Summary:
Boxford, Massachusetts is represented by two elementary schools — Harry Lee Cole serving grades PK–2 and Spofford Pond serving grades 3–6 — enrolling 778 students combined, with no middle, high, or alternative schools in this file. The Boxford district is ranked 87 of 351 districts, at the 75th percentile with 4 stars. Free/reduced-lunch percentages are blank for both schools, so they are unknown or not reported here rather than zero.
Spofford Pond is the standout on available performance data: a 4-star school in the top quartile of Massachusetts for three straight years (226 of 899 in 2025–2026, 224 of 906 in 2024–2025, 216 of 916 in 2023–2024). Its MCAS Next Generation results beat the state in every subject and year provided, usually by double digits: 53.88 in ELA, 57.28 in math, and 52.43 in science in 2025–2026, versus state scores of 40.03, 41.11, and 40.98. Grade-level results are strongest in 4th grade math (65.38 vs. 43.20 state) and 6th grade math (63.96 vs. 42.59). Fifth grade is the relative weak point inside the school — ELA at 41.75 vs. 38.15 state and math at 43.69 vs. 39.50 state, still above state but by far less. Science fell from 61.32 in 2024–2025 to 52.43 in 2025–2026, while the state dipped only from 41.51 to 40.98.
Harry Lee Cole cannot be evaluated on MCAS from this dataset because it serves PK–2, before tested grades — that absence is expected, not a zero or a weakness. Its profile here is enrollment, spending, and staffing: 367 students, $20,723 per student in 2020–2021 (about $297, or 1.5%, more than Spofford Pond's $20,426), and a 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio of 13.0 versus Spofford Pond's 9.9 — roughly 31% higher, meaning Spofford Pond has more teachers per student. Because the spending and ratio years differ, compare these cautiously.
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