Norfolk County

Massachusetts · Public K-12

194 public schools serving approximately 99,452 students, in a county of 730,082 residents.

Schools

194

37 districts

Enrollment

99,452

NCES CCD

Median income

$130,739

Above Massachusetts avg

Free/reduced lunch

-0.2%

Above Massachusetts avg

Elementary

112

schools

Middle

schools

High

schools

Combined / other

schools

LARGEST DISTRICT

Quincy

9,649 students · 37 districts in Norfolk County

County vs. school enrollment demographics

Left bar is the racial makeup of Norfolk County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".

County residents

White

70%

Hispanic

Black

Asian

12%

Two or more

Native American

Pacific Islander

School enrollment

White

62%

Hispanic

n/r

Black

Asian

13%

Two or more

Native American

Pacific Islander

Bachelor's+

58.8%

adults 25+

Poverty rate

4.1%

ACS 5-year

Unemployment

4.9%

civilian labor

Median age

20.5% under 18

All schools (194)

Largest A-Z Top rated

Name	City	Level	Grades	Enrollment	Rating
TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School	East Walpole	Other	KG-12	2,940	·
Brookline High	Brookline	High	09-12	2,087	·
Weymouth High School	Weymouth	High	09-12	1,807	·
Braintree High	Braintree	High	09-12	1,706	·
Needham High	Needham	High	09-12	1,645	·
Franklin High	Franklin	High	09-12	1,630	·
Foxborough Regional Charter School	Foxborough	Other	KG-12	1,569	·
Quincy High	Quincy	High	09-12	1,495	·
North Quincy High	Quincy	High	09-12	1,476	·
Wellesley Sr High	Wellesley	High	09-12	1,412	·
Maria Weston Chapman Middle School	Weymouth	Middle	05-08	1,195	·
Sharon High	Sharon	High	09-12	1,143	·
King Philip Regional High	Wrentham	High	09-12	1,142	·
Stoughton High	Stoughton	High	09-12	1,073	·
Milton High	Milton	High	09-12	1,062	·
Walpole High	Walpole	High	09-12	987	·
East Middle School	Braintree	Middle	05-08	971	·
Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical	Franklin	High	09-12	957	·
Charles S Pierce Middle	Milton	Middle	06-08	956	·
Norwood High	Norwood	High	09-12	941	·
Wellesley Middle	Wellesley	Middle	06-08	922	·
Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical	Canton	High	09-12	920	·
Canton High	Canton	High	09-12	904	·
Westwood High	Westwood	High	09-12	902	·
Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School	Franklin	Elementary	KG-08	862	·
Florida Ruffin Ridley School	Brookline	Elementary	PK-08	851	·
Sharon Middle	Sharon	Middle	06-08	845	·
Pollard Middle	Needham	Middle	07-08	818	·
O'Donnell Middle School	Stoughton	Middle	06-08	815	·
Foxborough High	Foxborough	High	09-12	780	·
Dr. Philip O. Coakley Middle School	Norwood	Middle	06-08	776	·
Wm H Galvin Middle	Canton	Middle	06-08	753	·
Bellingham High School	Bellingham	High	08-12	747	·
Medfield Senior High	Medfield	High	09-12	740	·
John J Ahern	Foxborough	Middle	05-08	733	·
Dedham High	Dedham	High	09-12	715	·
Pierce	Brookline	Elementary	KG-08	705	·
Newman Elementary	Needham	Elementary	PK-05	699	·
John F Kennedy	Holbrook	Elementary	PK-05	675	·
Edith C Baker	Chestnut Hill	Elementary	KG-08	672	·
King Philip Middle School	Norfolk	Middle	07-08	670	·
Dover-Sherborn Regional High	Dover	High	09-12	669	·
E W Thurston Middle	Westwood	Middle	06-08	661	·
Medway Middle	Medway	Middle	05-08	653	·
Central Middle	Quincy	Middle	06-08	647	·
Holbrook Middle High School	Holbrook	High	06-12	635	·
Glover	Milton	Elementary	KG-05	633	·
Cunningham School	Milton	Elementary	PK-05	627	·
Lawrence	Brookline	Elementary	KG-08	621	·
Randolph High	Randolph	High	09-12	619	·
Clyde F Brown	Millis	Elementary	PK-05	617	·
Medway High	Medway	High	09-12	613	·
Bellingham Memorial School	Bellingham	Middle	04-07	587	·
Collicot	Milton	Elementary	KG-05	584	·
Delaney	Wrentham	Elementary	PK-03	582	·
Thomas Blake Middle	Medfield	Middle	06-08	582	·
Norfolk County Agricultural	Walpole	High	09-12	580	·
