James B Congdon

Regular School · New Bedford, MA

James B Congdon is a regular school school in New Bedford, Massachusetts, serving grades KG–05 with 299 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

299

Teachers (FTE)

28.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	115	38%
White	102	34%
Black or African American	61	20%
Two or more races	18	6%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	1%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	299	148M / 151F

English Language Learners: 81 (27% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	40-44%	36.7%	148
Reading Proficiency	50-54%	49.2%	148
Science Proficiency	40-49%	—	46

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)

+0.20 grade levels

Math

+0.16 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

11.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	299	100%

Contact & Location

50 Hemlock Street

New Bedford, MA 02740

Phone: (508)997-4511

http://www.newbedfordschools.org/elementary/congdon.htm

District

New Bedford

Per-pupil expenditure: $27,088

District enrollment: 12,522

Other Schools in District

Abraham Lincoln Elementary
Alfred J Gomes Elementary
Betsey B Winslow Elementary
Carlos Pacheco Elementary
Casimir Pulaski Elementary
Charles S Ashley Elementary
Elizabeth Carter Brooks Elementary
Ellen R Hathaway Elementary

View all 23 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 02740) → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

250843001329

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