Best Public Schools in Douglas, MA

Summary:

The city of Douglas, Massachusetts is home to 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The schools in this district generally perform in the middle range, with Douglas High School standing out as the top performer, ranking 145 out of 348 Massachusetts high schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Douglas High School impresses with a 95.3% four-year graduation rate and a low 1.2% dropout rate. The school also performs well on MCAS Next Generation tests, with 63.24% of 10th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, 47.76% in Mathematics, and 59.02% in Science. Douglas Middle School also performs relatively well, ranking 170 out of 493 Massachusetts middle schools and achieving 40.93% proficiency in English Language Arts and 45.36% in Mathematics across all grades.

While the schools in Douglas generally perform below the state averages on MCAS tests, they maintain a consistent profile, with all schools being ranked in the middle range by SchoolDigger. The district's spending per student, ranging from $14,928 to $18,502, is higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratios vary, with Douglas Primary School having the highest ratio at 16.2 students per teacher and Douglas High School having the lowest at 9.6 students per teacher.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2024)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2024)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2024)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th 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 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Douglas High School	Public	9-12	33 Davis Street	Douglas	01516	Worcester County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(508) 476-4100	324	34	9.6		295 (91.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	62.3	145^th of 348 public high schools	58.3%		59.8	148^th of 347 public high schools	57.3%	3							63.2								47.8				59.0		49.2	$18,502	$526	$17,975
Douglas Middle School	Public	6-8	21 Davis Street	Douglas	01516	Worcester County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(508) 476-3332	298	23	12.7		261 (87.6%)	3 (1.0%)	21 (7.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	62	170^th of 493 public middle schools	65.5%		57.8	192^nd of 501 public middle schools	61.7%	22				50.0	33.3	41.5		40.9				51.2	43.3	42.6		45.4		41.3		41.3		$14,994	$277	$14,718
Douglas Elementary School	Public	2-5	19 Davis Street	Douglas	01516	Worcester County	Douglas	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 476-4200	344	28	12.2		304 (88.4%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	37.5	583^rd of 916 public elementary schools	36.4%		35.4	617^th of 928 public elementary schools	33.5%	34	43.1	32.3	26.7					33.3	37.5	37.4	24.4					33.0	43.3			43.3		$14,928	$320	$14,609
Douglas Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	17 Gleason Court	Douglas	01516	Worcester County	Douglas	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 476-2154	220	14	16.2		199 (90.5%)	3 (1.4%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)								(n/a)																						$16,716	$731	$15,985

Cities Near Douglas

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Whitinsville	5.61 mi	3	273^rd
Webster	5.77 mi	4	353^rd
Sutton	5.91 mi	4	177^th
Dudley	6.72 mi	4	216^th
Uxbridge	6.79 mi	4	170^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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Best Public Schools in Douglas, MA

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Douglas Middle School

Douglas Elementary School

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