Bentley Academy Innovation School

Bentley Academy Innovation School is an elementary campus of low-enrollment scale in Salem, Massachusetts, operated by Salem, educateing 286 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Bentley Academy Innovation School sits 25% leaner than that benchmark.

Salem runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 3,831 students. Bentley Academy Innovation School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Bentley Academy Innovation School records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% White, 7% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

On the income-and-resources front, Bentley Academy Innovation School logs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Bentley Academy Innovation School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Essex County indicate median household income runs about $101,883, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Essex County's 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), Bentley Academy Innovation School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Salem Early Childhood, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

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