Oak Middle School

Oak Middle School is a junior high of roomy scale in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, operated by Shrewsbury, serveing 914 students in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 67% above the state mean of about 547.

Shrewsbury comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 5,956 students; Oak Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Oak Middle School records that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 36% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Oak Middle School has 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. The state averages around 11.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Worcester County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $95,939 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Worcester County's 257 public schools (combined enrollment of about 121,490 students), Oak Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sherwood Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 9%: 1,009 students in 2018 compared to 914 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 60% to 43% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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