Floral Street School

Floral Street School is a mid-tier elementary campus in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, run under Shrewsbury. The school teaches 524 students in grades K through 4. That puts it 38% bigger than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Shrewsbury runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 5,956 students. Floral Street School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Floral Street School records that the most-represented group is Asian (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 31% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 5% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Floral Street School records 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the area at large, census data for Worcester County shows the typical household earns roughly $95,939 per year, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Worcester County runs 257 public schools (combined enrollment of about 121,490 students), of which Floral Street School is one.

Walter J. Paton School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Floral Street School's enrollment has declined 30% since 2018, when it stood at 750 (now 524). The White share of enrollment declined from 39% to 31% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.