Athol Community Elementary School

Summary:

Athol Community Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 572 students in grades PK-4 in Athol, Massachusetts, which is part of the Athol-Royalston school district. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Massachusetts elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a low 0-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating poor performance compared to other schools in the state.

Athol Community Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by MCAS Next Generation test scores, is significantly below the state average. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 19.43% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 39.17%, and 24.57% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 40.91%. The school's performance on MCAS tests varies significantly across different student subgroups, with particularly low performance for white students, students with disabilities, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, Athol Community Elementary School's performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools in the Athol-Royalston and surrounding districts. For example, Royalston Community School, which is also in the Athol-Royalston district, outperformed Athol Community Elementary School on MCAS tests in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Additionally, Athol Community Elementary School's ranking and performance on MCAS tests have declined over the past 10 years, with the school dropping from a ranking of 616 out of 936 schools in 2020-2021 to 785 out of 916 schools in 2023-2024.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

 1064 Pleasant Street
       Athol, MA  01331


(978) 249-2406

District: Athol-Royalston

SchoolDigger Rank:
785th of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,580 Help


Students who attend Athol Community Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Athol-Royalston Middle School
High:    Athol High

Student/teacher ratio:  13.9 Help
Number of students:  572

Racial breakdown:

White:
78.5%
Hispanic:
13.6%
Two or more races:
4.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  77.9% Help


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Compare Details Athol Community Elementary School ranks worse than 85.7% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.17. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (78.5%), Hispanic (13.6%), two or more races (4.2%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Athol Community Elementary School is 13.9. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Athol Community Elementary School is $17,580.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Athol Community Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Athol Community Elementary School 785th of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Athol Community Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Athol-Royalston:

SchoolDigger ranks Athol-Royalston 313th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Athol Community Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Athol Community Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 29.85 647th 884 26.8%
2004 17.75 737th 882 16.4%
2005 8.56 829th 887 6.5%
2006 12.28 823rd 911 9.7%
2007 6.82 858th 911 5.8%
2008 7.99 855th 908 5.8%
2009 7.31 863rd 909 5.1%
2010 7.75 864th 920 6.1%
2011 8.49 866th 924 6.3%
2012 4.57 903rd 930 2.9%
2013 3.33 911th 928 1.8%
2014 4.36 902nd 926 2.6%
2015 2.72 906th 914 0.9%
2016 0.28 932nd 932 0.0%
2017 5.75 908th 938 3.2%
2018 15.63 824th 934 11.8%
2019 22.64 766th 942 18.7%
2021 36.04 616th 936 34.2%
2022 23.61 716th 932 23.2%
2023 11.99 846th 928 8.8%
2024 16.17 785th 916 14.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Athol Community Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.24 715th 886 19.3%
2019 35.83 620th 896 30.8%
2021 56.16 342nd 894 61.7%
2022 35.41 607th 905 32.9%
2023 27.67 523rd 703 25.6%
2024 39.63 410th 731 43.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Athol Community Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.05 536th 685 21.8%
2019 49.68 357th 700 49.0%
2021 64.57 186th 705 73.6%
2022 42.72 453rd 772 41.3%
2023 29.93 590th 757 22.1%
2024 36.75 510th 760 32.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Athol Community Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.68 768th 893 14.0%
2019 25.85 715th 902 20.7%
2021 39.36 568th 898 36.7%
2022 26.21 676th 901 25.0%
2023 15.09 777th 887 12.4%
2024 16.32 772nd 886 12.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Athol Community Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.70 450th 656 31.4%
2019 34.41 435th 665 34.6%
2021 56.15 216th 632 65.8%
2022 33.88 426th 672 36.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Athol Community Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.52 783rd 898 12.8%
2019 22.38 749th 907 17.4%
2021 33.69 612th 904 32.3%
2022 23.91 714th 908 21.4%
2023 11.37 836th 896 6.7%
2024 18.08 751st 891 15.7%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Athol Community Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 36.23 609th 925 34.2%
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Rank History for White students at Athol Community Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.60 737th 772 4.5%
2019 10.25 744th 780 4.6%
2021 21.31 659th 765 13.9%
2022 14.19 701st 764 8.2%
2023 4.11 752nd 762 1.3%
2024 6.83 730th 753 3.1%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Athol Community Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 240 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 242
1989 246 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 248
1990 260 1 6 2 0 n/a n/a 0 269
1991 275 1 4 3 0 n/a n/a 0 283
1992 269 2 2 7 0 n/a n/a 0 280
1993 320 2 2 8 1 n/a n/a 0 333
1994 318 3 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 331
1995 301 5 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 316
1996 301 5 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 316
1997 278 5 3 11 1 n/a n/a 0 298
1998 263 4 3 6 1 n/a n/a 0 277
1999 252 4 3 6 1 n/a n/a 0 266
2000 260 5 3 7 0 n/a n/a 0 275
2001 211 0 1 9 1 n/a n/a 0 222
2002 191 9 5 7 1 n/a n/a 0 213
2003 191 9 5 7 1 n/a n/a 0 213
2004 267 8 1 20 5 n/a n/a 0 301
2005 180 11 1 17 5 n/a n/a 0 214
2006 162 13 1 19 2 n/a n/a 5 202
2007 160 9 3 20 1 n/a n/a 5 198
2008 195 10 6 0 0 n/a n/a 6 217
2009 151 7 5 12 0 1 6 0 182
2010 125 8 6 12 0 0 4 0 155
2011 127 6 3 10 0 0 4 0 150
2012 116 2 2 12 0 0 3 0 135
2013 99 0 0 10 0 0 4 0 113
2014 180 0 0 24 0 0 8 0 212
2015 154 1 0 32 0 0 8 0 195
2016 157 0 0 31 1 0 9 0 198
2017 489 4 7 57 1 1 18 0 577
2018 503 6 9 57 0 0 27 0 602
2019 467 9 12 58 0 0 21 0 567
2020 496 14 6 67 0 0 26 0 609
2021 433 14 4 57 0 0 18 0 526
2022 470 10 9 75 0 0 21 0 585
2023 449 14 7 78 0 0 24 0 572

