Elementary school (grades K-5) · Centerville, MA

Centerville Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Centerville Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 38/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 250231000118
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👥 S:T ratio
57
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
47
📋 Attendance
17
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Centerville Elementary earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 70% of Massachusetts schools.

38
Resource Index · Typical
10.7:1
small classes for Massachusetts
267
students enrolled

Centerville Elementary has class sizes smaller than 70% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

School address

Centerville, MA 02632
District: Barnstable · Massachusetts

NCES ID 250231000118 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+13 students YoY

Centerville Elementary grew from 247 students in 2022-23 to 260 in 2023-24 (+5.3%).

Teacher FTE lost 25.3 → 24.7 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+13 students YoY 250231000118 · Centerville, MA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

267 enr · 10.7:1 · RII 38

Nearest enrollment peer: Barnstable High (1,652 students)

Centerville Elementary grew from 247 students in 2022-23 to 260 in 2023-24 (+5.3%). Teacher FTE lost 25.3 → 24.7 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

Centerville Elementary in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Centerville Elementary reports 267 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Centerville Elementary compares

Centerville Elementary is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.7:1 ▼ 13% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 267 top 77% - -

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

10.7:1
Leaner classes than 85% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
267
Bigger than 28% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
10.7:1
students per teacher - 13% below state mean
Top 30% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 70% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
33.3%
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
$22,858
per pupil, district-wide - below Massachusetts avg of $23,695
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 267 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 67.4%
Hispanic or Latino 18.4%
Two or More 6.4%
African American 5.6%
Asian 1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%

Largest group: White at 67.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 50.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 50.4, Centerville Elementary is more mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

District finance for Barnstable reports $22,858 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Centerville Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Barnstable High Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Barnstable United Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Barnstable Intermediate School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
West Villages Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Hyannis West Elementary Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Centerville Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Barnstable · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~267 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.7:1)

Frequently asked questions about Centerville Elementary

How many students attend Centerville Elementary?

Centerville Elementary has 267 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Centerville, MA. CCD year-over-year: 247 (2022-23) → 260 (2023-24), up 13.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Centerville Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Centerville Elementary is 10.7:1, which is 13% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 32% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Centerville Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Centerville Elementary is White at 67.4% of enrollment, in Centerville, MA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 50.4/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Centerville Elementary?

Centerville Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 38/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Barnstable?

Besides Centerville Elementary, Barnstable also operates Barnstable High (1,652 students), Barnstable United Elementary School (714 students), and Barnstable Intermediate School (642 students). See the Barnstable district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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

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