Elementary Schools in Avon

Avon, Massachusetts has one elementary school, Ralph D Butler Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. Based on the available data, Ralph D Butler Elementary School appears to be underperforming compared to state averages for Massachusetts on standardized assessments.

Ralph D Butler Elementary School is ranked 621 out of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on the MCAS Next Generation assessments are generally lower than the state averages, with English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency ranging from 29.79% to 37.25% (compared to the state average of 38.37% to 42.48%), Mathematics proficiency ranging from 22% to 36.17% (compared to the state average of 39.93% to 43.5%), and Science proficiency at 31.91% (compared to the state average of 45.83%).

The school has 324 students enrolled and a student-teacher ratio of 10:1. The per-student spending for the 2020-2021 school year was $18,009, which is higher than the state average. However, the data does not provide information on the school's free or reduced-price lunch rates, which could be an indicator of the socioeconomic status of the student population and a potential contributing factor to the lower academic performance. Further analysis of the school's resource allocation and specific challenges would be necessary to develop a more comprehensive understanding of the factors influencing the school's performance.