Enrollment
146
Elementary
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONOMOY REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 250054400469
Chatham Elementary School
147 Depot Road, Chatham, MA 02633 · (508) 945-5135 · Barnstable County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL146 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- B+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.
- CThree-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
8.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.9:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 10 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 5% larger than its 4th grade class (19).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Based on grade levels within Monomoy Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
59.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +4.0pp since 2016
Math
54.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +10.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 10 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 39.0% |
| 2021-22 | 67.0% | 52.0% |
| 2020-21 | 60.0% | 49.0% |
| 2018-19 | 47.0% | 44.0% |
| 2017-18 | 65.0% | 31.0% |
| 2016-17 | 55.0% | 44.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Chatham Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Barnstable County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #290 of 920 ▲ 31 | #8 of 24 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #181 of 920 ▲ 209 | #2 of 24 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #232 of 901 | #5 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 146 | #1,003 of 1,086 | #28 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.7% | #10 of 602 | #1 of 18 |
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
146
-12 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 146 | 18.2 | 8.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 149 | 18.6 | 8.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 151 | 17.2 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 158 | 15 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 242 | 24.5 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 270 | 23 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chatham Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (242 to 146); teachers down 26% (24.5 to 18.2).
About Chatham Elementary School
Chatham Elementary School is a very small elementary school with its address in Chatham, Massachusetts. Its grade span covers pre-K through 4, with 146 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in Massachusetts, the average enrollment is about 381.
The 4 schools in Monomoy Regional School District enroll 1,728 students altogether, Chatham Elementary School among them.
White students are 64% of those enrolled at Chatham Elementary School. The next largest groups are 16% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 9% multiracial. In Barnstable County overall, about 86% of residents are White. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Chatham Elementary School are from different groups.
Staffing at Chatham Elementary School comes to 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.0:1. Elementary schools in Massachusetts have an average ratio of 12.2:1.
Among Massachusetts public elementary schools, Chatham Elementary School outscored 61%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Census data for Barnstable County show the median household earns about $95,241 a year, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting Chatham Elementary School, Barnstable County has 49 public schools.
Chatham Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Monomoy Regional Middle School, about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2.
Chatham Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment decreased by 8% across 4 years, from 158 in 2020-21 to 146 in 2024-25. The ratio was 10.5:1 in 2020-21 and 8.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Barnstable County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
231,668
Census ACS
Median income
$95,241
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
22,212 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monomoy Regional School District
- Monomoy Regional High SchoolHigh · 738 students
- Harwich Elementary SchoolElementary · 449 students
- Monomoy Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · 395 students
Other Chatham Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Chatham Elementary. Chatham Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Chatham Elementary SchoolChatham, IL · 500 students
- Chatham ElementaryChatham, VA · 236 students
Nearby schools
- Monomoy Regional Middle School0.7 mi · 395
- Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School3.7 mi · 251
- Monomoy Regional High School5.4 mi · 738
- Cape Cod Region Vocational Technical6.0 mi · 682
- Harwich Elementary School6.3 mi · 449
- Orleans Elementary6.8 mi · 149
Frequently asked questions
About Chatham Elementary SchoolHow large is Chatham Elementary School?
Chatham Elementary School enrolls approximately 146 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Chatham Elementary School serve?
Chatham Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Chatham Elementary School have?
Chatham Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.0:1.
How diverse is Chatham Elementary School?
Chatham Elementary School reports a student body of 64% White, 16% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Chatham Elementary School public or private?
Chatham Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Monomoy Regional School District.
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