Is Major Howard W. Beal School a good school?

Major Howard W. Beal School ranks 170 th of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Major Howard W. Beal School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 609 students attended Major Howard W. Beal School.

What is the racial makeup of Major Howard W. Beal School?

Students at Major Howard W. Beal School are 42% Asian, 39% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Major Howard W. Beal School attend?

Students who attend Major Howard W. Beal School usually go on to attend: Middle : Oak Middle School Middle : Sherwood Middle School High : Shrewsbury High School

Major Howard W. Beal School

Summary:

Major Howard W. Beal School is an elementary school located in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, serving 609 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. The school is part of the Shrewsbury school district, which is ranked 43 out of 351 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Major Howard W. Beal School consistently performs well on MCAS tests, with a higher percentage of students proficient or better in both English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the state average. In the 2023-2024 school year, 52.32% of all students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 39.17%, and 69.66% were proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly higher than the state's 40.91%. The school's performance is particularly strong in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, who ranked 2nd out of 446 Massachusetts elementary schools in English Language Arts proficiency for the same school year.

While Major Howard W. Beal School performs well within the Shrewsbury district, it is not necessarily the highest-performing school. For example, Floral Street School and Spring Street School both outperform Major Howard W. Beal School on MCAS tests in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, Major Howard W. Beal School still maintains a strong academic standing, ranking in the top 20% of Massachusetts elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year.

Detail:

Public K-4

214 Lake St
Shrewsbury, MA 01545

(508) 841-8860

District: Shrewsbury

SchoolDigger Rank:
170^th of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,770

Students who attend Major Howard W. Beal School usually attend:

Middle:	Oak Middle School
	Sherwood Middle School
High:	Shrewsbury High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.1

Number of students: 609

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

41.5%

White:

39.2%

Hispanic:

10.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 12.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Major Howard W. Beal School ranks better than 81.4% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 4^th among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Shrewsbury School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.08. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Major Howard W. Beal School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Shrewsbury School District. Racial makeup is: Asian (41.5%), White (39.2%), Hispanic (10.8%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Major Howard W. Beal School is 14.1, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Shrewsbury School District! (See more...)

Compare Major Howard W. Beal School employs 43 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Major Howard W. Beal School is $17,770, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Shrewsbury School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Major Howard W. Beal School:

SchoolDigger ranks Major Howard W. Beal School 170^th of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Major Howard W. Beal School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Asian students:

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Shrewsbury:

SchoolDigger ranks Shrewsbury 43^rd of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Major Howard W. Beal School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile
2022	81.92	162^nd	932	82.6%
2023	80.54	184^th	928	80.2%
2024	81.08	170^th	916	81.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Major Howard W. Beal School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile
2022	77.68	138^th	905	84.8%
2023	58.98	231^st	703	67.1%
2024	53.59	274^th	731	62.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Major Howard W. Beal School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile
2022	62.46	234^th	772	69.7%
2023	63.04	214^th	757	71.7%
2024	68.42	167^th	760	78.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Major Howard W. Beal School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile
2022	72.73	231^st	901	74.4%
2023	76.88	201^st	887	77.3%
2024	84.73	121^st	886	86.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Major Howard W. Beal School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	69.63	141^st	672	79.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Major Howard W. Beal School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile
2022	86.44	105^th	908	88.4%
2023	80.71	157^th	896	82.5%
2024	71.06	262^nd	891	70.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Major Howard W. Beal School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile
2022	71.12	49^th	143	65.7%
2023	64.86	61^st	145	57.9%
2024	65.00	58^th	152	61.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Major Howard W. Beal School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile
2022	74.58	54^th	401	86.5%
2023	93.95	12^th	420	97.1%
2024	99.14	2^nd	446	99.6%

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Rank History for White students at Major Howard W. Beal School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile
2022	56.13	337^th	764	55.9%
2023	56.56	325^th	762	57.3%
2024	53.82	354^th	753	53.0%

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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.

