Andrew B. Cushman School

Andrew B. Cushman School operates as a rural-scale elementary campus in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, run under Dartmouth. Current enrollment sits at 92 students spanning grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 76% smaller than typical.

Dartmouth runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,297 students. Andrew B. Cushman School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Andrew B. Cushman School logs that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Bristol County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Andrew B. Cushman School has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Andrew B. Cushman School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Bristol County put median household earnings sit near $85,625, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Andrew B. Cushman School is one of 142 public schools in Bristol County (combined enrollment of about 80,897 students).

The closest other public school is Joseph Demello, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Andrew B. Cushman School.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Andrew B. Cushman School has declined 34%, going from 140 students in 2018 to 92 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 89% to 79%.

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