Other / mixed grade configuration · Otis, MA

Farmington River Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Farmington River Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 251332100402
0/100100/10049/100
👥 S:T ratio
64
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
75
📋 Attendance
28
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Farmington River Elementary earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% of Massachusetts schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Massachusetts schools.

49
Resource Index · Higher
8.9:1
small classes for Massachusetts
124
students enrolled

Farmington River Elementary has class sizes smaller than 90% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

School address

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

+9 students YoY

Farmington River Elementary grew from 120 students in 2022-23 to 129 in 2023-24 (+7.5%).

Teacher FTE held 14.2 → 14.2 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+9 students YoY 251332100402 · Otis, MA Other · SMALL · TRAD

124 enr · 8.9:1 · RII 49

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Farmington River Elementary grew from 120 students in 2022-23 to 129 in 2023-24 (+7.5%). Teacher FTE held 14.2 → 14.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

How Farmington River Elementary compares

Farmington River 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 8.9:1 ▼ 28% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 124 top 93% - -

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

8.9:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
124
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
8.9:1
students per teacher - 28% below state mean
Top 10% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 90% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
29.0%
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
$39,408
per pupil, district-wide - above 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 124 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 91.9%
Hispanic or Latino 4.8%
Two or More 2.4%
Asian 0.8%

Largest group: White at 91.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 15.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 15.2, Farmington River Elementary is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

District finance for Farmington River Reg reports $39,408 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other 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.

Frequently asked questions about Farmington River Elementary

How many students attend Farmington River Elementary?

Farmington River Elementary has 124 students enrolled. It is a public school in Otis, MA. CCD year-over-year: 120 (2022-23) → 129 (2023-24), up 9.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Farmington River Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Farmington River Elementary is 8.9:1, which is 28% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 43% 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 Farmington River Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Farmington River Elementary is White at 91.9% of enrollment, in Otis, MA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Farmington River Elementary?

Farmington River Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher 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 Farmington River Reg?

None reported; Farmington River Reg operates only Farmington River Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.

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.