Harwich Elementary School

Harwich Elementary School is an elementary-level community of reasonably sized scale in Harwich, Massachusetts, overseen by Monomoy Regional School District, instructing 449 students in grades pre-K through 4.

Within Monomoy Regional School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,728 students, Harwich Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Harwich Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 72%. Beyond that, the school logs 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Barnstable County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Harwich Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Barnstable County) shows that median household income runs about $95,241, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Barnstable County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,212 students), Harwich Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Monomoy Regional High School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Harwich Elementary School.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Harwich Elementary School has decreased 18%, going from 550 students in 2018 to 449 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 79% to 72%. Class-load math has fell: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

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