Donald Ross

Donald Ross is a compact elementary-level community in Braintree, Massachusetts, part of Braintree. The school teaches 182 students in grades K through 4. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Donald Ross sits 52% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Braintree, which oversees 10 schools and 5,392 students, Donald Ross is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Donald Ross reports that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 25% Asian, 15% Black, 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.0:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, Norfolk County reports that the typical household earns roughly $130,739 per year, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Donald Ross is one of 198 public schools in Norfolk County (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students).

The closest other public school is East Middle School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Donald Ross's enrollment has shrank 36% since 2018, when it stood at 285 (now 182). White enrollment moved from 62% to 43% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.