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Colonial Park

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Colonial Park ranks 316 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

316^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Colonial Park is a K-4 elementary school in Stoneham, MA, serving 229 students with a strong focus on mathematics and a favorable 12:1 student-teacher ratio.

Colonial Park’s standout feature is its exceptional math performance, consistently outpacing both the district and state by significant margins—56.99% of students were proficient in math in 2024-2025, compared to 43.44% in the district and 40.74% statewide. This makes it a clear math leader within Stoneham, outperforming nearby Robin Hood (44.2% math proficiency) and rivaling South (58.78%). The school also excels in supporting special education students, ranking in the 91st percentile statewide in 2023-2024. However, a notable dip occurs in 4th grade English Language Arts (ELA), where proficiency drops sharply from 60.87% in 3rd grade to just 34.04%—a 26.8 percentage point decline that contrasts with South Elementary’s 4th graders outperforming their 3rd graders. This suggests a potential curriculum gap or cohort challenge that parents may want to explore.

Despite high per-student spending ($18,515) and small class sizes, Colonial Park’s overall performance (65th percentile statewide) lags behind neighboring Melrose schools, such as Horace Mann (ranked 21st in the state with 81.4% ELA and 82.95% math proficiency). This highlights how district resources and demographics can influence outcomes, even in close geographic proximity. The school’s state ranking has also shown some volatility over the past decade, ranging from the 53rd to 75th percentile, indicating challenges in maintaining consistent instruction across all grades and subjects. For parents, Colonial Park offers a strong math foundation and dedicated special education support, but the 4th grade ELA dip and variable performance warrant a closer look at how the school addresses literacy and consistency.

229

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,326

Per pupil spending ?

20.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30 Avalon Road
Stoneham, MA 02180

(781) 279-3890

District: Stoneham

Students who attend Colonial Park usually attend:

Middle:	Stoneham Central Middle School
High:	Stoneham High

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.3%

Hispanic:

7.4%

Asian:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Massachusetts median (65th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg44%

Massachusetts avg41%

316^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Stoneham

125^th of 348Stoneham among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	316 of 906	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	272 of 916	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	228 of 928	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	345 of 932	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.1	299 of 936	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.4	316 of 942	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.9	272 of 934	70.9%	★★★★☆
2017	54.6	440 of 938	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.7	284 of 932	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.2	371 of 914	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.8	287 of 926	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.2	406 of 928	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.7	255 of 930	72.6%	★★★★☆
2011	73.2	271 of 924	70.7%	★★★★☆
2010	70.1	293 of 920	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.0	330 of 909	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.4	420 of 908	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.7	417 of 911	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.4	410 of 911	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.4	303 of 887	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	70.3	295 of 882	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	79.1	190 of 884	78.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	261 of 869	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	210 of 886	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	233 of 887	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	56.7	399 of 901	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	360 of 898	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	359 of 902	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.4	187 of 893	79.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	65.4	197 of 760	74.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	340 of 884	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	306 of 891	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.0	192 of 896	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	291 of 908	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.4	246 of 904	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	273 of 907	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	326 of 898	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	168 of 717	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	66 of 731	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	58.1	326 of 905	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	338 of 894	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.2	671 of 896	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	586 of 886	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	69.7	279 of 925	69.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	271 of 737	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	283 of 753	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	237 of 762	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	321 of 764	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.4	381 of 765	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	354 of 780	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	372 of 772	51.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)74th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile+5 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)70th percentile~ school

