Best Public Schools in Avon, MA

Summary:

The city of Avon, Massachusetts is home to two schools - Avon Middle High School and Ralph D Butler Elementary School. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade within the Avon school district.

Avon Middle High School has seen a concerning decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 159 out of 347 Massachusetts high schools in 2022-2023 to 275 out of 349 in 2024-2025. This is accompanied by a relatively low 4-year graduation rate of 79.6% and a high dropout rate of 7.4%. Additionally, the school consistently underperforms the state average on MCAS Next Generation test scores across all grade levels and subject areas.

In contrast, Ralph D Butler Elementary School appears to be the stronger of the two schools, with a relatively lower statewide ranking of 621 out of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools in 2024-2025, but outperforming Avon Middle High School on MCAS test scores and having a lower student-teacher ratio of 10:1 compared to 9.3:1 at the high school.

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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)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (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 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th 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 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Ralph D Butler	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Patrick Clark Drive	Avon	02322	Norfolk County	Avon	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 587-7009	323	32	10.2		133 (41.2%)	97 (30.0%)	55 (17.0%)	14 (4.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.8%)	31.3	621^st of 906 public elementary schools	31.5%		38.2	574^th of 916 public elementary schools	37.3%	47	37.3	34.7	29.8					34.0	30.8	22.0	36.2					29.5	31.9			31.9			$20,437
Avon Middle High School	Public	6-12	287 West Main Street	Avon	02322	Norfolk County	Avon	No	No	No	No	(508) 583-4822	409	44	9.4		119 (29.1%)	190 (46.5%)	58 (14.2%)	17 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	21.5	275^th of 349 public high schools	21.2%		21.2	282^nd of 348 public high schools	19.0%	7				40.0	26.7	29.5	32.1	31.8				27.3	21.7	34.4	26.9	27.8		23.0	18.2	23.0	9.1	29.5	$20,282

Cities Near Avon

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brockton	1.5 mi	25	354^th
Stoughton	1.93 mi	8	218^th
Randolph	2.15 mi	6	339^th
Holbrook	2.9 mi	2	269^th
Abington	3.94 mi	5	235^th

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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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