Priest Street

Public elementary school, kindergarten · Leominster, Massachusetts

Priest Street in Leominster, Massachusetts enrolled 151 students in 2024-25 with 10.6 full-time teachers, 14.3 students per teacher against the Massachusetts elementary-school median of 12.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%

134 students in 2022-23, 139 students in 2023-24, 151 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 9.6 to 10.6.

Students enrolled at Priest Street by school year2022-23: 134, 2023-24: 139, 2024-25: 1510501001502002022-231342023-241392024-25151
Students enrolled at Priest Street by school year2022-23: 134, 2023-24: 139, 2024-25: 1510501001502002022-231342023-241392024-25151
Students enrolled at Priest Street by school year2022-23: 134, 2023-24: 139, 2024-25: 1510501001502002022-231342023-241392024-25151
Students enrolled at Priest Street by school year2022-23: 134, 2023-24: 139, 2024-25: 1510501001502002022-231342023-241392024-25151
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231349.614.0
2023-2413911.412.2
2024-2515110.614.3

14.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 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.

Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Priest Street 14.3; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherPriest Street 14.3state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Priest Street 14.3; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherPriest Street 14.3state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Priest Street 14.3; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherPriest Street 14.3state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Priest Street 14.3; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherPriest Street 14.3state median 12.1U.S. 14.6

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 150 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Priest Street enrolled 150 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 150 of the 150 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent34.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

49.0% of students were Hispanic, 30.5% White, 9.9% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic49.0%
  2. White30.5%
  3. Black9.9%
  4. Two or more races6.6%
  5. Asian3.3%
  6. American Indian0.7%

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 Leominster

5 public elementary schools in Leominster report 2024-25 enrollment; Priest Street is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Johnny Appleseed69214.1not reported
Fall Brook67015.0not reported
Northwest66513.6not reported
Frances Drake School51212.6not reported
Priest Street15114.3not reported

All public schools in Leominster →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Priest Street

  1. NorthwestThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 665 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Johnny AppleseedThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 692 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Priest Street with NorthwestStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Leominster spends per student$17,528 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,528
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsPriest Street is the number 966 by size of 1,014 Massachusetts elementary schools open in 2024-25.#966 of 1,014
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher14.3 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.1 for elementary schools.14.3:1
  7. 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 Priest Street

  1. How many students attend Priest Street?
    151 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 134 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Leominster, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Priest Street?
    14.3 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.
  3. Is Priest Street a Title I school?
    Priest Street ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Priest Street in?
    Leominster, NCES district ID 2506780. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250678000990 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.

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