Enrollment
242
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKLAND·NCES 251017001641
R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center
733 Summer Street, Rockland, MA 02370 · (781) 878-8336 · Plymouth County
GRADES PK–KGELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL242 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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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 | 83 | 34% |
| Kindergarten | 159 | 66% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center→Phelps Elementary School→John W Rogers Middle→Rockland Senior High
Based on grade levels within Rockland. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MCAS 2022-23 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
MA avg 45.6% . +2.0pp since 2016
Math
55.0%
MA avg 43.0% . +2.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 46 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 53.0% |
| 2020-21 | 49.0% | 29.0% |
| 2018-19 | 54.0% | 62.0% |
| 2017-18 | 47.0% | 61.0% |
| 2016-17 | 40.0% | 53.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Plymouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #286 of 920 ▲ 51 | #22 of 63 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #464 of 920 ▼ 38 | #40 of 63 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 242 | #872 of 1,086 | #65 of 73 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #353 of 938 | #14 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #369 of 938 | #9 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.2% | #95 of 602 | #4 of 44 |
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
242
-74 (-23%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 471
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 242 | 20.8 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 20.8 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 313 | 25 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 316 | 26 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 26.3 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 320 | 21 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 456 | 21 | 21.7:1 | 32% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 475 | N/A | N/A | 16% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 471 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (311 to 242); teachers down 21% (26.3 to 20.8).
About R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center
R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center is a public elementary school run by Rockland in Rockland, Massachusetts. The school counts 242 students across pre-K through kindergarten. The typical figure for elementary schools in Massachusetts is about 381 students.
Rockland is made up of 4 schools with 2,158 students in all.
A majority of students at R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center, 61%, are White. Next come 22% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Black, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 77% White. R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center has a diversity index of 57%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center is 20.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.7:1. Across elementary schools in Massachusetts, the average ratio is about 12.2:1.
Plymouth County has about 535,075 residents, and median household income is about $114,201, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 141 public schools in Plymouth County, with a combined enrollment of about 76,427.
The next-closest public school is Rockland Senior High, about 1.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center.
R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students declined from 316 to 242 over 4 years.
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Plymouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
535,075
Census ACS
Median income
$114,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
141
76,427 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rockland
- John W Rogers MiddleMiddle · 687 students
- Phelps Elementary SchoolElementary · 639 students
- Rockland Senior HighHigh · 590 students
- Memorial ParkCombined
Other schools in Rockland
- John W Rogers MiddleMiddle · 687 students
- Phelps Elementary SchoolElementary · 639 students
- Rockland Senior HighHigh · 590 students
- Memorial ParkCombined
Nearby schools
- Rockland Senior High1.6 mi · 590
- John W Rogers Middle1.6 mi · 687
- Phelps Elementary School1.7 mi · 639
- Hanover Middle1.8 mi · 826
- John H Duval1.9 mi · 430
- Hanover High2.0 mi · 663
Frequently asked questions
About R Stewart Esten Early Childhood CenterWhat is the total enrollment at R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center?
R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center enrolls approximately 242 students in grades PK-KG.
What age range does R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center serve?
R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center serves students from grade PK through grade KG.
How many students per teacher at R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center.
How diverse is R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center?
R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center reports a student body of 61% White, 22% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center in?
R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center is part of Rockland.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.