South

South, a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Stoneham, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Stoneham, instructs 347 students, covering grades K through 4.

Within Stoneham, which oversees 6 schools and 2,338 students, South is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, South reports that White students make up the majority at 65%. The remainder breaks down as 18% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% Black, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Middlesex County indicate median household earnings sit near $130,847, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Middlesex County's 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), South is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Stoneham Early Learning Center, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around South.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. South's enrollment has expanded 8% since 2018, when it stood at 320 (now 347). The White share of enrollment shrank from 79% to 65% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

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