Mary Rowlandson Elementary

Mary Rowlandson Elementary is one of the reasonably sized elementary schools in Lancaster, Massachusetts, operated by Nashoba, with 473 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 24% bigger than typical.

Within Nashoba, which oversees 6 schools and 2,990 students, Mary Rowlandson Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Mary Rowlandson Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% Black. Compared to Worcester County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the surrounding community, census data for Worcester County shows median household income runs about $95,939, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mary Rowlandson Elementary is one of 257 public schools in Worcester County (combined enrollment of about 121,490 students).

Luther Burbank Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Mary Rowlandson Elementary.

Mary Rowlandson Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 471 students in 2018 compared to 473 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 86% to 72% across the same window.

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