Tisbury Elementary

Tisbury Elementary is one of the close-knit elementary campuss in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, overseen by Tisbury, with 312 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8.

Tisbury Elementary sits inside Tisbury, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Tisbury Elementary lists that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 37% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Dukes County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.9:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Dukes County indicate median household earnings sit near $125,786, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 1% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dukes County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,381 students), of which Tisbury Elementary is one.

Oak Bluffs Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 306 students in 2018 compared to 312 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 25% to 37% across the same window.

On allk12, members of the Tisbury Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.