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Miriam F McCarthy School

8 Flagg Drive, Framingham, MA 01701 · (508) 626-9161 · Middlesex County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
  • DTest 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.
  • C-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
490
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
45 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-K214%
Kindergarten9018%
Grade 19219%
Grade 27014%
Grade 38016%
Grade 46914%
Grade 56814%

This year's kindergarten class (90) is 32% larger than its 5th grade class (68).

Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
12024%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
29360%
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
367%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
133%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
286%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
26754%
Female
22346%

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
18.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -15.0pp since 2016
Math
16.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -17.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 15 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 17 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2518.0%16.0%
2023-2412.0%12.0%
2022-2320.0%17.0%
2021-2221.0%20.0%
2020-2134.0%16.0%
2018-1941.0%31.0%
2017-1832.0%29.0%
2016-1733.0%33.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Miriam F McCarthy School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Middlesex County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
16.0%#834 of 920
▲ 32
#201 of 207
▲ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
18.0%#832 of 920
▲ 44
#203 of 207
▲ 2
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-3.5pp#216 of 901#48 of 206
Enrollment
ranked largest first
490#258 of 1,086#59 of 238
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.8:1#218 of 938#58 of 222
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
57.3%#362 of 938#122 of 222
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-13.1%#254 of 602#56 of 141
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
490
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 551
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 10.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2549045.410.8:1N/A
2023-245044411.4:1N/A
2022-2355040.413.6:1N/A
2020-214864710.3:1N/A
2017-1856450.511.2:1N/A
2015-165844712.4:1N/A
2010-115714313.3:137% (212)
2000-01525N/AN/A37% (195)
1990-91551N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Miriam F McCarthy School.

Since 2017-18: students down 13% (564 to 490); teachers down 10% (50.5 to 45.4).

About Miriam F McCarthy School

The public elementary school Miriam F McCarthy School is located in Framingham, Massachusetts. The school's 490 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 29% higher than the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts, which is about 381.

Miriam F McCarthy School is run by Framingham, whose 14 schools enroll 9,124 students.

Roughly 60% of students at Miriam F McCarthy School are Hispanic. Other groups make up 24% White, 7% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 9% of Middlesex County residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Miriam F McCarthy School counts 45.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10.8 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Massachusetts have 12.2:1, compared with 10.8:1 here.

Miriam F McCarthy School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 3% of Massachusetts public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Across Middlesex County, the median household income is $130,847, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 60%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. In all, Middlesex County has 386 public schools and roughly 215,896 students.

The next-closest public school is Fuller Middle, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Enrollment went from 486 in 2020-21 to 490 in 2024-25, a change of 4 students.

Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

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
Miriam F McCarthy School
District
Framingham
Address
8 Flagg Drive, Framingham, MA 01701
Phone
(508) 626-9161
County
Middlesex County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
490
Teachers (FTE)
45
Student–teacher ratio
10.8:1
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
250498000728
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Miriam F McCarthy School
How large is Miriam F McCarthy School?
Miriam F McCarthy School enrolls approximately 490 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Miriam F McCarthy School serve?
Miriam F McCarthy School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Miriam F McCarthy School?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Miriam F McCarthy School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Miriam F McCarthy School?
At Miriam F McCarthy School, the student body is approximately 24% White, 60% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Miriam F McCarthy School public or private?
Miriam F McCarthy School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Framingham.
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