Winthrop

Winthrop is a medium-sized elementary school in Melrose, Massachusetts, part of Melrose. The school educates 392 students in grades K through 5.

Within Melrose, which oversees 8 schools and 3,815 students, Winthrop is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Winthrop lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Other groups include 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Winthrop higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, census data for Middlesex County shows median household earnings sit near $130,847, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Winthrop is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students).

The closest other public school is Herbert Clark Hoover, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Winthrop operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Winthrop's enrollment has edged down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 405 (now 392).

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