Joseph Demello

Joseph Demello operates as an average-sized elementary campus in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, part of Dartmouth. Current enrollment sits at 392 students spanning grades K through 5.

Across the 6 schools in Dartmouth (3,297 students total), Joseph Demello accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Joseph Demello logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%). The remainder breaks down as 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Joseph Demello has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Joseph Demello higher than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Bristol County indicate the typical household earns roughly $85,625 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Bristol County's 142 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,897 students), Joseph Demello is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Andrew B. Cushman School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Joseph Demello has ticked down 9%, going from 432 students in 2018 to 392 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 89% to 80%.

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