Edith C Baker

Located at 205 Beverly Rd, in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, Edith C Baker is a heavily attended elementary campus that enrolls 665 students (grades K through 8), run under Brookline. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 75% above typical.

Across the 13 schools in Brookline (7,056 students total), Edith C Baker accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Edith C Baker logs that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 34% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Black. By comparison, Norfolk County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Edith C Baker lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Norfolk County) reports that median household income runs about $130,739, roughly 59% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Edith C Baker is one of 198 public schools in Norfolk County (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students).

Nearest neighbor: Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Edith C Baker.

Edith C Baker operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 13%: 762 students in 2018 compared to 665 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 48% to 40% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.