Summary:
The Douglas school district serves the town of Douglas, Massachusetts with four public schools covering pre-kindergarten through 12th grade: Douglas Primary School (PK–1), Douglas Elementary School (2–5), Douglas Middle School (6–8), and Douglas High School (9–12). Total enrollment is 1,113 students, split fairly evenly across the four buildings. As a district, Douglas is ranked 202 of 351 districts in Massachusetts, which is the 42nd percentile and a 2-star rating — a district-wide figure that appears on each school's record.
The academic standout is Douglas Middle School, which is ranked 144 of 478 (70th percentile) and holds 4 stars, up from 3 stars and the 66th percentile in 2023–24. Its math proficiency of 51.34% is well above the district's 46.46% and the state's 41.11%, with strong grade-level results in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. ELA proficiency is 45.45% and science is 40.26%, close to the state mark. Much of the district's math advantage appears to come from this school.
Douglas High School presents a completion-versus-proficiency paradox: a 98.5% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate, yet 10th-grade ELA (34.48%), math (29.31%), and science (28.57%) are all below state averages — though its rank has slipped from 58th percentile in 2023–24 to 41st in 2025–26. Douglas Elementary School is improving in rank (45th percentile, 2 stars) and has solid 3rd- and 4th-grade math, but 5th-grade ELA and math both sit at 21.62%, far below state. Douglas Primary School has no state test data because PK–1 grades are not tested here; free/reduced-lunch percentages are blank for every school, so economic comparisons are not possible.
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