Center School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Stow, Massachusetts

Center School in Stow, Massachusetts enrolled 485 students in 2024-25 with 38.3 full-time teachers, 12.7 students per teacher against the Massachusetts elementary-school median of 12.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 72% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 67% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 42%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%

498 students in 2022-23, 500 students in 2023-24, 485 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.3 to 38.3.

Students enrolled at Center School by school year2022-23: 498, 2023-24: 500, 2024-25: 48502004006002022-234982023-245002024-25485
Students enrolled at Center School by school year2022-23: 498, 2023-24: 500, 2024-25: 48502004006002022-234982023-245002024-25485
Students enrolled at Center School by school year2022-23: 498, 2023-24: 500, 2024-25: 48502004006002022-234982023-245002024-25485
Students enrolled at Center School by school year2022-23: 498, 2023-24: 500, 2024-25: 48502004006002022-234982023-245002024-25485
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2349843.311.5
2023-2450041.212.1
2024-2548538.312.7

12.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 62 of every 100 Massachusetts elementary schools

Among the 1,012 Massachusetts elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Center School 12.7; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherCenter School 12.7state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Center School 12.7; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherCenter School 12.7state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Center School 12.7; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherCenter School 12.7state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Center School 12.7; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherCenter School 12.7state median 12.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 242 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Center School enrolled 483 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 242 of the 483 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent9.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

79.2% of students were White, 8.2% Hispanic, 6.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White79.2%
  2. Hispanic8.2%
  3. Two or more races6.2%
  4. Asian4.9%
  5. Black1.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Center School scored proficient or above: 72% in reading in 2021-22 and 67% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMassachusetts
Reading and language arts, 2021-2272%64%43.7%
Math, 2022-2367%61% (2021-22)42%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Center School

  1. Green MeadowThe nearest public elementary school, 2.7 miles away: 456 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  2. Blanchard Memorial SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.1 miles away: 469 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
  3. Compare Center School with Green MeadowStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Nashoba Regional School District spends per student$21,533 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,533
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsCenter School is the number 267 by size of 1,014 Massachusetts elementary schools open in 2024-25.#267 of 1,014
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.1 for elementary schools.12.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Center School

  1. How many students attend Center School?
    485 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 498 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Stow, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Center School?
    12.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for elementary schools is 12.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Center School a Title I school?
    Center School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Center School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Center School scored proficient or above: 72% in reading in 2021-22 and 67% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Center School in?
    Nashoba Regional School District, NCES district ID 2508310. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250831000362 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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