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Joseph W Martin Jr Elementary
- B-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.
- FThree-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (93).
School pathway
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 23 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 23 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 57.0% | 50.0% |
| 2018-19 | 65.0% | 55.0% |
| 2017-18 | 73.0% | 60.0% |
| 2016-17 | 61.0% | 61.0% |
Where Joseph W Martin Jr Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Bristol County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #535 of 920 ▼ 65 | #33 of 69 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #532 of 920 ▼ 70 | #33 of 69 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.0pp | #50 of 901 | #10 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 549 | #177 of 1,086 | #24 of 82 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #721 of 938 | #46 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #674 of 938 | #53 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #238 of 602 | #16 of 51 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 549 | 40.4 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 541 | 41.6 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 536 | 38.2 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 608 | 40 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 636 | 36 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 708 | 37 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 699 | 41 | 17.1:1 | 8% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 633 | N/A | N/A | 3% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 407 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (636 to 549); teachers up 12% (36 to 40.4).
About Joseph W Martin Jr Elementary
The public elementary school Joseph W Martin Jr Elementary is located in North Attleborough, Massachusetts. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 549 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Massachusetts enroll about 381 students on average.
The 8 schools in North Attleborough enroll 3,877 students altogether, Joseph W Martin Jr Elementary among them.
Of every 100 students at Joseph W Martin Jr Elementary, about 78 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Among Bristol County residents, the White share is about 77%. The diversity index for Joseph W Martin Jr Elementary is 38%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Joseph W Martin Jr Elementary lists 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.6 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is 12.2:1.
Joseph W Martin Jr Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 37% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
The school's county is Bristol County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $85,625 a year, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Joseph W Martin Jr Elementary shares Bristol County with 141 other public schools.
The closest school to Joseph W Martin Jr Elementary is Anna Ware Jackson, located about 1.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
Joseph W Martin Jr Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 549, from 608 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.2 to 13.6 over 4 years.
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