📍 29 Prairie Street, Concord, Middlesex County, 01742
Thoreau is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Concord, Middlesex County. The school has 433 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Concord school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Thoreau enrolls 433 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 9.5% Asian and 8.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 312 | 72% |
| Asian | 41 | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 8.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 7.4% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
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.
Thoreau 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 16, state house district 131.
Thoreau is one of 4 schools in Concord, based in Concord, Massachusetts. The district serves 1,914 students district-wide and employs 178 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 433 students, Thoreau is close to the district average of about 479 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large