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Oak Street Elementary

224 Oak Street, Franklin, MA 02038 · (508) 541-7890 · Norfolk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
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
Kindergarten6316%
Grade 17820%
Grade 26617%
Grade 36216%
Grade 46617%
Grade 56316%
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
28973%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
297%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
236%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
4311%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
113%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
21053%
Female
18847%

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
61.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -1.0pp since 2016
Math
63.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -1.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 1 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2561.0%63.0%
2023-2457.0%62.0%
2022-2361.0%63.0%
2021-2262.0%61.0%
2020-2170.0%46.0%
2018-1974.0%63.0%
2017-1860.0%53.0%
2016-1762.0%64.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Oak Street Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Norfolk County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
63.0%#169 of 920#52 of 104
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
61.0%#162 of 920#44 of 104
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+0.5pp#482 of 901#60 of 103
Enrollment
ranked largest first
398#445 of 1,086#43 of 123
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.9:1#606 of 938#66 of 110
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
45.2%#570 of 938#83 of 110
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+2.1%#270 of 317#48 of 55
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
398
+30 (+8%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 526
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2539830.812.9:1N/A
2023-2438629.113.3:1N/A
2022-2336328.212.9:1N/A
2020-213682813.1:1N/A
2017-1839025.315.4:1N/A
2015-164142615.9:1N/A
2010-114562716.9:17% (30)
2000-01728N/AN/A1% (5)
1990-91526N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Street Elementary.

About Oak Street Elementary

Oak Street Elementary, located in Franklin, Massachusetts, is a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 398 students.

The 10 schools in Franklin enroll 4,611 students altogether, Oak Street Elementary among them.

The largest group at Oak Street Elementary is White students, at 73%. Enrollment also includes 11% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 3% multiracial. Norfolk County residents are about 70% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Oak Street Elementary scores 45%.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.9:1. The school has 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is 0.8 students per teacher.

The school is in Norfolk County, where median household income comes to about $130,739, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Norfolk County counts 198 public schools with about 101,300 students.

Among nearby public schools, Horace Mann is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

Oak Street Elementary 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.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Oak Street Elementary had a net gain of 30 students, or 8%.

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Norfolk County at a glance

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Population
730,082
Census ACS
Median income
$130,739
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
198
101,300 students

Quick facts

School name
Oak Street Elementary
District
Franklin
Address
224 Oak Street, Franklin, MA 02038
Phone
(508) 541-7890
County
Norfolk County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
398
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
12.9:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250501000741
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Oak Street Elementary
How many students attend Oak Street Elementary?
Oak Street Elementary enrolls approximately 398 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Oak Street Elementary serve?
Oak Street Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Oak Street Elementary have?
Oak Street Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
How diverse is Oak Street Elementary?
Oak Street Elementary reports a student body of 73% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 11% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Oak Street Elementary?
Oak Street Elementary is overseen by Franklin in Norfolk County.
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