📍 50 Druce Street, Brookline, Norfolk County, 02445
John D Runkle is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brookline, Norfolk County. The school has 508 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Brookline school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John D Runkle enrolls 508 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 14% Asian and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 272 | 54% |
| Asian | 73 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 73 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 67 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 4.3% |
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.
John D Runkle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-40, state senate district 29, state house district 171.
John D Runkle is one of 13 schools in Brookline, based in Brookline, Massachusetts. The district serves 7,023 students district-wide and employs 610 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 508 students, John D Runkle is close to the district average of about 540 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large