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Massachusetts public elementary school

Milton Fuller Roberts Elementary

Medford school district

C+
overall grade

Ranks #553 of 895 Massachusetts elementary schools.

Overall rank
#553
of 895 schools
ELA · 2024–2026
45%
MA average 42%
Math · 2024–2026
32%
MA average 43%
Avg class size
17
584 students

ELA and Math show the share of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding expectations on the MCAS, averaged over 2024–2026.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Strongest area: Attendance, in the top 35% statewide. Students attend 94.8% of school days on average.
  • Area to watch: Teacher quality ranks in the bottom 29% statewide.
  • Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 25.7% in 2022 to 12.5% in 2025.
Where it stands among 895 Massachusetts elementary schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Averagebottom 39% · #553
ELA
Averagetop 49% · #430
Math
Below averagebottom 31% · #620
Attendance
Above averagetop 35% · #311
Teacher quality
Below averagebottom 29% · #642

MCAS standings use the 2024–2026 average of grade 3 results, so one unusual year doesn't swing a school's ranking. Scores in the sections below are from 2026.

Test scores

ELA has been above the state average in 4 of 8 years since 2018. Math has been below the state average every year since 2018.

Share of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding expectations on the MCAS. There was no test in 2020.

English Language Arts43%in 2026 · state 43%
Same as the state
0%50%100%This school43%State43%20172019202120232026
Math28%in 2026 · state 42%
14 points below the state
0%50%100%This school28%State42%20172019202120232026
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA (500+ = meeting expectations)501
Average scaled score, Math (500+ = meeting expectations)491
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)68th · 36th

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students584
Average class size17MA avg 18
Students per teacher12.5MA avg 12.1
Who attends
White
58.1%
Hispanic/Latino
14.2%
Asian
11.1%
Multi-Race
8.2%
Black/African American
8.1%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.3%

49.7% girls · 50% boys

Student needs
Low incomeLower than average
This school
28.6%
MA avg
42.8%
English learnersLower than average
This school
8.4%
MA avg
17.2%
Students with disabilitiesAbout average
This school
22.4%
MA avg
22.3%

Teachers

Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
97.9%
MA avg
98.4%
Experienced teachersAbout average
This school
68.6%
MA avg
73.2%
Teaching in their fieldAbout average
This school
91.8%
MA avg
92.4%
Stayed from last yearAbout average
This school
86.7%
MA avg
82.7%
More staffing details
Teachers (full-time equivalent)47
Principal retention100%
General education teachers87.2%
Special education teachers8.5%
English learner teachers4.3%

Attendance & safety

Attendance rateAbout average
This school
94.8%
MA avg
94.1%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average
This school
12.5%
MA avg
15.6%

9.1 days absent per student (MA avg 10.3) · Suspensions: Not reported

About Medford

Middlesex County · Greater Boston — Inside I-95
Avg single-family home value$861KMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$7,427MA median $6,814
Tax rate$8.60 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$52,925MA median $47,872
Local kids in public school86.2%
Town bond ratingAA+
Free cash reserves9.4% of budget

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Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.

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