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Athol Community Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 242 n/a n/a n/a
1989 248 n/a n/a n/a
1990 269 n/a n/a n/a
1991 283 n/a n/a n/a
1992 280 n/a n/a n/a
1993 333 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 331 n/a n/a n/a
1995 316 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 316 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 298 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 277 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 266 n/a 0.0 0
2000 275 n/a 0.0 39.3
2001 222 n/a 0.0 39.6
2002 213 n/a n/a 47.9
2003 213 n/a n/a 47.9
2004 301 20.1 15.0 46.2
2005 214 17.0 12.6 53.7
2006 202 17.3 11.7 58.9
2007 198 17.0 11.6 66.8
2008 217 16.8 12.9 68.2
2009 182 16.3 11.2 68.7
2010 155 15.3 10.1 74.8
2011 150 13.9 10.7 70
2012 135 14.0 9.6 70.4
2013 113 9.6 11.7 77.9
2014 212 20.2 10.4 72.6
2015 195 13.0 15.0 77.9
2016 198 15.0 13.2 n/a
2017 577 36.1 15.9 n/a
2018 602 37.2 16.1 n/a
2019 567 37.8 14.9 n/a
2020 609 40.8 14.9 n/a
2021 526 43.0 12.2 n/a
2022 585 45.0 13.0 n/a
2023 572 41.1 13.9 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Athol Community Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 242 n/a n/a n/a
1989 248 n/a n/a n/a
1990 269 n/a n/a n/a
1991 283 n/a n/a n/a
1992 280 n/a n/a n/a
1993 333 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 331 n/a n/a n/a
1995 316 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 316 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 298 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 277 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 266 n/a 0.0 0
2000 275 n/a 0.0 39.3
2001 222 n/a 0.0 39.6
2002 213 n/a n/a 47.9
2003 213 n/a n/a 47.9
2004 301 20.1 15.0 46.2
2005 214 17.0 12.6 53.7
2006 202 17.3 11.7 58.9
2007 198 17.0 11.6 66.8
2008 217 16.8 12.9 68.2
2009 182 16.3 11.2 68.7
2010 155 15.3 10.1 74.8
2011 150 13.9 10.7 70
2012 135 14.0 9.6 70.4
2013 113 9.6 11.7 77.9
2014 212 20.2 10.4 72.6
2015 195 13.0 15.0 77.9
2016 198 15.0 13.2 n/a
2017 577 36.1 15.9 n/a
2018 602 37.2 16.1 n/a
2019 567 37.8 14.9 n/a
2020 609 40.8 14.9 n/a
2021 526 43.0 12.2 n/a
2022 585 45.0 13.0 n/a
2023 572 41.1 13.9 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Athol Community Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,027 (7.5%) $12,711 (92.5%) $13,738
2020 $1,070 (7.0%) $14,188 (93.0%) $15,258
2021 $2,028 (11.5%) $15,552 (88.5%) $17,580

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Athol Community Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 766th of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 846th of 928 Elementary schools
 9.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Athol Community Elementary School)4918.5
 30.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Athol-Royalston)5118.7
 32.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Athol Community Elementary School)3719.8
 17.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Athol-Royalston)3722.2
 14.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Athol Community Elementary School)3417.3
 16.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Athol-Royalston)3816.3
 21.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Athol Community Elementary School)2920.2
 8.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Athol-Royalston)3019.3
 10.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Athol Community Elementary School)4217.8
 24.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Athol-Royalston)3724.8
 12.3%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Athol Community Elementary School)3320
 13%
   All Grades Mathematics (Athol-Royalston)3621.9
 14.1%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students567572
 0.9%
African American914
 55.6%
American Indian00
Asian127
 41.7%
Hispanic5878
 34.5%
Pacific Islander00
White467449
 3.9%
Two or More Races2124
 14.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Athol Community Elementary School

In the 2022-23 school year, 572 students attended Athol Community Elementary School.

Students who attend Athol Community Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Athol-Royalston Middle School
High : Athol High

Athol Community Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.3% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Students at Athol Community Elementary School are 78% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.


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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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