Elwyn G Campbell

Elwyn G Campbell is a modestly sized elementary campus in New Bedford, Massachusetts, one of the schools within New Bedford. The school works with 267 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Elwyn G Campbell sits 30% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 24 schools in New Bedford (12,505 students total), Elwyn G Campbell accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Elwyn G Campbell logs that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 40% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Elwyn G Campbell has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.3:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Bristol County) records that the typical household earns roughly $85,625 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Bristol County runs 142 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,897 students), of which Elwyn G Campbell is one.

Gr New Bedford Vocational Technical is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Elwyn G Campbell has ticked down 3%, going from 274 students in 2018 to 267 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 51% to 40% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 today.

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