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St. Francis Of Assisi School

850 Washington Street, Braintree, MA, 02184-0218 -

School Overview:

	St. Francis Of Assisi School
School Membership(s)	National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 8
County	Norfolk County, MA
Student Body
Total Students	321 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	13%	21%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 34 students
	Kind - 45 students
	Grade 1 - 30 students
	Grade 2 - 42 students
	Grade 3 - 33 students
	Grade 4 - 30 students
	Grade 5 - 30 students
	Grade 6 - 30 students
	Grade 7 - 22 students
	Grade 8 - 25 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	13 teachers
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:23	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling

In the News:

Perfect attendance awards scrapped in Braintree to try to prevent spread of flu (Braintree Forum)
posted on September 15, 2009 at 04:55:18 pm
To encourage students who are sick not to drag themselves to school, officials have suspended awards for perfect attendance this year. Superintendent of Schools Peter Kurzberg told the school committee on Sept. 14 that in an effort to prevent the spread of seasonal and H1N1 (or swine) flu, administrators decided not to present these awards. “Some students come to school sick to get released so ...
Students targeted for flu shots (Boston Globe)
posted on September 5, 2009 at 12:32:33 pm
Back in the days of the polio epidemic, health officials decided to immunize children against the deadly disease by administering shots at school. Baby Boomers will recall lining up with schoolmates in the mid-1950s for a quick stick in the arm, and perhaps getting rewarded for the courage with a lollipop or an extra recess.
Middle and high school students in Braintree to get flu vaccines (Braintree Forum)
posted on August 25, 2009 at 10:24:57 pm
Middle and high school students will be offered vaccines for the swine and seasonal flu this fall. The school committee endorsed on Aug. 24 a proposal to vaccinate students in Grades 6 through 12. Director of Municipal Licenses and Inspection Marybeth McGrath, Health Board Nurse Mary Mulready, and school nursing coordinator and Health Board Vice Chairman Paula Dowd outlined the two-phase ...
FUN DAY AFTERNOON (The Patriot Ledger)
posted on June 2, 2009 at 06:24:01 am
Students from the St. Francis of Assisi School in Braintree had a day of fun and games during the end-of-school field day Monday. Second-grader Kayleen Sickorez, 8, tries to run with all her “beach stuff” on in a relay race. Tatiana Ventosi, 8, behind her, had to help dress her.
Blastoffs were a blast for St. Francis pupils (The Patriot Ledger)
posted on May 7, 2009 at 06:53:40 am
Approximately 70 St. Francis of Assisi School students gathered at the Robert S. Mattulina Park in Braintree on Wednesday to launch model rockets at the end of a half-day space program.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (02184)	School Zip (02184)	(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	33,828 people	6,349,048 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	40%	43%
Population Average Age	40 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.6 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$61,790	$52,143
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	6.2 rooms	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	54 years old	56 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	78% / 22%	58% / 42%