White (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics57%+16 vs state

English Language Arts47%+6 vs state

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Schools Near Colonial Park

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Colonial Park	Public	K-4	30 Avalon Road	Stoneham	02180	Middlesex County	Stoneham	No	No	No	No	(781) 279-3890	229	19	12.0		184 (80.3%)	5 (2.2%)	17 (7.4%)	13 (5.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	66.5	316^th of 906 public elementary schools	65.1%		71.1	272^nd of 916 public elementary schools	70.3%	44	60.9	34.0		47.3	58.7	55.3		57.0			$22,326
Roosevelt	Public	K-5	253 Vinton Street	Melrose	02176	Middlesex County	Melrose	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 979-2270	406	27	15.2		317 (78.1%)	20 (4.9%)	19 (4.7%)	23 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)	88	96^th of 906 public elementary schools	89.4%		83.1	143^rd of 916 public elementary schools	84.4%	47	69.2	74.0	64.2	69.4	76.9	68.8	56.7	67.5	61.2	61.2	$16,813
South	Public	K-4	11 Summer Street	Stoneham	02180	Middlesex County	Stoneham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 279-3880	347	28	12.3		225 (64.8%)	18 (5.2%)	61 (17.6%)	23 (6.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.6%)	73.2	245^th of 906 public elementary schools	73.0%		79.2	192^nd of 916 public elementary schools	79.0%	53	46.3	59.4		52.7	56.7	60.9		58.8			$19,757
Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	16 Franklin Street	Melrose	02176	Middlesex County	Melrose	No	No	No	No	(781) 979-2260	246	18	13.9		180 (73.2%)	6 (2.4%)	18 (7.3%)	26 (10.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)								(n/a)											$18,811
Lincoln	Public	K-5	80 West Wyoming Avenue	Melrose	02176	Middlesex County	Melrose	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 979-2250	404	31	13.0		241 (59.7%)	26 (6.4%)	36 (8.9%)	63 (15.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.9%)	80.2	181^st of 906 public elementary schools	80.0%		75.9	236^th of 916 public elementary schools	74.2%	55	60.6	59.7	61.4	60.5	61.4	54.2	59.7	58.3	62.1	62.1	$16,059
Greenwood	Public	K-4	1030 Main Street	Wakefield	01880	Middlesex County	Wakefield	No	No	No	No	(781) 246-6460	227	18	12.4		192 (84.6%)	5 (2.2%)	12 (5.3%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.7%)	79.8	185^th of 906 public elementary schools	79.6%		74.9	246^th of 916 public elementary schools	73.1%	61	69.6	49.0		59.0	58.7	65.3		62.1			$19,205
Horace Mann	Public	K-5	40 Damon Avenue	Melrose	02176	Middlesex County	Melrose	No	No	No	No	(781) 979-2190	254	17	14.7		212 (83.5%)	8 (3.1%)	17 (6.7%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	95.3	21^st of 906 public elementary schools	97.7%		96	11^th of 916 public elementary schools	98.8%	10	79.1	90.9	73.8	81.4	83.7	95.5	69.1	83.0	69.1	69.1	$14,565
Winthrop	Public	K-5	162 First Street	Melrose	02176	Middlesex County	Melrose	No	No	No	No	(781) 979-2280	392	25	15.8		331 (84.4%)	7 (1.8%)	19 (4.8%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	91.6	54^th of 906 public elementary schools	94.0%		92.4	47^th of 916 public elementary schools	94.9%	7	76.8	76.2	63.4	71.9	75.4	81.0	71.8	75.9	62.0	62.0	$14,229
Robin Hood	Public	K-4	70 Oak Street	Stoneham	02180	Middlesex County	Stoneham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 279-3870	380	30	12.6		278 (73.2%)	13 (3.4%)	45 (11.8%)	20 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	55.3	404^th of 906 public elementary schools	55.4%		47.2	501^st of 916 public elementary schools	45.3%	97	54.6	39.4		46.7	53.0	36.1		44.2			$19,415
Goodyear Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Central Street	Woburn	01801	Middlesex County	Woburn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 937-8237	352	32	11.1		179 (50.9%)	34 (9.7%)	93 (26.4%)	31 (8.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	21.4	714^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.2%		27.6	659^th of 916 public elementary schools	28.1%	55	25.8	23.8	24.6	24.8	36.5	28.6	17.5	27.8	19.3	19.3	$21,696

Frequently Asked Questions about Colonial Park

What district is Colonial Park in?

Stoneham

Is Colonial Park a good school?

Colonial Park ranks 316^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Colonial Park attend?

Students who attend Colonial Park usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stoneham Central Middle School
High : Stoneham High

How many students attend Colonial Park?

In the 2024-25 school year, 229 students attended Colonial Park.

What is the racial makeup of Colonial Park?

Students at Colonial Park are 80% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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