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Israel Loring School

80 Woodside Road, Sudbury, MA 01776 · (978) 579-0870 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools

Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 428 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten7217%
Grade 16215%
Grade 28119%
Grade 37718%
Grade 46014%
Grade 57417%

This year's kindergarten class (72) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (74).

Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
29168%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
5212%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
154%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
4110%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
276%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
20849%
Female
21851%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Israel Loring School→Ephraim Curtis Middle
Based on grade levels within Sudbury. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
58.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -9.0pp since 2016
Math
60.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -14.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 14 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2558.0%60.0%
2023-2459.0%59.0%
2022-2365.0%55.0%
2021-2262.0%60.0%
2020-2170.0%58.0%
2018-1975.0%72.0%
2017-1871.0%77.0%
2016-1767.0%74.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Israel Loring School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Middlesex County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
60.0%#215 of 920
▲ 40
#87 of 207
▲ 13
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
58.0%#211 of 920
▼ 43
#86 of 207
▼ 8
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-2.0pp#296 of 901#75 of 206
Enrollment
ranked largest first
426#388 of 1,086#97 of 238
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.4:1#158 of 938#43 of 222
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
50.4%#492 of 938#158 of 222
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-9.0%#355 of 602#79 of 141
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
426
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 586
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254264110.4:1N/A
2023-2441738.410.9:1N/A
2022-2342635.212.1:1N/A
2020-214283512.2:1N/A
2017-1846834.813.4:1N/A
2015-164763414.0:1N/A
2010-115193614.4:16% (30)
2000-01586N/AN/A3% (16)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Israel Loring School.

Since 2017-18: students down 9% (468 to 426); teachers up 18% (34.8 to 41).

About Israel Loring School

Israel Loring School is one of the public schools in Sudbury, Massachusetts. It is a medium-sized elementary school. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 426 students.

Enrollment across the 5 schools in Sudbury totals 2,529 students.

White students make up a majority at Israel Loring School, at 68%. Next come 12% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. The White share in Middlesex County as a whole is similar, at about 67%. The school's diversity index is 50%, meaning two students picked at random have a 50% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Federal staffing data show 41 full-time-equivalent teachers at Israel Loring School and a ratio of 10.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.

allk12 grades Israel Loring School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Massachusetts public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Middlesex County has about 1,638,365 residents, and the median household income is $130,847, about 60% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. In all, Middlesex County has 386 public schools and roughly 215,896 students.

The nearest other public school, Potter Road, is about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

Israel Loring School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 426, starting from 428. The number of students per teacher fell from 12.2 to 10.4 over 4 years.

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Middlesex County at a glance

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Population
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students

Quick facts

School name
Israel Loring School
District
Sudbury
Address
80 Woodside Road, Sudbury, MA 01776
Phone
(978) 579-0870
County
Middlesex County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
426
Teachers (FTE)
41
Student–teacher ratio
10.4:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
251134001407
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Israel Loring School
What is the total enrollment at Israel Loring School?
Israel Loring School enrolls approximately 426 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Israel Loring School serve?
Israel Loring School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Israel Loring School?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Israel Loring School.
How diverse is Israel Loring School?
Israel Loring School reports a student body of 68% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Israel Loring School in?
Israel Loring School is part of Sudbury.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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