Elementary school (grades K-5) · Milton, MA

Collicot

Federal NCES profile for Collicot, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 250798001259
0/100100/10047/100
👥 S:T ratio
39
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
38
📋 Attendance
80
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Collicot earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 88% of Massachusetts schools.

#5 of 6
public schools in Milton · Resource Index
47
Resource Index · Typical
15.2:1
large classes for Massachusetts
623
students enrolled

Collicot has class sizes larger than 88% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Collicot ranks #5 of 6 public schools in Milton, MA.

School address

Enrollment

623

Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

41.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

15.2:1

vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg

+24% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Collicot compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Collicot

Collicot is a mid-sized elementary school in Milton, Massachusetts, enrolling 623 students.

Class loads run heavy: 15.2:1 is larger than about 88% of Massachusetts schools and 24% above the 12.3:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Enrollment of 623 puts it in the larger third of Massachusetts schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,831 scored Massachusetts schools.

Its student body is led by White (74%) and Asian (12%) (diversity index 43/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 312 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Attendance holds up well here: only 8.0% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Among Milton's elementary schools, it stands alongside Glover (593 students): Collicot is larger than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (15.2:1 vs 13.8:1).

Milton also operates Milton High (1,083 students) and Charles S Pierce Middle (1,002 students) alongside Collicot.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Collicot compares

Collicot on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.2:1 ▲ 24% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 623 top 23% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

15.2:1
Leaner classes than 45% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
623
Bigger than 75% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
15.2:1
students per teacher - 24% above state mean
Top 88% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 12% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
8.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$18,787
per pupil, district-wide - below Massachusetts avg of $22,458
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 312 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 74.0%
Asian 12.0%
Two or More 5.8%
Hispanic or Latino 4.5%
African American 3.7%

Largest group: White at 74.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 43.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 43.1, Collicot is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Milton, which includes Collicot.

$18,787
Per student
-16%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+13%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 68.5%
State 24.5%
Federal 7.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Collicot Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Milton High Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Charles S Pierce Middle Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Cunningham School Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Glover Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Tucker Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Collicot's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Milton · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Milton

1 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Massachusetts, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Collicot's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Collicot

How many students attend Collicot?

Collicot has 623 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Milton, MA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Collicot?

The student-teacher ratio at Collicot is 15.2:1, which is 24% higher than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 3% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Collicot?

The largest demographic group at Collicot is White at 74.0% of enrollment, in Milton, MA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Collicot?

Collicot has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Collicot rank among public schools in Milton?

By Resource Investment Index, Collicot ranks #5 of 6 public schools in Milton, MA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Milton on the city page.

Is Collicot a good school?

Collicot earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 88% of Massachusetts schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Milton?

Besides Collicot, Milton also operates Milton High (1,083 students), Charles S Pierce Middle (1,002 students), and Cunningham School (612 students). See the Milton district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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