Marguerite E Peaslee

Marguerite E Peaslee is a modestly sized elementary school in Northborough, Massachusetts, operated by Northborough. The school works with 267 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 30% smaller than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Within Northborough, which oversees 5 schools and 1,567 students, Marguerite E Peaslee is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Marguerite E Peaslee records that 58% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 16% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Worcester County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Marguerite E Peaslee has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Worcester County indicate the typical household earns roughly $95,939 per year, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Worcester County's 257 public schools (combined enrollment of about 121,490 students), Marguerite E Peaslee is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Algonquin Regional High, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Marguerite E Peaslee has declined 3%, going from 275 students in 2018 to 267 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 72% to 58% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

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