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James B Congdon

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

50 Hemlock 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

Directions
Students
299
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about James B Congdon

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 56% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • 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–5James B CongdonYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

50 Hemlock Street, New Bedford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten45
Grade 148
Grade 256
Grade 340
Grade 467
Grade 543
Enrollment over time
306’20
270’21
326’22
301’23
299’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 38%White 34%Black 20%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about James B Congdon from New Bedford families.

Other schools in New Bedford School District

The district →
Hayden/McFadden
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Bedford
D−
748 students13:1
Alfred J Gomes
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Bedford
D
623 students11:1
Sgt Wm H Carney Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Bedford
C−
618 students12:1
Casimir Pulaski
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Bedford
C+
551 students12:1
Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Bedford
D
388 students12:1
John Avery Parker
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Bedford
C−
289 students12:1

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.