Elm Street School

Elm Street School operates as an average-sized primary school in Walpole, Massachusetts, operated by Walpole. Current enrollment sits at 438 students spanning grades K through 5.

Across the 9 schools in Walpole (4,380 students total), Elm Street School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Elm Street School logs that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 6% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Norfolk County put median household income runs about $130,739, roughly 59% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Norfolk County runs 198 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students), of which Elm Street School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Daniel Feeney Preschool Center, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Elm Street School.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 431 students in 2018 compared to 438 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

On this page, the feed for Elm Street School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.