Center

Located at 17 Barstow Street, in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, Center is an intimate elementary-level community that hosts 227 students (grades pre-K through 3), one of the schools within Mattapoisett. That puts it 40% smaller than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Within Mattapoisett, which oversees 2 schools and 381 students, Center is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Center reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Center tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, Plymouth County reports that median household income runs about $114,201, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Plymouth County's 141 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,427 students), Center is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Old Hammondtown, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Center.

Center operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Center has shrank 5%, going from 239 students in 2018 to 227 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.