West Street

West Street operates as an intimate primary school in Southbridge, Massachusetts, run under Southbridge. Current enrollment sits at 323 students spanning grades 2 through 5.

Across the 6 schools in Southbridge (1,828 students total), West Street accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, West Street reports that 72% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 21% White, 4% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

In terms of school funding signals, West Street logs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting West Street tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Worcester County shows median household earnings sit near $95,939, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Worcester County's 257 public schools (combined enrollment of about 121,490 students), West Street is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Southbridge Academy, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around West Street.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 317 students in 2018 compared to 323 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 40% to 21%. Class-load math has rose: from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

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