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694 MAIN ST STE 6, WEST NEWBURY, MA 01985 • ESSEX County
(978) 363-2919

Identity & Institutional Profile

PSS 2023-2024
NCES Private School ID A9706837
Religious Orientation Nonsectarian
Broad Affiliation Nonsectarian
School Typology Nonsectarian, regular school
Grades Offered PK-Trans-K
Locale Setting Rural: Fringe
School Day Length 8.00 hrs/day
County FIPS 25009
Physical Location Address 694 Main St STE 6
West Newbury, MA 01985-1223

Enrollment & Academic Overview

PSS 2023–2024
Total Students
8
Teachers (FTE)
0.90
Student-Teacher Ratio
8.89:1
School Level
Elementary School

Student Diversity Distribution

Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.

PSS 2023–2024
White: 87.5% Asian: 12.5%
8 Students
White 7 est. 87.5%
Asian 1 est. 12.5%

Student Enrollment by Sex

Enrolled student gender breakdown as reported in NCES PSS survey.

PSS 2023-2024
♂
Male Students
2
25%
♀
Female Students
6
75%

Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution

Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.

Total: 77 Students
Pre-Kindergarten: 69 (89.6%) Kindergarten: 5 (6.5%) Transitional Kindergarten: 3 (3.9%)
77 Students
Pre-Kindergarten 69 89.6%
Kindergarten 5 6.5%
Transitional Kindergarten 3 3.9%

Biennial Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES PSS Multi-Cycle

Biennial Enrollment Trends (2021-2022 – 2023-2024)

0 25 50 2021-2022: 5 students 5 2021-2022 2023-2024: 8 students 8 +60% 2023-2024
Survey Cycle Students Teachers (FTE) Student-Teacher Ratio Grades Offered Affiliation / Typology
2023-2024 8 0.9 8.9:1 PK-Trans-K Nonsectarian
2021-2022 5 1.0 5.0:1 PK-K Nonsectarian

Local Area Demographics & Housing Comparison (ZIP 01985)

Comparative socio-economic indicators across local, municipal, county, state, and national benchmarks.

Census ACS 5-Year Data
Median Household Income Median Home Value Poverty Rate (%)
Peak Value: $900,000
$0k 0% $225k 5% $450k 10% $675k 15% $900k 20% ZIP 01985 Income: $189,048 $189k ZIP 01985 Home Value: $765,800 $766k ZIP 01985 This ZIP West Newbury Income: $189,048 $189k West Newbury Home Value: $765,800 $766k West Newbury City Average ESSEX County Income: $122,759 $123k ESSEX County Home Value: $614,966 $615k ESSEX County County Average Massachusetts Income: $113,842 $114k Massachusetts Home Value: $563,792 $564k Massachusetts State Average United States Income: $76,308 $76k United States Home Value: $277,906 $278k United States U.S. National ZIP 01985 Poverty Rate: 2.2% 2.2% West Newbury Poverty Rate: 2.2% 2.2% ESSEX County Poverty Rate: 9.2% 9.2% Massachusetts Poverty Rate: 9.8% 9.8% United States Poverty Rate: 12.4% 12.4%
Geographic Area Median
Household Income		 Median
Home Value		 Poverty
Rate		 Total
Population
ZIP 01985 Current ZIP
$189,048 $765,800 2.2% 4,536
West Newbury (City Average)
$189,048 $765,800 2.2% 4,536
ESSEX County (County Average)
$122,759 $614,966 9.2% 836,927
Massachusetts (State Average)
$113,842 $563,792 9.8% 6,955,077
United States (U.S. National)
$76,308 $277,906 12.4% 335,555,510

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