Greenwood

Set in Wakefield, Massachusetts, Greenwood is a modestly sized elementary-level community, part of Wakefield. It instructs 227 students across grades K through 4. That puts it 40% below the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Greenwood is one of 7 schools operated by Wakefield, a district that works with 3,382 students overall.

On demographics, Greenwood reports that nearly all students (85%) are White; the rest looks like 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Middlesex County put the typical household earns roughly $130,847 per year, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Greenwood is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students).

Horace Mann is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Greenwood.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Greenwood has increased 3%, going from 221 students in 2018 to 227 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.