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Memorial
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Memorial
Located at 12-14 Walnut Street, in Milford, Massachusetts, Memorial is a medium-sized primary school that teaches 435 students (grades K through 2), operated by Milford.
Across the 6 schools in Milford (4,512 students total), Memorial accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, Memorial records that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 41% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Worcester County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.5:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Worcester County put the typical household earns roughly $95,939 per year, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Worcester County's 257 public schools (combined enrollment of about 121,490 students), Memorial is one campus in the mix.
Stacy Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Memorial.
Memorial operates from a bedroom-community location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 7%: 469 students in 2018 compared to 435 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 60% to 43% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for Memorial typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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