Joseph Estabrook

Located at 117 Grove Street, in Lexington, Massachusetts, Joseph Estabrook is a mid-tier elementary campus that serves 490 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Lexington. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Joseph Estabrook sits 29% larger than that benchmark.

Lexington runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 6,748 students. Joseph Estabrook is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Joseph Estabrook records that the most-represented group is Asian (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 31% White, 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black. That is meaningfully more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Joseph Estabrook has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Joseph Estabrook tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, Middlesex County reports that median household income runs about $130,847, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Middlesex County runs 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), of which Joseph Estabrook is one.

The closest other public school is Wm Diamond Middle, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 14%: 572 students in 2018 compared to 490 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 40% to 31%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

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