Rita E. Miller Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Westford, Massachusetts

Rita E. Miller Elementary School in Westford, Massachusetts enrolled 281 students in 2024-25 with 28.0 full-time teachers, 10.1 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 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%

301 students in 2022-23, 278 students in 2023-24, 281 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.5 to 28.0.

Students enrolled at Rita E. Miller Elementary School by school year2022-23: 301, 2023-24: 278, 2024-25: 28101002003004002022-233012023-242782024-25281
Students enrolled at Rita E. Miller Elementary School by school year2022-23: 301, 2023-24: 278, 2024-25: 28101002003004002022-233012023-242782024-25281
Students enrolled at Rita E. Miller Elementary School by school year2022-23: 301, 2023-24: 278, 2024-25: 28101002003004002022-233012023-242782024-25281
Students enrolled at Rita E. Miller Elementary School by school year2022-23: 301, 2023-24: 278, 2024-25: 28101002003004002022-233012023-242782024-25281
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2330127.510.9
2023-2427827.910.0
2024-2528128.010.1

10.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 83 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; This school 10.1; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.1state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; This school 10.1; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.1state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; This school 10.1; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.1state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; This school 10.1; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.1state 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 196 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Rita E. Miller Elementary School enrolled 274 students and had 1.4 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.4, one per 196 of the 274 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent17.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

43.8% of students were Asian, 39.5% White, 10.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Asian43.8%
  2. White39.5%
  3. Hispanic10.0%
  4. Black3.9%
  5. Two or more races2.5%
  6. American Indian0.4%

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 Westford

6 public elementary schools in Westford report 2024-25 enrollment; Rita E. Miller Elementary School is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Abbot Elementary37113.0not reported
Col John Robinson34613.9not reported
Nabnasset34512.6not reported
John A. Crisafulli Elementary School34213.4not reported
Day Elementary29913.0not reported
Rita E. Miller Elementary School28110.1not reported

All public schools in Westford →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Rita E. Miller Elementary School

  1. Tyngsborough ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 715 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. NabnassetThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.3 miles away: 345 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
  3. Compare Rita E. Miller Elementary School with Tyngsborough ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Westford spends per student$18,414 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,414
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsRita E. Miller Elementary School is the number 761 by size of 1,014 Massachusetts elementary schools open in 2024-25.#761 of 1,014
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher10.1 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.1 for elementary schools.10.1:1
  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 Rita E. Miller Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Rita E. Miller Elementary School?
    281 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 301 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Westford, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Rita E. Miller Elementary School?
    10.1 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 Rita E. Miller Elementary School a Title I school?
    Rita E. Miller Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Rita E. Miller Elementary School in?
    Westford, NCES district ID 2512660. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 251266001740 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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