Rita E. Miller Elementary School
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 27% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 33% |
Where Rita E. Miller Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #771 of 1,086 | #191 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #121 of 938 | #32 of 222 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #186 of 938 | #66 of 222 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #237 of 602 | #54 of 141 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 281 | 28 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 27.9 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 301 | 27.5 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 23 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 18.8 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 325 | 20 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 367 | 23 | 16.0:1 | 5% (19) |
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (326 to 281); teachers up 49% (18.8 to 28).
About Rita E. Miller Elementary School
Rita E. Miller Elementary School runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in Westford, Massachusetts. The school serves 281 students in pre-K through 2 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Massachusetts is roughly 381 students; this school is 26% smaller than that.
Across its 9 schools, Westford enrolls 4,575 students. Rita E. Miller Elementary School is one of those schools.
Asian students are the largest group at Rita E. Miller Elementary School, with 44% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 40% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Middlesex County, the Asian share is about 14%. The chance that two students picked at random at Rita E. Miller Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
Teachers at the school number 28 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.1:1. The 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is higher than this school's figure.
Census Bureau estimates for Middlesex County show that median household income is about $130,847, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 60% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Rita E. Miller Elementary School is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County, which together enroll about 215,896 students.
Nearby, Tyngsborough Elementary is about 1.1 miles away. Rita E. Miller Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 290 to 281. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.6:1 to 10.1:1.
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