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Florence Roche School

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Florence Roche School ranks 176 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

176^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Florence Roche School is an exceptional elementary school located in Groton, Massachusetts, serving 508 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. As part of the highly-ranked Groton-Dunstable School District, Florence Roche consistently outperforms the state average in MCAS Next Generation assessments for both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grades.

The school's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with proficiency rates of 57.66% in ELA and 62.55% in Math, compared to the state averages of 41.53% and 40.74%, respectively. Florence Roche's 3rd-grade students excel, with proficiency rates of 61.31% in ELA and 63.77% in Math, significantly higher than the state. The school also performs exceptionally well in several student subgroups, including male students, Asian students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking among the top elementary schools in Massachusetts in these categories.

While Florence Roche maintains a consistently high 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, the nearby Swallow/Union School outperforms it in Mathematics, with a proficiency rate of 75.64% compared to 62.55% at Florence Roche. This suggests that the Groton-Dunstable district as a whole is delivering excellent academic results, with individual schools excelling in specific subject areas. Overall, Florence Roche School is a standout institution that provides a high-quality education for its students and is a valuable asset to the Groton community.

615

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,275

Per pupil spending ?

12.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

342 Main Street
Groton, MA 01450

(978) 448-6665

District: Groton-Dunstable

Students who attend Florence Roche School usually attend:

Middle:	Groton Dunstable Regional Middle
High:	Groton Dunstable Regional

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.8%

Asian:

9.6%

Hispanic:

5.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (60% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg58%

Massachusetts avg41%

176^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Groton-Dunstable

44^th of 348Groton-Dunstable among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	176 of 906	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	310 of 916	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.4	187 of 928	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	206 of 932	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	84.6	134 of 936	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	198 of 942	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	193 of 934	79.3%	★★★★☆
2017	75.6	218 of 938	76.8%	★★★★☆
2016	81.4	156 of 932	83.3%	★★★★☆
2015	78.6	182 of 914	80.1%	★★★★☆
2014	80.9	155 of 926	83.3%	★★★★☆
2013	76.6	208 of 928	77.6%	★★★★☆
2012	80.9	165 of 930	82.3%	★★★★☆
2011	74.1	253 of 924	72.6%	★★★★☆
2010	85.6	101 of 920	89.0%	★★★★☆
2009	79.8	170 of 909	81.3%	★★★★☆
2008	74.6	235 of 908	74.1%	★★★★☆
2007	85.4	97 of 911	89.4%	★★★★☆
2006	79.4	172 of 911	81.1%	★★★★☆
2005	74.6	247 of 887	72.2%	★★★★☆
2004	74.2	240 of 882	72.8%	★★★★☆
2003	79.8	180 of 884	79.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	28 of 142	80.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	80.2	75 of 672	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	58.4	203 of 632	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.0	124 of 665	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	87.8	36 of 656	94.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	243 of 869	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	377 of 886	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.0	168 of 887	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	191 of 901	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	173 of 898	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	160 of 902	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	148 of 893	83.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	152 of 736	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	199 of 760	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	92 of 757	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	233 of 772	69.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.8	74 of 705	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	94 of 685	86.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	112 of 884	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	247 of 891	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	178 of 896	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	210 of 908	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	86.1	100 of 904	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	234 of 907	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	271 of 898	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	141 of 717	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	53.2	278 of 731	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	153 of 703	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	301 of 905	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.6	392 of 894	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	357 of 896	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	210 of 886	76.3%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	83.7	137 of 925	85.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	241 of 737	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	430 of 753	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.5	206 of 762	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	241 of 764	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.1	189 of 765	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	251 of 780	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.0	231 of 772	70.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)89th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile+7 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)85th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)80th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics63%+22 vs state

