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Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

690^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School is an elementary school serving 348 students in grades K-8 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. The school is part of the Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School district, which is ranked 275 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Old Sturbridge Academy consistently underperforms compared to the state average on MCAS Next Generation assessments across all grades and subjects. In 2024-2025, only 29.07% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 41.53%, and only 20.18% were proficient or better in Math, compared to 40.74% statewide. The school also struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, with Hispanic and White students, as well as special education and low-income students, performing poorly relative to their peers across Massachusetts. Over the past few years, the school's statewide ranking has steadily declined, from 550 out of 932 elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 690 out of 906 in 2024-2025.

When compared to nearby public schools, such as Brimfield Elementary, which is located just 5 miles away and consistently outperforms Old Sturbridge Academy on MCAS assessments, the charter school's underperformance becomes even more apparent. Despite spending a relatively high amount per student, at $15,628 in 2020-2021, Old Sturbridge Academy's academic outcomes do not seem to reflect this higher level of investment, suggesting that the school may be facing significant challenges in effectively educating its diverse student population.

356

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,727

Per pupil spending ?

1 Old Sturbridge Village Road
Sturbridge, MA 01566

(508) 347-0283

District: Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.1%

Hispanic:

33.7%

African American:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2019 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

Massachusetts avg41%

Elementary school

690^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 13 pts since 2019

From bottom 37% (2019) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

277^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 15 pts since 2023

From top 43% (2023) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

275^th of 348Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	690 of 906	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	620 of 916	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	562 of 928	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	550 of 932	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	558 of 936	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	597 of 942	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	56.3	234 of 672	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.6	449 of 632	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	675 of 869	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	586 of 886	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	585 of 887	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	577 of 901	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	556 of 898	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	546 of 902	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	327 of 458	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	345 of 446	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	563 of 736	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.1	379 of 760	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.6	206 of 757	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	203 of 772	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	160 of 705	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	78 of 700	88.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	655 of 884	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	592 of 891	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	487 of 896	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	496 of 908	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	516 of 904	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	602 of 907	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	449 of 717	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	385 of 731	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	288 of 703	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	404 of 905	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	525 of 894	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	416 of 896	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	41.0	559 of 925	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	660 of 737	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	617 of 753	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	612 of 762	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	566 of 764	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	573 of 765	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	627 of 780	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	277 of 484	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	361 of 493	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.8	214 of 501	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	312 of 473	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	369 of 481	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.3	246 of 489	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	209 of 494	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	259 of 376	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	285 of 378	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.9	156 of 364	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	148 of 464	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	267 of 469	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.1	104 of 481	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	94 of 489	80.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	228 of 473	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.4	338 of 483	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.6	196 of 489	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	200 of 497	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	39.2	223 of 441	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.9	120 of 444	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	93 of 503	81.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	244 of 386	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.2	335 of 392	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	226 of 403	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	185 of 404	54.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Disabled (2022)65th percentile+24 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)40th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

White (2025)10th percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2024)49th percentile+23 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science36%-6 vs state

Civics34%-5 vs state

English Language Arts29%-12 vs state

Mathematics20%-21 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, September 9, 2020

OSA is a great fit for students with hands on learning in the classroom as well as the history Knowledge that incur with the students participation's within the village. Great educational program ! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	1 Old Sturbridge Village Road	Sturbridge	01566	Worcester County	Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 347-0283	356	25	14.5		207 (58.1%)	17 (4.8%)	120 (33.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	23.6	690^th of 906 public elementary schools	23.8%		32.4	620^th of 916 public elementary schools	32.3%	70	18.2	27.9	29.6	44.7	11.5	40.6	29.1	13.6	32.6	6.8	18.4	14.3	38.7	20.2	34.1	37.5	35.5	34.4	$17,727
Burgess Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	45 Burgess School Rd	Sturbridge	01566	Worcester County	Sturbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 347-7041	842	70	12.0		656 (77.9%)	14 (1.7%)	105 (12.5%)	20 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.5%)	66.5	315^th of 906 public elementary schools	65.2%		60.5	362^nd of 916 public elementary schools	60.5%	47	57.9	39.6	44.9	42.2			46.4	63.9	55.7	43.7	56.0			54.5	54.4		54.4		$18,124
West Street	Public	2-5	156 West Street	Southbridge	01550	Worcester County	Southbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 764-5470	323	29	11.1		69 (21.4%)	14 (4.3%)	234 (72.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	5.6	887^th of 906 public elementary schools	2.1%		6.9	889^th of 916 public elementary schools	2.9%	2	6.5	5.0	11.8				7.8	0.0	6.4	10.8				6.1	16.0		16.0		$23,689
Eastford Road	Public	PK, KG-1	120 Eastford Road	Southbridge	01550	Worcester County	Southbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 764-5460	397	26	15.2		104 (26.2%)	17 (4.3%)	260 (65.5%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)								(n/a)																			$22,829
Holland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	28 Sturbridge Road	Holland	01521	Hampden County	Holland	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 245-9644	212	20	10.6		187 (88.2%)	3 (1.4%)	14 (6.6%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	59.1	369^th of 906 public elementary schools	59.3%		61.1	354^th of 916 public elementary schools	61.4%	15	43.8	34.4	44.4	45.2			41.6	53.1	50.0	38.9	51.6			49.6	61.1		61.1		$16,278
Charlton Street	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Charlton Street	Southbridge	01550	Worcester County	Southbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 764-5475	288	21	13.7		78 (27.1%)	10 (3.5%)	186 (64.6%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	2.9	905^th of 906 public elementary schools	0.1%		2.8	915^th of 916 public elementary schools	0.1%	10	6.7	4.9	1.9				4.6	3.3	3.3	0.0				2.3	0.0		0.0		$25,162
Brimfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	22 Wales Rd	Brimfield	01010	Hampden County	Brimfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 245-7337	258	28	9.3		228 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	79	191^st of 906 public elementary schools	78.9%		86.1	116^th of 916 public elementary schools	87.3%	75	50.0	42.3	44.4	72.7			52.2	55.9	61.5	82.2	72.7			69.6	68.9		68.9		$20,047
Wales Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	41 Main Street	Wales	01081	Hampden County	Wales	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 245-7748	93	11	8.6		82 (88.2%)	4 (4.3%)	6 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.5	701^st of 906 public elementary schools	22.6%		28	654^th of 916 public elementary schools	28.6%	47		25.0	11.8	36.4			27.1		33.3	5.9	45.5			33.3	17.7		17.7		$32,600
Charlton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	9 Burlingame Road	Charlton	01507	Worcester County	Dudley-Charlton Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 248-7774	333	26	12.9		272 (81.7%)	3 (0.9%)	45 (13.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)								(n/a)																			$18,146
Brookfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	37 Central Street	Brookfield	01506	Worcester County	Brookfield	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 867-8774	289	26	11.1		245 (84.8%)	7 (2.4%)	22 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	65	329^th of 906 public elementary schools	63.7%		68.5	292^nd of 916 public elementary schools	68.1%	37	58.5	39.0	47.4	35.0			45.0	45.0	46.3	68.4	50.0			52.2	73.0		73.0		$15,887

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In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School.

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Students at Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School are 58% White, 34% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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