Calvin Coolidge School

Calvin Coolidge School is an elementary-level community of tight-knit scale in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, overseen by Shrewsbury, hosting 287 students in grades K through 4. That puts it 25% below the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Calvin Coolidge School is one of 9 schools operated by Shrewsbury, a district that caters to 5,956 students overall.

On demographics, Calvin Coolidge School logs that the most-represented group is White (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 27% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the area at large, Worcester County reports that median household earnings sit near $95,939, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Worcester County runs 257 public schools (combined enrollment of about 121,490 students), of which Calvin Coolidge School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lake View, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Calvin Coolidge School.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Calvin Coolidge School's enrollment has declined 31% since 2018, when it stood at 413 (now 287). The Asian share of enrollment edged down from 34% to 27% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Calvin Coolidge School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.