📍 165 Prospect Street, Norwood, Norfolk County, 02062
John P Oldham is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Norwood, Norfolk County. The school has 275 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Norwood school district. It serves grades 1–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
John P Oldham enrolls 275 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 185 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 12% |
| Asian | 9 | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 1.5% |
| 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.
John P Oldham is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-80, state senate district 30, state house district 168.
John P Oldham is one of 8 schools in Norwood, based in Norwood, Massachusetts. The district serves 3,575 students district-wide and employs 316 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 275 students, John P Oldham is smaller than the district average of about 447 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large