Placentino Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Holliston, Massachusetts
Placentino Elementary in Holliston, Massachusetts enrolled 605 students in 2024-25 with 42.1 full-time teachers, 14.4 students per teacher against the Massachusetts elementary-school median of 12.1. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%
703 students in 2022-23, 686 students in 2023-24, 605 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 47.5 to 42.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 703 | 47.5 | 14.8 |
| 2023-24 | 686 | 47.0 | 14.6 |
| 2024-25 | 605 | 42.1 | 14.4 |
14.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 87 of every 100 Massachusetts elementary schools
Among the 1,012 Massachusetts elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 210 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Placentino Elementary enrolled 631 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 210 of the 631 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent17.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
75.6% of students were White, 8.8% Asian, 7.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White75.6%
- Asian8.8%
- Hispanic7.5%
- Two or more races6.1%
- Black1.5%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Holliston
2 public elementary schools in Holliston report 2024-25 enrollment; Placentino Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller School | 649 | 13.2 | not reported |
| Placentino Elementary | 605 | 14.4 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Placentino Elementary
- Miller SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 649 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Henry E Warren ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.7 miles away: 584 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Compare Placentino Elementary with Miller SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Holliston Public Schools spends per student$17,491 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,491
- The largest public schools in MassachusettsPlacentino Elementary is the number 122 by size of 1,014 Massachusetts elementary schools open in 2024-25.#122 of 1,014
- Massachusetts schools by students per teacher14.4 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.1 for elementary schools.14.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Placentino Elementary
How many students attend Placentino Elementary?
605 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 703 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Holliston, MA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Placentino Elementary?
14.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for elementary schools is 12.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Placentino Elementary a Title I school?
Placentino Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Placentino Elementary in?
Holliston Public Schools, NCES district ID 2506240. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250624001172 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.