Henry Lord Community School

As a heavily attended primary school in Fall River, Massachusetts, Henry Lord Community School teaches 817 students from grades K through 8, operated by Fall River. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Henry Lord Community School sits 114% above that benchmark.

Across the 19 schools in Fall River (11,089 students total), Henry Lord Community School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Henry Lord Community School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 36% White, 15% Black, 10% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 10%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Bristol County indicate 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%. Across Bristol County's 142 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,897 students), Henry Lord Community School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Letourneau Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

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

Five-year trend. Henry Lord Community School's enrollment has rose 25% since 2018, when it stood at 651 (now 817). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 33% to 39%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.