North Elementary

Summary:

North Elementary is a public elementary school in Somerset, Massachusetts, serving 458 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Somerset school district, which is ranked 186 out of 351 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Elementary's MCAS proficiency rates are generally lower than the state averages and the nearby schools, particularly in mathematics. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rate in MCAS Next Generation Mathematics for all grades was 39.09%, compared to the state average of 40.91%. The school's performance on MCAS also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with low-income students performing relatively well but disabled students performing poorly. North Elementary's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 399 out of 936 MA elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 678 out of 938 in 2016-2017. The school's current ranking for 2023-2024 is 488 out of 916 MA elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

When compared to the nearby schools, such as Spencer Borden, Joseph G Luther, and Gardner, North Elementary generally performs worse on MCAS assessments and has a lower statewide ranking. This suggests that the school may be underperforming relative to its peers and could benefit from learning from the strategies and practices of the higher-performing nearby schools.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 580 Whetstone Hill Road
       Somerset, MA  02726


(508) 324-3170

District: Somerset

SchoolDigger Rank:
488th of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,113 Help


Students who attend North Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Somerset Middle School
High:    Somerset Berkley Regional High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.4 Help
Number of students:  464

Racial breakdown:

White:
85.3%
Hispanic:
5.8%
Two or more races:
5.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  18.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details North Elementary ranks worse than 53.3% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Somerset School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.55. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details North Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Somerset School District. Racial makeup is: White (85.3%), Hispanic (5.8%), two or more races (5%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at North Elementary is 12.4, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Somerset School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at North Elementary is $16,113, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Somerset School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

North Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks North Elementary 488th of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See North Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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White students:


Somerset:

SchoolDigger ranks Somerset 186th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for North Elementary

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Rank History for all students at North Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 68.51 299th 884 66.2%
2004 64.07 346th 882 60.8%
2005 60.02 372nd 887 58.1%
2006 60.75 371st 911 59.3%
2007 62.87 373rd 911 59.1%
2008 54.97 441st 908 51.4%
2009 60.64 385th 909 57.6%
2010 54.10 465th 920 49.5%
2011 54.62 461st 924 50.1%
2012 47.13 549th 930 41.0%
2013 50.94 505th 928 45.6%
2014 56.42 451st 926 51.3%
2015 58.57 405th 914 55.7%
2016 64.94 325th 932 65.1%
2017 32.70 678th 938 27.7%
2018 37.97 615th 934 34.2%
2019 37.57 624th 942 33.8%
2021 59.37 399th 936 57.4%
2022 53.43 450th 932 51.7%
2023 57.07 409th 928 55.9%
2024 48.55 488th 916 46.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at North Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.32 633rd 886 28.6%
2019 41.80 547th 896 39.0%
2021 54.12 365th 894 59.2%
2022 43.48 510th 905 43.6%
2023 40.19 384th 703 45.4%
2024 32.38 493rd 731 32.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at North Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.16 437th 685 36.2%
2019 49.10 363rd 700 48.1%
2021 63.63 196th 705 72.2%
2022 56.20 313th 772 59.5%
2023 64.87 186th 757 75.4%
2024 56.86 283rd 760 62.8%
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Rank History for Female students at North Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.76 605th 893 32.3%
2019 43.01 558th 902 38.1%
2021 58.32 377th 898 58.0%
2022 56.10 407th 901 54.8%
2023 61.63 352nd 887 60.3%
2024 63.28 325th 886 63.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at North Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 25.84 526th 665 20.9%
2022 14.14 670th 672 0.3%
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Rank History for Male students at North Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.12 570th 898 36.5%
2019 33.36 644th 907 29.0%
2021 57.95 387th 904 57.2%
2022 49.75 461st 908 49.2%
2023 51.64 433rd 896 51.7%
2024 34.46 590th 891 33.8%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at North Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 59.30 397th 925 57.1%
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Rank History for White students at North Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.64 616th 772 20.2%
2019 24.37 653rd 780 16.3%
2021 46.93 418th 765 45.4%
2022 36.57 517th 764 32.3%
2023 39.10 496th 762 34.9%
2024 32.34 559th 753 25.8%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for North Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1990 443 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 446
1991 442 4 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 450
1992 492 5 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 499
1993 481 2 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 485
1994 476 3 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 481
1995 508 3 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 512
1996 508 3 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 512
1997 517 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 522
1998 468 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 472
1999 481 4 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 488
2000 478 6 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 487
2001 485 12 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 502
2002 460 9 3 6 1 n/a n/a 0 479
2003 460 9 3 6 1 n/a n/a 0 479
2004 467 7 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 480
2005 476 9 6 4 1 n/a n/a 0 496
2006 457 4 3 6 1 n/a n/a 3 474
2007 439 6 5 10 0 n/a n/a 1 461
2008 444 5 8 9 0 n/a n/a 1 467
2009 453 7 7 7 0 1 3 0 478
2010 441 3 7 10 0 1 3 0 465
2011 449 3 6 15 0 1 3 0 477
2012 461 8 6 16 0 1 4 0 496
2013 457 10 4 17 0 1 3 0 492
2014 446 10 4 14 0 1 8 0 483
2015 457 7 1 18 0 0 14 0 497
2016 454 10 1 21 0 0 17 0 503
2017 465 8 6 18 0 0 9 0 506
2018 451 7 7 16 0 0 9 0 490
2019 427 3 2 12 0 0 18 0 462
2020 442 2 4 18 0 0 17 0 483
2021 380 1 4 19 0 0 19 0 423
2022 415 4 6 20 0 0 22 0 467
2023 396 9 8 21 1 0 23 0 458
2024 396 8 9 27 0 1 23 0 464

