Elmer S Bagnall

As a reasonably sized K-5 school in Groveland, Massachusetts, Elmer S Bagnall caters to 519 students from grades pre-K through 6, one of the schools within Pentucket. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Elmer S Bagnall sits 36% bigger than that benchmark.

Elmer S Bagnall is one of 6 schools operated by Pentucket, a district that serves 2,238 students overall.

Demographically, Elmer S Bagnall reports that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Essex County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Essex County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $101,883 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Essex County's 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), Elmer S Bagnall is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Perley Elementary, roughly 2.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Elmer S Bagnall.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Elmer S Bagnall's enrollment has increased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 505 (now 519). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 92% to 84%. Class-load math has fell: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Elmer S Bagnall typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.