Burke/Memorial Elementary School

As a reasonably sized elementary campus in Medway, Massachusetts, Burke/Memorial Elementary School serves 506 students from grades 2 through 4, overseen by Medway. That puts it 33% above the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Within Medway, which oversees 4 schools and 2,158 students, Burke/Memorial Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Burke/Memorial Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 77%. Beyond that, the school reports 9% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

In the broader community, census data for Norfolk County shows median household earnings sit near $130,739, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Burke/Memorial Elementary School is one of 198 public schools in Norfolk County (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students).

Medway Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Burke/Memorial Elementary School.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Burke/Memorial Elementary School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 505 (now 506). The White share of enrollment contracted from 92% to 77% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.