📍 34 Lancaster Road, Shirley, Middlesex County, 01464
Lura A. White Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shirley, Middlesex County. The school has 343 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ayer Shirley School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lura A. White Elementary School enrolls 343 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 5.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 257 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 5.2% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 11 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lura A. White Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-30, state senate district 14, state house district 154.
Lura A. White Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Ayer Shirley School District, based in Ayer, Massachusetts. The district serves 1,723 students district-wide and employs 145 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 343 students, Lura A. White Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 431 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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