Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW BEDFORD·NCES 250843001329
James B Congdon
50 Hemlock Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 · (508) 997-4511 · Bristol County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% 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.
- 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
10.6:1
28 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 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
69%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
32.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -15.0pp since 2016
Math
49.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -6.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 15 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 45.0% |
| 2020-21 | 51.0% | 44.0% |
| 2018-19 | 79.0% | 81.0% |
| 2017-18 | 60.0% | 73.0% |
| 2016-17 | 47.0% | 55.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where James B Congdon ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Bristol County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #375 of 920 ▲ 60 | #17 of 69 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #622 of 920 ▲ 52 | #41 of 69 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #525 of 901 | #30 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #717 of 1,086 | #50 of 82 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #189 of 938 | #7 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #83 of 938 | #8 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #304 of 602 | #22 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
299
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 415
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 299 | 28.1 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 28.1 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 27.5 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 306 | 22 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 336 | 24.2 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 392 | 21 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 269 | 18 | 14.9:1 | 81% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 358 | N/A | N/A | 72% (257) |
| 1990-91 | 415 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James B Congdon.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (336 to 299); teachers up 16% (24.2 to 28.1).
About James B Congdon
James B Congdon is a small elementary school in Massachusetts, with an address in New Bedford. The latest federal count shows 299 students in kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is about 381 students, so this school is 22% smaller than average.
New Bedford is responsible for 24 schools, James B Congdon included, with 12,505 students in all.
Hispanic students form the largest group at James B Congdon, 38% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 34% White, 20% Black, and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Bristol County's population at about 10%. James B Congdon has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.6:1, with 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Massachusetts, the typical ratio is 12.2:1.
allk12 grades James B Congdon a C+. The grade compares the school only with Massachusetts public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Across Bristol County, median household income is about $85,625, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The public schools of Bristol County number 142 and enroll about 80,897.
The closest other public school is John B Devalles, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Federal data place James B Congdon in the Suburb: Mid-size locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment at James B Congdon was 306 in 2020-21 and 299 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.9:1 to 10.6:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About James B CongdonHow many students attend James B Congdon?
James B Congdon enrolls approximately 299 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does James B Congdon serve?
James B Congdon serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does James B Congdon have?
James B Congdon employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
What is the student diversity at James B Congdon?
Student demographics at James B Congdon are roughly 34% White, 38% Hispanic, 20% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is James B Congdon public or private?
James B Congdon is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Bedford.
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