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Best Public Schools in Bolton, MA

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Schools

1,540

Students

Top rankedFlorence Sawyer School139^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Florence Sawyer School up 104 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Bolton, Massachusetts is home to two standout schools: Nashoba Regional High School and Florence Sawyer School. These schools serve students from the Nashoba school district, providing a quality education across the elementary and high school levels.

Nashoba Regional High School is a particularly impressive institution, ranking 66th out of 348 school districts in Massachusetts and earning a 4 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts consistently high performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments, with 10th-grade students scoring well above the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. Additionally, Nashoba Regional maintains an exceptional 95.9% four-year graduation rate and a low 2.3% dropout rate.

While Florence Sawyer School may not stand out as much as its high school counterpart, it is still a strong performer, ranking 139th out of 906 elementary schools in Massachusetts and earning a 4 out of 5 star rating. The school's MCAS proficiency rates across all grades are also impressive, with students scoring above 60% in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The similar per-student spending between the two schools suggests the district is allocating resources fairly across its educational institutions.

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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
Florence Sawyer School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Mechanic Street	Bolton	01740	Worcester County	Nashoba	No	No	No	No	(978) 779-2821	734	58	12.7		616 (83.9%)	6 (0.8%)	44 (6.0%)	29 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.0%)	83.5	139^th of 906 public elementary schools	84.7%		75.2	243^rd of 916 public elementary schools	73.5%	104	65.1	67.0	57.8	70.1	56.4	69.6		64.7	66.3	75.5	40.9	74.7	55.1	69.6		64.7	49.3	67.1		58.7		68.8	$20,774
Nashoba Regional	Public	9-12	12 Green Road	Bolton	01740	Worcester County	Nashoba	No	No	No	No	(978) 779-2257	806	67	12.0		652 (80.9%)	17 (2.1%)	69 (8.6%)	35 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.7%)	82.5	68^th of 349 public high schools	80.5%		86.6	50^th of 348 public high schools	85.6%	18							68.6								68.8				59.3		57.4		$21,285

Cities Near Bolton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hudson	3.04 mi	5	220^th
Lancaster	4.05 mi	2	119^th
Clinton	4.17 mi	3	292^nd
Berlin	4.33 mi	1	81^st
Harvard	4.41 mi	3	17^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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