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Israel Loring School

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Israel Loring School ranks 184 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

184^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

The Israel Loring School is an elementary school located in Sudbury, Massachusetts, serving 417 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the highly-ranked Sudbury school district, which is ranked 20th out of 348 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Israel Loring School consistently performs among the top 20% of Massachusetts elementary schools, with strong academic achievement across all grades and subjects. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (58.17%), Mathematics (60.29%), and Science (62.16%) are significantly above the state averages, particularly in Mathematics where the school outperforms the Sudbury district and the state. The school's diverse student population also shows notable performance, with male students and Asian students ranking in the top 15% and top 10% of Massachusetts elementary schools, respectively. However, the school's performance for students with low socioeconomic status is an area of concern, ranking in the bottom 20% of the state.

Compared to nearby schools, the Israel Loring School's performance is generally stronger than the Framingham district schools, but not as strong as the top-performing General John Nixon Elementary and Peter Noyes schools in the Sudbury district. While the Israel Loring School is a high-performing institution, there may be opportunities to further improve its ranking and ratings, particularly in supporting students from low-income backgrounds to ensure equitable access to educational opportunities.

426

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,680

Per pupil spending ?

8.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 Woodside Road
Sudbury, MA 01776

(978) 579-0870

District: Sudbury

Students who attend Israel Loring School usually attend:

Middle:	Ephraim Curtis Middle
High:	Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.3%

Hispanic:

12.2%

Asian:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Sudbury's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg72%

Massachusetts avg41%

184^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Sudbury

20^th of 348Sudbury 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	80.0	184 of 906	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	161 of 916	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	186 of 928	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	132 of 932	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	87.5	112 of 936	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	88.7	74 of 942	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	105 of 934	88.8%	★★★★☆
2017	87.3	86 of 938	90.8%	★★★★★
2016	93.0	15 of 932	98.4%	★★★★★
2015	93.0	17 of 914	98.1%	★★★★★
2014	86.4	79 of 926	91.5%	★★★★★
2013	82.9	138 of 928	85.1%	★★★★☆
2012	87.3	78 of 930	91.6%	★★★★★
2011	89.6	45 of 924	95.1%	★★★★★
2010	92.4	16 of 920	98.3%	★★★★★
2009	89.0	58 of 909	93.6%	★★★★★
2008	86.0	85 of 908	90.6%	★★★★★
2007	85.7	95 of 911	89.6%	★★★★☆
2006	75.9	216 of 911	76.3%	★★★★☆
2005	81.1	160 of 887	82.0%	★★★★☆
2004	78.9	178 of 882	79.8%	★★★★☆
2003	81.9	150 of 884	83.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	81.3	14 of 141	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	58.2	71 of 155	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	95 of 154	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	70.5	134 of 672	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.5	137 of 632	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	128 of 665	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	126 of 656	80.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	240 of 869	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	218 of 886	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	275 of 887	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.7	186 of 901	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	160 of 898	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	147 of 902	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	86.7	72 of 893	91.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	122 of 458	73.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	615 of 736	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	600 of 760	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	688 of 757	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	56.3	312 of 772	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	259 of 705	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	128 of 884	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	110 of 891	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	107 of 896	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	87.4	93 of 908	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	90.0	65 of 904	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	30 of 907	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	83.9	117 of 898	87.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	203 of 717	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	224 of 731	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	253 of 703	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	391 of 905	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	244 of 894	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	54.9	367 of 896	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	428 of 886	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	86.1	116 of 925	87.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	122 of 737	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	149 of 753	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	168 of 762	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	154 of 764	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	134 of 765	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	86 of 780	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	65 of 772	91.6%	★★★★★

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)

Asian (2021)90th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)80th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science62%+21 vs state

