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The fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in Massachusetts

602 public elementary schools in 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. Center leads the list at -68.8%, against a median of -11.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

602

Massachusetts

Best Enrollment change

-68.8%

Median Enrollment change

-11.1%

FASTEST DECLINING · MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Center	Peabody, MA	Peabody	394	123	-68.8%
2	Alice A Macomber	Westport, MA	Westport	373	163	-56.3%
3	Early Childhood Center	Lynn, MA	Lynn	299	135	-54.8%
4	Webster School	Everett, MA	Everett	738	351	-52.4%
5	Atkinson	North Andover, MA	North Andover	568	274	-51.8%
6	Crosby	Pittsfield, MA	Pittsfield	446	249	-44.2%
7	Condon K-8 School	South Boston, MA	Boston	905	518	-42.8%
8	Margaret C Ells	Springfield, MA	Springfield	240	141	-41.3%
9	John Ward	Newton Centre, MA	Newton	309	186	-39.8%
10	Chatham Elementary School	Chatham, MA	Monomoy Regional School District	242	146	-39.7%
11	Bridge	Lexington, MA	Lexington	572	345	-39.7%
12	L F Dewing	Tewksbury, MA	Tewksbury	606	372	-38.6%
13	Winn Brook	Belmont, MA	Belmont	490	304	-38.0%
14	Mason-Rice	Newton Centre, MA	Newton	512	321	-37.3%
15	Mario Umana Academy	East Boston, MA	Boston	1,004	634	-36.9%
16	John Ashley	West Springfield, MA	West Springfield	234	148	-36.8%
17	Mary Lee Burbank	Belmont, MA	Belmont	374	238	-36.4%
18	Donald Ross	Braintree, MA	Braintree	285	182	-36.1%
19	Fiske	Lexington, MA	Lexington	502	324	-35.5%
20	Teaticket	East Falmouth, MA	Falmouth	365	236	-35.3%
21	Lincoln Street	Worcester, MA	Worcester	270	177	-34.4%
22	George F. Willett	Norwood, MA	Norwood	389	256	-34.2%
23	Head Start	Worcester, MA	Worcester	529	349	-34.0%
24	Ellen R Hathaway	New Bedford, MA	New Bedford	303	201	-33.7%
25	Orleans Elementary	Orleans, MA	Orleans	223	149	-33.2%
26	Trotter Elementary School	Dorchester, MA	Boston	525	352	-33.0%
27	Rockport Elementary	Rockport, MA	Rockport	393	264	-32.8%
28	Daniel Butler	Belmont, MA	Belmont	388	261	-32.7%
29	Daniel B Brunton	Springfield, MA	Springfield	466	314	-32.6%
30	Carlos Pacheco	New Bedford, MA	New Bedford	358	242	-32.4%
31	Roger E Wellington	Belmont, MA	Belmont	625	426	-31.8%
32	Warren Elementary	West Warren, MA	Quaboag Regional	445	305	-31.5%
33	Emily G Wetherbee	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	700	480	-31.4%
34	Pierce	Brookline, MA	Brookline	859	592	-31.1%
35	Winthrop Elementary School	Dorchester, MA	Boston	327	226	-30.9%
36	Calvin Coolidge School	Shrewsbury, MA	Shrewsbury	413	287	-30.5%
37	Conley Elementary School	Roslindale, MA	Boston	212	148	-30.2%
38	Joseph E Fiske	Wellesley, MA	Wellesley	398	278	-30.2%
39	Floral Street School	Shrewsbury, MA	Shrewsbury	750	524	-30.1%
40	Harvard-Kent Elementary School	Charlestown, MA	Boston	473	334	-29.4%
41	Milton Bradley School	Springfield, MA	Springfield	545	385	-29.4%
42	Chace Street	Somerset, MA	Somerset	419	297	-29.1%
43	Franklin Ave	Westfield, MA	Westfield	248	176	-29.0%
44	Williams	Auburndale, MA	Newton	296	211	-28.7%
45	Frank H Freedman	Springfield, MA	Springfield	352	252	-28.4%
46	Greenmont Avenue	Dracut, MA	Dracut	294	211	-28.2%
47	Newton School	Greenfield, MA	Greenfield	242	174	-28.1%
48	Swallow/Union School	Dunstable, MA	Groton-Dunstable	290	210	-27.6%
49	North Brookfield Elementary	North Brookfield, MA	North Brookfield	330	240	-27.3%
50	Edgar F. Hooks Elementary	Chelsea, MA	Chelsea	590	430	-27.1%

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