Mary Fonseca Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Fall River, Massachusetts
Mary Fonseca Elementary School in Fall River, Massachusetts enrolled 598 students in 2024-25 with 43.0 full-time teachers, 13.9 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, 15% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 12% 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 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%
636 students in 2022-23, 632 students in 2023-24, 598 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.4 to 43.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 636 | 38.4 | 16.6 |
| 2023-24 | 632 | 41.0 | 15.4 |
| 2024-25 | 598 | 43.0 | 13.9 |
13.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 82 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 274 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mary Fonseca Elementary School enrolled 548 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 274 of the 548 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent44.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
44.4% of students were Hispanic, 30.7% White, 17.3% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic44.4%
- White30.7%
- Black17.3%
- Two or more races5.9%
- Asian1.7%
- American Indian0.2%
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 Mary Fonseca Elementary School scored proficient or above: 15% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% 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 | 15% | 23% | 43.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 12% | 20% (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 Fall River
10 public elementary schools in Fall River report 2024-25 enrollment; Mary Fonseca Elementary School is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Lord Community School | 817 | 12.4 | not reported |
| William S Greene | 733 | 13.8 | not reported |
| Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School | 712 | 15.2 | not reported |
| North End Elementary | 655 | 13.6 | not reported |
| Mary Fonseca Elementary School | 598 | 13.9 | not reported |
| Spencer Borden | 575 | 13.7 | not reported |
| Letourneau Elementary School | 566 | 13.7 | not reported |
| John J Doran | 525 | 13.9 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Mary Fonseca Elementary School
- Spencer BordenThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 575 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Samuel WatsonThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 287 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Compare Mary Fonseca Elementary School with Spencer BordenStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Fall River Public Schools spends per student$22,016 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,016
- The largest public schools in MassachusettsMary Fonseca Elementary School is the number 130 by size of 1,014 Massachusetts elementary schools open in 2024-25.#130 of 1,014
- Massachusetts schools by students per teacher13.9 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.1 for elementary schools.13.9:1
- 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 Mary Fonseca Elementary School
How many students attend Mary Fonseca Elementary School?
598 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 636 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fall River, MA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mary Fonseca Elementary School?
13.9 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 Mary Fonseca Elementary School a Title I school?
Mary Fonseca Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Mary Fonseca Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Mary Fonseca Elementary School scored proficient or above: 15% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% 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 Mary Fonseca Elementary School in?
Fall River Public Schools, NCES district ID 2504830. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250483002650 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.