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at North Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 446 n/a n/a n/a
1991 450 n/a n/a n/a
1992 499 n/a n/a n/a
1993 485 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 481 n/a n/a n/a
1995 512 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 512 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 522 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 472 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 488 n/a 0.0 11.7
2000 487 n/a 0.0 12.5
2001 502 n/a 0.0 11.4
2002 479 n/a n/a 10.6
2003 479 n/a n/a 10.6
2004 480 38.2 12.6 11.7
2005 496 39.4 12.6 9.7
2006 474 39.4 12.0 9.3
2007 461 39.0 11.8 9.8
2008 467 40.5 11.5 9.7
2009 478 36.0 13.3 11.5
2010 465 39.0 11.9 11
2011 477 34.5 13.8 18.4
2012 496 32.5 15.2 18.8
2013 492 31.1 15.8 20.7
2014 483 30.6 15.7 20.7
2015 497 30.0 16.5 18.3
2016 503 31.0 16.2 n/a
2017 506 30.3 16.6 n/a
2018 490 34.4 14.2 n/a
2019 462 34.9 13.2 n/a
2020 483 40.1 12.0 n/a
2021 423 35.8 11.7 n/a
2022 467 36.4 12.8 n/a
2023 458 37.5 12.2 n/a
2024 464 37.1 12.4 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio North Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 446 n/a n/a n/a
1991 450 n/a n/a n/a
1992 499 n/a n/a n/a
1993 485 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 481 n/a n/a n/a
1995 512 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 512 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 522 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 472 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 488 n/a 0.0 11.7
2000 487 n/a 0.0 12.5
2001 502 n/a 0.0 11.4
2002 479 n/a n/a 10.6
2003 479 n/a n/a 10.6
2004 480 38.2 12.6 11.7
2005 496 39.4 12.6 9.7
2006 474 39.4 12.0 9.3
2007 461 39.0 11.8 9.8
2008 467 40.5 11.5 9.7
2009 478 36.0 13.3 11.5
2010 465 39.0 11.9 11
2011 477 34.5 13.8 18.4
2012 496 32.5 15.2 18.8
2013 492 31.1 15.8 20.7
2014 483 30.6 15.7 20.7
2015 497 30.0 16.5 18.3
2016 503 31.0 16.2 n/a
2017 506 30.3 16.6 n/a
2018 490 34.4 14.2 n/a
2019 462 34.9 13.2 n/a
2020 483 40.1 12.0 n/a
2021 423 35.8 11.7 n/a
2022 467 36.4 12.8 n/a
2023 458 37.5 12.2 n/a
2024 464 37.1 12.4 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for North Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $197 (1.3%) $14,843 (98.7%) $15,040
2020 $274 (1.9%) $14,481 (98.1%) $14,755
2021 $543 (3.4%) $15,570 (96.6%) $16,113

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on North Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 624th of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 409th of 928 Elementary schools
 22.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (North Elementary)6649.2
 16.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Somerset)5842.6
 15.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Elementary)4449.2
 5.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Somerset)4545.5
 0.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (North Elementary)4142.3
 1.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Somerset)5040.1
 9.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (North Elementary)5045.1
 4.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Somerset)5252.3
 0.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (North Elementary)4450.8
 6.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Somerset)5151.4
 0.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (North Elementary)2840.3
 12.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Somerset)4344.8
 1.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (North Elementary)4544.8
 0.2%
   5th Grade Science (Somerset)5243.9
 8.1%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (North Elementary)5047.3
 2.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Somerset)5140.9
 10.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (North Elementary)3944.8
 5.8%
   All Grades Mathematics (Somerset)5148
 3%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (North Elementary)4544.8
 0.2%
   All Grades Science (Somerset)5347
 6%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students462458
 0.9%
African American39
 200%
American Indian01
Asian28
 300%
Hispanic1221
 75%
Pacific Islander00
White427396
 7.3%
Two or More Races1823
 27.8%


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North Elementary ranks 488th of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 464 students attended North Elementary.

Students at North Elementary are 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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