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The fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

49 public elementary schools in Norfolk County, Massachusetts appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Donald Ross leads the list at -36.1%, against a median of -12.7% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Best Enrollment change

-36.1%

Median Enrollment change

-12.7%

FASTEST DECLINING · NORFOLK COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Donald Ross	Braintree, MA	Braintree	285	182	-36.1%
2	George F. Willett	Norwood, MA	Norwood	389	256	-34.2%
3	Pierce	Brookline, MA	Brookline	859	592	-31.1%
4	Joseph E Fiske	Wellesley, MA	Wellesley	398	278	-30.2%
5	Roland Hayes	Chestnut Hill, MA	Brookline	565	418	-26.0%
6	Sprague Elementary School	Wellesley, MA	Wellesley	383	289	-24.5%
7	John D Runkle	Brookline, MA	Brookline	627	476	-24.1%
8	Mary E Flaherty School	Braintree, MA	Braintree	377	290	-23.1%
9	Katharine Lee Bates	Wellesley, MA	Wellesley	372	286	-23.1%
10	Schofield	Wellesley, MA	Wellesley	377	291	-22.8%
11	Ralph D Butler	Avon, MA	Avon	414	323	-22.0%
12	Archie T Morrison	Braintree, MA	Braintree	418	327	-21.8%
13	Liberty	Braintree, MA	Braintree	460	367	-20.2%
14	Anna Ware Jackson	Plainville, MA	Plainville	403	324	-19.6%
15	Snug Harbor Community School	Quincy, MA	Quincy	464	380	-18.1%
16	Highlands	Braintree, MA	Braintree	424	350	-17.5%
17	Cottage Street	Sharon, MA	Sharon	520	433	-16.7%
18	Merrymount	Quincy, MA	Quincy	347	291	-16.1%
19	Hollis	Braintree, MA	Braintree	432	365	-15.5%
20	William Mitchell	Needham, MA	Needham	498	424	-14.9%
21	William H Lincoln	Brookline, MA	Brookline	578	494	-14.5%
22	Stall Brook	Bellingham, MA	Bellingham	322	280	-13.0%
23	John F Kennedy	Canton, MA	Canton	530	462	-12.8%
24	Edith C Baker	Chestnut Hill, MA	Brookline	762	665	-12.7%
25	Lawrence	Brookline, MA	Brookline	722	630	-12.7%
26	Collicot	Milton, MA	Milton	713	623	-12.6%
27	William E Sheehan	Westwood, MA	Westwood	318	278	-12.6%
28	Montclair	Quincy, MA	Quincy	412	365	-11.4%
29	Deer Hill	Cohasset, MA	Cohasset	390	347	-11.0%
30	Michael Driscoll	Brookline, MA	Brookline	629	567	-9.9%
31	Oakdale	Dedham, MA	Dedham	285	262	-8.1%
32	Newman Elementary	Needham, MA	Needham	755	696	-7.8%
33	Broadmeadow	Needham, MA	Needham	543	502	-7.6%
34	J F Kennedy Memorial	Franklin, MA	Franklin	367	341	-7.1%
35	East Elementary	Sharon, MA	Sharon	491	458	-6.7%
36	Margaret L Donovan	Randolph, MA	Randolph	442	415	-6.1%
37	Martha Jones	Westwood, MA	Westwood	293	275	-6.1%
38	Memorial School	Medfield, MA	Medfield	436	412	-5.5%
39	North Randolph Elementary School	Randolph, MA	Randolph	298	282	-5.4%
40	Clifford H Marshall Elementary	Quincy, MA	Quincy	565	535	-5.3%
41	John D Hardy	Wellesley, MA	Wellesley	295	280	-5.1%
42	Jefferson Elementary	Franklin, MA	Franklin	336	321	-4.5%
43	Wollaston School	Quincy, MA	Quincy	333	318	-4.5%
44	Parmenter	Franklin, MA	Franklin	323	309	-4.3%
45	Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School	Stoughton, MA	Stoughton	373	357	-4.3%
46	Vincent M Igo Elementary	Foxborough, MA	Foxborough	393	379	-3.6%
47	J F Kennedy Elementary	Randolph, MA	Randolph	465	453	-2.6%
48	Beechwood Knoll Elementary	Quincy, MA	Quincy	351	343	-2.3%
49	Squantum	Quincy, MA	Quincy	345	343	-0.6%

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