Capuano Early Childhood Center

Capuano Early Childhood Center is a small elementary school in Somerville, Massachusetts, (ZIP code 02145). A total of 250 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through kindergarten. Against the 381-student average for elementary schools in Massachusetts, enrollment here is 34% lower.

Capuano Early Childhood Center is among 11 schools run by Somerville, which serves 4,952 students.

Capuano Early Childhood Center's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 36%. The remaining students are 31% White, 14% Asian, 10% multiracial, and 8% Black. Among people living in Middlesex County, the Hispanic share is about 9%. Capuano Early Childhood Center has a diversity index of 74%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The school reports 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 10.9 students per teacher. The 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is higher than this school's figure.

Middlesex County census figures show that median household income is about $130,847, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 60% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. A total of 386 public schools operate in Middlesex County, serving about 215,896 students.

E Somerville Community is located about 0.2 miles from Capuano Early Childhood Center. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

Capuano Early Childhood Center falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 250 was 24% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 202. The ratio of students to teachers went from 8.8:1 to 10.9:1 over the same years.

Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.