E Ethel Little School

E Ethel Little School operates as a small elementary school in North Reading, Massachusetts, run under North Reading. Current enrollment sits at 303 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 20% below the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Within North Reading, which oversees 5 schools and 2,327 students, E Ethel Little School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, E Ethel Little School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the surrounding community, Middlesex County reports that the typical household earns roughly $130,847 per year, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Middlesex County runs 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), of which E Ethel Little School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Wood End Elementary School, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at E Ethel Little School has declined 8%, going from 331 students in 2018 to 303 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.