James M. Quinn School

Located at 529 Hawthorn Street, in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, James M. Quinn School is a sprawling elementary school that instructs 703 students (grades K through 5), part of Dartmouth. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 85% bigger than typical.

Within Dartmouth, which oversees 6 schools and 3,297 students, James M. Quinn School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, James M. Quinn School reports that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the area at large, 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%. Across Bristol County's 142 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,897 students), James M. Quinn School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Dartmouth Middle, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around James M. Quinn School.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 11%: 634 students in 2018 compared to 703 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 82% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

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