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Francis J Kane

520 Farm Road, Marlborough, MA 01752 · (508) 460-3507 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL575 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools

Enrollment
575
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten10318%
Grade 19316%
Grade 210017%
Grade 39617%
Grade 48815%
Grade 59517%

This year's kindergarten class (103) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (95).

Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
20836%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
28650%
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
499%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
132%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
193%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
30553%
Female
27047%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Francis J Kane→1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb School→Marlborough High
Based on grade levels within Marlborough. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
26.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -13.0pp since 2016
Math
31.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -12.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 13 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 12 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2526.0%31.0%
2023-2435.0%40.0%
2022-2334.0%34.0%
2021-2242.0%38.0%
2020-2146.0%25.0%
2018-1940.0%35.0%
2017-1843.0%39.0%
2016-1739.0%43.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Francis J Kane ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Middlesex County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
31.0%#642 of 920
▼ 111
#174 of 207
▼ 23
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
26.0%#724 of 920
▼ 173
#186 of 207
▼ 27
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-11.5pp#46 of 901#7 of 206
Enrollment
ranked largest first
575#157 of 1,086#31 of 238
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.1:1#637 of 938#156 of 222
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
61.3%#265 of 938#92 of 222
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-7.0%#411 of 602#89 of 141
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
575
+87 (+18%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 546
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 11.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255754413.1:1N/A
2023-2451242.812.0:1N/A
2022-2349342.811.5:1N/A
2020-214884111.9:1N/A
2017-1861848.912.6:1N/A
2015-166314713.4:1N/A
2010-115103514.6:137% (190)
2000-01659N/AN/A18% (116)
1990-91546N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Francis J Kane.

Since 2017-18: students down 7% (618 to 575); teachers down 10% (48.9 to 44).

About Francis J Kane

Families in Marlborough, Massachusetts, are served by Francis J Kane, a large elementary school. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 575 students. Elementary schools in Massachusetts have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 51% higher.

Marlborough serves 4,728 students across 7 schools.

Hispanic students make up 50% of enrollment at Francis J Kane, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 36% White, 9% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. In Middlesex County overall, about 9% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.

On staff are 44 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.1:1. Elementary schools in Massachusetts average 12.2:1, 0.9 fewer students per teacher than here.

Francis J Kane holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 22% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.

Census data for Middlesex County show median household income comes to about $130,847, about 60% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 386 public schools in the county, enrolling about 215,896, Francis J Kane among them.

A public school about 1.4 miles away, Early Childhood Center, is the closest to Francis J Kane. Francis J Kane has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment was 575 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 488. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 11.9:1 in 2020-21 to 13.1:1 in 2024-25.

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Middlesex County at a glance

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Population
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students

Quick facts

School name
Francis J Kane
District
Marlborough
Address
520 Farm Road, Marlborough, MA 01752
Phone
(508) 460-3507
County
Middlesex County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
575
Teachers (FTE)
44
Student–teacher ratio
13.1:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250732001130
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Francis J Kane
What is the total enrollment at Francis J Kane?
Francis J Kane enrolls approximately 575 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Francis J Kane serve?
Francis J Kane serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Francis J Kane?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Francis J Kane.
How diverse is Francis J Kane?
Francis J Kane reports a student body of 36% White, 50% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Francis J Kane?
Francis J Kane is overseen by Marlborough in Middlesex County.
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