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Rita E. Miller Elementary School

1 Mitchell Way, Westford, MA 01886 · (978) 392-4476 · Middlesex County
GRADES PK–02ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
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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
281
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · 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
Pre-K3713%
Kindergarten7627%
Grade 17627%
Grade 29233%
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
11140%
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
2810%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
114%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
12344%
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
72%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
16659%
Female
11541%

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Where Rita E. Miller Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn 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
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 2024-25
Enrollment
281
-9 (-3%) vs 2020
-23% since 2010-11, when it was 367
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 12.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252812810.1:1N/A
2023-2427827.910.0:1N/A
2022-2330127.510.9:1N/A
2020-212902312.6:1N/A
2017-1832618.817.3:1N/A
2015-163252016.3:1N/A
2010-113672316.0:15% (19)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rita E. Miller Elementary School.

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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Middlesex County at a glance

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Population
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students

Quick facts

School name
Rita E. Miller Elementary School
District
Westford
Address
1 Mitchell Way, Westford, MA 01886
Phone
(978) 392-4476
County
Middlesex County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–02
Total enrollment
281
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
10.1:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
251266001740
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Rita E. Miller Elementary School
How large is Rita E. Miller Elementary School?
Rita E. Miller Elementary School enrolls approximately 281 students in grades PK-02.
What grades does Rita E. Miller Elementary School serve?
Rita E. Miller Elementary School serves grades PK-02.
How many teachers does Rita E. Miller Elementary School have?
Rita E. Miller Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Rita E. Miller Elementary School?
Student demographics at Rita E. Miller Elementary School are roughly 40% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, 44% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Rita E. Miller Elementary School public or private?
Rita E. Miller Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Westford.
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