Heights Elementary	Sharon	Elementary	KG-05	569	·
Randolph Community Middle	Randolph	Middle	06-08	566	·
Atlantic Middle	Quincy	Middle	06-08	551	·
Lt Peter M Hansen	Canton	Elementary	KG-05	546	·
Lincoln-Hancock Community School	Quincy	Elementary	KG-04	542	·
Dedham Middle School	Dedham	Middle	06-08	540	·
Helen Keller Elementary	Franklin	Elementary	KG-05	532	·
Sunita L. Williams Elementary	Needham	Elementary	KG-05	529	·
Freeman-Kennedy School	Norfolk	Elementary	03-06	527	·
Clifford H Marshall Elementary	Quincy	Elementary	KG-04	514	·
South Middle School	Braintree	Middle	06-08	514	·
Broadmeadow	Needham	Elementary	KG-05	510	·
John D Runkle	Brookline	Elementary	PK-08	508	·
Chickering	Dover	Elementary	PK-05	502	·
East Elementary	Sharon	Elementary	KG-05	489	·
H Olive Day	Norfolk	Elementary	PK-02	489	·
William H Lincoln	Brookline	Elementary	KG-08	485	·
Burke/Memorial Elementary School	Medway	Elementary	02-04	484	·
Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School	Dover	Middle	06-08	482	·
Fisher	Walpole	Elementary	KG-05	476	·
John F Kennedy	Canton	Elementary	KG-05	470	·
Heath	Chestnut Hill	Elementary	KG-08	459	·
Tucker	Milton	Elementary	PK-05	459	·
Dean S Luce	Canton	Elementary	KG-05	457	·
Old Post Road	East Walpole	Elementary	KG-05	457	·
Michael Driscoll	Brookline	Elementary	KG-08	456	·
William Mitchell	Needham	Elementary	KG-05	452	·
High Rock School	Needham	Middle	06-06	446	·
Cottage Street	Sharon	Elementary	KG-05	440	·
Elm Street School	Walpole	Elementary	KG-05	439	·
South West Middle School	Quincy	Middle	05-08	437	·
Montclair	Quincy	Elementary	KG-05	433	·
Cohasset High School	Cohasset	High	09-12	431	·
John Eliot	Needham	Elementary	KG-05	426	·
Memorial School	Medfield	Elementary	PK-01	422	·
Margaret L Donovan	Randolph	Elementary	KG-05	421	·
J F Kennedy Elementary	Randolph	Elementary	PK-05	420	·
Eleanor N Johnson Middle	Walpole	Middle	06-08	417	·
Point Webster Middle	Quincy	Middle	05-08	411	·
Highlands	Braintree	Elementary	KG-05	409	·
Boyden	Walpole	Elementary	KG-05	408	·
George F. Willett	Norwood	Elementary	PK-KG	402	·
Snug Harbor Community School	Quincy	Elementary	PK-05	400	·
Ralph D Butler	Avon	Elementary	PK-06	392	·
Dale Street	Medfield	Elementary	04-05	389	·
Joseph R Dawe Jr Elementary	Stoughton	Elementary	KG-05	380	·
Ralph Wheelock School	Medfield	Elementary	02-03	380	·
Bird Middle	East Walpole	Middle	06-08	377	·
Horace Mann	Franklin	Middle	06-08	376	·
Joseph Osgood	Cohasset	Elementary	PK-02	376	·
Liberty	Braintree	Elementary	01-05	371	·
Charles E Roderick	Wrentham	Middle	04-06	369	·
Remington Middle	Franklin	Middle	06-08	367	·
Oak Street Elementary	Franklin	Elementary	KG-05	363	·
John D Mc Govern Elementary	Medway	Elementary	PK-01	358	·
William Seach	Weymouth	Elementary	KG-05	356	·
Beatrice H Wood Elementary	Plainville	Elementary	03-06	355	·
Vincent M Igo Elementary	Foxborough	Elementary	KG-04	354	·
Squantum	Quincy	Elementary	KG-05	352	·
Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School	South Weymouth	Elementary	KG-05	350	·
Jefferson Elementary	Franklin	Elementary	KG-05	349	·
Joseph H Gibbons	Stoughton	Elementary	KG-05	349	·
Academy Avenue	Weymouth	Elementary	KG-05	344	·
Wessagusset	North Weymouth	Elementary	KG-05	341	·
Charles A Bernazzani Elementary	Quincy	Elementary	KG-05	340	·
Avon Middle High School	Avon	High	07-12	338	·
J F Kennedy Memorial	Franklin	Elementary	KG-05	338	·
Hollis	Braintree	Elementary	KG-04	333	·
Mabelle M Burrell	Foxborough	Elementary	PK-04	333	·
Schofield	Wellesley	Elementary	KG-05	333	·
Wollaston School	Quincy	Elementary	KG-05	333	·
Beechwood Knoll Elementary	Quincy	Elementary	KG-05	330	·
Merrymount	Quincy	Elementary	KG-05	327	·
Broad Meadows Middle	Quincy	Middle	06-08	321	·
Francis W Parker	Quincy	Elementary	KG-05	319	·
Annie Sullivan Middle School	Franklin	Middle	06-08	318	·
