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Enrollment
496
Elementary
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAUNTON·NCES 251152001565
Joseph C Chamberlain
480 Norton Avenue, Taunton, MA 02780 · (508) 821-3216 · Bristol County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% 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
13.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 33% larger than its 4th grade class (82).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
34.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -19.0pp since 2016
Math
34.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -18.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 19 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 18 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 49.0% | 22.0% |
| 2018-19 | 43.0% | 44.0% |
| 2017-18 | 49.0% | 50.0% |
| 2016-17 | 53.0% | 52.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Joseph C Chamberlain ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Bristol County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #612 of 920 ▼ 33 | #41 of 69 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #598 of 920 ▼ 94 | #39 of 69 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #367 of 901 | #39 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #245 of 1,086 | #28 of 82 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #713 of 938 | #45 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #388 of 938 | #41 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #494 of 602 | #41 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
496
+40 (+9%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 664
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 496 | 36.6 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 491 | 35.4 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 453 | 33.1 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 31 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 35.6 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 554 | 35 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 481 | 28 | 17.2:1 | 28% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 664 | N/A | N/A | 18% (121) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joseph C Chamberlain.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (517 to 496); teachers up 3% (35.6 to 36.6).
About Joseph C Chamberlain
Joseph C Chamberlain is a mid-sized elementary school in Taunton, Massachusetts, (ZIP code 02780). The school covers pre-K through 4 and reported 496 students in 2024-25. The school is 30% larger than the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Taunton runs 13 schools with a combined 8,311 students. Joseph C Chamberlain is one of them.
About 63% of the student body at Joseph C Chamberlain is White. Other groups make up 17% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 77% of Bristol County residents are White. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at Joseph C Chamberlain are from different groups.
Joseph C Chamberlain has 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is 12.2:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Joseph C Chamberlain lands at C, ahead of 34% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
The school's county is Bristol County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $85,625, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 142 public schools in the county, enrolling about 80,897, Joseph C Chamberlain among them.
Benjamin Friedman Middle, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment rose 9% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.6:1.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Taunton
- Taunton HighHigh · 2,877 students
- James L. Mulcahey Elementary SchoolElementary · 898 students
- Benjamin Friedman MiddleMiddle · 701 students
- Joseph H MartinMiddle · 647 students
- Elizabeth PoleElementary · 635 students
- East Taunton ElementaryElementary · 564 students
Other schools in Taunton
- Taunton HighHigh · 2,877 students
- Bristol-Plymouth Vocational TechnicalHigh · 1,335 students
- James L. Mulcahey Elementary SchoolElementary · 898 students
- Benjamin Friedman MiddleMiddle · 701 students
- Elizabeth PoleElementary · 635 students
- John F Parker MiddleMiddle · 517 students
Nearby schools
- Benjamin Friedman Middle0.2 mi · 701
- Edmund Hatch Bennett1.0 mi · 313
- James L. Mulcahey Elementary School1.5 mi · 898
- H H Galligan1.9 mi · 286
- Taunton Public Virtual Academy (TPVA)2.4 mi · 58
- Taunton Alternative High School2.4 mi · 74
Frequently asked questions
About Joseph C ChamberlainWhat is the total enrollment at Joseph C Chamberlain?
Joseph C Chamberlain enrolls approximately 496 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Joseph C Chamberlain serve?
Joseph C Chamberlain serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Joseph C Chamberlain?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Joseph C Chamberlain is approximately 13.6:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Joseph C Chamberlain?
Student demographics at Joseph C Chamberlain are roughly 63% White, 12% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Joseph C Chamberlain public or private?
Joseph C Chamberlain is a public K-12 school, overseen by Taunton.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.