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Middle Schools in Nashoba

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At a glance

DistrictNashoba69^th of 351 Massachusetts districtsFull district overview →

Schools

492

Students

Top rankedHale68^th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools

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Biggest riser

Luther Burbank Middle School up 39 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Nashoba district in Massachusetts contains two middle schools, both serving grades 6–8: Hale in Stow, with 247 students, and Luther Burbank Middle School in Lancaster, with 245. The district ranks 69 of 351 statewide, at the 80th percentile with 4 stars. Both schools are strong performers, each landing in the top 15% of Massachusetts middle schools in 2025–2026.

In the latest rankings the two are essentially tied: Hale at 68 of 478 (86th percentile, 4 stars) and Luther Burbank Middle School at 69 of 478 (86th percentile, 4 stars). Their trajectories, however, differ sharply. Hale has long been the higher performer but slipped from its 2024–2025 peak of 46 of 484 (90th percentile, 5 stars), while Luther Burbank Middle School climbed steadily from 147 of 493 (70th percentile) in 2023–2024. In 2024–2025, Hale led Luther Burbank Middle School by 11.18 points in ELA, 19.90 in math, 22.13 in science and 16.47 in civics; by 2025–2026 those core gaps had nearly vanished. ELA is a virtual tie (60.17 vs. 59.73), math nearly tied (63.96 vs. 63.40) and science nearly tied (63.08 vs. 62.35). Civics is the clearest difference, with Hale ahead by 7.06 points, 60.00 to 52.94.

Hale’s scores declined across every reported all-grade subject year over year, while Luther Burbank Middle School improved in all of them, with especially large math and science gains. Grade-level strengths differ: Luther Burbank Middle School shines in 6th grade (ELA 66.23, math 64.94), while Hale is strongest in 7th-grade math (69.05) and 8th-grade ELA (68.75). Both are strong in 8th-grade math yet slightly below the district average of 68.80. Relative weak spots include Hale’s 6th-grade ELA (52.05) and Luther Burbank Middle School’s 7th-grade math (56.16) and 8th-grade civics (52.94) — all still above the state. Luther Burbank Middle School spends more per student ($21,890 vs. $19,329 in 2020–2021) with a slightly lower student-teacher ratio (10.4 vs. 11.0), yet outcomes are near-tied. Free/reduced lunch data are blank for both, and spending figures predate the test scores.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)		MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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 (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Luther Burbank Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Hollywood Drive	Lancaster	01523	Worcester County	Nashoba	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 365-4558	245	23	10.4	17.6%	178 (72.7%)	4 (1.6%)	39 (15.9%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)	85.5	69^th of 478 public middle schools	85.6%		74.8	108^th of 484 public middle schools	77.7%	39	66.2	54.8	59.3	60.2	64.9	56.2	68.2	63.4	62.4	62.4	52.9	$21,918
Hale	Public	6-8	55 Hartley Road	Stow	01775	Middlesex County	Nashoba	No	No	No	No	(978) 897-4788	247	22	11.0	1.5%	197 (79.8%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.5%)	14 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.9%)	86	68^th of 478 public middle schools	85.8%		92.1	46^th of 484 public middle schools	90.5%	22	52.1	59.5	68.8	59.7	54.8	69.1	67.7	64.0	63.1	63.1	60.0	$22,245

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Maynard	2.72 mi	3	160^th
Acton-Boxborough	3.08 mi	9	44^th
Boxborough (non-op)	3.13 mi	1
Hudson	3.25 mi	5	236^th
Acton (non-op)	3.38 mi	5

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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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