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The public elementary schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Across Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 222 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School leads the list at 18.5:1, against a median of 12.1:1 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

222

Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Top Students/teacher

18.5:1

Median Students/teacher

12.1:1

HIGHEST RATIO · MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School	Cambridge, MA	Benjamin Banneker Charter Public	Elementary	352	18.5:1
2	Thomas Ditson	Billerica, MA	Billerica	Elementary	542	16.9:1
3	Winthrop	Melrose, MA	Melrose	Elementary	392	15.8:1
4	Joseph A Campbell Elementary	Dracut, MA	Dracut	Elementary	565	15.6:1
5	Brookside Elementary	Dracut, MA	Dracut	Elementary	487	15.2:1
6	Roosevelt	Melrose, MA	Melrose	Elementary	406	15.2:1
7	Beebe	Malden, MA	Malden	Elementary	921	15.0:1
8	George H. Englesby Elementary School	Dracut, MA	Dracut	Elementary	520	14.9:1
9	John F Kennedy	Billerica, MA	Billerica	Elementary	330	14.8:1
10	Linscott-Rumford	Woburn, MA	Woburn	Elementary	209	14.8:1
11	L D Batchelder	North Reading, MA	North Reading	Elementary	462	14.8:1
12	Horace Mann	Melrose, MA	Melrose	Elementary	254	14.8:1
13	Hopkins Elementary School	Hopkinton, MA	Hopkinton	Elementary	682	14.7:1
14	Benjamin G Brown	Somerville, MA	Somerville	Elementary	219	14.6:1
15	Memorial	Natick, MA	Natick	Elementary	455	14.5:1
16	West Somerville Neighborhood	Somerville, MA	Somerville	Elementary	397	14.5:1
17	Woodland	Weston, MA	Weston	Elementary	299	14.4:1
18	Elmwood	Hopkinton, MA	Hopkinton	Elementary	648	14.4:1
19	Placentino Elementary	Holliston, MA	Holliston	Elementary	605	14.3:1
20	John F Kennedy	Somerville, MA	Somerville	Elementary	439	14.3:1
21	Frederick J Dutile	North Billerica, MA	Billerica	Elementary	310	14.3:1
22	Salemwood	Malden, MA	Malden	Elementary	1,033	14.2:1
23	Center Elementary School	Tewksbury, MA	Tewksbury	Elementary	812	14.2:1
24	Parlin School	Everett, MA	Everett	Elementary	992	14.1:1
25	Varnum Brook	Pepperell, MA	North Middlesex	Elementary	606	14.1:1
26	Hajjar Elementary	Billerica, MA	Billerica	Elementary	401	14.0:1
27	Early Childhood Center	Melrose, MA	Melrose	Elementary	246	13.9:1
28	Florence Roche School	Groton, MA	Groton-Dunstable	Elementary	615	13.9:1
29	Col John Robinson	Westford, MA	Westford	Elementary	346	13.9:1
30	C.T. Douglas Elementary School	Acton, MA	Acton-Boxborough	Elementary	408	13.8:1
31	Spaulding Memorial	Townsend, MA	North Middlesex	Elementary	413	13.7:1
32	Herbert Clark Hoover	Melrose, MA	Melrose	Elementary	260	13.7:1
33	Joshua Eaton	Reading, MA	Reading	Elementary	388	13.7:1
34	Clyde Reeves	Woburn, MA	Woburn	Elementary	451	13.7:1
35	Thompson	Arlington, MA	Arlington	Elementary	537	13.7:1
36	Linden	Malden, MA	Malden	Elementary	813	13.7:1
37	Country	Weston, MA	Weston	Elementary	338	13.6:1
38	Pawtucketville Memorial	Lowell, MA	Lowell	Elementary	463	13.6:1
39	Parker	Billerica, MA	Billerica	Elementary	446	13.6:1
40	Walton	Wakefield, MA	Wakefield	Elementary	218	13.6:1
41	John J Shaughnessy	Lowell, MA	Lowell	Elementary	485	13.5:1
42	Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park	Somerville, MA	Somerville	Elementary	553	13.5:1
43	Field Elementary School	Weston, MA	Weston	Elementary	317	13.5:1
44	Hemenway	Framingham, MA	Framingham	Elementary	538	13.4:1
45	J Warren Killam	Reading, MA	Reading	Elementary	406	13.4:1
46	John A. Crisafulli Elementary School	Westford, MA	Westford	Elementary	342	13.4:1
47	Ferryway	Malden, MA	Malden	Elementary	920	13.4:1
48	Wood End Elementary School	Reading, MA	Reading	Elementary	236	13.4:1
49	E Somerville Community	Somerville, MA	Somerville	Elementary	747	13.4:1
50	South Row	Chelmsford, MA	Chelmsford	Elementary	464	13.3:1

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