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Mary D Altavesta

980 1/2 Main Street, Woburn, MA 01801 · (781) 937-8235 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL248 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools

Enrollment
248
Elementary
DISTRICT 326 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4016%
Grade 14016%
Grade 24317%
Grade 34518%
Grade 43815%
Grade 54217%

This year's kindergarten class (40) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (42).

Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
11848%
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
5723%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
3615%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
218%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
125%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
42%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
12952%
Female
11948%

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
24.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -26.0pp since 2016
Math
15.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -36.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 26 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 36 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2524.0%15.0%
2023-2433.0%41.0%
2022-2345.0%41.0%
2021-2246.0%46.0%
2020-2155.0%42.0%
2018-1958.0%55.0%
2017-1851.0%56.0%
2016-1750.0%51.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Mary D Altavesta ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Middlesex County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
15.0%#852 of 920
▼ 327
#205 of 207
▼ 58
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
24.0%#758 of 920
▼ 173
#192 of 207
▼ 28
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-26.5pp#1 of 901#1 of 206
Enrollment
ranked largest first
248#856 of 1,086#205 of 238
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.3:1#147 of 938#40 of 222
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
69.0%#85 of 938#29 of 222
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
248
+9 (+4%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 254
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 11.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2524824.210.3:1N/A
2023-2420419.610.4:1N/A
2022-2320316.612.2:1N/A
2020-212392011.9:1N/A
2017-1824817.114.5:1N/A
2015-162342111.1:1N/A
2010-112131911.2:130% (63)
2000-01204N/AN/A21% (43)
1990-91254N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary D Altavesta.

Since 2017-18: students unchanged (248 to 248); teachers up 41% (17.1 to 24.2).

About Mary D Altavesta

Mary D Altavesta is a small elementary school. Its address is in Woburn, Massachusetts. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 248 students. The average among elementary schools in Massachusetts is roughly 381 students; this school is 35% smaller than that.

The Woburn system has 10 schools and 4,520 students.

At Mary D Altavesta, the largest share of students is White, at 48%. Next come 23% Hispanic, 15% Black, 8% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 67% White. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The ratio of students to teachers is 10.3:1, with 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.

Measured against Massachusetts public elementary schools, Mary D Altavesta receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Mary D Altavesta is located in Middlesex County, where the median household income is $130,847, about 60% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Mary D Altavesta, Middlesex County has 385 other public schools.

The nearest other public school, Linscott-Rumford, is about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment has grown by 9 students since 2020-21, to 248. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 10.3:1, from 11.9:1.

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Middlesex County at a glance

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Population
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students

Quick facts

School name
Mary D Altavesta
District
Woburn
Address
980 1/2 Main Street, Woburn, MA 01801
Phone
(781) 937-8235
County
Middlesex County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
248
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
10.3:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
251320002189
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Mary D Altavesta
What is the total enrollment at Mary D Altavesta?
Mary D Altavesta enrolls approximately 248 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Mary D Altavesta serve?
Mary D Altavesta serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Mary D Altavesta have?
Mary D Altavesta employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Mary D Altavesta?
Student demographics at Mary D Altavesta are roughly 48% White, 23% Hispanic, 15% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Mary D Altavesta public or private?
Mary D Altavesta is a public K-12 school, overseen by Woburn.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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