C.T. Douglas Elementary School

Located at 73 Spruce Street, in Acton, Massachusetts, C.T. Douglas Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school that hosts 408 students (grades K through 6), operated by Acton-Boxborough.

Acton-Boxborough comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 5,055 students; C.T. Douglas Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, C.T. Douglas Elementary School reports that 63% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 14% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, C.T. Douglas Elementary School records 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting C.T. Douglas Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Middlesex County) reports that median household earnings sit near $130,847, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Middlesex County runs 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), of which C.T. Douglas Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Carol Huebner Early Childhood Program, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at C.T. Douglas Elementary School has decreased 4%, going from 427 students in 2018 to 408 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 3% to 12%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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