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If you had an hour of school board time for Memorial, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
558
Elementary
DISTRICT 326 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOPEDALE·NCES 250630000916
Memorial
6 Prospect Street, Hopedale, MA 01747 · (508) 634-2214 · Worcester County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL558 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (80).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 65% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Memorial→Hopedale Jr Sr High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hopedale. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
51.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -22.0pp since 2016
Math
54.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -13.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 22 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 13 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | 58.0% | 43.0% |
| 2018-19 | 69.0% | 67.0% |
| 2017-18 | 69.0% | 70.0% |
| 2016-17 | 73.0% | 67.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Memorial ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Worcester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #297 of 920 ▼ 5 | #26 of 113 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #302 of 920 ▲ 95 | #28 of 113 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #214 of 901 | #17 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 558 | #168 of 1,086 | #26 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #553 of 938 | #46 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.7% | #626 of 938 | #82 of 124 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #264 of 317 | #34 of 43 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
558
+25 (+5%) vs 2020
+114% since 1990-91, when it was 261
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 558 | 44.1 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 46.1 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 47.1 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 533 | 44 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 545 | 41.9 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 576 | 41 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 631 | 37 | 17.1:1 | 10% (64) |
| 2000-01 | 731 | N/A | N/A | 4% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 261 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Memorial.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (545 to 558); teachers up 5% (41.9 to 44.1).
About Memorial
Memorial is a mid-sized elementary school in Hopedale, Massachusetts. It reported 558 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Massachusetts average about 381 students, which makes this school 46% bigger than average.
Hopedale has 3 schools and 1,108 students, and Memorial is one of those schools.
The largest group at Memorial is White students, at 74%. The remaining students are 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Worcester County residents are about 73% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Memorial is 42%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Memorial has 44.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is about 12.2:1.
For the population of Worcester County, the median household earns about $95,939 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Worcester County, 257 public schools serve about 121,490 students.
Memorial's closest public school neighbor is Hopedale Jr Sr High, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
In the federal locale system, Memorial is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 25 students, from 533 to 558.
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Worcester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
867,788
Census ACS
Median income
$95,939
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
257
121,490 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hopedale
- Hopedale Jr Sr HighHigh · 456 students
- Park Street SchoolElementary · 94 students
Other schools in Hopedale
- Hopedale Jr Sr HighHigh · 456 students
- Park Street SchoolElementary · 94 students
Other Memorial schools
18 other US public schools in 6 states are named Memorial. Memorial is the 2nd largest of the 19.
- Memorial SchoolUpton, MA · 493 students
- MemorialNatick, MA · 455 students
- MemorialMilford, MA · 435 students
- Memorial SchoolMedfield, MA · 412 students
- MemorialBurlington, MA · 372 students
Nearby schools
- Hopedale Jr Sr High0.2 mi · 456
- Park Street School0.5 mi · 94
- Stacy Middle1.2 mi · 989
- Shining Star Early Childhood Center1.2 mi · 158
- Milford High1.2 mi · 1,316
- Memorial1.2 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About MemorialHow many students attend Memorial?
Memorial enrolls approximately 558 students in grades KG-06.
Is Memorial an elementary, middle, or high school?
Memorial is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Memorial have?
Memorial employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Memorial?
Student demographics at Memorial are roughly 74% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Memorial in?
Memorial is part of Hopedale.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.