Enrollment
304
Elementary
DISTRICT 271 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILMINGTON·NCES 251305002153
Shawsheen Elementary
298 Shawsheen Avenue, Wilmington, MA 01887 · (978) 694-6030 · Middlesex County
GRADES 01–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 99 | 33% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 35% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 33% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
45.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +5.0pp since 2016
Math
44.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -18.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 18 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 57.0% |
| 2020-21 | 65.0% | 55.0% |
| 2018-19 | 54.0% | 58.0% |
| 2017-18 | 56.0% | 62.0% |
| 2016-17 | 40.0% | 62.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Shawsheen Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #456 of 920 ▼ 184 | #140 of 207 ▼ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #415 of 920 ▼ 100 | #136 of 207 ▼ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.0pp | #67 of 901 | #14 of 206 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #706 of 1,086 | #184 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #117 of 938 | #30 of 222 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.8% | #684 of 938 | #196 of 222 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #281 of 602 | #60 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 2024-25Enrollment
304
-13 (-4%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 304 | 30.4 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 342 | 30.1 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 34.8 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 317 | 27 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 30.1 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 349 | 27 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 391 | 29 | 13.5:1 | 9% (36) |
| 2000-01 | 471 | N/A | N/A | 3% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 592 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shawsheen Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (345 to 304); teachers up 1% (30.1 to 30.4).
About Shawsheen Elementary
As a small elementary school, Shawsheen Elementary serves students in Wilmington, Massachusetts. It has an enrollment of 304 students in grades 1 through 3. Elementary schools in Massachusetts average about 381 students, which makes this school 20% below average.
Shawsheen Elementary is one of the 7 schools that make up Wilmington (2,756 students in total).
The share of White students at Shawsheen Elementary is 79%, a majority. Smaller groups are 8% Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Middlesex County is roughly 67% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 37%.
Shawsheen Elementary has 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is 12.2:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Shawsheen Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 49% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
In Middlesex County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $130,847, about 60% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 386 public schools and about 215,896 students.
A public school about 1.1 miles away, West Intermediate, is the closest to Shawsheen Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 317 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 304 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 11.7 in 2020-21 to 10.0 in 2024-25.
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Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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- Wilmington Middle SchoolMiddle · 782 students
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- North IntermediateElementary · 246 students
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Other Shawsheen Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Shawsheen Elementary. Shawsheen Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Shawsheen Elementary SchoolGREELEY, CO · 405 students
Nearby schools
- West Intermediate1.1 mi · 309
- Wilmington Middle School1.2 mi · 782
- Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School1.2 mi · 1,282
- Boutwell1.3 mi · 128
- John F Kennedy1.5 mi · 330
- Heath-Brook1.7 mi · 300
Frequently asked questions
About Shawsheen ElementaryHow many students attend Shawsheen Elementary?
Shawsheen Elementary enrolls approximately 304 students in grades 01-03.
What grades does Shawsheen Elementary serve?
Shawsheen Elementary serves grades 01-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shawsheen Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shawsheen Elementary is approximately 10.0:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Shawsheen Elementary?
Shawsheen Elementary reports a student body of 79% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Shawsheen Elementary in?
Shawsheen Elementary is part of Wilmington.
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