Mary Fonseca Elementary School

Regular School · Fall River, MA

Mary Fonseca Elementary School is a regular school school in Fall River, Massachusetts, serving grades PK–05 with 598 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

598

Teachers (FTE)

43.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	265	44%
White	183	31%
Black or African American	103	17%
Two or more races	35	6%
Asian	10	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Not Specified	1	0%
Total enrollment	598	298M / 299F

English Language Learners: 183 (31% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	12.0% -24.7pp	36.7%	286
Reading Proficiency	23.0% -26.2pp	49.2%	287
Science Proficiency	10-14%	—	101

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.38 grade levels

Math

-0.10 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

154

25.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	598	100%

Contact & Location

160 Wall Street

Fall River, MA 02720

Phone: (508)675-8210

http://www.fallriverschools.org/fonseca.cfm

District

Fall River

Per-pupil expenditure: $26,837

District enrollment: 10,447

Other Schools in District

Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School Elementary
Henry Lord Community School Elementary
James Tansey Elementary
John J Doran Elementary
Letourneau Elementary School Elementary
North End Elementary Elementary
Samuel Watson Elementary
Spencer Borden Elementary

View all 17 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 02720) → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

250483002650

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD