Spaulding Memorial

Summary:

Spaulding Memorial is an elementary school located in Townsend, Massachusetts, serving 419 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. It is part of the North Middlesex school district, which is ranked 192 out of 351 districts in the state.

Spaulding Memorial's academic performance, as measured by MCAS Next Generation test scores, is generally on par with or slightly above the North Middlesex district and the state average. In 2023-2024, the school had 43.59% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 36.36% for the district and 39.17% for the state. In mathematics, Spaulding Memorial had 55.77% of students proficient or better, significantly higher than the district (35.61%) and the state (40.91%). The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd grade, where 60.26% of students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 54.3% for the district and 44.19% for the state. Spaulding Memorial also performs well for certain student subgroups, such as special education students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking 102 and 87 out of Massachusetts elementary schools, respectively, in 2023-2024.

While Spaulding Memorial maintains consistent academic performance, there may be opportunities to further improve outcomes, especially for its White student population, which has a relatively lower ranking compared to other subgroups. Additionally, some nearby schools, such as Florence Roche School in Groton, have higher academic achievement across multiple grade levels and subject areas. By analyzing the factors contributing to these differences and implementing targeted interventions, Spaulding Memorial could continue to enhance its educational offerings and support the success of all its students.


Detail:

Public K-4

 1 Whitcomb Street
       Townsend, MA  01469


(978) 597-0380

District: North Middlesex

SchoolDigger Rank:
333rd of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,015 Help


Students who attend Spaulding Memorial usually attend:

Middle:    Hawthorne Brook
High:    North Middlesex Regional

Student/teacher ratio:  12.5 Help
Number of students:  419

Racial breakdown:

White:
86.9%
Hispanic:
7.2%
African American:
2.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  27.6% Help


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Compare Details Spaulding Memorial ranks better than 63.6% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the North Middlesex School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.42. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (86.9%), Hispanic (7.2%), African American (2.4%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Spaulding Memorial is 12.5, which is the 2nd best among 3 elementary schools in the North Middlesex School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Spaulding Memorial is $18,015. 2 elementary schools in the North Middlesex School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Spaulding Memorial:

SchoolDigger ranks Spaulding Memorial 333rd of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Spaulding Memorial in the ranking list.)

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North Middlesex:

SchoolDigger ranks North Middlesex 192nd of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Spaulding Memorial

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Rank History for all students at Spaulding Memorial

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 52.89 482nd 920 47.6%
2011 50.30 525th 924 43.2%
2012 46.69 552nd 930 40.6%
2013 51.93 499th 928 46.2%
2014 69.71 288th 926 68.9%
2015 61.30 370th 914 59.5%
2016 41.16 587th 932 37.0%
2017 58.03 402nd 938 57.1%
2018 64.65 346th 934 63.0%
2019 57.85 414th 942 56.1%
2021 49.42 488th 936 47.9%
2022 44.48 518th 932 44.4%
2023 52.15 458th 928 50.6%
2024 63.42 333rd 916 63.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Spaulding Memorial

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.89 233rd 886 73.7%
2019 64.33 243rd 896 72.9%
2021 47.38 450th 894 49.7%
2022 48.14 449th 905 50.4%
2023 54.94 254th 703 63.9%
2024 78.80 102nd 731 86.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Spaulding Memorial

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.30 56th 685 91.8%
2019 77.43 85th 700 87.9%
2021 62.17 206th 705 70.8%
2022 57.57 293rd 772 62.0%
2023 59.72 258th 757 65.9%
2024 78.72 87th 760 88.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Spaulding Memorial

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.66 373rd 893 58.2%
2019 56.93 395th 902 56.2%
2021 53.50 418th 898 53.5%
2022 47.55 492nd 901 45.4%
2023 58.98 382nd 887 56.9%
2024 68.26 278th 886 68.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Spaulding Memorial

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.20 244th 656 62.8%
2019 65.52 174th 665 73.8%
2021 51.08 257th 632 59.3%
2022 60.11 208th 672 69.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Spaulding Memorial

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.97 288th 898 67.9%
2019 56.59 398th 907 56.1%
2021 42.33 517th 904 42.8%
2022 39.51 555th 908 38.9%
2023 42.49 525th 896 41.4%
2024 56.12 390th 891 56.2%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Spaulding Memorial

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 49.32 486th 925 47.5%
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Rank History for White students at Spaulding Memorial

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.80 357th 772 53.8%
2019 42.44 487th 780 37.6%
2021 35.55 534th 765 30.2%
2022 32.47 560th 764 26.7%
2023 42.20 465th 762 39.0%
2024 51.62 373rd 753 50.5%
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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.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Spaulding Memorial

