Enrollment
201
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW BEDFORD·NCES 250843001323
Ellen R Hathaway
256 Court Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 · (508) 997-4511 · Bristol County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL201 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% 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.
- FThree-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
9.6:1
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 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
67%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
24.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -1.0pp since 2016
Math
13.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -16.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 1 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 16 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.0% | 13.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 45.0% |
| 2020-21 | 37.0% | 37.0% |
| 2018-19 | 41.0% | 35.0% |
| 2017-18 | 37.0% | 35.0% |
| 2016-17 | 25.0% | 29.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ellen R Hathaway ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Bristol County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #865 of 920 ▼ 146 | #63 of 69 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #753 of 920 ▼ 8 | #54 of 69 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -18.0pp | #8 of 901 | #2 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 201 | #935 of 1,086 | #74 of 82 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #77 of 938 | #3 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #131 of 938 | #15 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.7% | #24 of 602 | #2 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
201
-83 (-29%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 279
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 201 | 21 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 245 | 24.5 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 236 | 25 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 284 | 25 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 303 | 22.6 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 342 | 21 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 182 | 13 | 14.0:1 | 74% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 315 | N/A | N/A | 65% (204) |
| 1990-91 | 279 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ellen R Hathaway.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (303 to 201); teachers down 7% (22.6 to 21).
About Ellen R Hathaway
Ellen R Hathaway is the name of a small elementary school in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The school enrolls 201 students, from kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Massachusetts) has about 381 students.
Ellen R Hathaway belongs to New Bedford, a district of 24 schools and 12,505 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Ellen R Hathaway is Hispanic (44%). Smaller groups are 31% White, 19% Black, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Bristol County is roughly 10% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Ellen R Hathaway belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
The school reports 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 9.6 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Massachusetts average 12.2:1.
Ellen R Hathaway is graded D by allk12, scoring above 7% of Massachusetts public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Across Bristol County, median household income is about $85,625, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The public schools of Bristol County number 142 and enroll about 80,897.
Trinity Day Academy is the public school closest to Ellen R Hathaway, about 0.4 miles away. Ellen R Hathaway has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Mid-size: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 201, 29% below the 284 of 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 11.4:1 to 9.6:1.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Bedford
- New Bedford HighHigh · 2,878 students
- Normandin Middle SchoolMiddle · 990 students
- Keith Middle SchoolMiddle · 949 students
- Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddle · 759 students
- Hayden/McFaddenElementary · 748 students
- Abraham LincolnElementary · 687 students
Other schools in New Bedford
- New Bedford HighHigh · 2,878 students
- Gr New Bedford Vocational TechnicalHigh · 2,151 students
- Alma del Mar Charter SchoolElementary · 1,042 students
- Normandin Middle SchoolMiddle · 990 students
- Keith Middle SchoolMiddle · 949 students
- Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddle · 759 students
Nearby schools
- Trinity Day Academy0.4 mi · 93
- Sgt Wm H Carney Academy0.4 mi · 618
- Whaling City Junior/Senior High School0.5 mi · 200
- Thomas R Rodman0.5 mi · 200
- Betsey B Winslow0.6 mi · 227
- New Bedford High0.8 mi · 2,878
Frequently asked questions
About Ellen R HathawayWhat is the total enrollment at Ellen R Hathaway?
Ellen R Hathaway enrolls approximately 201 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Ellen R Hathaway serve?
Ellen R Hathaway serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ellen R Hathaway?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at Ellen R Hathaway.
What is the student diversity at Ellen R Hathaway?
Student demographics at Ellen R Hathaway are roughly 31% White, 44% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Ellen R Hathaway in?
Ellen R Hathaway is part of New Bedford.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.