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Merriam School

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Merriam School ranks 188 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

188^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Merriam School is an elementary school located in Acton, Massachusetts, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 404 students. It is part of the Acton-Boxborough school district, which is ranked 38th out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Merriam School consistently ranks in the top 25% of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in MCAS Next Generation assessments for English Language Arts (57.31%) and Mathematics (59.30%) are higher than the state averages (41.53% and 40.74%, respectively). Merriam School's performance is particularly strong in 3rd grade MCAS, where the proficiency rates exceed the district and state averages. The school's performance in Science is also noteworthy, with 70.31% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 41.51%.

Merriam School's male students outperform the state average, ranking in the top 12% of Massachusetts elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's special education and low socioeconomic status students also perform well, ranking in the top 16% and 36% of Massachusetts elementary schools, respectively. When compared to other elementary schools in the Acton-Boxborough district, Merriam School generally performs on par or slightly below the top-performing schools, such as Paul P. Gates Elementary and Blanchard Memorial School. However, Merriam School outperforms nearby schools in other districts, such as Green Meadow in Maynard and Center School in Stow, suggesting that the Acton-Boxborough district as a whole provides a high-quality education.

395

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,044

Per pupil spending ?

5.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11 Charter Road
Acton, MA 01720

(978) 264-3371

District: Acton-Boxborough

Students who attend Merriam School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.3%

Asian:

16.5%

Hispanic:

7.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2017 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (60% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg68%

Massachusetts avg41%

188^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 2 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	79.5	188 of 906	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	212 of 916	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	169 of 928	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	205 of 932	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	200 of 936	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	180 of 942	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	211 of 934	77.4%	★★★★☆
2017	79.7	174 of 938	81.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	87 of 142	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	91 of 152	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	92 of 145	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.0	85 of 143	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.2	71 of 141	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	49 of 155	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	59 of 154	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	65.1	174 of 672	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	65.0	163 of 632	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.7	159 of 665	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	171 of 656	73.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	253 of 869	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	208 of 886	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	190 of 887	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	265 of 901	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	240 of 898	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	127 of 902	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	197 of 893	77.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	58.9	271 of 757	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.1	90 of 772	88.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	106 of 884	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	201 of 891	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	156 of 896	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	159 of 908	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	167 of 904	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	224 of 907	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	211 of 898	76.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	114 of 717	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	222 of 731	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	342 of 703	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.0	202 of 905	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	201 of 894	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.1	235 of 896	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	251 of 886	71.7%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	73.6	244 of 925	73.6%	★★★★☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	85.8	59 of 399	85.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	204 of 737	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	254 of 753	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.9	158 of 762	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	255 of 764	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.6	225 of 765	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	275 of 780	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.7	282 of 772	63.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)88th percentile+9 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)85th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)74th percentile-4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)74th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)64th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)39th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science70%+29 vs state

Mathematics59%+19 vs state

English Language Arts57%+16 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 Merriam School

What district is Merriam School in?

Acton-Boxborough

What schools do graduates of Merriam School attend?

Students who attend Merriam School usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Merriam School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 395 students attended Merriam School.

Is Merriam School a good school?

Merriam School ranks 188^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Merriam School?

Students at Merriam School are 64% White, 16% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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