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Littleton


At a glance
37thof 351 Massachusetts districts▲ 4
Better than 89% of Massachusetts districts
33 Shattuck Street
Littleton, MA 01460
·(978) 540-2500·All Massachusetts district rankings →
Statewide performance 2018–2026
2026: better than 89.5% of districts
4
Schools
1,655
Students
1
5-star school
Top rankedLittleton High School20th of 353 Massachusetts high schools
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Biggest riser
Russell St Elementary up 34 spots statewide this year
Summary:

Littleton is a small, high-performing school district in Massachusetts with four schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade: Shaker Lane Elementary (PK–2), Russell St Elementary (3–5), Littleton Middle School (6–8), and Littleton High School (9–12), with a combined listed enrollment of 1,655 students. The Littleton district ranks 37th of 351 in Massachusetts, at the 89th percentile with 4 stars.

Littleton High School is the standout, ranking 20th of 353 high schools in 2025–2026 at the 94th percentile with 5 stars, up from the 75th percentile two years earlier. It posts a 97.6% graduation rate, a 1.6% dropout rate, and the highest single reported proficiency figure in the data set — 84.35 in high school Science, far above the state's 40.5. Littleton Middle School is consistently strong, ranking between the 87th and 90th percentiles over three years, with ELA proficiency of 69.57% versus 40.03% statewide. Russell St Elementary ranks at the 79th percentile and exceeds state averages in all reported subjects, though its grade-level ELA and math results are closer to district averages. Shaker Lane Elementary serves PK–2, so no test scores or rank history are listed; that absence is expected rather than a weakness.

Every reported 2025–2026 school-level MCAS score in this data set exceeds its state average, with Science a particular district strength. Per-student spending ranges from $14,891 at the middle school to $17,638 at Shaker Lane, and student–teacher ratios are very consistent at 12.9 to 13.2. One notable year-over-year change: 8th Grade Civics fell from 69.81% to 56.69%, still well above the state's 39.77%. Free/reduced lunch data is not available in this extract, so economic context cannot be assessed.

Ranking:
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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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