Summary:
The Francis W. Parker Charter Essential (District) has one high school, Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School, serving grades 7–12 in Devens, MA, with 388 students; the area summary counts 1 high school and 0 elementary, middle, or alternative schools, even though grades 7–8 are also served.
As the only school, it is the district’s standout. It holds a 4-star rating and ranked 65th of 351 schools (81st percentile) in the district summary, while its latest 2025–2026 rank history is 39th of 353 (89th percentile, top 11%). Its 10th-grade MCAS results are far above state: ELA 76.12% vs. 45.48%, Mathematics 68.66% vs. 43.73%, and Science 65.67% vs. 40.50%. Science is a consistent strength across grades, and 8th-grade results are above state in ELA, Math, Science, and Civics. The only reported 2025–2026 measure below state is 7th-grade ELA at 38.67% vs. 39.91%.
Outcomes are strong: 96.5% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate in 2024–2025, with a 9.4 student-teacher ratio. Spending per student was $19,432 in 2020–2021, a contextual figure from an older year. Free/reduced-lunch data is not reported for 2024–2025, so socioeconomic context is unavailable and should not be read as 0%. At the all-grade level, scores declined from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: ELA 51.13% to 43.17%, Math 49.62% to 43.17%, and Science 65.22% to 54.69%, even as the rank improved. Some 2025–2026 scores also show exact ELA/Math matches and all-grade aggregates that do not clearly align with the high 10th-grade results, so families should interpret trends with caution; the high school-level profile remains very favorable.
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