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Luther Conant School

Public Grades K-6

74^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Luther Conant School is an outstanding elementary school located in Acton, Massachusetts, serving 413 students in grades K-6. As part of the highly-ranked Acton-Boxborough school district, Luther Conant consistently performs among the top elementary schools in the state, with exceptional academic achievement across all grade levels and subject areas.

The school's MCAS proficiency rates are significantly higher than the state averages, with 72.02% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 69.26% proficient in Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year - over 30 percentage points above the state averages. Luther Conant's performance is particularly strong in 6th grade, where proficiency rates reach 79.17% in ELA and 86.11% in Mathematics. The school also maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13 to 13.6 students per teacher.

Within the Acton-Boxborough district, Luther Conant School generally outperforms the other elementary schools, including Blanchard Memorial School, C.T. Douglas Elementary School, McCarthy-Towne School, and Merriam School. The school's consistent high performance and exceptional rankings among Massachusetts elementary schools make it a standout educational institution within the district and the state.

410

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,867

Per pupil spending ?

6.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 Taylor Road
Acton, MA 01720

(978) 266-2550

District: Acton-Boxborough

Students who attend Luther Conant School usually attend:

Middle:	Raymond J Grey Junior High
High:	Acton-Boxborough Regional High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

52.4%

White:

30.2%

Hispanic:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2017 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (72% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2017

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg68%

Massachusetts avg41%

74^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 5 pts since 2017

From top 3% (2017) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Acton-Boxborough

38^th of 348Acton-Boxborough 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	74 of 906	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	54 of 916	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	25 of 928	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	18 of 932	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	16 of 936	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.5	94 of 942	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	68 of 934	92.7%	★★★★★
2017	91.6	32 of 938	96.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	36 of 142	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	43 of 152	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	33 of 145	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	40 of 143	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.7	30 of 141	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	31 of 155	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	30 of 154	80.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	92.4	24 of 672	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	72.9	126 of 665	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	115 of 656	82.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	71 of 869	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.8	62 of 886	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	26 of 887	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	17 of 901	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	16 of 898	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.1	72 of 902	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	65 of 893	92.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	99.6	2 of 420	99.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	86.0	45 of 772	94.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	83 of 884	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	41 of 891	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	39 of 896	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	31 of 908	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	92.8	32 of 904	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	83.0	128 of 907	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.2	96 of 898	89.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	67 of 717	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	71.1	145 of 731	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	161 of 703	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	95.1	15 of 905	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	11 of 894	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	76.8	127 of 896	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	93 of 886	89.5%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	95.2	11 of 925	98.8%	★★★★★

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	91.6	35 of 399	91.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	238 of 737	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.5	138 of 753	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	96 of 762	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	94 of 764	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	88.2	46 of 765	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	58.9	322 of 780	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.6	183 of 772	76.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)100th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)94th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)91st percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)75th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science79%+38 vs state

