Summary:
West Boylston, Massachusetts has exactly one elementary school — Major Edwards Elementary — serving grades PK through 5 with 462 students, so there are no in-district peers to compare against; the meaningful benchmarks are state averages and the school's own trajectory. The West Boylston district ranks 79th of 351 districts (77th percentile, 4 stars), while the elementary school ranks 280th of 899 (69th percentile, 3 stars) — its best showing in three years. Because district figures include the middle and high school grades, the secondary level appears to lift the district's profile above the elementary school's own standing.
Math and science are the school's signature strengths. In 2025‑2026, 60.56% of students were proficient in mathematics versus 41.11% statewide (+19.5 points), and science stood at 58.33% versus 40.98% (+17.4). ELA is the relative weakness at 43.66% against 40.03% — only about 3.6 points above state. By grade, math proficiency climbs from 48.65% in 3rd to 64.56% in 4th to 70.00% in 5th (30.5 points above state), while ELA moves 39.19% → 56.96% → 31.67%, making 4th grade the ELA standout and leaving 3rd and 5th below state. Fifth grade shows a 38.3-point internal math-versus-ELA gap, compared with under 2 points statewide. These are different cohorts, not the same students tracked over time.
Rankings are climbing — 63rd, 64th, then 69th percentile — with growth coming from ELA (+4.05 points) and science (+3.40), while math was essentially flat (−0.31). Per-student spending was $20,838 in 2020‑2021 and the student–teacher ratio is 13.7:1, roughly 34 teachers for 462 students. Two caveats matter: the free/reduced-price lunch rate is unreported (unknown, not zero), so student need cannot be contextualized, and no state spending or ratio benchmark is provided. Overall, this is a solidly above-average, improving school, strongest in math and science, with ELA the clear growth opportunity.
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