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What advice would you give to incoming students at Roland Hayes?
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Enrollment
418
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROOKLINE·NCES 250315000418
Roland Hayes
100 Eliot Street, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 · (617) 879-4570 · Norfolk County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 5% smaller than its 8th grade class (39).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Roland Hayes→Brookline High
Based on grade levels within Brookline. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
73.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -7.0pp since 2016
Math
68.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -11.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 7 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 11 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 71.0% |
| 2021-22 | 77.0% | 69.0% |
| 2020-21 | 79.0% | 71.0% |
| 2018-19 | 82.0% | 78.0% |
| 2017-18 | 85.0% | 79.0% |
| 2016-17 | 80.0% | 79.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Roland Hayes ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Norfolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #108 of 920 ▲ 24 | #33 of 104 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #41 of 920 ▲ 26 | #7 of 104 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #259 of 901 | #28 of 103 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #398 of 1,086 | #38 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #676 of 938 | #80 of 110 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #128 of 938 | #28 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.0% | #60 of 602 | #5 of 49 |
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
418
-59 (-12%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 379
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 418 | 31.3 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 33.5 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 36.4 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 477 | 39 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 565 | 41.7 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 586 | 40 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 36 | 13.1:1 | 8% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | N/A | N/A | 3% (11) |
| 1990-91 | 379 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roland Hayes.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (565 to 418); teachers down 25% (41.7 to 31.3).
About Roland Hayes
Roland Hayes is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. A total of 418 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 8.
A total of 13 schools make up Brookline, with 7,056 students enrolled.
White students are the majority at Roland Hayes, with 52% of enrollment. Other groups make up 17% Asian, 12% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, and 6% Black. Norfolk County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Roland Hayes, 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.3:1. On average, elementary schools in Massachusetts have 12.2:1, compared with 13.3:1 here.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Norfolk County show that the median household income is $130,739, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 59%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Besides Roland Hayes, Norfolk County has 197 other public schools.
John D Runkle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Roland Hayes holds at least 8 other public schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 59 fewer students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 13.3 students per teacher, compared with 12.2 in 2020-21.
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Norfolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Brookline
- Brookline HighHigh · 2,181 students
- Florida Ruffin Ridley SchoolElementary · 857 students
- Edith C BakerElementary · 665 students
- LawrenceElementary · 630 students
- PierceElementary · 592 students
- Michael DriscollElementary · 567 students
Other schools in Chestnut Hill
- Edith C BakerElementary · 665 students
- Brookline Early Education Program at PutterhamElementary · 46 students
Nearby schools
- John D Runkle0.5 mi · 476
- William H Lincoln1.0 mi · 494
- Brookline Early Education Program at Clark Road1.0 mi · 33
- Brookline High1.0 mi · 2,181
- Baldwin Early Learning Pilot Academy1.0 mi · 165
- Michael Driscoll1.1 mi · 567
Frequently asked questions
About Roland HayesHow large is Roland Hayes?
Roland Hayes enrolls approximately 418 students in grades PK-08.
Is Roland Hayes an elementary, middle, or high school?
Roland Hayes is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Roland Hayes have?
Roland Hayes employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Roland Hayes?
Student demographics at Roland Hayes are roughly 52% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Black, 17% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Roland Hayes in?
Roland Hayes is part of Brookline.
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