Norfolk County Education: Which school had most students enrolled in 2023-24 school year?

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By Norfolk Reporter

Nov 4, 2024

TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School had the highest enrollment among Norfolk County schools, welcoming 2,907 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 56.8% of them were girls, 42.8% were boys, and 0.4% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 52.5% of TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School's total enrollment.

Among the 192 schools in Norfolk County, Brookline High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 2,173 students, while Weymouth High School welcomed 1,751 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School is part of TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School District, which roughly covers schools within Norfolk County and has a main office in East Walpole.

In the previous school year, TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School also had the highest number of students among Norfolk County schools.

Students in Massachusetts are predominantly white, according to state data from 2024. Hispanic and Latino students come in second, making up 25.1% of the state's student body.

Across the state, Hispanic and Latino students suffered the highest high school dropout rates (4.4%) in the 2022-23 school year, while also recording the lowest graduation rates (78.9%) in Massachusetts in 2023.

Underrepresentation is also found among educators in Massachusetts. The Rennie Center reported that only 9% of teachers are people of color.

Enrollment in TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School Over 5 Years

Enrollment in Norfolk County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School	East Walpole	2,907
Brookline High School	Brookline	2,173
Weymouth High School	Weymouth	1,751
Braintree High School	Braintree	1,677
Needham High School	Needham	1,622
Franklin High School	Franklin	1,569
Foxborough Regional Charter School	Foxborough	1,520
North Quincy High School	Quincy	1,508
Quincy High School	Quincy	1,473
Wellesley Senior High School	Wellesley	1,358
Maria Weston Chapman Middle School	Weymouth	1,187
King Philip Regional High School	Wrentham	1,142
Sharon High School	Sharon	1,132
Stoughton High School	Stoughton	1,097
Milton High School	Milton	1,092
East Middle School	Braintree	999
Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical School	Franklin	964
Charles S. Pierce Middle School	Milton	960
Norwood High School	Norwood	951
Walpole High School	Walpole	946
Canton High School	Canton	931
Wellesley Middle School	Wellesley	919
Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical School	Canton	918
Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School	Franklin	888
Pollard Middle School	Needham	880
Westwood High School	Westwood	874
Florida Ruffin Ridley School	Brookline	852
O'Donnell Middle School	Stoughton	833
Sharon Middle School	Sharon	807
Dr. Philip O. Coakley Middle School	Norwood	791
Foxborough High School	Foxborough	757
Bellingham High School	Bellingham	749
John J. Ahern School	Foxborough	745
Wm. H. Galvin Middle School	Canton	742
Dedham High School	Dedham	731
King Philip Middle School	Norfolk	707
Medfield Senior High School	Medfield	705
Newman Elementary School	Needham	698
Central Middle School	Quincy	670
John F. Kennedy School	Holbrook	669
Pierce School	Brookline	668
Medway Middle School	Medway	665
Randolph High School	Randolph	664
E. W. Thurston Middle School	Westwood	661
Edith C. Baker School	Chestnut Hill	654
Dover-Sherborn Regional High School	Dover	648
Holbrook Middle High School	Holbrook	640
South Middle School	Braintree	638
Glover School	Milton	622
Lawrence School	Brookline	615
Cunningham School	Milton	611
Delaney School	Wrentham	611
Medway High School	Medway	607
Randolph Community Middle School	Randolph	602
Clyde F. Brown School	Millis	595
Bellingham Memorial School	Bellingham	591
Norfolk County Agricultural School	Walpole	586
Collicot School	Milton	586
Thomas Blake Middle School	Medfield	585
Lincoln-Hancock Community School	Quincy	567
Atlantic Middle School	Quincy	560
Helen Keller Elementary School	Franklin	558
Freeman-Kennedy School	Norfolk	552
Dedham Middle School	Dedham	543
Heights Elementary School	Sharon	542
Lt. Peter M. Hansen School	Canton	536
Sunita L. Williams Elementary School	Needham	531
Clifford H. Marshall Elementary School	Quincy	529
Broadmeadow School	Needham	522
Burke/Memorial Elementary School	Medway	510
Michael Driscoll School	Brookline	510
Chickering School	Dover	497
