Early Childhood Center

Early Childhood Center is a public elementary school in Dedham, Massachusetts. The school enrolls 285 students in pre-K through kindergarten. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Massachusetts.

Dedham has 7 schools and 2,668 students, and Early Childhood Center is one of those schools.

Federal enrollment data show Early Childhood Center is 61% White. Enrollment also includes 18% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The school's White share is 9 points below the 70% share among Norfolk County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.

There are 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.7:1. The ratio is within a point of the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.

For the population of Norfolk County, the median household earns about $130,739 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 59% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Early Childhood Center shares Norfolk County with 197 other public schools.

Among nearby public schools, Pine Hill Elementary School is closest at about 1.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Early Childhood Center.

Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 4%.

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