Elementary Schools in Dudley-Charlton Regional

Summary:

The Dudley-Charlton Regional school district in Massachusetts is home to 4 elementary schools: Heritage School, Dudley Elementary, Charlton Elementary, and Mason Road School. These schools serve students from kindergarten through 4th grade and provide a range of academic and extracurricular opportunities.

Among the schools, Dudley Elementary stands out as the highest performer, with the district's best MCAS test scores in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 41.2% of Dudley Elementary students scored proficient or better in ELA, and 42.49% did so in Math, outpacing the district and state averages. Heritage School also performs well, maintaining a consistent 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and scoring close to or above the district averages on MCAS tests.

While the Dudley-Charlton Regional district as a whole appears to be underperforming compared to state averages on MCAS assessments, the data reveals notable variations in school-level performance. This suggests opportunities to learn from the practices and strategies of the top-performing schools within the district. Additionally, the differences in per-student spending, ranging from $14,985 to $17,298, could be an area for further investigation to understand how funding impacts student outcomes.

District Detail

68 Dudley Oxford Road
Dudley, MA 01571

(508) 943-6888

SchoolDigger Rank:
239^th of 348 Massachusetts districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,476

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	Total
Charlton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	9 Burlingame Road	Charlton	01507	Worcester County	Dudley-Charlton Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 248-7774	333	26	12.9		272 (81.7%)	3 (0.9%)	45 (13.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)								(n/a)							$18,146
Dudley Elementary	Public	2-4	16 School Street	Dudley	01571	Worcester County	Dudley-Charlton Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 943-3351	315	27	11.6		231 (73.3%)	9 (2.9%)	55 (17.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	48.2	473^rd of 906 public elementary schools	47.8%		50.8	464^th of 916 public elementary schools	49.3%	9	42.5	39.8	41.2	35.0	50.4	42.5	$16,535
Mason Road School	Public	PK, KG-1	20 Mason Road	Dudley	01571	Worcester County	Dudley-Charlton Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 943-4312	290	21	13.8		217 (74.8%)	14 (4.8%)	47 (16.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)								(n/a)							$17,317
Heritage School	Public	2-4	34 Oxford Rd	Charlton	01507	Worcester County	Dudley-Charlton Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 248-4884	425	34	12.5		349 (82.1%)	9 (2.1%)	48 (11.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	41.1	541^st of 906 public elementary schools	40.3%		47.8	495^th of 916 public elementary schools	46.0%	46	43.4	32.9	38.1	37.3	39.2	38.3	$17,199

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School Distric	0.73 mi	1	163^rd
Southbridge	3.89 mi	6	346^th
Oxford	5.1 mi	4	286^th
Auburn	6.32 mi	7
Sturbridge	6.47 mi	1	134^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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