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Brooks School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

388 High Street, Medford, MA 02155 · (781) 393-2166 · Part of Medford School District

Medford’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
556
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Brooks School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 15.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Medford kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Brooks SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency38%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts60%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

388 High Street, Medford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K38
Kindergarten87
Grade 191
Grade 273
Grade 392
Grade 483
Grade 592
Enrollment over time
483’20
522’21
547’22
537’23
556’24

Up 15.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 75%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 7%Asian 5%Black 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Brooks School from Medford families.

Other schools in Medford School District

The district →
Milton Fuller Roberts
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Medford
C+
586 students12:1
Missituk Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Medford
C
418 students10:1
John J McGlynn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Medford
C+
505 students11:1
John J. McGlynn Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Medford
C−
464 students9:1
Madeleine Dugger Andrews
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Medford
B−
435 students9:1
Medford High
High · Grades 9–12 · Medford
B
1,195 students9:1

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; Medford’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.