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Thoreau

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

29 Prairie Street, Concord, MA 01742 · (978) 318-1300 · Part of Concord School District

Concord’s School Grade A+ better than 97% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
401
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Thoreau

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Concord kids: Concord Middle

On the path

Where Concord kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5ThoreauYou are here
6–8Concord Middle643 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency65%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts75%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

29 Prairie Street, Concord

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K19
Kindergarten53
Grade 173
Grade 248
Grade 369
Grade 473
Grade 566
Enrollment over time
441’20
451’21
433’22
436’23
401’24

Down 9.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 69%Two or more races 11%Asian 10%Hispanic 8%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Thoreau from Concord families.

Other schools in Concord School District

The district →
Alcott
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Concord
A+
438 students12:1
Willard
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Concord
A
432 students11:1
Concord Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Concord
A−
643 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Concord’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.