English Language Arts72%+30 vs state

Mathematics69%+29 vs state

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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)		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 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
Luther Conant School	Public	K-6	80 Taylor Road	Acton	01720	Middlesex County	Acton-Boxborough	No	No	No	No	(978) 266-2550	410	33	12.4		124 (30.2%)	17 (4.1%)	29 (7.1%)	215 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	89.7	74^th of 906 public elementary schools	91.8%		91.8	54^th of 916 public elementary schools	94.1%	20	55.4	76.3	77.9	79.2	72.0	56.9	69.2	63.2	86.1	69.3	79.4	79.4	$20,867
McCarthy-Towne School	Public	K-6	11 Charter Road	Acton	01720	Middlesex County	Acton-Boxborough	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 264-3377	431	35	12.3		286 (66.4%)	18 (4.2%)	62 (14.4%)	40 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	72.3	256^th of 906 public elementary schools	71.7%		74.2	254^th of 916 public elementary schools	72.3%	2	40.5	57.8	56.3	62.5	55.8	48.8	54.7	37.5	62.5	51.4	60.9	60.9	$20,924
Merriam School	Public	K-6	11 Charter Road	Acton	01720	Middlesex County	Acton-Boxborough	No	No	No	No	(978) 264-3371	395	30	13.1		254 (64.3%)	16 (4.1%)	30 (7.6%)	65 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	79.5	188^th of 906 public elementary schools	79.2%		77.6	212^th of 916 public elementary schools	76.9%	24	63.1	56.9	50.8	58.3	57.3	75.0	51.7	43.8	65.3	59.3	70.3	70.3	$20,044
C.T. Douglas Elementary School	Public	K-6	73 Spruce Street	Acton	01720	Middlesex County	Acton-Boxborough	No	No	No	No	(978) 266-2560	408	30	13.8		256 (62.7%)	7 (1.7%)	49 (12.0%)	58 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.3%)	69.1	290^th of 906 public elementary schools	68.0%		76.8	224^th of 916 public elementary schools	75.5%	66	40.3	42.1	61.5	79.1	54.2	40.3	45.6	58.5	75.6	53.7	61.5	61.5	$19,611
Paul P Gates Elementary School	Public	K-6	75 Spruce Street	Acton	01720	Middlesex County	Acton-Boxborough	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 266-2570	380	30	12.6		109 (28.7%)	10 (2.6%)	24 (6.3%)	209 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)	97	3^rd of 906 public elementary schools	99.7%		94.7	22^nd of 916 public elementary schools	97.6%	19	76.6	92.7	80.0	85.1	82.7	82.8	85.4	71.1	89.4	82.2	80.0	80.0	$21,423
Thoreau	Public	PK, KG-5	29 Prairie Street	Concord	01742	Middlesex County	Concord	No	No	No	No	(978) 318-1300	401	40	10.1		276 (68.8%)	6 (1.5%)	32 (8.0%)	41 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.2%)	87.5	100^th of 906 public elementary schools	89.0%		93.9	31^st of 916 public elementary schools	96.6%	69	76.1	58.9	62.9		65.8	64.2	56.2	80.7		66.3	79.4	79.4	$27,678
Blanchard Memorial School	Public	K-6	493 Massachusetts Avenue	Boxborough	01719	Middlesex County	Acton-Boxborough	No	No	No	No	(978) 263-4569	469	40	11.8		235 (50.1%)	12 (2.6%)	44 (9.4%)	142 (30.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.0%)	87.5	102^nd of 906 public elementary schools	88.7%		89.1	85^th of 916 public elementary schools	90.7%	17	65.1	65.3	56.5	71.4	65.1	75.8	66.7	64.5	61.2	66.6	62.9	62.9	$20,694
Green Meadow	Public	PK, KG-3	5 Tiger Drive	Maynard	01754	Middlesex County	Maynard	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 897-8246	456	38	11.9		322 (70.6%)	20 (4.4%)	70 (15.4%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.6%)								(n/a)	38.3				38.3	26.3				26.3			$24,114
Shaker Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	35 Shaker Lane	Littleton	01460	Middlesex County	Littleton	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 486-3959	425	32	13.2		306 (72.0%)	5 (1.2%)	23 (5.4%)	62 (14.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.4%)								(n/a)													$19,290
Willard	Public	PK, KG-5	185 Powder Mill Rd	Concord	01742	Middlesex County	Concord	No	No	No	No	(978) 318-1340	432	41	10.5		322 (74.5%)	27 (6.3%)	31 (7.2%)	25 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.3%)	90.5	62^nd of 906 public elementary schools	93.2%		90.4	68^th of 916 public elementary schools	92.6%	6	69.7	62.5	77.2		70.1	68.2	59.7	74.7		67.7	79.8	79.8	$25,645

Frequently Asked Questions about Luther Conant School

What schools do graduates of Luther Conant School attend?

Students who attend Luther Conant School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Raymond J Grey Junior High
High : Acton-Boxborough Regional High

Is Luther Conant School a good school?

Yes. Luther Conant School ranks in the top 8.2% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What district is Luther Conant School in?

Acton-Boxborough

How many students attend Luther Conant School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Luther Conant School.

What is the racial makeup of Luther Conant School?

Students at Luther Conant School are 52% Asian, 30% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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