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What's something Dr W Arnone Community School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
763
Elementary
DISTRICT 677 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROCKTON·NCES 250309000388
Dr W Arnone Community School
135 Belmont Street, Brockton, MA 02301 · (508) 894-4440 · Plymouth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL763 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- FTest 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.
- B+Three-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
17.6:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 135 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (127) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (118).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
13.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -4.0pp since 2016
Math
9.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -8.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 4 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 8 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.0% | 9.0% |
| 2023-24 | 11.0% | 8.0% |
| 2022-23 | 10.0% | 8.0% |
| 2021-22 | 10.0% | 6.0% |
| 2020-21 | 9.0% | 5.0% |
| 2018-19 | 20.0% | 19.0% |
| 2017-18 | 23.0% | 19.0% |
| 2016-17 | 17.0% | 17.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Dr W Arnone Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Plymouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.0% | #892 of 920 ▲ 4 | #62 of 63 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #882 of 920 ▲ 6 | #62 of 63 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #324 of 901 | #27 of 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 763 | #45 of 1,086 | #10 of 73 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #922 of 938 | #66 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #425 of 938 | #11 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.7% | #225 of 317 | #20 of 24 |
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
763
+42 (+6%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 781
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 763 | 43.4 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 763 | 48.9 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 745 | 53.5 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 721 | 47 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 736 | 44.4 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 860 | 51 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 807 | 48 | 16.8:1 | 88% (709) |
| 2000-01 | 620 | N/A | N/A | 73% (450) |
| 1990-91 | 781 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr W Arnone Community School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (736 to 763); teachers down 2% (44.4 to 43.4).
About Dr W Arnone Community School
Dr W Arnone Community School, located in Brockton, Massachusetts, is a high-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment totals 763 students across pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 100% bigger than the 381-student average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
The district for Dr W Arnone Community School is Brockton, with 24 schools and 15,280 students.
Federal enrollment data show Dr W Arnone Community School is 62% Black. Other groups make up 27% Hispanic, 5% White, and 4% multiracial. Plymouth County as a whole is about 8% Black, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 54% means there is a 54% chance two randomly chosen students at Dr W Arnone Community School are from different groups.
Dr W Arnone Community School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1, with 43.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Massachusetts, 12.2:1, is lower.
Among Massachusetts public elementary schools, Dr W Arnone Community School outscored 9%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Plymouth County show that median household income comes to about $114,201, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 141, with about 76,427 students.
About 0.6 miles separate Dr W Arnone Community School from the closest public school, Champion High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment increased by 6% across 4 years, from 721 in 2020-21 to 763 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.3:1 in 2020-21, and 17.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Plymouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
535,075
Census ACS
Median income
$114,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
141
76,427 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brockton
- Brockton HighHigh · 3,598 students
- Edgar B DavisElementary · 1,009 students
- Louis F Angelo ElementaryElementary · 875 students
- Oscar F RaymondElementary · 864 students
- Manthala George Jr. SchoolElementary · 838 students
- Mary E. Baker SchoolElementary · 769 students
Other schools in Brockton
- Brockton HighHigh · 3,598 students
- Edgar B DavisElementary · 1,009 students
- Louis F Angelo ElementaryElementary · 875 students
- Oscar F RaymondElementary · 864 students
- Manthala George Jr. SchoolElementary · 838 students
- Mary E. Baker SchoolElementary · 769 students
Nearby schools
- Champion High School0.6 mi · 163
- Plouffe Middle School0.7 mi · 627
- Barrett Russell Early Childhood Center0.7 mi · 209
- West Middle School1.0 mi · 533
- Louis F Angelo Elementary1.1 mi · 875
- Gilmore Elementary School1.1 mi · 444
Frequently asked questions
About Dr W Arnone Community SchoolHow many students attend Dr W Arnone Community School?
Dr W Arnone Community School enrolls approximately 763 students in grades PK-05.
Is Dr W Arnone Community School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dr W Arnone Community School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Dr W Arnone Community School have?
Dr W Arnone Community School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
How diverse is Dr W Arnone Community School?
Dr W Arnone Community School reports a student body of 5% White, 27% Hispanic, 62% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Dr W Arnone Community School?
Dr W Arnone Community School is overseen by Brockton in Plymouth County.
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