Elementary school (grades K-5) · New Bedford, MA

Betsey B Winslow

Federal NCES profile for Betsey B Winslow, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 250843001319
0/100100/10045/100
👥 S:T ratio
50
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
78
📋 Attendance
24
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Betsey B Winslow earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median.

#2 of 8
elementary schools in New Bedford · Resource Index
45
Resource Index · Typical
12.6:1
students per teacher
227
students enrolled

Betsey B Winslow has class sizes near the Massachusetts median. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Betsey B Winslow ranks #2 of 8 elementary schools in New Bedford, MA.

School address

Enrollment

227

Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

18.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.6:1

vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg

+2% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Betsey B Winslow compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Betsey B Winslow

Betsey B Winslow is a mid-sized elementary school in New Bedford, Massachusetts, enrolling 227 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 12.6:1 puts it in the larger third of Massachusetts schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 227 puts it in the smaller third of Massachusetts schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,831 scored Massachusetts schools.

Its student body is led by White (58%) and Hispanic or Latino (20%) (diversity index 60/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 108 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 30.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 15.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among New Bedford's elementary schools, it stands alongside Alma Del Mar Charter School (1,042 students): Betsey B Winslow is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (12.6:1 vs 13.2:1).

New Bedford also operates New Bedford High (2,878 students) and Normandin Middle School (990 students) alongside Betsey B Winslow.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Betsey B Winslow compares

Betsey B Winslow on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.6:1 ▲ 2% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 227 top 83% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12.6:1
Leaner classes than 70% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
227
Bigger than 23% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
12.6:1
students per teacher - 2% above state mean
Top 62% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 38% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
30.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$19,918
per pupil, district-wide - below Massachusetts avg of $22,458
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.1 FTE
Per 108 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 58.0%
Hispanic or Latino 19.9%
African American 11.1%
Two or More 8.8%
Asian 1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%

Largest group: White at 58.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 60.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 60.4, Betsey B Winslow is more mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for New Bedford, which includes Betsey B Winslow.

$19,918
Per student
-11%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+20%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 1.9%
State 82.7%
Federal 15.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Betsey B Winslow Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
New Bedford High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Normandin Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Keith Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Roosevelt Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Hayden/Mcfadden Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Betsey B Winslow's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

New Bedford · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in New Bedford

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Massachusetts, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Betsey B Winslow's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Betsey B Winslow

How many students attend Betsey B Winslow?

Betsey B Winslow has 227 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in New Bedford, MA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Betsey B Winslow?

The student-teacher ratio at Betsey B Winslow is 12.6:1, which is 2% higher than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 20% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Betsey B Winslow?

The largest demographic group at Betsey B Winslow is White at 58.0% of enrollment, in New Bedford, MA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 60.4/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Betsey B Winslow?

Betsey B Winslow has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Betsey B Winslow rank among elementary schools in New Bedford?

By Resource Investment Index, Betsey B Winslow ranks #2 of 8 elementary schools in New Bedford, MA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in New Bedford on the city page.

Is Betsey B Winslow a good school?

Betsey B Winslow earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in New Bedford?

Besides Betsey B Winslow, New Bedford also operates New Bedford High (2,878 students), Normandin Middle School (990 students), and Keith Middle School (949 students). See the New Bedford district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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