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What's the most underrated thing about Sgt Wm H Carney Academy that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
618
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW BEDFORD·NCES 250843001341
Sgt Wm H Carney Academy
247 Elm Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 · (508) 997-4511 · Bristol County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL618 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- DThree-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
12.3:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · 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 | 74 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
20.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -17.0pp since 2016
Math
14.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -24.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 17 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 24 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.0% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 16.0% | 9.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 12.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 18.0% |
| 2018-19 | 48.0% | 46.0% |
| 2017-18 | 50.0% | 43.0% |
| 2016-17 | 37.0% | 38.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sgt Wm H Carney Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Bristol County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #858 of 920 ▲ 34 | #62 of 69 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #808 of 920 ▲ 28 | #58 of 69 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #135 of 901 | #15 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 618 | #112 of 1,086 | #17 of 82 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #475 of 938 | #25 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #65 of 938 | #4 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #115 of 602 | #9 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
618
-33 (-5%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 712
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 618 | 50.2 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 613 | 51.1 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 611 | 55.4 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 651 | 54 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 782 | 50 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 791 | 38 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 582 | 35 | 16.6:1 | 68% (398) |
| 2000-01 | 779 | N/A | N/A | 71% (554) |
| 1990-91 | 712 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sgt Wm H Carney Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (782 to 618); teachers unchanged (50 to 50.2).
About Sgt Wm H Carney Academy
Sgt Wm H Carney Academy is a public high-enrollment elementary school in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The school counted 618 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. It has 62% more students than the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts (about 381).
In New Bedford, 24 schools enroll a combined 12,505 students.
The largest group at Sgt Wm H Carney Academy is Hispanic students, at 41%. After that, the student body is 28% White, 20% Black, and 9% multiracial. Census figures show Bristol County is about 10% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 70%.
Sgt Wm H Carney Academy has 50.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Massachusetts is similar, at 12.2:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Sgt Wm H Carney Academy lands at F, ahead of 2% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Bristol County show that the median household earns about $85,625 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Bristol County has 142 public schools with about 80,897 students, including Sgt Wm H Carney Academy.
About 0.1 miles separate Sgt Wm H Carney Academy from the closest public school, Whaling City Junior/Senior High School. The five-mile area around Sgt Wm H Carney Academy holds at least 8 other public schools.
The NCES locale for Sgt Wm H Carney Academy is Suburb: Mid-size, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Sgt Wm H Carney Academy had a net loss of 33 students, or 5%.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Sgt Wm H Carney AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Sgt Wm H Carney Academy?
Sgt Wm H Carney Academy enrolls approximately 618 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sgt Wm H Carney Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sgt Wm H Carney Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Sgt Wm H Carney Academy?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Sgt Wm H Carney Academy.
How diverse is Sgt Wm H Carney Academy?
Sgt Wm H Carney Academy reports a student body of 28% White, 41% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Sgt Wm H Carney Academy?
Sgt Wm H Carney Academy is overseen by New Bedford in Bristol County.
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