Hanscom School

Hanscom School operates as a medium-sized elementary-level community in Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Lincoln. Current enrollment sits at 493 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 29% larger than typical.

Within Lincoln, which oversees 2 schools and 1,039 students, Hanscom School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Hanscom School reports that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 28% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 7% Black, 3% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Hanscom School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Middlesex County) shows that median household earnings sit near $130,847, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Hanscom School is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students).

Nearest neighbor: Minuteman Regional High, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hanscom School has increased 82%, going from 271 students in 2018 to 493 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 59% to 49%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 today.

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