Summary:
The Ashburnham-Westminster area has just one middle school — Overlook Middle School in Ashburnham, MA — which serves grades 6–8, enrolls 576 students, and is the only middle-school option for families in the district. Because there is only one school, there is no within-area peer comparison; the most useful context comes from comparing Overlook to its own district and to the state. The school receives a 3-star rating and ranks 171 of 478 ranked schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 64th percentile. That is notably higher than the district overall, which sits at 2 stars, 208 of 351, and the 41st percentile. The school has held 3 stars across all three reported years (2023–2024 through 2025–2026), with its strongest rank and percentile coming in the most recent year.
Overlook's clearest strengths are English language arts, science, and civics. In 2025–2026, all-grade ELA is 45.55% proficient, above both the district (40.56%) and the state (40.03%). Sixth- and seventh-grade ELA are especially strong at 45.96% and 45.71%, each roughly 5–6 points above the state. All-grade science rose to 42.22%, above the district's 36.03% and the state's 40.98% — a turnaround from 2024–2025, when science was 0.60 points below the state. Eighth-grade civics is a consistent state-level strength at 42.22% in 2025–2026 and 44.77% in 2024–2025, though it sits just below the district in both years.
Mathematics is the main area to watch. All-grade math improved from 38.41% to 41.02%, but that is essentially level with the state (41.11%) and only slightly above the district (38.85%). Grade 8 math is the weakest reported result at 39.11%, which is 2.56 points below the state and slightly below the district, while grades 6 and 7 are above the state. Two data notes for families: the free/reduced lunch percentage is not reported in this data, and the per-student spending figure of $13,919 comes from 2020–2021, so it may not reflect current resources.
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