Other / mixed grade configuration · Fall River, MA

Stone Pk-12 School

Federal NCES profile for Stone Pk-12 School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 68/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 250483002852
0/100100/10068/100
👥 S:T ratio
86
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
89
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Stone Pk-12 School earns 68/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Massachusetts schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Massachusetts.

#1 of 12
schools in Fall River · Resource Index
68
Resource Index · Higher
3.5:1
small classes for Massachusetts
56
students enrolled

Stone Pk-12 School has class sizes smaller than 99% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Stone Pk-12 School ranks #1 of 12 schools in Fall River, MA.

School address

Enrollment

56

Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

16.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

3.5:1

vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg

-72% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Stone Pk-12 School 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 Stone Pk-12 School

Stone Pk-12 School is a small combined-grade school in Fall River, Massachusetts, enrolling 56 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 3.5:1, Stone Pk-12 School is leaner than roughly 99% of Massachusetts schools and 72% under the state's 12.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of Massachusetts schools, with 56 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 99% of the 1,831 Massachusetts schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is led by White (48%) and Hispanic or Latino (29%) (diversity index 67/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 56 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Discipline events run high: 29 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 56 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

Among Fall River's public schools, it stands alongside Atlantis Charter School (1,246 students): Stone Pk-12 School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (3.5:1 vs 11.9:1).

Fall River also operates B M C Durfee High (2,642 students) and Henry Lord Community School (817 students) alongside Stone Pk-12 School.

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 Stone Pk-12 School compares

Stone Pk-12 School on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 3.5:1 ▼ 72% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 56 top 97% - -

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

3.5:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
56
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
3.5:1
students per teacher - 72% below state mean
Top 1% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$20,266
per pupil, district-wide - below Massachusetts avg of $22,458
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 56 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 23 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 10.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 51.8 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 48.2%
Hispanic or Latino 28.6%
African American 10.7%
Two or More 8.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.8%

Largest group: White at 48.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 66.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 66.6, Stone Pk-12 School is more mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Fall River, which includes Stone Pk-12 School.

$20,266
Per student
-10%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+22%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 10.7%
State 76.1%
Federal 13.1%

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 Stone Pk-12 School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
B M C Durfee High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Henry Lord Community School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Morton Middle Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
William S Greene Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Stone Pk-12 School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Fall River · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Fall River

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other 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 Stone Pk-12 School'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 Stone Pk-12 School

How many students attend Stone Pk-12 School?

Stone Pk-12 School has 56 students enrolled. It is a public school in Fall River, MA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Stone Pk-12 School?

The student-teacher ratio at Stone Pk-12 School is 3.5:1, which is 72% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 78% 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 Stone Pk-12 School?

The largest demographic group at Stone Pk-12 School is White at 48.2% of enrollment, in Fall River, MA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 66.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Stone Pk-12 School?

Stone Pk-12 School has a Resource Investment Index of 68/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Stone Pk-12 School rank among schools in Fall River?

By Resource Investment Index, Stone Pk-12 School ranks #1 of 12 schools in Fall River, MA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Fall River on the city page.

Is Stone Pk-12 School a good school?

Stone Pk-12 School earns 68/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Massachusetts schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Massachusetts. 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 Fall River?

Besides Stone Pk-12 School, Fall River also operates B M C Durfee High (2,642 students), Henry Lord Community School (817 students), and Morton Middle (751 students). See the Fall River 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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