English Language Arts58%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Florence Roche School	Public	K-4	342 Main Street	Groton	01450	Middlesex County	Groton-Dunstable	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 448-6665	615	44	13.9		491 (79.8%)	12 (2.0%)	32 (5.2%)	59 (9.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	80.5	176^th of 906 public elementary schools	80.6%		66.3	310^th of 916 public elementary schools	66.2%	134	61.3	54.0		57.7	63.8	61.3		62.6			$20,275
Page Hilltop Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Washington Street	Ayer	01432	Middlesex County	Ayer Shirley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 772-8600	539	43	12.5		326 (60.5%)	44 (8.2%)	95 (17.6%)	38 (7.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.3%)	46.8	485^th of 906 public elementary schools	46.5%		56.4	406^th of 916 public elementary schools	55.7%	79	47.2	35.9	26.4	37.4	53.9	38.5	23.4	39.5	50.7	50.7	$17,605
Varnum Brook	Public	K-4	10 Hollis Street	Pepperell	01463	Middlesex County	North Middlesex	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 433-6722	606	43	14.0		479 (79.0%)	21 (3.5%)	59 (9.7%)	25 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	59.6	361^st of 906 public elementary schools	60.2%		59.9	369^th of 916 public elementary schools	59.7%	8	47.8	41.8		44.5	57.0	46.1		51.0			$17,599
Day Elementary	Public	3-5	75 East Prescott Street	Westford	01886	Middlesex County	Westford	No	No	No	No	(978) 692-5591	299	23	13.0		139 (46.5%)	15 (5.0%)	21 (7.0%)	120 (40.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	82	160^th of 906 public elementary schools	82.3%		82.7	146^th of 916 public elementary schools	84.1%	14	54.8	52.8	52.7	53.4	67.0	73.0	63.3	67.5	69.4	69.4	$18,539
Swallow/Union School	Public	K-4	522 Main Street	Dunstable	01827	Middlesex County	Groton-Dunstable	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 649-7281	210	16	13.0		171 (81.4%)	3 (1.4%)	12 (5.7%)	16 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	86.7	109^th of 906 public elementary schools	88.0%		94.4	26^th of 916 public elementary schools	97.2%	83	54.4	75.0		62.8	67.4	87.5		75.6			$21,776
Lunenburg Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1401 Massachusetts Avenue	Lunenburg	01462	Worcester County	Lunenburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 582-4122	374	24	15.9		285 (76.2%)	13 (3.5%)	58 (15.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.5%)								(n/a)											$16,037
Lura A. White Elementary School	Public	K-5	34 Lancaster Road	Shirley	01464	Middlesex County	Ayer Shirley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 772-8600	357	31	11.5		261 (73.1%)	25 (7.0%)	40 (11.2%)	12 (3.4%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	46.6	487^th of 906 public elementary schools	46.2%		54.5	422^nd of 916 public elementary schools	53.9%	65	27.9	43.6	42.1	37.6	29.5	47.3	44.6	40.1	48.2	48.2	$19,503
Col John Robinson	Public	PK, KG-2	60 Concord Road	Westford	01886	Middlesex County	Westford	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 692-5586	346	25	13.8		178 (51.4%)	10 (2.9%)	17 (4.9%)	121 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)								(n/a)											$17,835
John A. Crisafulli Elementary School	Public	3-5	13 Robinson Road	Westford	01886	Middlesex County	Westford	No	No	No	No	(978) 392-4483	342	25	13.4		198 (57.9%)	9 (2.6%)	21 (6.1%)	105 (30.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	83	145^th of 906 public elementary schools	84.0%		85.4	122^nd of 916 public elementary schools	86.7%	23	56.9	57.9	60.0	58.3	59.3	63.2	66.4	63.0	71.8	71.8	$18,420
Russell St Elementary	Public	3-5	57 Russell Street	Littleton	01460	Middlesex County	Littleton	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 540-2520	375	29	13.1		275 (73.3%)	8 (2.1%)	9 (2.4%)	73 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	76.7	221^st of 906 public elementary schools	75.6%		79.5	189^th of 916 public elementary schools	79.4%	32	57.9	53.2	48.0	53.1	61.7	56.9	59.5	59.5	63.5	63.5	$18,675

Frequently Asked Questions about Florence Roche School

Is Florence Roche School a good school?

Florence Roche School ranks 176^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Florence Roche School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 615 students attended Florence Roche School.

What is the racial makeup of Florence Roche School?

Students at Florence Roche School are 80% White, 10% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Florence Roche School in?

Groton-Dunstable

What schools do graduates of Florence Roche School attend?

Students who attend Florence Roche School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Groton Dunstable Regional Middle
High : Groton Dunstable Regional

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