Mary D Altavesta

Mary D Altavesta, a compact primary school in Woburn, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Woburn, hosts 248 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 35% below the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Across the 10 schools in Woburn (4,520 students total), Mary D Altavesta accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Mary D Altavesta records that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 23% Hispanic, 15% Black, 8% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Mary D Altavesta has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Mary D Altavesta tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, Middlesex County reports that median household earnings sit near $130,847, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Mary D Altavesta is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students).

Nearest neighbor: Linscott-Rumford, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mary D Altavesta has remained close to its prior level, going from 248 students in 2018 to 248 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment ticked down from 21% to 8% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

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