Henry B. Burkland Elementary School

Located at 41 Mayflower Avenue, in Middleborough, Massachusetts, Henry B. Burkland Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary campus that enrolls 545 students (grades 1 through 5), part of Middleborough. Enrollment runs roughly 43% above the state mean of about 381.

Across the 5 schools in Middleborough (2,870 students total), Henry B. Burkland Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Henry B. Burkland Elementary School logs that nearly all students (83%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Plymouth County) reports that median household income runs about $114,201, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Henry B. Burkland Elementary School is one of 141 public schools in Plymouth County (combined enrollment of about 76,427 students).

The closest other public school is Mary K. Goode Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 3%: 561 students in 2018 compared to 545 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.