Varnum Brook

Varnum Brook, a roomy elementary-level community in Pepperell, Massachusetts, part of North Middlesex, hosts 606 students, covering grades K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 59% above the state mean of about 381.

Within North Middlesex, which oversees 7 schools and 2,914 students, Varnum Brook is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Varnum Brook records that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Middlesex County indicate median household earnings sit near $130,847, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Varnum Brook is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students).

The closest other public school is Nissitissit Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Varnum Brook has ticked up 13%, going from 537 students in 2018 to 606 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 88% to 79% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

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