Summary:
Medway, Massachusetts has two elementary schools — John D Mc Govern Elementary for grades PK–1 and Burke/Memorial Elementary School for grades 2–4 — that together cover PK–4 within the Medway district, which is rated 54th of 351 districts in the state, in the 85th percentile with 4 stars. Because the two schools serve different grade bands rather than competing for the same students, families experience them as sequential steps in one system. Combined enrollment is 859 students, with Burke/Memorial the larger school at 506 and John D Mc Govern at 353.
Burke/Memorial Elementary School is the academic standout. It has ranked 192 of 899 (79th percentile) in 2025–2026, 130 of 906 (86th percentile) in 2024–2025, and 166 of 916 (82nd percentile) in 2023–2024, holding 4 stars throughout. Its test scores beat the state in every reported subject and grade. Math is especially strong: 2025–2026 All Grades Math was 61.76% proficient versus the state's 41.11%, while All Grades ELA was 52.94% versus 40.03%. Still, results slipped from 2024–2025, when ELA was 61.21% and Math 65.45%, and its rank percentile eased from 86 to 79. Fourth grade ELA, at 50.00%, is the relative soft spot — above the state but below the school's third grade ELA at 55.95%.
John D Mc Govern Elementary has no MCAS scores or rank history here, which is expected for a PK–1 school, so it cannot be compared academically. Its standout is staffing: a student-teacher ratio of 12.9 against Burke/Memorial's 17.6 — about 26.7% lower. Per-student spending is nearly identical: $17,733 versus $17,633, a difference of just $100. Free/reduced-lunch data is not reported for either school, so socioeconomic context and equity comparisons are not possible from this data set.
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