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Marathon Elementary School
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Marathon Elementary School
As a medium-sized elementary school in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, Marathon Elementary School serves 545 students from grades K through 1, part of Hopkinton. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Marathon Elementary School sits 43% above that benchmark.
Across the 6 schools in Hopkinton (4,227 students total), Marathon Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, Marathon Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 35% Asian, 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, Marathon Elementary School lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.5:1. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.
In the broader community, Middlesex County reports that median household earnings sit near $130,847, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Marathon Elementary School is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students).
The closest other public school is Hopkins Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The school occupies a bedroom-community site.
Over the past 7-year window. Marathon Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 19% since 2018, when it stood at 458 (now 545). White enrollment moved from 75% to 48% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.
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