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Colonial Park

30 Avalon Road, Stoneham, MA 02180 · (781) 279-3890 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
Enrollment
229
Elementary
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4620%
Grade 14520%
Grade 24319%
Grade 34721%
Grade 44821%

This year's kindergarten class (46) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (48).

Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
18480%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
177%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
52%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
136%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
83%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
12052%
Female
10948%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Colonial Park→Stoneham Central Middle School→Stoneham High
Based on grade levels within Stoneham. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
47.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -7.0pp since 2016
Math
57.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +9.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 9 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2547.0%57.0%
2023-2449.0%59.0%
2022-2355.0%63.0%
2021-2252.0%49.0%
2020-2158.0%46.0%
2018-1962.0%59.0%
2017-1859.0%66.0%
2016-1754.0%48.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Colonial Park ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Middlesex County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
57.0%#258 of 920
▼ 4
#101 of 207
▼ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
47.0%#372 of 920
▼ 62
#127 of 207
▼ 18
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+1.5pp#431 of 901#100 of 206
Enrollment
ranked largest first
229#891 of 1,086#212 of 238
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.0:1#432 of 938#109 of 222
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
34.4%#720 of 938#203 of 222
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-17.6%#166 of 602#38 of 141
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
229
-22 (-9%) vs 2020
+61% since 1990-91, when it was 142
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252291912.0:1N/A
2023-2425722.911.2:1N/A
2022-2324119.812.2:1N/A
2020-212511615.7:1N/A
2017-1827819.514.3:1N/A
2015-162671814.8:1N/A
2010-112661616.6:112% (31)
2000-01124N/AN/A3% (4)
1990-91142N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colonial Park.

Since 2017-18: students down 18% (278 to 229); teachers down 2% (19.5 to 19).

About Colonial Park

Colonial Park is a low-enrollment elementary school in Stoneham, Massachusetts. Its 229 students are spread across kindergarten through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in Massachusetts is about 381 students.

Besides Colonial Park, Stoneham runs 5 other schools. The district enrolls 2,338 students.

The large majority of students at Colonial Park, 80%, are White. The next largest groups are 7% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. The school's White share is 14 points above the 67% share among Middlesex County residents. By the diversity index, Colonial Park comes in at 34%.

The teaching staff at Colonial Park is 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.0:1. Across elementary schools in Massachusetts, the average ratio is about 12.2:1.

Within Middlesex County, median household income is about $130,847, about 60% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 386 public schools in Middlesex County, with a combined enrollment of about 215,896.

The next-closest public school is Stoneham Early Learning Center, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

NCES assigns Colonial Park the locale Suburb: Large, meaning 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 229 was 9% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 251. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.0:1.

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Middlesex County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Colonial Park
District
Stoneham
Address
30 Avalon Road, Stoneham, MA 02180
Phone
(781) 279-3890
County
Middlesex County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
229
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
12.0:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
251122001851
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Colonial Park
How many students attend Colonial Park?
Colonial Park enrolls approximately 229 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Colonial Park serve?
Colonial Park serves grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Colonial Park have?
Colonial Park employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
How diverse is Colonial Park?
Colonial Park reports a student body of 80% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Colonial Park in?
Colonial Park is part of Stoneham.
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