Brooks School

Brooks School operates as a mid-tier elementary campus in Medford, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Medford. Current enrollment sits at 556 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 46% above typical.

Across the 8 schools in Medford (4,170 students total), Brooks School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Brooks School lists that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment; the rest reads as 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% Black. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Brooks School lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Middlesex County put median household earnings sit near $130,847, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Middlesex County runs 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), of which Brooks School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Medford High, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Brooks School.

Brooks School operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Brooks School's enrollment has edged up 11% since 2018, when it stood at 502 (now 556).

On allk12, the feed for Brooks School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.