Avon

The Avon school district in Massachusetts serves two schools and roughly 732 students in total. Avon Middle High School covers grades 6–12 with 409 students, while Ralph D Butler serves grades PK–5 with 323 students; there is no separate middle school or alternative school, so grades 6–8 sit inside the middle/high school. District-wide, Avon is ranked 301 of 351 in Massachusetts, at the 14th percentile with 1 star, and both schools fall below the state in most tested subjects.

Ralph D Butler is the relative bright spot. It holds 2 stars — the only school in the district to do so — and outperforms the district in all three all-grade subjects for 2025–2026: ELA at 35.06% versus 31%, math at 18.83% versus 17.99%, and science at 41.18% versus 30.17%. Its science result is essentially at the state level of 40.98%, and its 5th grade ELA score of 41.18% is above the state's 38.15%. At Avon Middle High School, the standout is 10th grade ELA, where 50% of students scored proficient or advanced, above the state's 45.48%.

Math is the district's largest weakness, with both schools at less than half the state's 41.11% rate. Science is sharply divided: Ralph D Butler is near the state average, while Avon Middle High School sits at 22.95% overall, with 10th grade science at 9.09% and Biology at 8.57%. Math also dropped roughly 10 points at each school year over year. Interestingly, Avon Middle High School has a lower student-teacher ratio (9.4 versus 10.2) and higher per-student spending ($18,856 versus $18,009) yet generally lower proficiency. Its graduation rate is 93.1% with a 5.2% dropout rate. Free/reduced-lunch data are blank for both schools, limiting context on the gaps.