Colonial Park
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (48).
School pathway
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 63.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | 58.0% | 46.0% |
| 2018-19 | 62.0% | 59.0% |
| 2017-18 | 59.0% | 66.0% |
| 2016-17 | 54.0% | 48.0% |
Where Colonial Park ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 229 | 19 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 22.9 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 241 | 19.8 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 251 | 16 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 278 | 19.5 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 267 | 18 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 266 | 16 | 16.6:1 | 12% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 124 | N/A | N/A | 3% (4) |
| 1990-91 | 142 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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.
The Colonial Park community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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