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If you had an hour of school board time for Henry Lord Community School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
817
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FALL RIVER·NCES 250483002811
Henry Lord Community School
151 Amity Street, Fall River, MA 02721 · (508) 675-8208 · Bristol County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL817 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- DTest 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
12.4:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 103 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 39% larger than its 8th grade class (74).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Henry Lord Community School→B M C Durfee High
Based on grade levels within Fall River. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
15.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -8.0pp since 2016
Math
15.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +3.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 8 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.0% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 15.0% | 15.0% |
| 2022-23 | 19.0% | 16.0% |
| 2021-22 | 18.0% | 18.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 14.0% |
| 2018-19 | 25.0% | 24.0% |
| 2017-18 | 23.0% | 15.0% |
| 2016-17 | 23.0% | 12.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Henry Lord Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Bristol County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #849 of 920 ▼ 4 | #61 of 69 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #858 of 920 ▼ 9 | #64 of 69 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #239 of 901 | #23 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 817 | #35 of 1,086 | #3 of 82 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #503 of 938 | #26 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #76 of 938 | #6 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.5% | #38 of 317 | #5 of 21 |
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
817
+18 (+2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 817 | 65.6 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 797 | 70 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 815 | 62.7 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 799 | 59 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 651 | 55.2 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 530 | 36 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henry Lord Community School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (651 to 817); teachers up 19% (55.2 to 65.6).
About Henry Lord Community School
Henry Lord Community School is an elementary school in Fall River, Massachusetts, and it is part of Fall River. It enrolled 817 students in kindergarten through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Massachusetts average about 381 students each.
The district, Fall River, operates 19 schools serving 11,089 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Henry Lord Community School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 39%. Other students are 36% White, 15% Black, and 10% multiracial. That is higher than the 10% Hispanic share among all Bristol County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 12.4 students per teacher and 65.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts fairly closely.
Henry Lord Community School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 3% of Massachusetts public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Among Bristol County residents, the median household income is $85,625, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Henry Lord Community School is one of 142 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Henry Lord Community School is Letourneau Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Henry Lord Community School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 799 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 817. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.5:1 in 2020-21, and 12.4:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Henry Lord Community School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Fall River
- B M C Durfee HighHigh · 2,642 students
- Morton MiddleMiddle · 751 students
- William S GreeneElementary · 733 students
- Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- North End ElementaryElementary · 655 students
- Matthew J Kuss MiddleMiddle · 646 students
Other schools in Fall River
- B M C Durfee HighHigh · 2,642 students
- Diman Regional Vocational Technical HighHigh · 1,463 students
- Atlantis Charter SchoolCombined · 1,246 students
- Morton MiddleMiddle · 751 students
- William S GreeneElementary · 733 students
- Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
Nearby schools
- Letourneau Elementary School0.7 mi · 566
- Stone PK-12 School0.8 mi · 56
- FRPS Early Learning Center0.8 mi · 53
- Pocasset School1.0 mi · 210
- Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School1.0 mi · 712
- Argosy Collegiate Charter School1.2 mi · 587
Frequently asked questions
About Henry Lord Community SchoolHow many students attend Henry Lord Community School?
Henry Lord Community School enrolls approximately 817 students in grades KG-08.
Is Henry Lord Community School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Henry Lord Community School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Henry Lord Community School have?
Henry Lord Community School employs 66 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
How diverse is Henry Lord Community School?
Henry Lord Community School reports a student body of 36% White, 39% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Henry Lord Community School?
Henry Lord Community School is overseen by Fall River in Bristol County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.