Walnut Square

Walnut Square operates as a close-knit elementary campus in Haverhill, Massachusetts, part of Haverhill. Current enrollment sits at 161 students spanning grades K through 3. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Walnut Square sits 58% below that benchmark.

Within Haverhill, which oversees 16 schools and 7,940 students, Walnut Square is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Walnut Square shows that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 34% Hispanic, 9% Black. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Walnut Square lists 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, Essex County reports that median household income runs about $101,883, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Essex County's 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), Walnut Square is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Gateway Academy, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Walnut Square operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Walnut Square has grew 15%, going from 140 students in 2018 to 161 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 72% to 53% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

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