H. Olive Day School	Norfolk	489
East Elementary School	Sharon	485
John D. Runkle School	Brookline	483
Dean S. Luce School	Canton	477
J. F. Kennedy Elementary School	Randolph	475
William H. Lincoln School	Brookline	474
Fisher School	Walpole	473
Old Post Road School	East Walpole	469
Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School	Dover	457
John F. Kennedy School	Canton	457
Tucker School	Milton	449
High Rock School	Needham	447
Elm Street School	Walpole	446
South West Middle School	Quincy	443
Hildreth Elementary School	Harvard	442
William Mitchell School	Needham	439
Cottage Street School	Sharon	439
Heath School	Chestnut Hill	434
George F. Willett Early Childhood Center	Norwood	422
Eleanor N. Johnson Middle School	Walpole	415
Memorial School	Medfield	412
Montclair School	Quincy	409
Margaret L. Donovan School	Randolph	408
Avon Middle High School	Avon	408
Point Webster Middle School	Quincy	408
Cohasset High School	Cohasset	406
Boyden School	Walpole	405
Dale Street School	Medfield	404
John Eliot School	Needham	402
Bird Middle School	East Walpole	400
Ralph Wheelock School	Medfield	398
Snug Harbor Community School	Quincy	389
Joseph Osgood School	Cohasset	389
Joseph R. Dawe Junior Elementary School	Stoughton	389
Horace Mann School	Franklin	387
Oak Street Elementary School	Franklin	386
William Seach School	Weymouth	384
John D. Mc Govern Elementary School	Medway	377
Joseph H. Gibbons School	Stoughton	376
Vincent M. Igo Elementary School	Foxborough	372
Charles E. Roderick School	Wrentham	370
Squantum School	Quincy	360
Remington Middle School	Franklin	351
Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School	South Weymouth	351
Highlands School	Braintree	350
Early Childhood Center	Dedham	344
Beechwood Knoll Elementary School	Quincy	339
Academy Avenue	Weymouth	338
Francis W. Parker School	Quincy	336
Charles A. Bernazzani Elementary School	Quincy	334
Jefferson Elementary School	Franklin	333
Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School	Stoughton	333
Mabelle M. Burrell School	Foxborough	331
J. F. Kennedy Memorial School	Franklin	331
Wessagusset School	North Weymouth	328
Ralph D. Butler School	Avon	324
Hollis School	Braintree	322
Avery School	Dedham	322
Annie Sullivan Middle School	Franklin	322
Deer Hill School	Cohasset	321
Anna Ware Jackson School	Plainville	321
Merrymount School	Quincy	319
Broad Meadows Middle School	Quincy	318
Millis High School	Millis	317
F. A. Cleveland School	Norwood	317
Joseph E. Fiske School	Wellesley	316
Wollaston School	Quincy	315
Beatrice H. Wood Elementary School	Plainville	314
Downey School	Westwood	314
Greenlodge School	Dedham	310
Liberty School	Braintree	309
Balch School	Norwood	306
Joseph F. DiPietro Elementary School	Bellingham	302
William E. Sheehan School	Westwood	300
Archie T. Morrison School	Braintree	299
Schofield School	Wellesley	299
Ralph Talbot School	South Weymouth	297
South Elementary School	Stoughton	293
Sprague Elementary School	Wellesley	293
Parmenter School	Franklin	291
Cohasset Middle School	Cohasset	290
Frederick C. Murphy School	Weymouth	283
Mary E. Flaherty School	Braintree	281
Charles Taylor Elementary School	Foxborough	280
Martin E. Young Elementary School	Randolph	275
Martha Jones School	Westwood	275
John P. Oldham School	Norwood	274
Millis Middle School	Millis	268
Lawrence W. Pingree School	Weymouth	266
Elizabeth G. Lyons Elementary School	Randolph	261
Oakdale School	Dedham	256
Katharine Lee Bates School	Wellesley	253
Thomas V. Nash School	Weymouth	252
Helen Hansen Elementary School	Stoughton	252
Charles J. Prescott School	Norwood	250
Atherton Hough School	Quincy	248
Cornelius M. Callahan School	Norwood	234
John D. Hardy School	Wellesley	225
Stall Brook School	Bellingham	213
Johnson Early Childhood Center	Weymouth	204
Hunnewell School	Wellesley	200
Riverdale School	Dedham	193
Monatiquot Kindergarten Center	Braintree	183
Donald Ross School	Braintree	179
Amelio Della Chiesa Early Childhood Center	Quincy	170
Franklin Early Childhood Development Center	Franklin	152
Ernest F. Upham School	Wellesley	141
Rodman Early Childhood Center	Canton	134
Edwin A. Jones Early Childhood Center	Stoughton	113
Bellingham Early Childhood Center	Bellingham	109
Preschool at Wellesley Schools	Wellesley	97
Daniel Feeney Preschool Center	Walpole	79
The Lynch Center	Brookline	55
Brookline Early Education Program at Beacon	Brookline	46
Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham	Chestnut Hill	42
Westwood Integrated Preschool	Westwood	36
Brookline Early Education Program at Clark Road	Brookline	33
Sharon Early Childhood Center	Sharon	31
Keough Memorial Academy	Bellingham	26
TIES	Millis	6