Other / mixed grade configuration · Oak Bluffs, MA

Oak Bluffs Elementary

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

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 250465000625
0/100100/10038/100
👥 S:T ratio
66
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
37
📋 Attendance
20
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Oak Bluffs Elementary earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Massachusetts schools.

38
Resource Index · Typical
8.4:1
small classes for Massachusetts
402
students enrolled

Oak Bluffs Elementary has class sizes smaller than 93% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

School address

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

-19 students YoY

Oak Bluffs Elementary held near 419 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-19 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 48.6 → 52.8 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-19 students YoY 250465000625 · Oak Bluffs, MA Other · SMALL · TRAD

402 enr · 8.4:1 · RII 38

Nearest enrollment peer: Robert C Hatch High School (402 students)

Oak Bluffs Elementary held near 419 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-19 headcount). Teacher FTE added 48.6 → 52.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

How Oak Bluffs Elementary compares

Oak Bluffs Elementary held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 8.4:1 ▼ 32% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 402 top 52% - -

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

8.4:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
402
Bigger than 48% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
8.4:1
students per teacher - 32% below state mean
Top 7% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
32.1%
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
$31,084
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
Counselors1.3 FTE
Per 314 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 52.1%
Hispanic or Latino 38.7%
Two or More 4.7%
African American 2.5%
Asian 1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: White at 52.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 57.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 57.6, Oak Bluffs Elementary is more mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

District finance for Oak Bluffs reports $31,084 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 Oak Bluffs Elementary

How many students attend Oak Bluffs Elementary?

Oak Bluffs Elementary has 402 students enrolled. It is a public school in Oak Bluffs, MA. CCD year-over-year: 438 (2022-23) → 419 (2023-24), nearly flat (-19).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Oak Bluffs Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Oak Bluffs Elementary is 8.4:1, which is 32% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 46% 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 Oak Bluffs Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Oak Bluffs Elementary is White at 52.1% of enrollment, in Oak Bluffs, MA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 57.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Oak Bluffs Elementary?

Oak Bluffs 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 Oak Bluffs?

None reported; Oak Bluffs operates only Oak Bluffs 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.

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