Mathematics60%+20 vs state

English Language Arts58%+17 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
Israel Loring School	Public	K-5	80 Woodside Road	Sudbury	01776	Middlesex County	Sudbury	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 579-0870	426	41	10.3		291 (68.3%)	15 (3.5%)	52 (12.2%)	41 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.3%)	80	184^th of 906 public elementary schools	79.7%		81.6	161^st of 916 public elementary schools	82.4%	23	56.8	66.7	52.7	58.2	62.7	61.7	56.8	60.3	62.2	62.2	$21,680
Potter Road	Public	K-5	492 Potter Rd	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 626-9110	540	42	12.7		151 (28.0%)	17 (3.1%)	335 (62.0%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	21.9	710^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.6%		19.3	750^th of 916 public elementary schools	18.1%	40	32.5	24.1	27.4	27.8	26.9	16.3	17.7	20.1	34.9	34.9	$21,073
Mary E Stapleton Elementary	Public	K-5	25 Elm Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 626-9143	359	36	9.9		89 (24.8%)	42 (11.7%)	199 (55.4%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	13.5	803^rd of 906 public elementary schools	11.4%		15.6	793^rd of 916 public elementary schools	13.4%	10	17.8	22.0	18.5	19.5	15.6	24.5	13.0	17.6	22.2	22.2	$26,507
Hemenway	Public	K-5	729 Water Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 626-9149	538	40	13.4		231 (42.9%)	34 (6.3%)	187 (34.8%)	39 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.0%)	52.4	431^st of 906 public elementary schools	52.4%		49.3	478^th of 916 public elementary schools	47.8%	47	42.3	42.3	54.8	46.3	35.9	30.9	43.4	36.4	56.6	56.6	$22,887
King Elementary School	Public	K-5	454 Water Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 782-7201	385	35	11.1		163 (42.3%)	27 (7.0%)	141 (36.6%)	29 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	37.6	575^th of 906 public elementary schools	36.5%		23.4	704^th of 916 public elementary schools	23.1%	129	39.0	30.9	45.3	37.8	36.2	20.6	32.7	29.2	46.2	46.2	$24,284
Happy Hollow School	Public	K-5	63 Pequot Rd	Wayland	01778	Middlesex County	Wayland	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 358-8641	330	28	11.5		212 (64.2%)	8 (2.4%)	22 (6.7%)	59 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.8%)	93.7	40^th of 906 public elementary schools	95.6%		95.7	13^th of 916 public elementary schools	98.6%	27	87.5	82.3	74.6	81.2	71.4	76.2	66.1	71.3	71.0	71.0	$22,360
Peter Noyes	Public	PK, KG-5	280 Old Sudbury Road	Sudbury	01776	Middlesex County	Sudbury	No	No	No	No	(978) 443-1085	508	44	11.5		369 (72.6%)	9 (1.8%)	29 (5.7%)	54 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.3%)	94.6	26^th of 906 public elementary schools	97.1%		89.9	77^th of 916 public elementary schools	91.6%	51	73.1	75.0	72.8	73.7	72.1	75.0	73.9	73.8	83.7	83.7	$21,543
Charlotte A Dunning	Public	K-5	48 Frost Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 626-9155	436	35	12.4		192 (44.0%)	21 (4.8%)	172 (39.4%)	26 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	28.9	645^th of 906 public elementary schools	28.8%		35.4	593^rd of 916 public elementary schools	35.3%	52	30.1	43.3	31.2	34.5	25.0	33.3	18.3	25.5	29.5	29.5	$24,195
General John Nixon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	472 Concord Road	Sudbury	01776	Middlesex County	Sudbury	No	No	No	No	(978) 443-1080	382	32	12.0		276 (72.3%)	9 (2.4%)	15 (3.9%)	33 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.0%)	94.4	29^th of 906 public elementary schools	96.8%		91.1	58^th of 916 public elementary schools	93.7%	29	72.6	75.0	76.0	74.6	74.2	74.5	70.3	72.7	82.7	82.7	$21,929
Loker School	Public	K-5	47 Loker Street	Wayland	01778	Middlesex County	Wayland	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 358-8601	359	29	12.4		231 (64.3%)	6 (1.7%)	37 (10.3%)	56 (15.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	95.4	18^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.0%		94.3	27^th of 916 public elementary schools	97.1%	9	74.6	78.5	70.8	74.6	81.0	81.5	73.9	78.8	78.5	78.5	$21,853

Frequently Asked Questions about Israel Loring School

Is Israel Loring School a good school?

Israel Loring School ranks 184^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Israel Loring School attend?

Students who attend Israel Loring School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ephraim Curtis Middle
High : Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High

How many students attend Israel Loring School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 426 students attended Israel Loring School.

What is the racial makeup of Israel Loring School?

Students at Israel Loring School are 68% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What district is Israel Loring School in?

Sudbury

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