General Information
 
2004-05 School Report Card

Norfolk County Agricultural High School (09150705)
Suzanne Green, Principal
400 Main Street
Walpole, MA 02081
Phone: (508) 668-0268
Fax: (508) 668-0612

Overview

This report card contains information required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act for our school and district including: teacher qualifications; student achievement on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS); and school/district accountability.

Mission Statement


The Norfolk County Agricultural High School believes agriculture and agribusiness are essential to regional, national and global economies. We recognize that agricultural and environmental technologies are vital to global survival. Therefore, it is our mission to offer progressive agricultural education, a challenging academic curriculum and work experiences that prepare our students for continued learning.

Enrollment - 2004-05

 

School

District

State

Total Count

434

434

975,911

Race/Ethnicity (%)

African American

1.8

1.8

8.9

Asian

0.2

0.2

4.8

Hispanic

3.0

3.0

11.8

Native American

0.9

0.9

0.3

White

94.0

94.0

74.2

Gender (%)

Male

31.3

31.3

51.4

Female

68.7

68.7

48.6

Selected Populations (%)

Limited English Proficiency

0.0

0.0

5.1

Low-income

6.5

6.5

27.7

Special Education

14.3

14.3

16.1

First Language Not English

0.0

0.0

14.0

Migrant

0.0

0.0

0.1

Grades Offered:

09, 10, 11, 12

Teacher Data (2004-05)

 

School

District

State

Total # of Teachers

44

44

73,378

% of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment

99.5

99.5

93.9

Total # of Teachers in Core Academic Areas

18

18

57,499

% of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified

100.0

100.0

92.3

Student/Teacher Ratio

10.0 to 1

10.0 to 1

13.3 to 1

Additional Teacher Information

Of the 44 teachers at Norfolk Aggie, all are appropriately licensed. Fifty percent of these teachers have earned Master's Degrees and one percent has earned advanced degrees beyond the Master's Degree. The student/teacher ratio remains low. In academic classes the ratio is 17:1 and in agricultural classes the ratio is 13:1.

Web Resources

Massachusetts Department of Education:
http://www.doe.mass.edu/

School and District Profiles:
http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/?orgcode=09150705

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Information:
http://www.doe.mass.edu/sda/ayp/cycleIII/

Massachusetts No Child Left Behind website:
http://www.doe.mass.edu/nclb/

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