Best Public Schools in Upton, MA

Summary:

The city of Upton, Massachusetts is home to 3 schools, including 1 elementary school and 2 high schools. The schools in this area serve students from the Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical and Mendon-Upton school districts.

Among the standout schools in Upton is Blackstone Valley, a high school that ranks 93rd out of 349 Massachusetts high schools and has a 4-star rating. Blackstone Valley boasts consistently high performance on state assessments, a 100% graduation rate, and low dropout rates. The school also has the highest per-student spending at $21,626. In contrast, Nipmuc Regional High lags behind Blackstone Valley in several key metrics, including state ranking, test scores, and graduation rates.

The Memorial School, the only elementary school in the data set, also stands out for its strong academic performance, particularly in Mathematics. The school ranks 168th out of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools and outperforms the district and state averages on state assessments. This suggests the Mendon-Upton district is providing a solid foundation for early education in the area.

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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 Physics (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 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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	Total
Blackstone Valley	Public	9-12	65 Pleasant Street	Upton	01568	Worcester County	Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 529-7758	1,243	111	11.2		977 (78.6%)	34 (2.7%)	164 (13.2%)	25 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.6%)	74.3	93^rd of 349 public high schools	73.4%		77.8	90^th of 348 public high schools	74.1%	3			65.4				55.2		56.3	44.9	65.8	$25,690
Nipmuc Regional High	Public	9-12	90 Pleasant Street	Upton	01568	Worcester County	Mendon-Upton	No	No	No	No	(508) 529-2130	534	47	11.4		461 (86.3%)	4 (0.7%)	45 (8.4%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	58.4	150^th of 349 public high schools	57.0%		74	99^th of 348 public high schools	71.6%	51			59.5				44.7		42.6	45.7	50.0	$21,209
Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-4	69 Main Street	Upton	01568	Worcester County	Mendon-Upton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 529-1082	493	35	14.0		402 (81.5%)	7 (1.4%)	48 (9.7%)	21 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	81.2	168^th of 906 public elementary schools	81.5%		72.5	264^th of 916 public elementary schools	71.2%	96	52.7	52.8		52.8	74.2	69.7		72.0				$19,021

Cities Near Upton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mendon	3.27 mi	2	133^rd
Milford	3.46 mi	6	315^th
Hopedale	3.95 mi	3	161^st
South Grafton	4.7 mi	1
Grafton	4.8 mi	4	95^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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