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Milton Fuller Roberts

35 Court Street, Medford, MA 02155 · (781) 393-2155 · Middlesex County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL586 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
  • C+Test 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.
  • B-Three-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
586
Elementary
DISTRICT 516 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K275%
Kindergarten9817%
Grade 19917%
Grade 28915%
Grade 310318%
Grade 48815%
Grade 58214%

This year's kindergarten class (98) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (82).

Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
33958%
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
8214%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
488%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
6711%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
468%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · 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
29450%
Female
29049%

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
40.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -1.0pp since 2016
Math
27.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -12.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 1 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 12 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2540.0%27.0%
2023-2436.0%31.0%
2022-2340.0%32.0%
2021-2239.0%25.0%
2020-2147.0%20.0%
2018-1950.0%43.0%
2017-1851.0%39.0%
2016-1741.0%39.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Milton Fuller Roberts ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Middlesex County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
27.0%#699 of 920
▼ 51
#187 of 207
▼ 13
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
40.0%#497 of 920
▲ 34
#151 of 207
▲ 5
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+1.5pp#420 of 901#95 of 206
Enrollment
ranked largest first
586#141 of 1,086#28 of 238
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.5:1#506 of 938#125 of 222
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
61.7%#252 of 938#89 of 222
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+8.5%#143 of 317#29 of 77
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
586
+105 (+22%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 605
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 11.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255864712.5:1N/A
2023-2457143.913.0:1N/A
2022-235524412.6:1N/A
2020-214814111.7:1N/A
2017-1854044.312.2:1N/A
2015-165574213.3:1N/A
2010-116054314.1:135% (214)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Milton Fuller Roberts.

Since 2017-18: students up 9% (540 to 586); teachers up 6% (44.3 to 47).

About Milton Fuller Roberts

Milton Fuller Roberts is a large elementary school in Medford, Massachusetts. Its 586 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 54% larger than the 381 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.

Medford runs 8 schools with a combined 4,170 students. Milton Fuller Roberts is one of them.

White students are the majority at Milton Fuller Roberts, with 58% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 14% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 8% Black, and 8% multiracial. The school's White share is 9 points below the 67% share among Middlesex County residents. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Teachers at Milton Fuller Roberts total 47 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.5:1. That matches the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts fairly closely.

allk12 grades Milton Fuller Roberts a C+. The grade compares the school only with Massachusetts public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Among Middlesex County residents, the median household income is $130,847, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 60%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Besides Milton Fuller Roberts, Middlesex County has 385 other public schools.

Nearby, Madeleine Dugger Andrews is about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Milton Fuller Roberts, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Milton Fuller Roberts falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Federal data show a 22% enrollment increase, from 481 in 2020-21 to 586 in 2024-25.

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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
Milton Fuller Roberts
District
Medford
Address
35 Court Street, Medford, MA 02155
Phone
(781) 393-2155
County
Middlesex County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
586
Teachers (FTE)
47
Student–teacher ratio
12.5:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250756002062
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Milton Fuller Roberts
What is the total enrollment at Milton Fuller Roberts?
Milton Fuller Roberts enrolls approximately 586 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Milton Fuller Roberts serve?
Milton Fuller Roberts serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Milton Fuller Roberts?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Milton Fuller Roberts.
How diverse is Milton Fuller Roberts?
Milton Fuller Roberts reports a student body of 58% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% Black, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Milton Fuller Roberts in?
Milton Fuller Roberts is part of Medford.
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