A. C. Whelan Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Revere, Massachusetts
A. C. Whelan Elementary School in Revere, Massachusetts enrolled 658 students in 2024-25 with 60.8 full-time teachers, 10.8 students per teacher against the Massachusetts elementary-school median of 12.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 23% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 42%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
723 students in 2022-23, 684 students in 2023-24, 658 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 58.0 to 60.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 723 | 58.0 | 12.5 |
| 2023-24 | 684 | 59.8 | 11.4 |
| 2024-25 | 658 | 60.8 | 10.8 |
10.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 73 of every 100 Massachusetts elementary schools
Among the 1,012 Massachusetts elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 251 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection A. C. Whelan Elementary School enrolled 753 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 251 of the 753 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent27.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
59.1% of students were Hispanic, 31.9% White, 3.3% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic59.1%
- White31.9%
- Asian3.3%
- Black3.0%
- Two or more races1.8%
- American Indian0.6%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at A. C. Whelan Elementary School scored proficient or above: 23% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Massachusetts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 23% | 30% | 43.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 29% | 28% (2021-22) | 42% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Revere
6 public elementary schools in Revere report 2024-25 enrollment; A. C. Whelan Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. C. Whelan Elementary School | 658 | 10.8 | not reported |
| Garfield Elementary School | 639 | 9.8 | not reported |
| Staff Sargent James J. Hill Elementary School | 615 | 10.2 | not reported |
| Abraham Lincoln | 600 | 11.5 | not reported |
| Paul Revere | 497 | 11.0 | not reported |
| Beachmont Veterans Memorial School | 346 | 9.1 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about A. C. Whelan Elementary School
- Abraham LincolnThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 600 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Staff Sargent James J. Hill Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 615 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare A. C. Whelan Elementary School with Abraham LincolnStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Revere spends per student$20,150 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,150
- The largest public schools in MassachusettsA. C. Whelan Elementary School is the number 86 by size of 1,014 Massachusetts elementary schools open in 2024-25.#86 of 1,014
- Massachusetts schools by students per teacher10.8 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.1 for elementary schools.10.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about A. C. Whelan Elementary School
How many students attend A. C. Whelan Elementary School?
658 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 723 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Revere, MA.What is the student-teacher ratio at A. C. Whelan Elementary School?
10.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for elementary schools is 12.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is A. C. Whelan Elementary School a Title I school?
A. C. Whelan Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at A. C. Whelan Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at A. C. Whelan Elementary School scored proficient or above: 23% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is A. C. Whelan Elementary School in?
Revere, NCES district ID 2510050. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 251005001619 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.