Enrollment
261
Elementary
DISTRICT 307 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELMONT·NCES 250249000144
Daniel Butler
90 White Street, Belmont, MA 02478 · (617) 993-5550 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL261 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% 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.
- C+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
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 27% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 27% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Belmont. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
68.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +1.0pp since 2016
Math
80.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +7.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 7 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 73.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 73.0% |
| 2021-22 | 73.0% | 77.0% |
| 2020-21 | 82.0% | 65.0% |
| 2018-19 | 81.0% | 76.0% |
| 2017-18 | 81.0% | 75.0% |
| 2016-17 | 67.0% | 73.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Daniel Butler ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #17 of 920 ▲ 51 | #10 of 207 ▲ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #84 of 920 ▲ 24 | #46 of 207 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #316 of 901 | #79 of 206 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 261 | #821 of 1,086 | #194 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #415 of 938 | #104 of 222 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #77 of 938 | #27 of 222 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.7% | #28 of 602 | #9 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 2024-25Enrollment
261
-72 (-22%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 311
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 261 | 21.8 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 321 | 27.1 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 25.7 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 333 | 22 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 388 | 24.6 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 21 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 22 | 16.3:1 | 12% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 278 | N/A | N/A | 7% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 311 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Daniel Butler.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (388 to 261); teachers down 11% (24.6 to 21.8).
About Daniel Butler
Daniel Butler runs as a small elementary school in Belmont, Massachusetts. It serves 261 students in kindergarten through 3. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Massachusetts) has about 381 students.
Belmont runs 7 schools with a combined 4,448 students. Daniel Butler is one of them.
At Daniel Butler, the largest share of students is White, at 43%. After that, the student body is 31% Asian, 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Census figures show Middlesex County is about 67% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 21.8 full-time equivalents, or about 12.0 students per teacher. That is close to the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
The allk12 Grade for Daniel Butler is A. Compared with Massachusetts public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 86% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Federal survey data for Middlesex County show that the median household income is $130,847, roughly 60% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 386 public schools in Middlesex County, enrolling about 215,896 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, James Russell Lowell is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. Daniel Butler has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Locale data from NCES put Daniel Butler in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Federal data show a 22% enrollment decrease, from 333 in 2020-21 to 261 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.1:1 in 2020-21 to 12.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
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- Belmont HighHigh · 1,454 students
- Winthrop L Chenery Upper ElementaryMiddle · 1,023 students
- Belmont Middle SchoolMiddle · 742 students
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Other schools in Belmont
- Belmont HighHigh · 1,454 students
- Winthrop L Chenery Upper ElementaryMiddle · 1,023 students
- Belmont Middle SchoolMiddle · 742 students
- Roger E WellingtonElementary · 426 students
- Winn BrookElementary · 304 students
- Mary Lee BurbankElementary · 238 students
Nearby schools
- James Russell Lowell0.7 mi · 422
- Cunniff0.9 mi · 320
- Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary0.9 mi · 1,023
- Roger E Wellington0.9 mi · 426
- Watertown Middle0.9 mi · 583
- Watertown High1.1 mi · 761
Frequently asked questions
About Daniel ButlerWhat is the total enrollment at Daniel Butler?
Daniel Butler enrolls approximately 261 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Daniel Butler serve?
Daniel Butler serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Daniel Butler?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Daniel Butler.
How diverse is Daniel Butler?
Daniel Butler reports a student body of 43% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Black, 31% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Daniel Butler?
Daniel Butler is overseen by Belmont in Middlesex County.
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