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Fall Brook
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 131 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (114).
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 50 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 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 57.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.0% | 58.0% |
| 2020-21 | 52.0% | 31.0% |
| 2018-19 | 57.0% | 65.0% |
| 2017-18 | 59.0% | 63.0% |
| 2016-17 | 53.0% | 62.0% |
Where Fall Brook ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Worcester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #224 of 920 ▼ 37 | #23 of 113 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #315 of 920 ▼ 23 | #31 of 113 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #327 of 901 | #54 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 670 | #81 of 1,086 | #12 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #871 of 938 | #111 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #197 of 938 | #27 of 124 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #275 of 317 | #36 of 43 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 670 | 44.6 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 632 | 44.7 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 615 | 44.8 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 593 | 38 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 657 | 41.5 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 697 | 45 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 623 | 43 | 14.5:1 | 43% (265) |
| 2000-01 | 792 | N/A | N/A | 34% (270) |
| 1990-91 | 1,022 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (657 to 670); teachers up 7% (41.5 to 44.6).
About Fall Brook
At 25 DeCicco Dr in Leominster, Massachusetts, Fall Brook operates as a large elementary school. It had 670 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Fall Brook is among 13 schools run by Leominster, which serves 6,193 students.
At Fall Brook, White students make up the biggest share, 48%. The remaining students are 35% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Worcester County, the White share is about 73%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Fall Brook scores 64%.
There are 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.0:1. Compared with the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts, this school's ratio is higher.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Worcester County show that the median household earns about $95,939 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Worcester County, 257 public schools serve about 121,490 students.
Samoset School sits about 0.2 miles from Fall Brook. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Federal data place Fall Brook in the Suburb: Mid-size locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's enrollment increased 13% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The discussion board for Fall Brook is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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