F A Cleveland	Norwood	Elementary	01-05	313	·
Millis High School	Millis	High	09-12	313	·
Balch	Norwood	Elementary	01-05	312	·
Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School	Stoughton	Elementary	PK-05	312	·
Downey	Westwood	Elementary	PK-05	308	·
Early Childhood Center	Dedham	Elementary	PK-KG	307	·
Archie T Morrison	Braintree	Elementary	KG-04	305	·
Deer Hill	Cohasset	Elementary	03-05	304	·
Joseph F DiPietro Elementary School	Bellingham	Elementary	KG-03	300	·
Avery	Dedham	Elementary	01-05	297	·
Cohasset Middle School	Cohasset	Middle	06-08	295	·
Anna Ware Jackson	Plainville	Elementary	PK-02	293	·
Mary E Flaherty School	Braintree	Elementary	KG-04	290	·
Parmenter	Franklin	Elementary	KG-05	289	·
Sprague Elementary School	Wellesley	Elementary	KG-05	287	·
William E Sheehan	Westwood	Elementary	KG-05	287	·
Elizabeth G Lyons Elementary	Randolph	Elementary	KG-05	285	·
South Elementary	Stoughton	Elementary	KG-05	281	·
Joseph E Fiske	Wellesley	Elementary	KG-05	280	·
Frederick C Murphy	Weymouth	Elementary	KG-05	279	·
Greenlodge	Dedham	Elementary	01-05	277	·
John P Oldham	Norwood	Elementary	01-05	275	·
Katharine Lee Bates	Wellesley	Elementary	KG-05	271	·
Millis Middle	Millis	Middle	06-08	270	·
Helen Hansen Elementary	Stoughton	Elementary	KG-05	264	·
Martha Jones	Westwood	Elementary	KG-05	264	·
Ralph Talbot	South Weymouth	Elementary	KG-05	259	·
Lawrence W Pingree	Weymouth	Elementary	KG-05	258	·
Atherton Hough	Quincy	Elementary	KG-05	256	·
Charles Taylor Elementary	Foxborough	Elementary	KG-04	254	·
Martin E Young Elementary	Randolph	Elementary	KG-05	252	·
Oakdale	Dedham	Elementary	01-05	245	·
Stall Brook	Bellingham	Elementary	KG-03	245	·
Charles J Prescott	Norwood	Elementary	KG-05	243	·
Thomas V Nash	Weymouth	Elementary	KG-05	232	·
Paul Hanlon	Westwood	Elementary	KG-05	230	·
Cornelius M Callahan	Norwood	Elementary	01-05	224	·
Donald Ross	Braintree	Elementary	KG-04	206	·
John D Hardy	Wellesley	Elementary	KG-05	206	·
Monatiquot Kindergarten Center	Braintree	Elementary	KG-KG	200	·
Hunnewell	Wellesley	Elementary	KG-05	198	·
Deerfield School	Westwood	Elementary	KG-05	196	·
Johnson Early Childhood Center	Weymouth	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	178	·
Riverdale	Dedham	Elementary	01-05	174	·
Amelio Della Chiesa Early Childhood Center	Quincy	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	165	·
Ernest F Upham	Wellesley	Elementary	KG-05	160	·
Franklin Early Childhood Development Center	Franklin	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	149	·
Edwin A Jones Early Childhood Center	Stoughton	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	104	·
Bellingham Early Childhood Center	Bellingham	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	100	·
Preschool at Wellesley Schools	Wellesley	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	89	·
Rodman Early Childhood Center	Canton	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	89	·
Daniel Feeney Preschool Center	Walpole	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	88	·
Brookline Early Education Program at Clark Road	Brookline	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	64	·
Sharon Early Childhood Center	Sharon	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	56	·
Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham	Chestnut Hill	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	52	·
Brookline Early Education Program at Beacon	Brookline	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	50	·
The Lynch Center	Brookline	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	50	·
Westwood Integrated Preschool	Westwood	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	42	·
Keough Memorial Academy	Bellingham	High	07-12	28	·
TIES	Millis	Ungraded	UG-UG	6	·
Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children	Canton	Not applicable	N -N	·	·