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Major Howard W. Beal School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	262	4	15	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	284
1990	284	3	16	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	310
1991	301	5	30	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	338
1992	357	6	21	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	390
1993	337	8	19	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	371
1994	346	4	23	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	379
1995	418	7	30	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	471
1996	418	7	30	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	471
1997	392	14	34	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	456
1998	386	6	25	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	428
1999	462	14	40	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	525
2000	459	8	38	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	518
2001	387	5	57	11	5	n/a	n/a	0	465
2002	417	6	45	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	475
2003	417	6	45	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	475
2004	391	8	53	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	464
2005	378	3	72	14	2	n/a	n/a	0	469
2006	337	4	59	13	0	n/a	n/a	10	423
2007	305	5	68	23	0	n/a	n/a	11	412
2008	309	3	59	13	0	n/a	n/a	8	392
2009	312	2	35	13	2	0	7	0	371
2010	322	4	23	7	3	0	6	0	365
2011	232	5	75	29	2	0	12	0	355
2012	208	8	87	14	2	0	15	0	334
2013	144	4	78	22	1	0	14	0	263
2014	169	4	87	17	1	4	10	0	292
2015	147	8	110	26	2	0	16	0	309
2016	127	9	134	29	3	0	9	0	311
2017	117	3	167	19	0	0	12	0	318
2018	118	12	133	24	5	0	17	0	309
2019	116	13	123	24	5	0	13	0	294
2020	103	12	168	19	3	0	11	0	316
2021	84	4	129	25	1	0	8	0	251
2022	246	19	226	60	7	0	25	0	583
2023	239	15	253	66	7	0	29	0	609

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 Major Howard W. Beal School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	284	n/a	n/a	n/a
1990	310	n/a	n/a	n/a
1991	338	n/a	n/a	n/a
1992	390	n/a	n/a	n/a
1993	371	n/a	0.0	n/a
1994	379	n/a	n/a	n/a
1995	471	n/a	0.0	n/a
1996	471	n/a	0.0	n/a
1997	456	n/a	0.0	n/a
1998	428	n/a	0.0	n/a
1999	525	n/a	0.0	0
2000	518	n/a	0.0	0.8
2001	465	n/a	0.0	4.3
2002	475	n/a	n/a	0.4
2003	475	n/a	n/a	0.4
2004	464	21.6	21.5	2.6
2005	469	23.6	19.9	1.3
2006	423	21.6	19.6	5.6
2007	412	20.0	20.6	7.5
2008	392	19.6	20.0	5.5
2009	371	17.6	21.1	4.9
2010	365	18.5	19.7	10.4
2011	355	16.3	21.7	11
2012	334	15.6	21.2	11.7
2013	263	9.0	29.1	11
2014	292	17.3	16.8	20.5
2015	309	19.0	16.2	12.3
2016	311	19.0	16.3	n/a
2017	318	17.0	18.6	n/a
2018	309	22.1	13.9	n/a
2019	294	19.3	15.2	n/a
2020	316	21.4	14.7	n/a
2021	251	14.0	17.8	n/a
2022	583	41.3	14.1	n/a
2023	609	43.0	14.1	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 Major Howard W. Beal School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	284	n/a	n/a	n/a
1990	310	n/a	n/a	n/a
1991	338	n/a	n/a	n/a
1992	390	n/a	n/a	n/a
1993	371	n/a	0.0	n/a
1994	379	n/a	n/a	n/a
1995	471	n/a	0.0	n/a
1996	471	n/a	0.0	n/a
1997	456	n/a	0.0	n/a
1998	428	n/a	0.0	n/a
1999	525	n/a	0.0	0
2000	518	n/a	0.0	0.8
2001	465	n/a	0.0	4.3
2002	475	n/a	n/a	0.4
2003	475	n/a	n/a	0.4
2004	464	21.6	21.5	2.6
2005	469	23.6	19.9	1.3
2006	423	21.6	19.6	5.6
2007	412	20.0	20.6	7.5
2008	392	19.6	20.0	5.5
2009	371	17.6	21.1	4.9
2010	365	18.5	19.7	10.4
2011	355	16.3	21.7	11
2012	334	15.6	21.2	11.7
2013	263	9.0	29.1	11
2014	292	17.3	16.8	20.5
2015	309	19.0	16.2	12.3
2016	311	19.0	16.3	n/a
2017	318	17.0	18.6	n/a
2018	309	22.1	13.9	n/a
2019	294	19.3	15.2	n/a
2020	316	21.4	14.7	n/a
2021	251	14.0	17.8	n/a
2022	583	41.3	14.1	n/a
2023	609	43.0	14.1	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 Major Howard W. Beal School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$394 (2.7%)	$14,046 (97.3%)	$14,439
2020	$271 (1.9%)	$14,129 (98.1%)	$14,401
2021	$802 (4.5%)	$16,968 (95.5%)	$17,770

