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Best Public Schools in Charlton, MA

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Schools

2,577

Students

Districts

Top rankedBay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School142^nd of 349 Massachusetts high schools

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Biggest riser

Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School up 63 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Charlton, Massachusetts is home to 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The schools in this area show a mix of academic performance, with Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School standing out as the top-performing school in the region.

Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School has demonstrated consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 202nd out of 347 Massachusetts high schools in 2022-2023 to 142nd out of 349 in 2024-2025. The school boasts an exceptional 4-year graduation rate of 97.9% and a low dropout rate of 1.4%. Additionally, its test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Biology are generally above the state and district averages, indicating strong academic performance across multiple subjects.

In contrast, Charlton Middle School has had a more mixed performance, with its statewide ranking fluctuating and a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2024-2025 school year. While the school's test scores in English Language Arts and Science are close to or above the Dudley-Charlton Regional district and state averages, its Mathematics scores lag behind. The other elementary schools in the Dudley-Charlton Regional district do not stand out in the data provided.

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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
Charlton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	9 Burlingame Road	Charlton	01507	Worcester County	Dudley-Charlton Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 248-7774	333	26	12.9		272 (81.7%)	3 (0.9%)	45 (13.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)								(n/a)																							$18,146
Charlton Middle School	Public	5-8	2 Oxford Road	Charlton	01507	Worcester County	Dudley-Charlton Regional	No	No	No	No	(508) 248-1423	631	49	13.0		520 (82.4%)	11 (1.7%)	64 (10.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.2%)	44.7	240^th of 484 public middle schools	50.4%		41.9	264^th of 493 public middle schools	46.5%	24			33.1	30.3	38.0	44.4		36.3			24.0	23.5	35.4	30.7		28.4	40.0	39.6		39.8		38.1	$16,910
Heritage School	Public	2-4	34 Oxford Rd	Charlton	01507	Worcester County	Dudley-Charlton Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 248-4884	425	34	12.5		349 (82.1%)	9 (2.1%)	48 (11.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	41.1	541^st of 906 public elementary schools	40.3%		47.8	495^th of 916 public elementary schools	46.0%	46	43.4	32.9						38.1	37.3	39.2						38.3							$17,199
Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School	Public	9-12	57 Old Muggett Hill Road	Charlton	01507	Worcester County	Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School Distric	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 248-5971	1,188	123	9.6		910 (76.6%)	26 (2.2%)	217 (18.3%)	19 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (0.9%)	60.6	142^nd of 349 public high schools	59.3%		46.5	205^th of 348 public high schools	41.1%	63							59.2								44.5				47.2		55.7		$24,516

Cities Near Charlton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Oxford	3.64 mi	4	318^th
Auburn	4.42 mi	7	195^th
Southbridge	5.65 mi	6	361^st
Dudley	6.61 mi	4	264^th
Spencer	6.8 mi	4	332^nd

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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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