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Eleanor N Johnson Middle
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 143 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 136 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 136 | 33% |
School pathway
Test scores
MCAS 2023-24 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 43 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 7 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 57.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 61.0% |
| 2020-21 | 57.0% | 60.0% |
| 2018-19 | 62.0% | 67.0% |
| 2017-18 | 61.0% | 69.0% |
| 2016-17 | 62.0% | 66.0% |
Where Eleanor N Johnson Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Norfolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #63 of 304 | #12 of 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #111 of 304 | #21 of 33 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #55 of 299 | #3 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #215 of 310 | #25 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #113 of 296 | #13 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.6% | #177 of 296 | #25 of 34 |
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 415 | 36.9 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 417 | 37.9 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 34.9 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
About Eleanor N Johnson Middle
Eleanor N Johnson Middle is a small middle school in Walpole, Massachusetts, administered by Walpole. The school had 415 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2023-24. Average enrollment for middle schools in Massachusetts is about 547, so this school runs 24% smaller than that.
Walpole is the district for Eleanor N Johnson Middle. It has 9 schools and 4,380 students.
Eleanor N Johnson Middle is 74% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 43% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Eleanor N Johnson Middle is 36.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.0:1. That matches the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts fairly closely.
Census estimates describe Norfolk County this way: the median household income is $130,739, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 59%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Besides Eleanor N Johnson Middle, Norfolk County has 197 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Daniel Feeney Preschool Center, at about 0.6 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Under the NCES locale system, Eleanor N Johnson Middle is Suburb: Large.
Over 6 years, Eleanor N Johnson Middle's enrollment dropped 7%, to 415. The White share was 82% in 2017-18 and 74% in 2023-24. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.8:1 to 11.3:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Norfolk County at a glance
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