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

North Street

Federal NCES profile for North Street, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 251158001923
0/100100/10044/100
👥 S:T ratio
48
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
55
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

North Street earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median.

#3 of 4
elementary schools in Tewksbury · Resource Index
44
Resource Index · Typical
12.9:1
students per teacher
283
students enrolled

North Street has class sizes near the Massachusetts median. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, North Street ranks #3 of 4 elementary schools in Tewksbury, MA.

School address

Enrollment

283

Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

22.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.9:1

vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg

+5% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How North Street 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 North Street

North Street is a mid-sized elementary school in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, enrolling 283 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 12.9:1 puts it in the larger third of Massachusetts schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 283 puts it in the smaller third of Massachusetts schools by headcount.

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

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 18.0% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Among Tewksbury's elementary schools, it stands alongside John F. Ryan (500 students): North Street is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (12.9:1 vs 11.9:1).

Tewksbury also operates Tewksbury Memorial High (696 students) and John W. Wynn Middle (539 students) alongside North Street.

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 North Street compares

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

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.9:1 ▲ 5% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 283 top 74% - -

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

12.9:1
Leaner classes than 68% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
283
Bigger than 30% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
12.9:1
students per teacher - 5% above state mean
Top 66% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 34% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
18.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$21,290
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.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Tewksbury, which includes North Street.

$21,290
Per student
-5%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+28%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 55.2%
State 38.5%
Federal 6.3%

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 North Street Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Tewksbury Memorial High Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
John W. Wynn Middle Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
John F. Ryan Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
L F Dewing Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Heath-Brook Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Tewksbury · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Tewksbury

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 North Street'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 North Street

How many students attend North Street?

North Street has 283 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Tewksbury, MA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at North Street?

The student-teacher ratio at North Street is 12.9:1, which is 5% higher than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 18% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the Resource Investment Index for North Street?

North Street has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical 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 North Street rank among elementary schools in Tewksbury?

By Resource Investment Index, North Street ranks #3 of 4 elementary schools in Tewksbury, 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 Tewksbury on the city page.

Is North Street a good school?

North Street earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median. 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 Tewksbury?

Besides North Street, Tewksbury also operates Tewksbury Memorial High (696 students), John W. Wynn Middle (539 students), and John F. Ryan (500 students). See the Tewksbury 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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