Elementary · Regular · Grades PK to 5
Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School, New Bedford, MA
Enrollment and teachers
- Students
- 388
- Teachers (FTE)
- 33.0
- Students per teacher
- 11.8
- Grades
- PK to 5
This school's ratio is about the same as the district figure of 11.8. The Massachusetts average across schools is 12.0. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.
School details
- Address
- 47 Emery Street, New Bedford, MA 02744
- Phone
- (508)997-4511
- District
- New Bedford School District
- County
- Bristol County
- Level
- Elementary
- Type
- Regular
- Status
- Open
- Charter
- No
- Virtual
- No
- Locale
- Suburb: Midsize
- NCES school ID
- 250843001333
School meals
- Direct certification
- 352Students certified through programs such as SNAP, without an application.
- Community Eligibility Provision
- Yes (CEP school)
Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.
Related schools
Other elementary schools in New Bedford School District
- Hayden/McFadden 748 students
- Abraham Lincoln 687 students
- Alfred J Gomes 623 students
- Sgt Wm H Carney Academy 618 students
- Casimir Pulaski 551 students
- James B Congdon 299 students
- John B Devalles 292 students
- John Avery Parker 289 students
- Charles S Ashley 272 students
- Elwyn G Campbell 267 students
- William H Taylor 267 students
- Elizabeth Carter Brooks 261 students
Elementary schools elsewhere in New Bedford
- Alma del Mar Charter School Alma del Mar Charter School
We publish official enrollment and staffing data, not ratings or test scores.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.