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Major Howard W. Beal School

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Major Howard W. Beal School ranks 187 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

187^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Major Howard W. Beal School is an elementary school in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, serving 608 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. The school consistently ranks in the top 20% of Massachusetts elementary schools and outperforms the Shrewsbury school district and the state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics at the 3rd and 4th grade levels.

Major Howard W. Beal School's academic performance is exceptional, with 51.27% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 71.24% proficient or better in Mathematics. The school's Hispanic and female student populations perform particularly well, ranking in the top 2-12 and 121-201 out of 401-446 and 869-887 Massachusetts elementary schools, respectively. However, the school's performance for white students and students with special education needs is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools.

The school's higher per-student spending of around $17,000 and lower student-teacher ratio of 13-14 students per teacher compared to nearby Floral Street School and Spring Street School may contribute to its strong academic performance. While Major Howard W. Beal School outperforms these nearby schools, the Shrewsbury school district as a whole maintains a high level of academic excellence, with several schools ranking in the top 5-10% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

623

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,357

Per pupil spending ?

12.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

214 Lake St
Shrewsbury, MA 01545

(508) 841-8860

District: Shrewsbury

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

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.7%

Asian:

36.9%

Hispanic:

13.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2022 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (61% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Shrewsbury's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg62%

Massachusetts avg41%

187^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 3 pts since 2022

From top 17% (2022) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Shrewsbury

43^rd of 348Shrewsbury 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	79.5	187 of 906	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	170 of 916	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	184 of 928	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	162 of 932	82.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	55 of 142	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	58 of 152	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	61 of 145	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.1	49 of 143	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	69.6	141 of 672	79.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	130 of 869	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	121 of 886	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	201 of 887	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	231 of 901	74.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	99.1	2 of 446	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	12 of 420	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	74.6	54 of 401	86.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	117 of 736	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	167 of 760	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	214 of 757	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	234 of 772	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	239 of 884	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	262 of 891	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	157 of 896	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.4	105 of 908	88.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	307 of 717	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	274 of 731	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	231 of 703	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.7	138 of 905	84.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	414 of 737	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.8	354 of 753	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	325 of 762	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	337 of 764	55.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)100th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)79th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)61st percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile-22 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics71%+30 vs state

English Language Arts51%+10 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 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	Total
Major Howard W. Beal School	Public	K-4	214 Lake St	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 841-8860	623	48	12.9		235 (37.7%)	30 (4.8%)	85 (13.6%)	230 (36.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.1%)	79.5	187^th of 906 public elementary schools	79.4%		81.1	170^th of 916 public elementary schools	81.4%	17	52.5	50.0			51.3	70.7	71.8			71.2			$20,357
Calvin Coolidge School	Public	K-4	1 Florence Street	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 841-8880	287	22	12.8		109 (38.0%)	20 (7.0%)	61 (21.3%)	77 (26.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.6%)	79.1	190^th of 906 public elementary schools	79.0%		75.6	240^th of 916 public elementary schools	73.8%	50	55.0	56.9			55.9	58.6	67.2			62.9			$20,453
Walter J. Paton School	Public	K-4	58 Grafton Street	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8626	269	22	12.0		160 (59.5%)	6 (2.2%)	26 (9.7%)	51 (19.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.2%)	83.7	138^th of 906 public elementary schools	84.8%		81.2	168^th of 916 public elementary schools	81.7%	30	59.7	51.0			55.6	80.7	66.7			74.1			$21,003
Floral Street School	Public	K-4	57 Floral Street	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8720	524	42	12.5		160 (30.5%)	28 (5.3%)	49 (9.4%)	243 (46.4%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.9%)	85.7	118^th of 906 public elementary schools	87.0%		88.7	90^th of 916 public elementary schools	90.2%	28	63.6	53.8			58.8	76.2	67.6			72.0			$19,839
Lake View	Public	K-6	133 Coburn Avenue	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3536	284	20	14.4		100 (35.2%)	60 (21.1%)	88 (31.0%)	26 (9.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (2.8%)	69	291^st of 906 public elementary schools	67.9%		49.1	479^th of 916 public elementary schools	47.7%	188	50.0	48.4	48.7	45.5	48.3	61.0	60.0	53.9	33.3	52.5	69.2	69.2	$20,991
Spring Street School	Public	K-4	123 Spring Street	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8700	304	21	14.4		161 (53.0%)	7 (2.3%)	26 (8.6%)	94 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	82.6	151^st of 906 public elementary schools	83.3%		90.4	69^th of 916 public elementary schools	92.5%	82	71.2	47.5			59.2	83.1	59.0			70.8			$19,794
North Grafton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	44 Waterville Street	North Grafton	01536	Worcester County	Grafton	No	No	No	No	(508) 839-5483	257	19	13.7		163 (63.4%)	6 (2.3%)	19 (7.4%)	54 (21.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)								(n/a)													$17,928
Roosevelt	Public	PK, KG-6	1006 Grafton Street	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3482	604	44	13.8		171 (28.3%)	173 (28.6%)	194 (32.1%)	35 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.8%)	27.9	652^nd of 906 public elementary schools	28.0%		26.8	670^th of 916 public elementary schools	26.9%	18	22.5	23.0	29.7	50.8	31.3	22.9	31.2	25.0	27.4	26.5	28.6	28.6	$22,188
Lincoln Street	Public	K-6	549 Lincoln Street	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3504	177	18	9.5		32 (18.1%)	44 (24.9%)	74 (41.8%)	14 (7.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.8%)	20.2	733^rd of 906 public elementary schools	19.1%		25.3	688^th of 916 public elementary schools	24.9%	45	21.9	28.6	19.1	26.7	23.6	43.8	14.3	14.3	13.3	24.7	14.3	14.3	$24,001
Rice Square	Public	K-6	76 Massasoit Rd	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3556	502	33	15.2		104 (20.7%)	130 (25.9%)	194 (38.6%)	50 (10.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	18.1	761^st of 906 public elementary schools	16.0%		14	814^th of 916 public elementary schools	11.1%	53	9.5	37.5	9.0	40.4	23.2	14.3	32.8	11.9	7.7	17.1	15.2	15.2	$19,372

Frequently Asked Questions about Major Howard W. Beal School

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

Students at Major Howard W. Beal School are 38% White, 37% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American.

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

What district is Major Howard W. Beal School in?

Shrewsbury

Is Major Howard W. Beal School a good school?

Major Howard W. Beal School ranks 187^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Major Howard W. Beal School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 623 students attended Major Howard W. Beal School.

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