Summary:
The Ashburnham-Westminster district in north-central Massachusetts has three elementary schools serving grades PK through 5, with roughly 1,046 students in total. Meetinghouse School covers PK–1 (210 students), Westminster Elementary grades 2–5 (375 students), and Briggs Elementary PK–5 (461 students). The district ranks 208 of 351 statewide — the 41st percentile — with 2 stars, and both tested schools also show 2 stars in each year of rank history. Free/reduced-lunch percentages are blank for all three schools, so socioeconomic context is unknown here.
If you are comparing the two tested schools, they have complementary strengths. Briggs is stronger in English language arts at every tested grade, including 3rd grade ELA at 47.22% proficient, above both the district (43.40%) and state (42.79%), and an all-grade ELA of 38.67% versus Westminster's 32.73%. Westminster is the math standout, with all-grade math at 39.49% versus Briggs' 33.78%, beating Briggs at every math grade and peaking at 45.36% in 4th grade math. Meetinghouse has no MCAS results because it serves PK–1, before the tested grades; its notable figures are operational, with the highest per-student spending ($16,235) and the highest student/teacher ratio (15.0).
Both tested schools trail the state in all three subjects in 2025–26, with science gaps the largest — roughly 10 to 11 points behind. Fifth grade is a pressure point: Briggs' 5th grade math is 20.00% proficient, the lowest result in this group, and district 5th grade science (29.71%) is 13.36 points below the state (43.07%). There were also sharp year-over-year swings, with Briggs math falling 10.87 points and Westminster science falling 17.40 points — larger than statewide changes. Spending does not line up simply with outcomes: Westminster spends the least ($12,855) yet has the stronger math profile, while Briggs has the lowest student/teacher ratio (12.1) but still the notable 5th grade math weakness.
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