📍 58 Grafton Street, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, 01545
Walter J. Paton School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shrewsbury, Worcester County. The school has 291 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Shrewsbury school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Walter J. Paton School enrolls 291 students across grades K–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 15% Asian and 8.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 187 | 64% |
| Asian | 45 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 8.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 7.9% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <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.
Walter J. Paton School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-20, state senate district 11, state house district 213.
Walter J. Paton School is one of 9 schools in Shrewsbury, based in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. The district serves 5,956 students district-wide and employs 433 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 291 students, Walter J. Paton School is smaller than the district average of about 662 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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