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Enrollment
304
Elementary
DISTRICT 307 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELMONT·NCES 250249000148
Winn Brook
97 Waterhouse Rd, Belmont, MA 02478 · (617) 993-5700 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 31% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Belmont. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
76.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -1.0pp since 2016
Math
79.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -5.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 1 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 77.0% |
| 2022-23 | 82.0% | 85.0% |
| 2021-22 | 78.0% | 79.0% |
| 2020-21 | 89.0% | 80.0% |
| 2018-19 | 83.0% | 79.0% |
| 2017-18 | 81.0% | 84.0% |
| 2016-17 | 77.0% | 84.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Winn Brook ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #24 of 920 | #15 of 207 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #23 of 920 | #16 of 207 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #318 of 901 | #81 of 206 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #702 of 1,086 | #183 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #596 of 938 | #148 of 222 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #188 of 938 | #67 of 222 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.0% | #13 of 602 | #5 of 141 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
304
-186 (-38%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 17.0:1
% White
50%
was 61%
% Hispanic
6%
was 4%
% Black
5%
was 2%
% Asian
31%
was 26%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 304 | 23.6 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 29.4 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 27 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 490 | 28.9 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winn Brook.
About Winn Brook
Winn Brook is a small elementary school found in Belmont, Massachusetts. It teaches 304 students in kindergarten through 3. By comparison, elementary schools in Massachusetts enroll about 381 students on average.
Belmont has a total of 7 schools and 4,448 students, Winn Brook among them.
About 50% of students at Winn Brook are White, the largest single group. It is also 31% Asian, 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 5% Black. Middlesex County's residents are about 67% White, 17 points above the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Winn Brook comes to 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.9:1. The school's 12.9:1 compares with an average of 12.2:1 for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
The school's county is Middlesex County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $130,847 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 60% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Winn Brook shares Middlesex County with 385 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Winn Brook is closest to Belmont Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 186 students from 2017-18 to 2024-25. In 2017-18, 61% of students were White; in 2024-25, 50% were. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.0:1 to 12.9:1 over the same years.
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Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Belmont
- Belmont HighHigh · 1,454 students
- Winthrop L Chenery Upper ElementaryMiddle · 1,023 students
- Belmont Middle SchoolMiddle · 742 students
- Roger E WellingtonElementary · 426 students
- Daniel ButlerElementary · 261 students
- Mary Lee BurbankElementary · 238 students
Other schools in Belmont
- Belmont HighHigh · 1,454 students
- Winthrop L Chenery Upper ElementaryMiddle · 1,023 students
- Belmont Middle SchoolMiddle · 742 students
- Roger E WellingtonElementary · 426 students
- Daniel ButlerElementary · 261 students
- Mary Lee BurbankElementary · 238 students
Nearby schools
- Belmont Middle School0.3 mi · 742
- Belmont High0.3 mi · 1,454
- Roger E Wellington0.6 mi · 426
- Mary Lee Burbank0.8 mi · 238
- Menotomy Preschool1.0 mi · 100
- Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary1.0 mi · 1,023
Frequently asked questions
About Winn BrookHow many students attend Winn Brook?
Winn Brook enrolls approximately 304 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Winn Brook serve?
Winn Brook serves grades KG-03.
How many students per teacher at Winn Brook?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Winn Brook.
How diverse is Winn Brook?
Winn Brook reports a student body of 50% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 31% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Winn Brook?
Winn Brook is overseen by Belmont in Middlesex County.
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