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McCarthy-Towne School

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McCarthy-Towne School ranks 256 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

256^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

McCarthy-Towne School is an elementary school located in Acton, Massachusetts, serving 441 students in grades K-6. It is part of the highly-ranked Acton-Boxborough school district, which is ranked 38 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

McCarthy-Towne School consistently performs in the top 25-30% of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's MCAS proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally higher than the state averages, though lower than the Acton-Boxborough district averages. McCarthy-Towne School's 6th-grade students stand out, with proficiency rates exceeding 60% in both ELA and Math. The school also performs particularly well for its Asian and Special Education student populations, ranking in the top 5-15% and top 15-20% of Massachusetts elementary schools, respectively.

When compared to nearby schools, McCarthy-Towne School maintains a solid position within the top 25-30% of Massachusetts elementary schools, on par with other Acton-Boxborough district schools like Blanchard Memorial, Luther Conant, and C.T. Douglas. However, it lags behind the exceptional performance of Thoreau Elementary in the neighboring Concord district, which consistently ranks in the top 5-10% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

431

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,924

Per pupil spending ?

9.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11 Charter Road
Acton, MA 01720

(978) 264-3377

District: Acton-Boxborough

Students who attend McCarthy-Towne School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.4%

Hispanic:

14.4%

Asian:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2017 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Massachusetts median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Acton-Boxborough's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg68%

Massachusetts avg41%

256^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 3 pts since 2017

From top 31% (2017) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	72.3	256 of 906	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	254 of 916	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	262 of 928	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	227 of 932	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	223 of 936	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.5	325 of 942	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	413 of 934	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.7	295 of 938	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	87.7	3 of 145	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	77.9	31 of 143	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	59.4	73 of 141	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	56 of 155	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	64.2	180 of 672	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.6	178 of 632	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	62.8	187 of 665	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	147 of 656	77.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	256 of 869	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	285 of 886	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	280 of 887	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.8	236 of 901	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	202 of 898	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.7	291 of 902	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	447 of 893	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	312 of 458	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	237 of 398	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	379 of 736	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	453 of 760	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	325 of 757	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.5	95 of 772	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	30.2	546 of 700	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	245 of 884	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	183 of 891	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	243 of 896	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	202 of 908	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	240 of 904	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	346 of 907	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	352 of 898	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	147 of 717	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	139 of 731	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	172 of 703	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	59.6	299 of 905	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.0	253 of 894	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	51.2	426 of 896	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	392 of 886	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	74.7	234 of 925	74.7%	★★★★☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	76.8	83 of 399	79.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	210 of 737	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	243 of 753	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	308 of 762	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	249 of 764	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.9	250 of 765	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	329 of 780	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	410 of 772	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2023)98th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+8 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)79th percentile+3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)75th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

White (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science61%+19 vs state

English Language Arts56%+14 vs state

Mathematics51%+11 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Center School	Public	PK, KG-5	403 Great Rd	Stow	01775	Middlesex County	Nashoba	No	No	No	No	(978) 897-0290	485	38	12.6		384 (79.2%)	7 (1.4%)	40 (8.2%)	24 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.2%)	74.1	235^th of 906 public elementary schools	74.1%		82.7	149^th of 916 public elementary schools	83.7%	86	63.5	49.3	44.3		53.1	61.9	56.9	58.6		59.3	54.3	54.3	$20,841

Frequently Asked Questions about McCarthy-Towne School

What district is McCarthy-Towne School in?

Acton-Boxborough

What is the racial makeup of McCarthy-Towne School?

Students at McCarthy-Towne School are 66% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of McCarthy-Towne School attend?

Students who attend McCarthy-Towne School usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend McCarthy-Towne School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended McCarthy-Towne School.

Is McCarthy-Towne School a good school?

McCarthy-Towne School ranks 256^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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