Total enrollment
6,748
-153 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
10 schools in Lexington
Massachusetts · 6,748 students · 1 city
Lexington runs 10 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES data, with combined enrollment near 6,748 and an average school size of 675.
4-year change in Lexington
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
10
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Lexington ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Massachusetts | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6,748 | #21 of 231 | #1,400 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 10 | #37 of 231 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #32 of 231 | #614 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #20 of 206 | #967 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Lexington
Since 2017-18, the 10 district schools that reported both years went from 7,246 to 6,748 students (down 7%) and from 589 to 650 full-time teachers (up 10%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington High | Lexington | High | 09-12 | 2,405 |
| Wm Diamond Middle | Lexington | Middle | 06-08 | 936 |
| Jonas Clarke Middle | Lexington | Middle | 06-08 | 796 |
| Maria Hastings | Lexington | Elementary | KG-05 | 579 |
| Joseph Estabrook | Lexington | Elementary | KG-05 | 490 |
| Bowman | Lexington | Elementary | KG-05 | 429 |
| Harrington | Lexington | Elementary | KG-05 | 374 |
| Bridge | Lexington | Elementary | KG-05 | 345 |
| Fiske | Lexington | Elementary | KG-05 | 324 |
| Lexington Children's Place | Lexington | Elementary | PK-PK | 70 |
About Lexington
Lexington operates 10 public schools across Massachusetts, collectively instructing roughly 6,748 students.
On the school-mix side, Lexington is built around 7 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 675 in this district, higher than the Massachusetts typical of 501.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 6,748 students, held roughly steady from the 6,901 reported in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Lexington discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.