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The public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Across Norfolk County, Massachusetts, 110 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Dr. Rick DeCristofaro Learning Center leads the list at 9.2:1, against a median of 12.7:1 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

110

Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Best Students/teacher

9.2:1

Median Students/teacher

12.7:1

LOWEST RATIO · NORFOLK COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Dr. Rick DeCristofaro Learning Center	Quincy, MA	Quincy	Elementary	261	9.2:1
2	Riverdale	Dedham, MA	Dedham	Elementary	206	9.6:1
3	John P Oldham	Norwood, MA	Norwood	Elementary	261	9.9:1
4	Cornelius M Callahan	Norwood, MA	Norwood	Elementary	247	10.2:1
5	Avery	Dedham, MA	Dedham	Elementary	321	10.2:1
6	Ralph D Butler	Avon, MA	Avon	Elementary	323	10.3:1
7	Balch	Norwood, MA	Norwood	Elementary	303	10.4:1
8	Atherton Hough	Quincy, MA	Quincy	Elementary	256	10.5:1
9	Boyden	Walpole, MA	Walpole	Elementary	395	10.5:1
10	J F Kennedy Elementary	Randolph, MA	Randolph	Elementary	453	10.6:1
11	John D Hardy	Wellesley, MA	Wellesley	Elementary	280	10.6:1
12	Hunnewell	Wellesley, MA	Wellesley	Elementary	294	10.6:1
13	Archie T Morrison	Braintree, MA	Braintree	Elementary	327	10.6:1
14	Oakdale	Dedham, MA	Dedham	Elementary	262	10.7:1
15	George F. Willett	Norwood, MA	Norwood	Elementary	256	10.7:1
16	Mary E Flaherty School	Braintree, MA	Braintree	Elementary	290	10.7:1
17	Schofield	Wellesley, MA	Wellesley	Elementary	291	10.9:1
18	North Randolph Elementary School	Randolph, MA	Randolph	Elementary	282	10.9:1
19	Vincent M Igo Elementary	Foxborough, MA	Foxborough	Elementary	379	11.0:1
20	Chickering	Dover, MA	Dover	Elementary	492	11.0:1
21	Charles J Prescott	Norwood, MA	Norwood	Elementary	267	11.1:1
22	H Olive Day	Norfolk, MA	Norfolk	Elementary	477	11.2:1
23	F A Cleveland	Norwood, MA	Norwood	Elementary	339	11.3:1
24	Charles Taylor Elementary	Foxborough, MA	Foxborough	Elementary	278	11.3:1
25	Greenlodge	Dedham, MA	Dedham	Elementary	320	11.4:1
26	Joseph E Fiske	Wellesley, MA	Wellesley	Elementary	278	11.4:1
27	Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary	Stoughton, MA	Stoughton	Elementary	403	11.4:1
28	Martin E Young Elementary	Randolph, MA	Randolph	Elementary	320	11.5:1
29	Early Childhood Center	Dedham, MA	Dedham	Elementary	285	11.7:1
30	John Eliot	Needham, MA	Needham	Elementary	397	11.7:1
31	Francis W Parker	Quincy, MA	Quincy	Elementary	323	11.7:1
32	Sprague Elementary School	Wellesley, MA	Wellesley	Elementary	289	11.7:1
33	William E Sheehan	Westwood, MA	Westwood	Elementary	278	11.8:1
34	Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School	Franklin, MA	Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public	Elementary	898	11.8:1
35	Margaret L Donovan	Randolph, MA	Randolph	Elementary	415	11.8:1
36	Merrymount	Quincy, MA	Quincy	Elementary	291	11.9:1
37	Hollis	Braintree, MA	Braintree	Elementary	365	11.9:1
38	Jefferson Elementary	Franklin, MA	Franklin	Elementary	321	12.1:1
39	Clifford H Marshall Elementary	Quincy, MA	Quincy	Elementary	535	12.3:1
40	Joseph Osgood	Cohasset, MA	Cohasset	Elementary	369	12.3:1
41	Highlands	Braintree, MA	Braintree	Elementary	350	12.3:1
42	Newman Elementary	Needham, MA	Needham	Elementary	696	12.3:1
43	Montclair	Quincy, MA	Quincy	Elementary	365	12.3:1
44	Delaney	Wrentham, MA	Wrentham	Elementary	601	12.4:1
45	Stall Brook	Bellingham, MA	Bellingham	Elementary	280	12.4:1
46	Anna Ware Jackson	Plainville, MA	Plainville	Elementary	324	12.4:1
47	Deer Hill	Cohasset, MA	Cohasset	Elementary	347	12.4:1
48	Freeman-Kennedy School	Norfolk, MA	Norfolk	Elementary	579	12.5:1
49	Lincoln-Hancock Community School	Quincy, MA	Quincy	Elementary	565	12.5:1
50	Downey	Westwood, MA	Westwood	Elementary	271	12.5:1

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