📍 32 Boutelle Road, Sterling, Worcester County, 01564
Houghton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sterling, Worcester County. The school has 328 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wachusett school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Houghton Elementary enrolls 328 students across grades K–4. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 3.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 251 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 3% |
| Asian | 10 | 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.
Houghton Elementary 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 9, state house district 203.
Houghton Elementary is one of 13 schools in Wachusett, based in Jefferson, Massachusetts. The district serves 6,557 students district-wide and employs 482 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 328 students, Houghton Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 504 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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