Howard School

Howard School operates as a modestly sized middle-grades school in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, run under West Bridgewater. Current enrollment sits at 335 students spanning grades 4 through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 39% below the state mean of about 547.

Across the 4 schools in West Bridgewater (1,357 students total), Howard School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Howard School shows that 75% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 10% Black, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Plymouth County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.1:1. The state averages around 11.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Plymouth County) logs that median household earnings sit near $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. Across Plymouth County's 141 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,427 students), Howard School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Spring Street School, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 16%: 288 students in 2018 compared to 335 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 83% to 75%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.

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