Ayer Shirley School District

Summary:

The Ayer Shirley School District in Massachusetts consists of 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district's schools demonstrate a mix of strong and average academic performance, with the Ayer Shirley Regional High School and Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School standing out as the top performers in the district.

The Ayer Shirley Regional High School is the district's highest-performing school, ranking 104 out of 348 Massachusetts high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts an impressive 94% four-year graduation rate and a low 2% dropout rate. Additionally, its students demonstrate strong performance on MCAS Next Generation tests, with 58.06% proficiency in English Language Arts and 58.14% in Science for 10th grade.

The Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School also performs well, ranking 162 out of 484 Massachusetts middle schools and earning a 3-star rating. The school's students excel on MCAS Next Generation tests, with 45.62% proficiency in English Language Arts and 62.6% in Science across all grades. The middle school's 8th-grade students, in particular, demonstrate high proficiency in English Language Arts (56.25%) and Science (62.6%).

District Detail

115 Washington Street
Ayer, MA 01432

(978) 772-8600

SchoolDigger Rank:
187^th of 348 Massachusetts districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,723

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 Civics (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 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th 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 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Lura A. White Elementary School	Public	K-5	34 Lancaster Road	Shirley	01464	Middlesex County	Ayer Shirley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 772-8600	357	31	11.5		261 (73.1%)	25 (7.0%)	40 (11.2%)	12 (3.4%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	46.6	487^th of 906 public elementary schools	46.2%		54.5	422^nd of 916 public elementary schools	53.9%	65	27.9	43.6	42.1					37.6	29.5	47.3	44.6					40.1	48.2			48.2			$19,503
Page Hilltop Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Washington Street	Ayer	01432	Middlesex County	Ayer Shirley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 772-8600	539	43	12.5		326 (60.5%)	44 (8.2%)	95 (17.6%)	38 (7.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.3%)	46.8	485^th of 906 public elementary schools	46.5%		56.4	406^th of 916 public elementary schools	55.7%	79	47.2	35.9	26.4					37.4	53.9	38.5	23.4					39.5	50.7			50.7			$17,605
Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Hospital Road	Shirley	01464	Middlesex County	Ayer Shirley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 772-8600	410	33	12.4		286 (69.8%)	29 (7.1%)	62 (15.1%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.1%)	64.1	162^nd of 484 public middle schools	66.5%		56.3	194^th of 493 public middle schools	60.6%	32				43.0	37.6	56.3		45.6				45.1	36.0	38.5		40.0		62.6		62.6		52.5	$18,922
Ayer Shirley Regional High School	Public	9-12	141 Washington Street	Ayer	01432	Middlesex County	Ayer Shirley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 772-8600	417	36	11.4		286 (68.6%)	37 (8.9%)	65 (15.6%)	14 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)	62.8	136^th of 349 public high schools	61.0%		72.1	104^th of 348 public high schools	70.1%	32							58.1								39.6				58.1		55.1		$19,413

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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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Ayer Shirley School District

District Detail

Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School

Ayer Shirley Regional High School

Page Hilltop Elementary School

Lura A. White Elementary School

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