Christa McAuliffe Charter School

Christa McAuliffe Charter School, a compact middle-grades school in Framingham, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Christa McAuliffe Charter School, hosts 284 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 48% smaller than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 547 students.

Christa McAuliffe Charter School is the operating authority for Christa McAuliffe Charter School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Christa McAuliffe Charter School reports that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Black. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Christa McAuliffe Charter School logs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.5:1 average.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Middlesex County put the typical household earns roughly $130,847 per year, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Middlesex County's 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), Christa McAuliffe Charter School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Framingham High School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Christa McAuliffe Charter School.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. Christa McAuliffe Charter School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 28%: 395 students in 2018 compared to 284 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 60% to 43% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.