Enrollment
261
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW BEDFORD·NCES 250843001322
Elizabeth Carter Brooks
212 Nemasket Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 · (508) 997-4511 · Bristol County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL261 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% 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.
- C-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
12.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
47.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +6.0pp since 2016
Math
44.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -4.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 6 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 53.0% |
| 2020-21 | 53.0% | 29.0% |
| 2018-19 | 48.0% | 50.0% |
| 2017-18 | 51.0% | 54.0% |
| 2016-17 | 41.0% | 48.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Elizabeth Carter Brooks ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Bristol County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #449 of 920 ▼ 29 | #24 of 69 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #368 of 920 ▲ 112 | #14 of 69 ▲ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #189 of 901 | #21 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 261 | #822 of 1,086 | #65 of 82 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #551 of 938 | #30 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #80 of 938 | #7 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #272 of 602 | #18 of 51 |
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
261
+14 (+6%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 305
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 261 | 20.7 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 22.7 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 23.7 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 247 | 19 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 298 | 16.6 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 299 | 16 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 257 | 14 | 18.4:1 | 70% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 375 | N/A | N/A | 62% (231) |
| 1990-91 | 305 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elizabeth Carter Brooks.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (298 to 261); teachers up 25% (16.6 to 20.7).
About Elizabeth Carter Brooks
Elizabeth Carter Brooks is a small elementary school serving families in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 261 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Massachusetts enroll around 381, and this school is 31% below that mark.
The New Bedford system has 24 schools and 12,505 students.
At Elizabeth Carter Brooks, White students make up the biggest share, 41%. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 10% multiracial. By comparison, Bristol County residents are about 77% White. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at Elizabeth Carter Brooks are from different groups.
Elizabeth Carter Brooks reports a ratio of 12.6 students per teacher, from 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Elizabeth Carter Brooks earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 43% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
In Bristol County, home to about 582,270 people, the median household earns about $85,625 a year, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Elizabeth Carter Brooks shares Bristol County with 141 other public schools.
Keith Middle School is about 0.3 miles from Elizabeth Carter Brooks, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, Elizabeth Carter Brooks is coded Suburb: Mid-size, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 6%.
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Bristol County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
582,270
Census ACS
Median income
$85,625
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
142
80,897 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Elizabeth Carter BrooksHow many students attend Elizabeth Carter Brooks?
Elizabeth Carter Brooks enrolls approximately 261 students in grades KG-05.
Is Elizabeth Carter Brooks an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elizabeth Carter Brooks is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Elizabeth Carter Brooks?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Elizabeth Carter Brooks.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elizabeth Carter Brooks?
At Elizabeth Carter Brooks, the student body is approximately 41% White, 32% Hispanic, 17% Black, 10% Two or more.
Is Elizabeth Carter Brooks public or private?
Elizabeth Carter Brooks is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Bedford.
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