- Enrollment
- 461
- Students per teacher
- 11.2:1
- Resource Index
- 48/100
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Middleton, MA
Fuller Meadow
Federal NCES profile for Fuller Meadow, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 250783002588
👥 S:T ratio 60
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 66
📋 Attendance 38
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Fuller Meadow earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 80% of Massachusetts schools.
- 49
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10:1
- small classes for Massachusetts
- 269
- students enrolled
Fuller Meadow has class sizes smaller than 80% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Middleton · Massachusetts
NCES ID 250783002588 Verify on NCES CCD record →
CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24
-11 students YoY
Fuller Meadow held near 285 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-11 headcount).
Teacher FTE added 27.5 → 28.6 across the same CCD years.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).
Steady CCD campus
-11 students YoY 250783002588 · Middleton, MA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD
269 enr · 10:1 · RII 49
Nearest enrollment peer: Howe-Manning (461 students)
Fuller Meadow held near 285 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-11 headcount). Teacher FTE added 27.5 → 28.6 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →
How Fuller Meadow compares
Fuller Meadow held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Massachusetts and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Massachusetts | Massachusetts avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10:1 | ▼ 19% | 12.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 269 | top 77% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
269
Bigger than 28% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators methodology
Staffing depth
10:1
students per teacher
- 19% below state mean
Top 20% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 80% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
24.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$23,157
per pupil, district-wide
- below Massachusetts avg of $23,695
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.6 FTE
Per 168 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.
Student demographics
White 84.4%
Hispanic or Latino 6.7%
Two or More 3.7%
Asian 3.0%
African American 1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.4%
Largest group: White at 84.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 28.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 28.1, Fuller Meadow is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.
Programs
District finance for Middleton reports $23,157 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.
How Fuller Meadow Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howe-Manning | Larger | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Fuller Meadow's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
Similar elementary schools in Middleton
1 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.
Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing
Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.
Similar enrollment (~269 students)
Frequently asked questions about Fuller Meadow
How many students attend Fuller Meadow?
Fuller Meadow has 269 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Middleton, MA. CCD year-over-year: 296 (2022-23) → 285 (2023-24), nearly flat (-11).
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fuller Meadow?
The student-teacher ratio at Fuller Meadow is 10:1, which is 19% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 36% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Fuller Meadow?
The largest demographic group at Fuller Meadow is White at 84.4% of enrollment, in Middleton, MA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Fuller Meadow?
Fuller Meadow has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Middleton?
Besides Fuller Meadow, Middleton also operates Howe-Manning (461 students). See the Middleton district page for the complete list.