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

Miscoe Hill School

Federal NCES profile for Miscoe Hill School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 250768001279
0/100100/10053/100
👥 S:T ratio
50
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
68
📋 Attendance
64
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Miscoe Hill School earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median.

53
Resource Index · Higher
12.4:1
students per teacher
647
students enrolled

Miscoe Hill School has class sizes near the Massachusetts median. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+1 students YoY

Miscoe Hill School held near 636 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+1 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 52.0 → 51.5 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+1 students YoY 250768001279 · Mendon, MA Elementary · MID · TRAD

647 enr · 12.4:1 · RII 53

Nearest enrollment peer: Nipmuc Regional High (534 students)

Miscoe Hill School held near 636 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+1 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 52.0 → 51.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

Miscoe Hill School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Miscoe Hill School reports 647 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Miscoe Hill School compares

Miscoe Hill School 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 12.4:1 ▲ 1% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 647 top 21% - -

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

12.4:1
Leaner classes than 72% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
647
Bigger than 77% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
12.4:1
students per teacher - 1% above state mean
Top 59% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 41% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
14.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$21,097
per pupil, district-wide - below Massachusetts avg of $23,695
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors4.0 FTE
Per 162 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
54
in-school suspensions + 10 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 8.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 86.1%
Hispanic or Latino 6.8%
Asian 2.9%
Two or More 2.3%
African American 1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: White at 86.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 25.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 25.2, Miscoe Hill School is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

District finance for Mendon-Upton reports $21,097 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Miscoe Hill School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Nipmuc Regional High Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Memorial School Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Henry P Clough Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Mendon-Upton · 3 sibling schools

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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.

Frequently asked questions about Miscoe Hill School

How many students attend Miscoe Hill School?

Miscoe Hill School has 647 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Mendon, MA. CCD year-over-year: 635 (2022-23) → 636 (2023-24), nearly flat (+1).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Miscoe Hill School?

The student-teacher ratio at Miscoe Hill School is 12.4:1, which is 1% higher than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 21% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Miscoe Hill School?

The largest demographic group at Miscoe Hill School is White at 86.1% of enrollment, in Mendon, MA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Miscoe Hill School?

Miscoe Hill School has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (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 Mendon-Upton?

Besides Miscoe Hill School, Mendon-Upton also operates Nipmuc Regional High (534 students), Memorial School (493 students), and Henry P Clough (398 students). See the Mendon-Upton 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 2022-23) · 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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