Elementary school (grades K-5) · North Attleborough, MA

Community

Federal NCES profile for Community, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 250873001199
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
63
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
45
📋 Attendance
24
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Community earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Massachusetts schools.

#2 of 5
elementary schools in North Attleborough · Resource Index
41
Resource Index · Typical
9.2:1
small classes for Massachusetts
276
students enrolled

Community has class sizes smaller than 88% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Community ranks #2 of 5 elementary schools in North Attleborough, MA.

Enrollment

276

Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

30.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

9.2:1

vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg

-25% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Community compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than 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 Community

Community is a mid-sized elementary school in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, enrolling 276 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 9.2:1, Community is leaner than roughly 88% of Massachusetts schools and 25% under the state's 12.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Enrollment of 276 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 (61%) and Hispanic or Latino (15%) (diversity index 58/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 276 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

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

The surrounding North Attleborough spends $16,681 per pupil, 26% below the Massachusetts average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Among North Attleborough's elementary schools, it stands alongside Joseph W Martin Jr Elementary (549 students): Community is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (9.2:1 vs 14.4:1).

North Attleborough also operates North Attleboro High (1,018 students) and North Attleborough Middle (965 students) alongside Community.

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 Community compares

Community on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.2:1 ▼ 25% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 276 top 76% - -

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

9.2:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
276
Bigger than 29% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
9.2:1
students per teacher - 25% below state mean
Top 12% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 88% 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
$16,681
per pupil, district-wide - below Massachusetts avg of $22,458
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 276 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
8
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.0 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 61.2%
Hispanic or Latino 14.9%
African American 9.4%
Two or More 7.6%
Asian 6.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%

Largest group: White at 61.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 58.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 58.4, Community is more mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for North Attleborough, which includes Community.

$16,681
Per student
-26%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+1%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 44.3%
State 45.1%
Federal 10.6%

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 Community Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
North Attleboro High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
North Attleborough Middle Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Joseph W Martin Jr Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Amvet Boulevard Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Roosevelt Avenue Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

North Attleborough · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in North Attleborough

4 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 Community'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 Community

How many students attend Community?

Community has 276 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in North Attleborough, MA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Community?

The student-teacher ratio at Community is 9.2:1, which is 25% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 41% 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 Community?

The largest demographic group at Community is White at 61.2% of enrollment, in North Attleborough, MA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 58.4/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Community?

Community has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (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 Community rank among elementary schools in North Attleborough?

By Resource Investment Index, Community ranks #2 of 5 elementary schools in North Attleborough, 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 North Attleborough on the city page.

Is Community a good school?

Community earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Massachusetts schools. 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 North Attleborough?

Besides Community, North Attleborough also operates North Attleboro High (1,018 students), North Attleborough Middle (965 students), and Joseph W Martin Jr Elementary (549 students). See the North Attleborough 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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