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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Oak Ridge?
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Enrollment
673
Elementary
DISTRICT 615 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANDWICH·NCES 251047002535
Oak Ridge
260 Quaker Mtg Hs Rd, East Sandwich, MA 02537 · (508) 833-0111 · Barnstable County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL673 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- A-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
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
57 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 157 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 178 | 26% |
| Grade 5 | 158 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 180 | 27% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Oak Ridge→Sandwich Middle High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sandwich. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
54.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +8.0pp since 2016
Math
56.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +1.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 1 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 58.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 53.0% |
| 2020-21 | 55.0% | 43.0% |
| 2018-19 | 56.0% | 55.0% |
| 2017-18 | 53.0% | 52.0% |
| 2016-17 | 46.0% | 55.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Oak Ridge ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Barnstable County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #272 of 920 ▼ 67 | #7 of 24 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #270 of 920 ▲ 2 | #6 of 24 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #266 of 901 | #8 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 673 | #78 of 1,086 | #2 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #392 of 938 | #20 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.2% | #844 of 938 | #22 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #155 of 602 | #6 of 18 |
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
673
-39 (-5%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 721
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 673 | 56.8 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 674 | 55.8 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 674 | 56.4 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 712 | 60 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 824 | 57.5 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 908 | 63 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 802 | 58 | 13.8:1 | 2% (19) |
| 2000-01 | 1,024 | N/A | N/A | 2% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 721 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Ridge.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (824 to 673); teachers down 1% (57.5 to 56.8).
About Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge operates as a large elementary school in East Sandwich, Massachusetts. Enrollment totals 673 students across grades 3 through 6. That puts enrollment 77% above the 381-student average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Oak Ridge is in Sandwich, a district with 2,118 students across 3 schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Oak Ridge is White, at 87%. The school is also 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among Barnstable County residents, the White share is about 86%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Oak Ridge scores 23%.
On staff are 56.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Massachusetts is similar, at 12.2:1.
Among Massachusetts public elementary schools, Oak Ridge outscored 81%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
For Barnstable County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $95,241, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 49 public schools in the county, enrolling about 22,212, Oak Ridge among them.
Of the public schools around it, Oak Ridge is closest to Sandwich Middle High School, about 1.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 2.
Federal data place Oak Ridge in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 673, compared with 712 in 2020-21.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Oak Ridge. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Barnstable County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
231,668
Census ACS
Median income
$95,241
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
22,212 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sandwich
- Sandwich Middle High SchoolHigh · 888 students
- Forestdale SchoolElementary · 557 students
Nearby schools
- Sandwich Middle High School1.2 mi · 888
- Forestdale School2.9 mi · 557
- West Villages Elementary School5.3 mi · 416
- Barnstable United Elementary School5.4 mi · 714
- Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical6.5 mi · 838
- West Barnstable Elementary6.8 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About Oak RidgeHow many students attend Oak Ridge?
Oak Ridge enrolls approximately 673 students in grades 03-06.
What age range does Oak Ridge serve?
Oak Ridge serves students from grade 03 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Oak Ridge?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Oak Ridge.
What is the student diversity at Oak Ridge?
Student demographics at Oak Ridge are roughly 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Oak Ridge in?
Oak Ridge is part of Sandwich.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.