Best Public Schools in Townsend, MA

Summary:

The city of Townsend, Massachusetts is home to 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The data reveals some standout schools in the area, with North Middlesex Regional High School consistently ranking in the top half of Massachusetts high schools and Spaulding Memorial Elementary School showing steady improvement in its statewide ranking.

North Middlesex Regional High School has a strong 96.6% four-year graduation rate and a low 1.7% dropout rate. The school also outperforms the state average in MCAS Next Generation assessments for 10th grade in English Language Arts, Science, and Biology. In contrast, Hawthorne Brook has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 11.1, while Squannacook Early Childhood Center has the highest spending per student at $21,737.

The data also reveals that Spaulding Memorial Elementary School has shown significant improvement, moving from the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools to the top third in its statewide ranking. The school also has higher proficiency rates than the district and state averages in MCAS Next Generation Mathematics for all grades and for 3rd and 4th grades specifically. These insights provide a comprehensive overview of the schools in the North Middlesex district, highlighting the strengths and areas of improvement for the various institutions.

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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
Spaulding Memorial	Public	K-4	1 Whitcomb Street	Townsend	01469	Middlesex County	North Middlesex	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 597-0380	419	33	12.5		364 (86.9%)	10 (2.4%)	30 (7.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	63.4	333^rd of 916 public elementary schools	63.6%		52.2	458^th of 928 public elementary schools	50.6%	125	48.7	38.5						43.6	60.3	51.3						55.8						$18,015	$897	$17,118
North Middlesex Regional	Public	9-12	19 Main Street	Townsend	01469	Middlesex County	North Middlesex	No	No	No	No	(978) 597-8721	779	57	13.6		659 (84.6%)	13 (1.7%)	56 (7.2%)	21 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.3%)	64.1	133^rd of 348 public high schools	61.8%		63.8	134^th of 347 public high schools	61.4%	1							66.3								48.9				57.7		55.8	$16,285	$661	$15,624
Hawthorne Brook	Public	5-8	64 Brookline Rd	Townsend	01469	Middlesex County	North Middlesex	No	No	No	No	(978) 597-6914	464	42	11.1		399 (86.0%)	8 (1.7%)	34 (7.3%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	42	263^rd of 493 public middle schools	46.7%		53.9	210^th of 501 public middle schools	58.1%	53			27.6	37.6	31.4	40.2		34.1			27.6	34.6	25.2	21.5		27.3	44.4	33.0		38.9		$17,000	$661	$16,339
Squannacook Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-4	66 Brookline Road	Townsend	01469	Middlesex County	North Middlesex	No	No	No	No	(978) 597-3085	100	6	16.1		88 (88.0%)	4 (4.0%)	3 (3.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)								(n/a)																						$21,737	$1,408	$20,329

Cities Near Townsend

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lunenburg	3.74 mi	5	162^nd
Pepperell	5.28 mi	2	169^th
Groton	6.22 mi	4	37^th
Fitchburg	6.31 mi	10	302^nd
Ashby	6.92 mi	1	164^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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