John D Mc Govern Elementary

John D Mc Govern Elementary is one of the middle-of-the-pack K-5 schools in Medway, Massachusetts, run under Medway, with 353 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 1.

John D Mc Govern Elementary is one of 4 schools operated by Medway, a district that enrolls 2,158 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, John D Mc Govern Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 74%. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. Compared to Norfolk County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, John D Mc Govern Elementary shows 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting John D Mc Govern Elementary higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Norfolk County indicate the typical household earns roughly $130,739 per year, roughly 59% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Norfolk County's 198 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students), John D Mc Govern Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Medway Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John D Mc Govern Elementary.

John D Mc Govern Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 5%: 335 students in 2018 compared to 353 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 92% to 74% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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