Enrollment
227
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW BEDFORD·NCES 250843001319
Betsey B Winslow
561 Allen Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 · (508) 997-4511 · Bristol County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL227 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 40% larger than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
27.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -24.0pp since 2016
Math
18.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -29.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 24 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 29 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 57.0% | 36.0% |
| 2018-19 | 45.0% | 45.0% |
| 2017-18 | 47.0% | 42.0% |
| 2016-17 | 51.0% | 47.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Betsey B Winslow ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Bristol County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #816 of 920 ▼ 53 | #56 of 69 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #705 of 920 ▼ 99 | #51 of 69 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.0pp | #87 of 901 | #12 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 227 | #894 of 1,086 | #72 of 82 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #614 of 938 | #36 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #288 of 938 | #32 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.8% | #55 of 602 | #5 of 51 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
227
+22 (+11%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 342
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 227 | 17.5 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 234 | 18.5 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 231 | 18.5 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 205 | 16 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 310 | 17.9 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 315 | 16 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 290 | 17 | 17.1:1 | 40% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 292 | N/A | N/A | 33% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 342 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Betsey B Winslow.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (310 to 227); teachers down 2% (17.9 to 17.5).
About Betsey B Winslow
Betsey B Winslow is a low-enrollment elementary school in New Bedford, Massachusetts, administered by New Bedford. It has an enrollment of 227 students in kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Massachusetts average about 381 students, which makes this school 40% below average.
Enrollment across the 24 schools in New Bedford totals 12,505 students.
The largest group at Betsey B Winslow is White students, at 58%. Smaller groups are 20% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 9% multiracial. County-wide, 77% of Bristol County residents are White. The diversity index for Betsey B Winslow is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Betsey B Winslow comes to 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.0:1. The school's 13.0:1 compares with an average of 12.2:1 for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
On the allk12 Grade, Betsey B Winslow lands at D, ahead of 13% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
In the surrounding county, Bristol County, the median household earns about $85,625 a year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Betsey B Winslow, Bristol County has 142 public schools.
Ellen R Hathaway is about 0.6 miles from Betsey B Winslow, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The federal government classifies Betsey B Winslow's location as Suburb: Mid-size.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Betsey B Winslow had a net gain of 22 students, or 11%.
This page collects posts and questions about Betsey B Winslow, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Bristol County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
582,270
Census ACS
Median income
$85,625
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
142
80,897 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Betsey B WinslowHow many students attend Betsey B Winslow?
Betsey B Winslow enrolls approximately 227 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Betsey B Winslow serve?
Betsey B Winslow serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Betsey B Winslow have?
Betsey B Winslow employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
How diverse is Betsey B Winslow?
Betsey B Winslow reports a student body of 58% White, 20% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Betsey B Winslow in?
Betsey B Winslow is part of New Bedford.
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