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What tradition at Center Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
812
Elementary
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEWKSBURY·NCES 251158002946
Center Elementary School
139 Pleasant Street, Tewksbury, MA 01876 · (978) 640-7870 · Middlesex County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL812 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 303 | 37% |
| Grade 3 | 246 | 30% |
| Grade 4 | 263 | 32% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Tewksbury. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
43.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
47.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 44.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Center Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #411 of 920 ▲ 92 | #131 of 207 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #448 of 920 ▲ 70 | #144 of 207 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 812 | #39 of 1,086 | #10 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #799 of 938 | #200 of 222 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.2% | #633 of 938 | #188 of 222 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 812 | 57.3 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 767 | 54.1 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Center Elementary School.
About Center Elementary School
Center Elementary School sits in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, and is classified as an elementary school. It offers grades 2 through 4 and has 812 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in Massachusetts enroll about 381 students on average.
The district, Tewksbury, has 3,219 students enrolled across 6 schools.
About 76% of the student body at Center Elementary School is White. Enrollment also includes 9% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Middlesex County, the White share is about 67%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 41, compared with 70 nationally.
Center Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1, with 57.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts, this school's ratio is higher.
Center Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 49% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
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 the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Center Elementary School shares Middlesex County with 385 other public schools.
John F. Ryan sits less than a tenth of a mile from Center Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Under the NCES locale system, Center Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
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Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tewksbury
- Tewksbury Memorial HighHigh · 696 students
- John W. Wynn MiddleMiddle · 539 students
- John F. RyanMiddle · 500 students
- L F DewingElementary · 372 students
- Heath-BrookElementary · 300 students
- Louise Davy TrahanCombined
Other schools in Tewksbury
- Tewksbury Memorial HighHigh · 696 students
- John W. Wynn MiddleMiddle · 539 students
- John F. RyanMiddle · 500 students
- L F DewingElementary · 372 students
- Heath-BrookElementary · 300 students
- Louise Davy TrahanCombined
Other Center Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Center Elementary. Center Elementary School is the largest of the 8.
- Center ElementaryHanover, MA · 582 students
- Center Elementary SchoolChelmsford, MA · 480 students
- Center ElementaryFairfield, CA · 640 students
- Center Elementary SchoolCENTER, TX · 476 students
- Center Elementary SchoolWaycross, GA · 470 students
Nearby schools
- John F. Ryan0.1 mi · 500
- Tewksbury Memorial High0.6 mi · 696
- John W. Wynn Middle1.3 mi · 539
- Heath-Brook2.1 mi · 300
- L F Dewing2.2 mi · 372
- Hajjar Elementary2.7 mi · 401
Frequently asked questions
About Center Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Center Elementary School?
Center Elementary School enrolls approximately 812 students in grades 02-04.
Is Center Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Center Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 02-04.
How many teachers does Center Elementary School have?
Center Elementary School employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Center Elementary School?
Student demographics at Center Elementary School are roughly 76% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Center Elementary School?
Center Elementary School is overseen by Tewksbury in Middlesex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.