Summary:
Rutland, Massachusetts is served by three public schools — all part of the Wachusett district — that together cover grades K through 8 and enroll 1,104 students. Naquag Elementary School serves grades K–2 with 353 students, Glenwood Elementary School serves grades 3–5 with 382 students, and Central Tree Middle serves grades 6–8 with 369 students. No high school in Rutland appears in this data set, so local students move on elsewhere after 8th grade. The district itself is strong, rated 4 stars and ranked 97th of 351 Massachusetts districts.
Central Tree Middle is the academic standout: 4 stars, ranked 102nd of 478 middle schools in 2025–26 (79th percentile), and 4 stars for three straight years. It beats the district in math (56.12 vs. 53.76), science (64.22 vs. 53.20), and 8th grade civics (62.62 vs. 57.47), and beats the state in every tested subject. Glenwood Elementary School is a steady 3-star school, ranked 360th of 899 elementary schools (60th percentile). It is above the state in ELA, math, and science, but below the district in all three. Its brightest spot is 5th grade math at 54.55% proficient; its weakest is 4th grade ELA at 37.14%.
ELA is the shared relative weakness — both tested schools trail the district in it. Science moved in opposite directions year over year: Central Tree Middle jumped 19.78 points while Glenwood Elementary School fell 11.43 points. Naquag Elementary School has the highest per-student spending ($15,710) and lowest student-teacher ratio (13.4), but as a K–2 school it has no MCAS results, so its outcomes cannot be judged here. Free/reduced lunch data is blank for all three schools, and spending figures date to 2020–2021.
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