Betsey B Winslow

Set in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Betsey B Winslow is an intimate primary school, overseen by New Bedford. It serves 227 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 40% leaner than typical.

Across the 24 schools in New Bedford (12,505 students total), Betsey B Winslow accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Betsey B Winslow shows that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment; the rest looks like 20% Hispanic, 11% Black, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Bristol County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Betsey B Winslow higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Bristol County) records that the typical household earns roughly $85,625 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Bristol County's 142 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,897 students), Betsey B Winslow is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ellen R Hathaway, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Betsey B Winslow.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Betsey B Winslow's enrollment has contracted 27% since 2018, when it stood at 310 (now 227). Class-load math has tightened: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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