Joseph Osgood

As a moderately sized elementary-level community in Cohasset, Massachusetts, Joseph Osgood caters to 369 students from grades pre-K through 2, one of the schools within Cohasset.

Within Cohasset, which oversees 4 schools and 1,397 students, Joseph Osgood is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Joseph Osgood records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Other groups include 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Norfolk County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Norfolk County) reports that median household income runs about $130,739, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Joseph Osgood is one of 198 public schools in Norfolk County (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students).

Deer Hill is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Joseph Osgood has edged up 7%, going from 346 students in 2018 to 369 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.