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Ellen R Hathaway

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

256 Court Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 · (508) 997-4511 · Part of New Bedford School District

New Bedford’s School Grade D better than 10% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
201
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Ellen R Hathaway

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 39% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 29.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for New Bedford kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where New Bedford kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Ellen R HathawayYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

256 Court Street, New Bedford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten31
Grade 138
Grade 230
Grade 342
Grade 431
Grade 529
Enrollment over time
284’20
273’21
236’22
245’23
201’24

Down 29.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 44%White 31%Black 19%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ellen R Hathaway from New Bedford families.

Other schools in New Bedford School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; New Bedford’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.