Enrollment
385
Elementary
DISTRICT 258 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLINGHAM·NCES 250246000142
Joseph F DiPietro Elementary School
70 Harpin Street, Bellingham, MA 02019 · (508) 883-8001 · Norfolk County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL385 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.
- B-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
12.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 54 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 20% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
45.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -7.0pp since 2016
Math
48.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -4.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 7 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 45.0% |
| 2020-21 | 53.0% | 34.0% |
| 2018-19 | 54.0% | 44.0% |
| 2017-18 | 40.0% | 47.0% |
| 2016-17 | 52.0% | 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 F DiPietro Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Norfolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #382 of 920 ▲ 285 | #74 of 104 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #404 of 920 ▲ 327 | #74 of 104 ▲ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #408 of 901 | #48 of 103 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #477 of 1,086 | #47 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #554 of 938 | #55 of 110 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.2% | #494 of 938 | #68 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.9% | #83 of 317 | #17 of 55 |
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
385
+100 (+35%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 506
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 385 | 30.4 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 21.4 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 300 | 21.4 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 285 | 26 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 335 | 24.8 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 23 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 442 | 25 | 17.7:1 | 16% (70) |
| 2000-01 | 599 | N/A | N/A | 6% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 506 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joseph F DiPietro Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (335 to 385); teachers up 22% (24.8 to 30.4).
About Joseph F DiPietro Elementary School
Joseph F DiPietro Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Bellingham, Massachusetts, under Bellingham. It had 385 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 3.
Joseph F DiPietro Elementary School is one school in Bellingham, a system of 6 schools with 2,129 students.
More than half of the students at Joseph F DiPietro Elementary School are White (67%). Next come 20% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Norfolk County, where about 70% of residents are White. The diversity index for Joseph F DiPietro Elementary School is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.7 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
On the allk12 Grade, Joseph F DiPietro Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 39% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
The school's county is Norfolk County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $130,739 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 59% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Joseph F DiPietro Elementary School shares Norfolk County with 197 other public schools.
About 0.1 miles separate Joseph F DiPietro Elementary School from the closest public school, Keough Memorial Academy. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 35% rise, from 285 to 385. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 11.0:1 to 12.7:1.
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Norfolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
730,082
Census ACS
Median income
$130,739
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
198
101,300 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Joseph F DiPietro Elementary SchoolHow large is Joseph F DiPietro Elementary School?
Joseph F DiPietro Elementary School enrolls approximately 385 students in grades PK-03.
Is Joseph F DiPietro Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Joseph F DiPietro Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many students per teacher at Joseph F DiPietro Elementary School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Joseph F DiPietro Elementary School.
How diverse is Joseph F DiPietro Elementary School?
Joseph F DiPietro Elementary School reports a student body of 67% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Joseph F DiPietro Elementary School public or private?
Joseph F DiPietro Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bellingham.
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