Thoreau

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Concord, Massachusetts

Thoreau in Concord, Massachusetts enrolled 401 students in 2024-25 with 39.6 full-time teachers, 10.1 students per teacher against the Massachusetts elementary-school median of 12.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 69% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 73% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 42%).

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 fell 6%

433 students in 2022-23, 436 students in 2023-24, 401 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.1 to 39.6.

Students enrolled at Thoreau by school year2022-23: 433, 2023-24: 436, 2024-25: 40102004006002022-234332023-244362024-25401
Students enrolled at Thoreau by school year2022-23: 433, 2023-24: 436, 2024-25: 40102004006002022-234332023-244362024-25401
Students enrolled at Thoreau by school year2022-23: 433, 2023-24: 436, 2024-25: 40102004006002022-234332023-244362024-25401
Students enrolled at Thoreau by school year2022-23: 433, 2023-24: 436, 2024-25: 40102004006002022-234332023-244362024-25401
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2343342.110.3
2023-2443642.910.2
2024-2540139.610.1

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; Thoreau 10.1; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThoreau 10.1state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Thoreau 10.1; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThoreau 10.1state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Thoreau 10.1; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThoreau 10.1state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Thoreau 10.1; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThoreau 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 435 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Thoreau enrolled 435 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 435 of the 435 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent10.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

68.8% of students were White, 11.2% of two or more races, 10.2% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White68.8%
  2. Two or more races11.2%
  3. Asian10.2%
  4. Hispanic8.0%
  5. Black1.5%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Thoreau scored proficient or above: 69% in reading in 2021-22 and 73% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMassachusetts
Reading and language arts, 2021-2269%67%43.7%
Math, 2022-2373%65% (2021-22)42%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Concord

3 public elementary schools in Concord report 2024-25 enrollment; Thoreau is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Alcott43811.6not reported
Willard43210.5not reported
Thoreau40110.1not reported

All public schools in Concord →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Thoreau

  1. WillardThe nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 432 students, 10.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  2. Luther Conant SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.6 miles away: 410 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  3. Compare Thoreau with WillardStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Concord Public Schools spends per student$27,881 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$27,881
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsThoreau is the number 432 by size of 1,014 Massachusetts elementary schools open in 2024-25.#432 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 Thoreau

  1. How many students attend Thoreau?
    401 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 433 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Concord, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Thoreau?
    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 Thoreau a Title I school?
    Thoreau was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Thoreau do on state tests?
    The students tested at Thoreau scored proficient or above: 69% in reading in 2021-22 and 73% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Thoreau in?
    Concord Public Schools, NCES district ID 2503840. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250384000525 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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