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Barbieri Elementary
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (111).
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 13 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.0% | 11.0% |
| 2023-24 | 18.0% | 11.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 12.0% |
| 2021-22 | 17.0% | 8.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 8.0% |
| 2018-19 | 31.0% | 24.0% |
| 2017-18 | 29.0% | 23.0% |
| 2016-17 | 26.0% | 24.0% |
Where Barbieri Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #884 of 920 ▼ 11 | #206 of 207 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #845 of 920 ▼ 40 | #206 of 207 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #457 of 901 | #103 of 206 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 671 | #79 of 1,086 | #17 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #659 of 938 | #168 of 222 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.6% | #736 of 938 | #205 of 222 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #561 of 602 | #129 of 141 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 671 | 50.7 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 658 | 51.5 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 696 | 52 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 679 | 49 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 681 | 52.6 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 688 | 51 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 520 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 52% (271) |
| 2000-01 | 561 | N/A | N/A | 43% (239) |
| 1990-91 | 657 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (681 to 671); teachers down 4% (52.6 to 50.7).
About Barbieri Elementary
Barbieri Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school in Massachusetts, with an address in Framingham. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 671 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Massachusetts have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 76% higher.
Barbieri Elementary is among 14 schools run by Framingham, which serves 9,124 students.
Hispanic students are 81% of those enrolled at Barbieri Elementary. The next largest groups are 14% White and 3% multiracial. In Middlesex County overall, about 9% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 33% means there is a 33% chance two randomly chosen students at Barbieri Elementary are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.2:1. The school has 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 13.2:1 compares with an average of 12.2:1 for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Middlesex County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $130,847 a year, roughly 60% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Middlesex County number 386, with about 215,896 students.
Barbieri Elementary is about 0.3 miles from Joseph P Keefe Technical High School, its nearest public school. Barbieri Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Under the NCES locale system, Barbieri Elementary is City: Small.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 679 in 2020-21, 671 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Barbieri Elementary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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