Elementary · Massachusetts

Dr. Rick DeCristofaro Learning Center

Free meals for all

Dr. Rick DeCristofaro Learning Center, a public elementary school in Quincy, Massachusetts: grades pre-k–7, 261 students, 9.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Quincy.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 261
Teachers (FTE): 28.5
Students per teacher: 9.2
Grades: Pre-K–7; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 91% of elementary schools in Massachusetts

Median 12.1 · 1,022 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 95% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 80% of elementary schools in Massachusetts

Median 373 · 1,022 schools compared

Smaller than 80% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Massachusetts's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Massachusetts: 42%

0.0%proficient

A lower share proficient than 99% of elementary schools in Massachusetts

Median 42% · 926 elementary schools compared

14 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

0.0%proficient

A lower share proficient than 100% of elementary schools in Massachusetts

Median 43% · 926 elementary schools compared

14 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–7
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Quincy

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Quincy.

Location

Address: 180 Old Colony Avenue, Quincy, MA 02170
Phone: (617)984-8777
City or town: Quincy
County: Norfolk County

Quality of life in Quincy Schools in Quincy

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Wollaston SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	318	13.3	65%	70%	0.6 mi
Charles A Bernazzani ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	339	14.4	44%	43%	0.6 mi
Beechwood Knoll ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	343	14.8	46%	59%	0.7 mi
MerrymountFree meals for all	K–5	291	11.9	50%	51%	1.1 mi
Francis W ParkerFree meals for all	K–5	323	11.7	37%	52%	1.2 mi
MontclairFree meals for all	K–5	365	12.3	45%	66%	1.2 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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