Hayden/McFadden

Located at 361 Cedar Grove, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Hayden/McFadden is a substantial primary school that hosts 748 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within New Bedford. That puts it 96% bigger than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

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

On demographics, Hayden/McFadden reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 66% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 15% White, 14% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 10% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Hayden/McFadden has 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the surrounding community, Bristol County reports that the typical household earns roughly $85,625 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Bristol County runs 142 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,897 students), of which Hayden/McFadden is one.

Global Learning Charter Public School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Hayden/McFadden's enrollment has increased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 677 (now 748). White enrollment moved from 26% to 15% across the same window.

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