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1995 504 10 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 515
1996 504 10 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 515
1997 500 9 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 510
1998 514 9 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 525
1999 489 8 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 499
2000 486 5 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 495
2001 472 6 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 484
2002 436 6 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 446
2003 436 6 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 446
2004 427 4 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 436
2005 438 4 5 3 1 n/a n/a 0 451
2006 408 4 1 9 1 n/a n/a 5 428
2007 396 4 0 9 1 n/a n/a 8 418
2008 392 3 2 13 0 n/a n/a 12 422
2009 383 0 3 16 1 0 17 0 420
2010 526 3 3 13 1 0 18 0 564
2011 479 0 4 14 2 0 18 0 517
2012 454 1 6 14 2 0 20 0 497
2013 431 2 7 13 2 0 19 0 474
2014 427 2 7 16 1 0 13 0 466
2015 419 1 5 13 1 0 11 0 450
2016 415 3 8 16 1 0 14 0 457
2017 374 8 8 24 1 0 12 0 427
2018 364 7 8 24 0 0 19 0 422
2019 362 9 6 27 0 0 22 0 426
2020 379 7 9 27 1 0 19 0 442
2021 351 7 9 20 1 0 9 0 397
2022 407 8 10 27 0 1 13 0 466
2023 364 10 5 30 0 0 10 0 419

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 Spaulding Memorial

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 515 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 515 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 510 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 525 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 499 n/a 0.0 0
2000 495 n/a 0.0 4.6
2001 484 n/a 0.0 3.3
2002 446 n/a n/a 4
2003 446 n/a n/a 4
2004 436 30.6 14.2 5.7
2005 451 30.9 14.6 5.1
2006 428 30.0 14.3 9.2
2007 418 30.0 13.9 13.7
2008 422 25.8 16.4 12.2
2009 420 25.3 16.6 12.4
2010 564 34.4 16.3 17
2011 517 34.0 15.1 16.2
2012 497 32.4 15.3 20.3
2013 474 36.7 12.9 21.3
2014 466 38.5 12.0 21
2015 450 36.0 12.5 27.6
2016 457 34.0 13.4 n/a
2017 427 34.9 12.2 n/a
2018 422 32.0 13.1 n/a
2019 426 31.0 13.7 n/a
2020 442 31.5 14.0 n/a
2021 397 31.9 12.4 n/a
2022 466 33.9 13.7 n/a
2023 419 33.4 12.5 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 Spaulding Memorial

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 515 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 515 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 510 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 525 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 499 n/a 0.0 0
2000 495 n/a 0.0 4.6
2001 484 n/a 0.0 3.3
2002 446 n/a n/a 4
2003 446 n/a n/a 4
2004 436 30.6 14.2 5.7
2005 451 30.9 14.6 5.1
2006 428 30.0 14.3 9.2
2007 418 30.0 13.9 13.7
2008 422 25.8 16.4 12.2
2009 420 25.3 16.6 12.4
2010 564 34.4 16.3 17
2011 517 34.0 15.1 16.2
2012 497 32.4 15.3 20.3
2013 474 36.7 12.9 21.3
2014 466 38.5 12.0 21
2015 450 36.0 12.5 27.6
2016 457 34.0 13.4 n/a
2017 427 34.9 12.2 n/a
2018 422 32.0 13.1 n/a
2019 426 31.0 13.7 n/a
2020 442 31.5 14.0 n/a
2021 397 31.9 12.4 n/a
2022 466 33.9 13.7 n/a
2023 419 33.4 12.5 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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Spaulding Memorial

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $410 (2.6%) $15,145 (97.4%) $15,554
2020 $981 (5.8%) $16,051 (94.2%) $17,032
2021 $897 (5.0%) $17,118 (95.0%) $18,015

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Spaulding Memorial

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 414th of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 458th of 928 Elementary schools
 5.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Spaulding Memorial)6156.8
 4.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (North Middlesex)5948.3
 10.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Spaulding Memorial)4955.6
 6.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Middlesex)5044.3
 5.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Spaulding Memorial)5630.7
 25.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (North Middlesex)5742.6
 14.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Spaulding Memorial)5734.1
 22.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Middlesex)5942
 17%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Spaulding Memorial)5943.2
 15.8%
   All Grades English Language Arts (North Middlesex)5744.6
 12.5%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Spaulding Memorial)5244.4
 7.6%
   All Grades Mathematics (North Middlesex)5335.9
 17.1%
   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 Students426419
 1.6%
African American910
 11.1%
American Indian00
Asian65
 16.7%
Hispanic2730
 11.1%
Pacific Islander00
White362364
 0.6%
Two or More Races2210
 54.5%


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Students who attend Spaulding Memorial usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hawthorne Brook
High : North Middlesex Regional

In the 2022-23 school year, 419 students attended Spaulding Memorial.

Students at Spaulding Memorial are 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Spaulding Memorial ranks 333rd of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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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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