Alden School

Alden School is a roomy primary school in Duxbury, Massachusetts, part of Duxbury. The school instructs 622 students in grades 3 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 63% bigger than typical.

Duxbury comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,694 students; Alden School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Alden School logs that nearly all students (89%) are White. The remainder is composed of 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the surrounding community, Plymouth County reports that the typical household earns roughly $114,201 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Plymouth County's 141 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,427 students), Alden School is one campus in the mix.

Duxbury High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Alden School.

Alden School operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Alden School has fell 8%, going from 676 students in 2018 to 622 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.