St. James - St. John School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 223 students
Alfred J Gomes
286 S Second Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
623
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
10.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
New Bedford
Bristol County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 919 Massachusetts elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Massachusetts elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Alfred J Gomes
Alfred J Gomes is a public elementary school in New Bedford, Massachusetts, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of New Bedford. The school is located in a midsize suburb in Bristol County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 623 students were enrolled, with about 10.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Massachusetts elementary school (11.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 919 Massachusetts elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 623 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.7 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Midsize
- School district
- New Bedford
- County
- Bristol County
- NCES school ID
- 250843001326
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.