Elementary school (grades K-5) · West Barnstable, MA

West Barnstable Elementary

Federal NCES profile for West Barnstable Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 250231000125
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👥 S:T ratio
59
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
53
📋 Attendance
18
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

West Barnstable Elementary earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 76% of Massachusetts schools.

40
Resource Index · Typical
10.3:1
small classes for Massachusetts
237
students enrolled

West Barnstable Elementary has class sizes smaller than 76% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

School address

West Barnstable, MA 02668
District: Barnstable · Massachusetts

NCES ID 250231000125 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-11 students YoY

West Barnstable Elementary held near 253 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-11 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 23.7 → 24.9 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-11 students YoY 250231000125 · West Barnstable, MA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

237 enr · 10.3:1 · RII 40

Nearest enrollment peer: Barnstable High (1,652 students)

West Barnstable Elementary held near 253 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-11 headcount). Teacher FTE added 23.7 → 24.9 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

West Barnstable Elementary in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows West Barnstable Elementary reports 237 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How West Barnstable Elementary compares

West Barnstable 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 10.3:1 ▼ 16% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 237 top 82% - -

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

10.3:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
237
Bigger than 24% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
10.3:1
students per teacher - 16% below state mean
Top 24% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 76% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
32.9%
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
$22,858
per pupil, district-wide - below 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 237 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 58.6%
Hispanic or Latino 20.3%
Two or More 11.4%
African American 5.9%
Asian 3.8%

Largest group: White at 58.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 59.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 59.7, West Barnstable Elementary is more mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

District finance for Barnstable reports $22,858 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How West Barnstable Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Barnstable High Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Barnstable United Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Barnstable Intermediate School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
West Villages Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Hyannis West Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Barnstable · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide elementary 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.

Similar enrollment (~237 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.3:1)

Frequently asked questions about West Barnstable Elementary

How many students attend West Barnstable Elementary?

West Barnstable Elementary has 237 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in West Barnstable, MA. CCD year-over-year: 264 (2022-23) → 253 (2023-24), nearly flat (-11).

What is the student-teacher ratio at West Barnstable Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at West Barnstable Elementary is 10.3:1, which is 16% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 34% 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 West Barnstable Elementary?

The largest demographic group at West Barnstable Elementary is White at 58.6% of enrollment, in West Barnstable, MA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 59.7/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for West Barnstable Elementary?

West Barnstable Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (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 Barnstable?

Besides West Barnstable Elementary, Barnstable also operates Barnstable High (1,652 students), Barnstable United Elementary School (714 students), and Barnstable Intermediate School (642 students). See the Barnstable district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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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