Frequently asked

How many K-12 schools serve Norfolk County?

There are 194 public K-12 schools in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, with a combined enrollment of about 99,452.

What is the mix of elementary, middle, and high schools in Norfolk County?

The county's public school system includes 112 elementary, 33 middle, 31 high, 2 combined-grade schools.

What is the largest school district in Norfolk County?

Quincy is the largest school district in Norfolk County, serving approximately 9,649 students. The county contains 37 school districts overall.

What is the population of Norfolk County?

Norfolk County, Massachusetts has a population of approximately 730,082, with a median age of 41. About 20.5% of residents are under 18.

What is the median household income in Norfolk County?

Median household income in Norfolk County is $130,739, above the Massachusetts average of $101,772. About 4.1% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

How educated are residents of Norfolk County?

Approximately 58.8% of adults 25 and older in Norfolk County hold a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.

What share of students in Norfolk County qualify for free or reduced lunch?

Roughly -0.2% of students in Norfolk County public schools qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a common proxy for low-income enrollment. This is higher than the Massachusetts county average of -0.2%.

What is the student-teacher ratio in Norfolk County schools?

Across Norfolk County public schools, the enrollment-weighted student-teacher ratio is approximately 12.5 to 1.

What is the racial makeup of Norfolk County?

Norfolk County residents are approximately 70% White, 6% Hispanic, 7% Black, 12% Asian, 8% two or more races according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.

What share of housing in Norfolk County is owner-occupied?

Norfolk County has about 295,227 housing units, of which roughly 68.7% are owner-occupied.

DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data