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Major Howard W. Beal School

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Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	294	609	107.1%
African American	13	15	15.4%
American Indian	5	7	40%
Asian	123	253	105.7%
Hispanic	24	66	175%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	116	239	106%
Two or More Races	13	29	123.1%

Schools Near Major Howard W. Beal School

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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)		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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Major Howard W. Beal School	Public	K-4	214 Lake St	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 841-8860	609	43	14.1		239 (39.2%)	15 (2.5%)	66 (10.8%)	253 (41.5%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	81.1	170^th of 916 public elementary schools	81.4%		80.5	184^th of 928 public elementary schools	80.2%	14	58.8	46.3			52.3	67.3	71.9			69.7			$17,770	$802	$16,968
Walter J. Paton School	Public	K-4	58 Grafton Street	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8626	291	25	11.6		187 (64.3%)	9 (3.1%)	23 (7.9%)	45 (15.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)	81.2	168^th of 916 public elementary schools	81.7%		87.7	102^nd of 928 public elementary schools	89.0%	66	72.9	44.8			56.5	70.8	64.2			67.0			$14,596	$705	$13,891
Calvin Coolidge School	Public	K-4	1 Florence Street	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 841-8880	247	22	11.0		99 (40.1%)	11 (4.5%)	56 (22.7%)	71 (28.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	75.6	240^th of 916 public elementary schools	73.8%		74.7	237^th of 928 public elementary schools	74.5%	3	44.7	50.8			48.2	60.9	69.8			66.1			$14,400	$767	$13,633
Floral Street School	Public	K-4	57 Floral Street	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8720	519	43	12.1		162 (31.2%)	24 (4.6%)	29 (5.6%)	270 (52.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)	88.7	90^th of 916 public elementary schools	90.2%		91.5	59^th of 928 public elementary schools	93.6%	31	64.7	54.3			59.2	75.7	75.0			75.3			$14,682	$867	$13,815
Lake View	Public	K-6	133 Coburn Avenue	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3536	308	20	15.3		117 (38.0%)	57 (18.5%)	87 (28.2%)	26 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	49.1	479^th of 916 public elementary schools	47.7%		54.9	431^st of 928 public elementary schools	53.6%	48	63.3	42.5	16.2	15.2	33.6	63.3	77.5	18.9	18.2	45.0	48.7	48.7	$14,750	$1,246	$13,504
Spring Street School	Public	K-4	123 Spring Street	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8700	308	22	13.9		172 (55.8%)	7 (2.3%)	16 (5.2%)	94 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	90.4	69^th of 916 public elementary schools	92.5%		93.4	43^rd of 928 public elementary schools	95.4%	26	64.3	63.1			63.6	69.6	76.9			73.6			$15,414	$706	$14,708
North Grafton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	44 Waterville Street	North Grafton	01536	Worcester County	Grafton	No	No	No	No	(508) 839-5483	244	19	12.6		164 (67.2%)	10 (4.1%)	21 (8.6%)	36 (14.8%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)								(n/a)													$15,053	$422	$14,631
Roosevelt	Public	PK, KG-6	1006 Grafton Street	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3482	566	40	14.1		185 (32.7%)	152 (26.9%)	179 (31.6%)	26 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.1%)	26.8	670^th of 916 public elementary schools	26.9%		26.8	676^th of 928 public elementary schools	27.2%	6	34.4	17.4	28.6	32.0	27.7	29.7	24.6	17.1	40.8	27.0	28.6	28.6	$17,630	$1,554	$16,076
Lincoln Street	Public	K-6	549 Lincoln Street	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3504	242	17	14.0		38 (15.7%)	67 (27.7%)	102 (42.1%)	19 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)	25.3	688^th of 916 public elementary schools	24.9%		31	646^th of 928 public elementary schools	30.4%	42	22.7	18.2	13.6	40.0	24.2	31.8	22.7	9.1	44.0	27.5	18.2	18.2	$16,779	$1,298	$15,481
Rice Square	Public	K-6	76 Massasoit Rd	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3556	458	29	15.7		112 (24.5%)	86 (18.8%)	203 (44.3%)	36 (7.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	14	814^th of 916 public elementary schools	11.1%		17.5	777^th of 928 public elementary schools	16.3%	37	23.8	16.4	10.9	17.3	17.5	25.4	26.9	8.7	15.4	20.2	13.0	13.0	$15,809	$1,179	$14,630

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