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Dale Street

45 Adams Street, Medfield, MA 02052 · (508) 359-5538 · Norfolk County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools

Enrollment
384
Elementary
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
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
Grade 418147%
Grade 520353%
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
33688%
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
123%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
62%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
154%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
144%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
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
17746%
Female
20754%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Dale Street→Thomas Blake Middle→Medfield Senior High
Feeds from
Ralph Wheelock School02–03
Based on grade levels within Medfield. 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
69.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -5.0pp since 2016
Math
81.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +7.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 5 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 7 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2569.0%81.0%
2023-2464.0%78.0%
2022-2372.0%78.0%
2021-2266.0%75.0%
2020-2175.0%65.0%
2018-1972.0%68.0%
2017-1875.0%72.0%
2016-1774.0%74.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Dale Street ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Norfolk County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
81.0%#14 of 920
▲ 20
#4 of 104
▲ 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
69.0%#76 of 920
▲ 25
#24 of 104
▲ 5
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+4.5pp#261 of 901#34 of 103
Enrollment
ranked largest first
384#484 of 1,086#48 of 123
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.3:1#665 of 938#76 of 110
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
23.0%#846 of 938#108 of 110
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+5.2%#200 of 317#38 of 55
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
384
-23 (-6%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2538428.913.3:1N/A
2023-2440432.912.3:1N/A
2022-2338933.411.7:1N/A
2020-214072914.0:1N/A
2017-1836528.912.6:1N/A
2015-163892913.4:1N/A
2010-114543214.2:12% (9)
2000-01506N/AN/A1% (7)
1990-91414N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dale Street.

Since 2017-18: students up 5% (365 to 384); teachers unchanged (28.9 to 28.9).

About Dale Street

Dale Street is one of the public schools in Medfield, Massachusetts. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The grade span is 4 through 5, and enrollment is 384 students.

Medfield enrolls 2,478 students in 5 schools, including Dale Street.

At Dale Street, White students make up 88% of the student body. The school is also 4% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is lower, at 70%. The chance that two students picked at random at Dale Street belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 23%.

Dividing enrollment by its 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.3:1. Among elementary schools in Massachusetts, the typical ratio is 12.2:1.

Dale Street is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 96% of Massachusetts public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Among Norfolk County residents, median household income is about $130,739, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Dale Street is one of 198 public schools in Norfolk County, which together enroll about 101,300 students.

The next-closest public school is Memorial School, about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Dale Street.

NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The student count in 2024-25 was 384, 6% below the 407 of 2020-21.

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Norfolk County at a glance

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Population
730,082
Census ACS
Median income
$130,739
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
198
101,300 students

Quick facts

School name
Dale Street
District
Medfield
Address
45 Adams Street, Medfield, MA 02052
Phone
(508) 359-5538
County
Norfolk County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
04–05
Total enrollment
384
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
13.3:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250753001155
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Dale Street
How many students attend Dale Street?
Dale Street enrolls approximately 384 students in grades 04-05.
What grades does Dale Street serve?
Dale Street serves grades 04-05.
How many teachers does Dale Street have?
Dale Street employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Dale Street?
Student demographics at Dale Street are roughly 88% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Dale Street?
Dale Street is overseen by Medfield in Norfolk County.
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