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At a glance

106^thof 351 Massachusetts districts▲ 32

Better than 69% of Massachusetts districts

Elementary 1Grades K-6

31 Spring Street
Petersham, MA 01366·(978) 724-3363·All Massachusetts district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 69.8% of districts

School

142

Students

Top rankedPetersham Center270^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Petersham Center up 53 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Petersham has one school in this data set: Petersham Center, an elementary school serving grades K–6 with 142 students, located at 31 Spring Street in the Petersham district; there are no middle, high, or alternative schools listed, so district-level test results are identical to school-level results. Free/reduced lunch is not reported, so socioeconomic context is unknown and should not be treated as 0% or as a weakness. The student-teacher ratio is 11.3:1 in 2024-2025, and per-student spending is $18,199 from 2020-2021, which is older than the test and ranking data.

Petersham Center is the standout school by default, and its recent trajectory is strong. The district ranks 106 of 351, in the 70th percentile with 4 stars. The school’s rank history improved from 460 of 916, 50th percentile, 3 stars in 2023-2024 to 323 of 906, 64th percentile, 3 stars in 2024-2025, then 270 of 899, 70th percentile, 4 stars in 2025-2026—a gain of 190 rank positions and 20 percentile points over two years. In 2025-2026, it scored above the state average in all three aggregate subjects: ELA 56.58 vs. 40.03, Mathematics 51.32 vs. 41.11, and Science 60 vs. 40.98. From 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, ELA rose from 54.22 to 56.58 and Mathematics rose from 45.12 to 51.32; Science fell from 76.19 to 60 but remained well above the state average of 40.98.

Upper elementary grades are a major strength. In 2025-2026, 6th grade ELA was 77.78 vs. state 40.26, 6th grade Mathematics was 72.22 vs. 42.59, 5th grade ELA was 65 vs. 38.15, 5th grade Mathematics was 55 vs. 39.5, and 5th grade Science was 60 vs. 43.07. Early-grade math is the main relative gap: 3rd grade Mathematics was 40.91 vs. 42.19, and 4th grade Mathematics was 37.5 vs. 43.2. Because the school has 142 students across K–6, roughly 20 students per grade, one student is worth about 5 percentage points, so grade-level percentages are directional signals rather than precise long-term trends. Science is effectively a grade-5 measure, making it especially volatile in a small school; after grade 6, students are not represented in this local public school list.

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Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

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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)		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 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th 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 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Petersham Center	Public	K-6	31 Spring Street	Petersham	01366	Worcester County	Petersham	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 724-3363	142	13	11.3	29.2%	123 (86.6%)	3 (2.1%)	11 (7.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	69.6	270^th of 899 public elementary schools	70.0%		65.7	323^rd of 906 public elementary schools	64.3%	53	45.5	37.5	65.0	77.8	56.6	40.9	37.5	55.0	72.2	51.3	60.0	60.0	$19,591

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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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