.3 17.9 15.9
2005 329 19.3 17.0 20.7
2006 307 19.4 15.8 20.7
2007 281 15.0 18.7 22.2
2008 301 15.6 19.3 25.2
2009 334 16.3 20.5 32.6
2010 326 16.2 20.0 40.8
2011 320 15.5 20.6 46.6
2012 301 18.3 16.3 46.8
2013 318 17.5 18.1 47.8
2014 322 18.0 17.8 56.2
2015 315 17.0 18.5 61.3
2016 302 16.0 18.8 n/a
2017 293 15.4 18.9 n/a
2018 315 18.3 17.1 n/a
2019 312 16.5 18.9 n/a
2020 304 17.3 17.5 n/a
2021 281 17.5 15.9 n/a
2022 281 15.6 18.0 n/a
2023 276 17.0 16.2 n/a
2024 306 18.6 16.3 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 James Tansey

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,009 (7.5%) $12,458 (92.5%) $13,467
2020 $1,010 (7.0%) $13,508 (93.0%) $14,518
2021 $1,411 (8.5%) $15,159 (91.5%) $16,570

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

Impact of COVID-19 on James Tansey

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 569th of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 475th of 928 Elementary schools
 9.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (James Tansey)5033.3
 16.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Fall River)3823.8
 14.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (James Tansey)5456.9
 2.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Fall River)3624.3
 11.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (James Tansey)5128.6
 22.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Fall River)3520.2
 14.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (James Tansey)6259.5
 2.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Fall River)3629.1
 6.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (James Tansey)4037.5
 2.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Fall River)3526.2
 8.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (James Tansey)3547.5
 12.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Fall River)3021
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (James Tansey)4235
 7%
   5th Grade Science (Fall River)2622.7
 3.4%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (James Tansey)4733.1
 13.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Fall River)3321.9
 11.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (James Tansey)5054.9
 4.9%
   All Grades Mathematics (Fall River)3219.5
 12.6%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (James Tansey)4235
 7%
   All Grades Science (Fall River)2617.7
 8.3%
   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 Students312276
 11.5%
African American1118
 63.6%
American Indian00
Asian26
 200%
Hispanic3038
 26.7%
Pacific Islander00
White241188
 22%
Two or More Races2825
 10.7%


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Students at James Tansey are 59% White, 19% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 8% African American, 3% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 306 students attended James Tansey.

Students who attend James Tansey usually go on to attend:

Middle : Morton Middle
High : B M C Durfee High

James Tansey ranks 395th of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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