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

Greenwood

Federal NCES profile for Greenwood, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 251191001944
0/100100/10050/100
👥 S:T ratio
40
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
79
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Greenwood earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 88% of Massachusetts schools.

#1 of 4
elementary schools in Wakefield · Resource Index
50
Resource Index · Higher
15.1:1
large classes for Massachusetts
227
students enrolled

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

By Resource Investment Index, Greenwood ranks #1 of 4 elementary schools in Wakefield, MA.

School address

Enrollment

227

Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

15.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

15.1:1

vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg

+23% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Greenwood 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 Greenwood

Greenwood is a mid-sized elementary school in Wakefield, Massachusetts, enrolling 227 students.

Class loads run heavy: 15.1:1 is larger than about 88% of Massachusetts schools and 23% above the 12.3:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Enrollment of 227 puts it in the smaller third of Massachusetts schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,831 scored Massachusetts schools.

Its student body is predominantly White (85% of enrollment) (diversity index 28/100).

Attendance holds up well here: only 8.4% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Among Wakefield's elementary schools, it stands alongside Galvin Middle School (1,056 students): Greenwood is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (15.1:1 vs 12:1).

Wakefield also operates Galvin Middle School (1,056 students) and Wakefield Memorial High (854 students) alongside Greenwood.

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 Greenwood compares

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

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.1:1 ▲ 23% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 227 top 83% - -

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

15.1:1
Leaner classes than 46% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
227
Bigger than 23% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
15.1:1
students per teacher - 23% 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
8.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$20,129
per pupil, district-wide - below Massachusetts avg of $22,458
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
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 84.6%
Two or More 5.7%
Hispanic or Latino 5.3%
African American 2.2%
Asian 1.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.4%

Largest group: White at 84.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 27.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 27.7, Greenwood is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Wakefield, which includes Greenwood.

$20,129
Per student
-10%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+21%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 70.5%
State 24.2%
Federal 5.4%

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 Greenwood Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Galvin Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Wakefield Memorial High Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Woodville School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Dolbeare Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Walton Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Wakefield · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Wakefield

3 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 Greenwood'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 Greenwood

How many students attend Greenwood?

Greenwood has 227 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Wakefield, MA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Greenwood?

The student-teacher ratio at Greenwood is 15.1:1, which is 23% higher than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 4% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Greenwood?

The largest demographic group at Greenwood is White at 84.6% of enrollment, in Wakefield, MA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Greenwood?

Greenwood has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Greenwood rank among elementary schools in Wakefield?

By Resource Investment Index, Greenwood ranks #1 of 4 elementary schools in Wakefield, MA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Wakefield on the city page.

Is Greenwood a good school?

Greenwood earns 50/100 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 Wakefield?

Besides Greenwood, Wakefield also operates Galvin Middle School (1,056 students), Wakefield Memorial High (854 students), and Woodville School (456 students). See the Wakefield 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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