McKeown School

McKeown School is an elementary school of rural-scale scale in Beverly, Massachusetts, part of Beverly, caters to 125 students in grade pre-K. That puts it 67% below the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Beverly comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,503 students; McKeown School is among them.

On demographics, McKeown School shows that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Essex County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Essex County put the typical household earns roughly $101,883 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Essex County runs 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), of which McKeown School is one.

The closest other public school is Beverly Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

McKeown School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. McKeown School's enrollment has grew 10% since 2018, when it stood at 114 (now 125). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 13% to 18%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

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