Elementary Schools in Littleton

Elementary schools in Littleton, Massachusetts are served by two schools in the Littleton school district: Shaker Lane Elementary, which covers grades PK–2 with 425 students, and Russell St Elementary, which covers grades 3–5 with 375 students. Together they serve 800 elementary students within a district ranked 37 of 351 in the state, at the 89th percentile with 4 stars. Because the two schools split the elementary grades, families typically move from Shaker Lane to Russell St.

Russell St Elementary is the academic standout in the measurable data, rated 4 stars and sitting in the top quartile of Massachusetts schools. In 2025–2026, its all-grade MCAS proficiency rates were 53.44% in English Language Arts, 59.68% in Mathematics and 63.16% in Science — all well above state figures of 40.03%, 41.11% and 40.98%. Math improves by grade, from 52.76 in 3rd grade to 62.50 in 4th and 64.04 in 5th. Fifth-grade ELA, at 47.83%, is the relative weak spot but is still above the state's 38.15%. Its rank history is stable and top-quartile: 189 of 916 (79th percentile), 221 of 906 (76th) and 187 of 899 (79th), with 4 stars each year, and subject scores moved by less than one percentage point year over year.

Shaker Lane Elementary stands out on scale and resources, with the larger elementary enrollment (425) and the higher per-student spending ($17,638 in 2020–2021) compared with $15,543 at Russell St — $2,095, or about 13.5%, more. Their student-teacher ratios are nearly identical, 13.2 versus 13.1. Shaker Lane has no MCAS or rank history in this data because grades PK–2 fall below the tested grades, so its academic performance cannot be evaluated here, and the higher spending cannot be linked to measured outcomes. Free/reduced lunch percentages are not reported for either school, so economic context is unknown rather than zero.