Summary:
The city of Southbridge, Massachusetts is served by six schools within the Southbridge district — three elementary schools, one middle school, and two high schools serving PK through grade 12 — with a total listed enrollment of 1,828 students and an overall district rating of 344 of 351 statewide, the 2nd percentile, with 0 stars.
Within that district, Southbridge Middle School (380 students) is the strongest relative performer and the only school with any stars: 367 of 478, 23rd percentile, 1 star, up from the 19th percentile in 2023–2024 and the 22nd percentile in 2024–2025. It also posts the district's highest proficiency — 25.2% in ELA, 24.32% in math, and 14.5% in science across all grades — though all remain below state averages. Southbridge High School is the largest school at 419 students; its 10th-grade ELA and math proficiency are both under 8%, yet its graduation rate of 80.5% is slightly above the district's 78.6%. At the other end, West Street and Charlton Street rank in the 2nd and 3rd percentiles statewide, with most proficiency rates between about 5% and 11%.
Two schools lack comparable data. Eastford Road serves PK–1 and has no MCAS or rank history; it has the lowest per-pupil spending ($17,779) and the highest student-teacher ratio (15.2). Southbridge Academy enrolls only 21 students in grades 6–12 and spends $43,714 per student — about 2.2 times the next-highest school — but has a 70.0% graduation rate and a 20.0% dropout rate. Across the district, science is the weakest subject, and spending does not track outcomes. Free/reduced-lunch data is blank for every school, and spending figures date to 2020–2021.
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