Placentino Elementary

Set in Holliston, Massachusetts, Placentino Elementary is an expansive elementary school, part of Holliston. It hosts 605 students across grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 59% above the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Holliston comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,689 students; Placentino Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Placentino Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder reads as 9% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Placentino Elementary has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, Middlesex County reports that the typical household earns roughly $130,847 per year, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Placentino Elementary is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students).

The closest other public school is Miller School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Placentino Elementary.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Placentino Elementary's enrollment has contracted 19% since 2018, when it stood at 746 (now 605). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 80% to 75%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.