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R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center

Public Grades PK-K

Summary

R Stewart Esten is an elementary school in Rockland, MA that serves 313 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. The school stands out for its diverse student population, strong academic performance, and consistent high ranking among Massachusetts elementary schools.

R Stewart Esten has a more racially diverse student body compared to nearby schools, with 63.26% White, 7.35% African American, 24.28% Hispanic, and 2.88% Asian students. Academically, the school outperforms the Rockland district and the state average in MCAS Next Generation test scores, with 54.84% of students proficient or better in Mathematics, higher than the district's 41.79% and the state's 40.6%. The school's Hispanic and low socioeconomic status (SES) student groups also perform particularly well, ranking in the top 100 and top 177 out of Massachusetts elementary schools, respectively.

While R Stewart Esten's academic performance has fluctuated in recent years, likely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the school has consistently ranked in the top half of Massachusetts elementary schools, earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2022-2023 school year. This is higher than the 2-star rating for the Rockland district and the nearby Memorial Park school. However, the Jefferson Elementary School, also in the Rockland district, has consistently higher MCAS proficiency rates and a higher statewide ranking than R Stewart Esten.

242

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,359

Per pupil spending ?

49.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

733 Summer Street
Rockland, MA 02370-1044

(781) 878-8336

District: Rockland

Students who attend R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center usually attend:

Middle:	John W Rogers Middle
High:	Rockland Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.7%

Hispanic:

22.3%

Two or more races:

8.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2013 → 60th in 2023

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2013

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school48%

District avg40%

Massachusetts avg41%

Not ranked this year

R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

206^th of 348Rockland among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	60.4	375 of 928	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	387 of 932	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.4	531 of 936	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.9	374 of 942	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	456 of 934	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.4	549 of 938	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.4	515 of 932	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.3	614 of 914	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.4	632 of 926	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.7	600 of 928	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.0	482 of 930	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.4	540 of 924	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.3	571 of 920	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.5	589 of 909	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.6	503 of 908	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.6	471 of 911	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.2	520 of 911	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.2	647 of 887	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	54.1	450 of 882	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	62.0	372 of 884	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	29.6	477 of 672	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	416 of 632	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	243 of 665	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.5	338 of 656	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	58.5	384 of 887	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	364 of 901	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	529 of 898	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.0	346 of 902	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	429 of 893	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	62.5	100 of 420	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	42 of 398	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	39 of 379	89.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	66.1	177 of 757	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.7	252 of 772	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	284 of 705	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.3	143 of 700	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	190 of 685	72.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	61.4	346 of 896	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	365 of 908	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.4	492 of 904	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.8	369 of 907	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	423 of 898	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	55.9	247 of 703	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	419 of 905	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.3	495 of 894	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.2	270 of 896	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	50.0	425 of 886	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	42.2	546 of 925	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	51.9	375 of 762	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	370 of 764	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.2	643 of 765	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.1	288 of 780	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	408 of 772	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)77th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2023)76th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2023)65th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2023)61st percentile~ school

Female (2023)57th percentile-3 vs school

White (2023)51st percentile-9 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)41st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2022-2023) ?

Mathematics55%+14 vs state

English Language Arts42%~ state avg

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Schools Near R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	733 Summer Street	Rockland	02370	Plymouth County	Rockland	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 878-8336	242	21	11.6		147 (60.7%)	13 (5.4%)	54 (22.3%)	5 (2.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.7%)								(n/a)											$24,359
Phelps Elementary School	Public	1-4	1 Lt. Col. Brian Duffy Way	Rockland	02370	Plymouth County	Rockland	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 871-8585	639	47	13.5		398 (62.3%)	40 (6.3%)	164 (25.7%)	13 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	49.8	454^th of 906 public elementary schools	49.9%		54.6	419^th of 916 public elementary schools	54.3%	35	39.0	41.0		39.9	41.9	49.7		45.5			$21,589
John H Duval	Public	K-5	60 Regal Street	Whitman	02382	Plymouth County	Whitman-Hanson	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 618-7055	430	34	12.5		282 (65.6%)	38 (8.8%)	84 (19.5%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	53.5	420^th of 906 public elementary schools	53.6%		46.8	504^th of 916 public elementary schools	45.0%	84	48.1	39.3	38.8	42.4	48.1	38.3	50.0	45.8	43.9	43.9	$11,853
Cedar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	265 Cedar Street	Hanover	02339	Plymouth County	Hanover	No	No	No	No	(781) 878-7228	479	27	17.5		420 (87.7%)	9 (1.9%)	19 (4.0%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)								(n/a)											$16,347
Beaver Brook Elementary	Public	K-2	1 Ralph Hamlin Lane	Abington	02351	Plymouth County	Abington	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 982-2185	491	39	12.5		346 (70.5%)	27 (5.5%)	85 (17.3%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)								(n/a)											$18,030
Center Elementary	Public	2-4	65 Silver Street	Hanover	02339	Plymouth County	Hanover	No	No	No	No	(781) 826-2631	582	36	16.2		531 (91.2%)	10 (1.7%)	20 (3.4%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	78.4	197^th of 906 public elementary schools	78.3%		78.7	199^th of 916 public elementary schools	78.3%	2	56.7	54.9		55.8	60.1	62.6		61.4			$15,508
Louise A Conley	Public	K-5	100 Forest Street	Whitman	02382	Plymouth County	Whitman-Hanson	No	No	No	No	(781) 618-7050	488	30	16.0		353 (72.3%)	37 (7.6%)	58 (11.9%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	69.1	289^th of 906 public elementary schools	68.1%		66.1	312^th of 916 public elementary schools	65.9%	23	50.6	50.0	51.1	50.6	38.6	61.6	53.2	50.8	64.9	64.9	$10,471
Indian Head	Public	K-4	720 Indian Head Street	Hanson	02341	Plymouth County	Whitman-Hanson	No	No	No	No	(781) 618-7065	494	32	15.4		426 (86.2%)	14 (2.8%)	24 (4.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.9%)	63.4	337^th of 906 public elementary schools	62.8%		57.3	400^th of 916 public elementary schools	56.3%	63	56.2	41.5		49.3	58.1	42.6		50.8			$10,280
Grace Farrar Cole	Public	PK, KG-5	81 High Street	Norwell	02061	Plymouth County	Norwell	No	No	No	No	(781) 659-8823	528	36	14.6		464 (87.9%)	5 (0.9%)	9 (1.7%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.6%)	88.1	95^th of 906 public elementary schools	89.5%		85	126^th of 916 public elementary schools	86.2%	31	69.3	71.1	59.8	66.8	62.5	64.8	71.3	66.2	69.0	69.0	$18,418
Woodsdale Elementary School	Public	3-4	120 Chestnut Street	Abington	02351	Plymouth County	Abington	No	No	No	No	(781) 982-2180	372	25	14.9		261 (70.2%)	31 (8.3%)	54 (14.5%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	45	505^th of 906 public elementary schools	44.3%		57.9	393^rd of 916 public elementary schools	57.1%	112	32.0	39.0		35.7	48.5	41.2		44.7			$15,710

Frequently Asked Questions about R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center

How many students attend R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 242 students attended R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center.

What district is R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center in?

Rockland

What schools do graduates of R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center attend?

Students who attend R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center usually go on to attend:

Middle : John W Rogers Middle
High : Rockland Senior High

What is the racial makeup of R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center?

Students at R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center are 61% White, 22% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% Asian.

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