If it opened its doors tomorrow, the proposed facility at Doyon would have 775 students, making it the largest elementary school in Essex County.
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As of 2010, the average K-5 nationwide accommodated 476 students. That is nearly 300 fewer children than what the School Committee is advocating for the Doyon site.
‘Today, the average U.S. primary school enrolls about 480 students and experiences annual enrollment fluctuations of about 30 students.’ *
* The Effect of Primary School Size on Academic Achievement
Seth Gershenson, Laura Langbein
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
Vol 37, Issue 1_suppl, pp. 135S – 155S
May 1, 2015