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Acton-Boxborough

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At a glance

44^thof 351 Massachusetts districts▼ 6

Better than 87% of Massachusetts districts

Elementary 6 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

15 Charter Rd
Acton, MA 01720·(978) 264-4700·All Massachusetts district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 87.5% of districts

Schools

5,055

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedActon-Boxborough Regional High6^th of 353 Massachusetts high schools

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Biggest riser

C.T. Douglas Elementary School up 45 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Blanchard Memorial School 11.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

3★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Acton-Boxborough district serves roughly 4,939 students across 8 schools — 6 elementary schools, 1 junior high serving grades 7–8, and 1 high school — in a suburban community northwest of Boston. The district ranks 44th of 351 in Massachusetts, placing it in the 87th percentile with 4 stars, but its top schools rank even higher than the district as a whole.

Acton-Boxborough Regional High is the strongest overall, ranking 6th of 353 high schools (98th percentile) with 10th grade ELA at 86.2, math at 85.25, science at 82.29, and a 96.4% graduation rate. Raymond J Grey Junior High ranks 12th of 478 middle schools, with math at 76.88 and science at 80.54, and civics improving by nearly 11 points. Among elementary schools, Paul P Gates Elementary School is a clear standout at 8th of 899 (99th percentile), with science at 97.5 — 56.5 points above the state. Luther Conant School (84th) and Blanchard Memorial School (90th) are also strong, while C.T. Douglas Elementary School (245th), McCarthy-Towne School (293rd), and Merriam School (342nd) rank lower but generally still beat state averages.

The elementary schools differ sharply: Gates outperforms Merriam by about 30 points in ELA and math and more than 41 points in science. Year-over-year results are mixed — the high school gained in all three subjects, the junior high improved its rank while math slipped, and Merriam fell from 188th to 342nd as all three subjects declined. Science is a bright spot at Gates, the high school, and the junior high. Per-student spending and student-teacher ratios show no simple relationship with outcomes. Note that free/reduced lunch data is blank for every school, so it is unavailable here, not zero.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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 (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
C.T. Douglas Elementary School	Public	K-6	73 Spruce Street	Acton	01720	Middlesex County	Acton-Boxborough	No	No	No	No	(978) 266-2560	408	30	13.8	6.7%	256 (62.7%)	7 (1.7%)	49 (12.0%)	58 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.3%)	72.3	245^th of 899 public elementary schools	72.7%		69.1	290^th of 906 public elementary schools	68.0%	45	46.9	42.4	54.1	78.3				55.8	43.8	47.0	56.5	82.6				57.9	54.8			54.8			$19,611
Paul P Gates Elementary School	Public	K-6	75 Spruce Street	Acton	01720	Middlesex County	Acton-Boxborough	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 266-2570	380	30	12.6	7.9%	109 (28.7%)	10 (2.6%)	24 (6.3%)	209 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)	96.6	8^th of 899 public elementary schools	99.1%		97	3^rd of 906 public elementary schools	99.7%	5	78.8	67.2	92.5	79.1				77.9	74.2	78.1	82.5	86.4				79.4	97.5			97.5			$21,423
Luther Conant School	Public	K-6	80 Taylor Road	Acton	01720	Middlesex County	Acton-Boxborough	No	No	No	No	(978) 266-2550	410	33	12.4	6.1%	124 (30.2%)	17 (4.1%)	29 (7.1%)	215 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	89.2	84^th of 899 public elementary schools	90.7%		89.7	74^th of 906 public elementary schools	91.8%	10	73.2	44.6	70.7	83.8				67.4	80.5	59.1	70.0	89.7				74.9	75.6			75.6			$20,867
McCarthy-Towne School	Public	K-6	11 Charter Road	Acton	01720	Middlesex County	Acton-Boxborough	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 264-3377	431	35	12.3	9.6%	286 (66.4%)	18 (4.2%)	62 (14.4%)	40 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	66.8	293^rd of 899 public elementary schools	67.4%		72.3	256^th of 906 public elementary schools	71.7%	37	52.3	47.8	38.6	54.8				48.7	47.7	55.6	41.1	58.7				50.7	54.4			54.4			$20,924
Acton-Boxborough Regional High	Public	9-12	36 Charter Rd	Acton	01720	Middlesex County	Acton-Boxborough	No	No	No	No	(978) 264-4700	1,622	120	13.4	6.3%	744 (45.9%)	58 (3.6%)	134 (8.3%)	613 (37.8%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	56 (3.5%)	97.7	6^th of 353 public high schools	98.3%		95.1	13^th of 349 public high schools	96.3%	7							86.2								85.3				82.3		80.4		$20,844
Raymond J Grey Junior High	Public	7-8	16 Charter Rd	Acton	01720	Middlesex County	Acton-Boxborough	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 264-4700	824	67	12.2	6.2%	405 (49.2%)	18 (2.2%)	80 (9.7%)	268 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.8%)	96.5	12^th of 478 public middle schools	97.5%		95.7	17^th of 484 public middle schools	96.5%	5					69.4	76.0		72.7					70.9	82.7		76.9		80.5		80.5		75.4	$21,757
Merriam School	Public	K-6	11 Charter Road	Acton	01720	Middlesex County	Acton-Boxborough	No	No	No	No	(978) 264-3371	395	30	13.1	5.2%	254 (64.3%)	16 (4.1%)	30 (7.6%)	65 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	61.6	342^nd of 899 public elementary schools	62.0%		79.5	188^th of 906 public elementary schools	79.2%	154	35.7	35.4	46.4	69.4				47.6	23.8	38.5	57.9	64.1				47.8	56.1			56.1			$20,044
Blanchard Memorial School	Public	K-6	493 Massachusetts Avenue	Boxborough	01719	Middlesex County	Acton-Boxborough	No	No	No	No	(978) 263-4569	469	40	11.8	10.6%	235 (50.1%)	12 (2.6%)	44 (9.4%)	142 (30.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.0%)	88.8	90^th of 899 public elementary schools	90.0%		87.5	102^nd of 906 public elementary schools	88.7%	12	63.9	65.1	62.5	56.1				61.9	59.0	73.0	72.5	80.6				71.6	66.3			66.3			$20,694
Carol Huebner Early Childhood Program	Public	PK	71 Spruce St.	Acton	01720	Middlesex County	Acton-Boxborough	No	No	No	No	(978) 266-2530	116	8	14.5		49 (42.2%)	9 (7.8%)	13 (11.2%)	35 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.6%)								(n/a)																							$26,152

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Acton (non-op)	0.01 mi	5
Boxborough (non-op)	1.69 mi	1
Nashoba	3.15 mi	6	69^th
Littleton	3.66 mi	4	37^th
Maynard	3.91 mi	3	160^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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