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Tucker

187 Blue Hills Pkwy, Milton, MA 02186 · (617) 696-4291 · Norfolk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
Enrollment
454
Elementary
DISTRICT 571 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K337%
Kindergarten6815%
Grade 16715%
Grade 26915%
Grade 37116%
Grade 46915%
Grade 57717%

This year's kindergarten class (68) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).

Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
17539%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
5612%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
13530%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
337%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
5412%
DISTRICT 6% · 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
23452%
Female
22048%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Tucker→Charles S Pierce Middle→Milton High
Based on grade levels within Milton. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
54.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -8.0pp since 2016
Math
52.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -17.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 8 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 17 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2554.0%52.0%
2023-2457.0%55.0%
2022-2360.0%53.0%
2021-2250.0%48.0%
2020-2158.0%43.0%
2018-1969.0%67.0%
2017-1863.0%65.0%
2016-1762.0%69.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Tucker ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Norfolk County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
52.0%#330 of 920
▼ 13
#65 of 104
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
54.0%#264 of 920
▼ 75
#59 of 104
▼ 10
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+4.0pp#289 of 901#37 of 103
Enrollment
ranked largest first
454#336 of 1,086#33 of 123
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.8:1#588 of 938#61 of 110
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
72.8%#27 of 938#7 of 110
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+2.9%#252 of 317#45 of 55
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
454
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 467
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2545435.312.8:1N/A
2023-2444934.213.1:1N/A
2022-234593413.5:1N/A
2020-214463014.9:1N/A
2017-1844129.714.8:1N/A
2015-164232516.9:1N/A
2010-113672813.1:131% (114)
2000-01430N/AN/A12% (51)
1990-91467N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tucker.

Since 2017-18: students up 3% (441 to 454); teachers up 19% (29.7 to 35.3).

About Tucker

The public elementary school Tucker is located in Milton, Massachusetts. It has an enrollment of 454 students in pre-K through 5.

Milton includes 6 schools. Together they enroll 4,367 students.

The student body at Tucker has no majority group. White students lead at 39%. Other groups make up 30% Black, 12% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 7% Asian. Norfolk County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school's share is lower. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 73, compared with 70 nationally.

Tucker lists 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.8 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is about 12.2:1.

In Norfolk County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $130,739, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 198 public schools in the county, enrolling about 101,300, Tucker among them.

A public school about 0.6 miles away, Charles S Pierce Middle, is the closest to Tucker. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Tucker.

Federal data place Tucker in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment in 2024-25 was 454, close to the 446 recorded in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.8:1.

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Norfolk County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Tucker
District
Milton
Address
187 Blue Hills Pkwy, Milton, MA 02186
Phone
(617) 696-4291
County
Norfolk County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
454
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
12.8:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250798001263
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Tucker
What is the total enrollment at Tucker?
Tucker enrolls approximately 454 students in grades PK-05.
Is Tucker an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tucker is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tucker?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tucker is approximately 12.8:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Tucker?
Tucker reports a student body of 39% White, 12% Hispanic, 30% Black, 7% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Tucker?
Tucker is overseen by Milton in Norfolk County.
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