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Enrollment
1,062
Elementary
DISTRICT 443 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAVERHILL·NCES 250597002881
Caleb Dustin Hunking School
480 So. Main Street, Haverhill, MA 01835 · (978) 374-5787 · Essex County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,062 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% 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.
- AThree-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
12.6:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
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 | 74 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 170 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 145 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 179 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 157 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 53% smaller than its 8th grade class (157).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Caleb Dustin Hunking School→Haverhill High
Based on grade levels within Haverhill. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
35.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -5.0pp since 2017
Math
43.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +3.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 5 points since 2017, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 28.0% |
| 2018-19 | 41.0% | 44.0% |
| 2017-18 | 40.0% | 40.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Caleb Dustin Hunking School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #459 of 920 ▲ 53 | #51 of 111 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #574 of 920 ▲ 15 | #60 of 111 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #121 of 901 | #19 of 107 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,062 | #5 of 1,086 | #4 of 129 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #534 of 938 | #78 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.5% | #354 of 938 | #23 of 115 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #235 of 317 | #30 of 40 |
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
1,062
-11 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 1,062 | 84.5 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,064 | 82.7 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,070 | 84 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,073 | 56 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,027 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Caleb Dustin Hunking School.
About Caleb Dustin Hunking School
Caleb Dustin Hunking School is one of the public schools in Haverhill, Massachusetts. It is a large elementary school. It has an enrollment of 1,062 students in kindergarten through 8. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Haverhill (16 schools, 7,940 students) runs Caleb Dustin Hunking School.
About 56% of the student body at Caleb Dustin Hunking School is White. The remaining students are 33% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Essex County, the White share is about 68%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
Caleb Dustin Hunking School reports a ratio of 12.6 students per teacher, from 84.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Among Massachusetts public elementary schools, Caleb Dustin Hunking School outscored 54%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Looking at the county, Essex County, the median household earns about $101,883 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Essex County has 221 public schools with about 113,427 students, including Caleb Dustin Hunking School.
Caleb Dustin Hunking School's closest public school neighbor is Moody, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Caleb Dustin Hunking School holds at least 8 other public schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (1,073) and 2024-25 (1,062). The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.2:1 to 12.6:1 over the same years.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
813,054
Census ACS
Median income
$101,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
221
113,427 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Haverhill
- Haverhill HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Consentino Middle SchoolMiddle · 805 students
- Pentucket Lake ElementaryElementary · 527 students
- Dr Paul NettleMiddle · 503 students
- Golden HillElementary · 502 students
- John G WhittierMiddle · 487 students
Other schools in Haverhill
- Haverhill HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Whittier Regional VocationalHigh · 1,285 students
- Consentino Middle SchoolMiddle · 805 students
- Pentucket Lake ElementaryElementary · 527 students
- Dr Paul NettleMiddle · 503 students
- Golden HillElementary · 502 students
Nearby schools
- Moody0.6 mi · 167
- Greenleaf Academy0.7 mi · 34
- Bartlett School and Assessment Center0.8 mi · 45
- Bradford Elementary0.9 mi · 443
- Silver Hill Elementary School0.9 mi · 481
- Consentino Middle School1.0 mi · 805
Frequently asked questions
About Caleb Dustin Hunking SchoolHow large is Caleb Dustin Hunking School?
Caleb Dustin Hunking School enrolls approximately 1,062 students in grades KG-08.
Is Caleb Dustin Hunking School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Caleb Dustin Hunking School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Caleb Dustin Hunking School have?
Caleb Dustin Hunking School employs 85 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
How diverse is Caleb Dustin Hunking School?
Caleb Dustin Hunking School reports a student body of 56% White, 33% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Caleb Dustin Hunking School in?
Caleb Dustin Hunking School is part of Haverhill.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.