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Boylston Elementary School

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Boylston Elementary School ranks 200 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

200^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Boylston Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Boylston, MA. With 336 students, the school is part of the Berlin-Boylston school district, which is ranked 55 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Boylston Elementary consistently outperforms the state average on MCAS Next Generation assessments, with 57.41% of students proficient or better in ELA and 61.11% proficient or better in Math, compared to the state averages of 41.53% and 40.74% respectively.

The school's exceptional performance extends to specific student subgroups as well. In 2024-2025, Boylston Elementary ranked 34th out of 458 Massachusetts elementary schools for Hispanic students and 167th out of 717 for special education students. This suggests the school is effectively meeting the needs of diverse learners. Additionally, Boylston Elementary spends significantly more per student than the state average, with $16,417 spent per student in 2020-2021 compared to the state average of $15,161. The school also has a lower student-teacher ratio than many nearby schools, with a ratio of 12.6 in 2023-2024 compared to ratios of 13.9 and 14.1 at the nearby Worcester schools.

Overall, Boylston Elementary School is a standout institution in the region, consistently ranking in the top 25% of Massachusetts elementary schools over the past 5 years. The school's strong academic performance, effective resource allocation, and ability to support diverse student populations make it an attractive option for families in the area.

347

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,403

Per pupil spending ?

200 Sewall Street
Boylston, MA 01505

(508) 869-2200

District: Berlin-Boylston

Students who attend Boylston Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Tahanto Regional High

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.1%

Hispanic:

11.2%

Asian:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2021 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg58%

Massachusetts avg41%

200^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▬ steady since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Berlin-Boylston

55^th of 348Berlin-Boylston 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	78.2	200 of 906	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	194 of 916	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	201 of 928	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	285 of 932	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.5	211 of 936	77.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	205 of 869	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	186 of 886	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	229 of 887	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	207 of 901	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	216 of 898	75.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	34 of 458	92.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	246 of 736	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	253 of 757	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	187 of 884	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	252 of 891	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	206 of 896	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	363 of 908	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.5	217 of 904	76.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	167 of 717	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	227 of 731	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.8	135 of 703	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	50.6	413 of 905	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.6	220 of 894	75.4%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	77.3	203 of 925	78.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	200 of 737	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	211 of 753	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	218 of 762	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	51.6	390 of 764	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.3	237 of 765	69.0%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)93rd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)78th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

White (2025)73rd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics61%+20 vs state

English Language Arts57%+16 vs state

Science55%+13 vs state

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Schools Near Boylston Elementary School

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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
Boylston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Sewall Street	Boylston	01505	Worcester County	Berlin-Boylston	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 869-2200	347	27	12.8		271 (78.1%)	4 (1.2%)	39 (11.2%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	78.2	200^th of 906 public elementary schools	77.9%		79	194^th of 916 public elementary schools	78.8%	6	55.6	59.0	58.3		57.4	66.7	64.1	53.3		61.1	55.0	55.0	$18,403
Clark St Community	Public	PK, KG-6	280 Clark Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3545	278	22	12.7		39 (14.0%)	54 (19.4%)	155 (55.8%)	18 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	13.6	802^nd of 906 public elementary schools	11.5%		12.3	831^st of 916 public elementary schools	9.3%	29	25.8	18.2	4.8	13.9	16.5	35.5	9.1	19.1	16.7	19.8	10.0	10.0	$22,846
Spring Street School	Public	K-4	123 Spring Street	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8700	304	21	14.4		161 (53.0%)	7 (2.3%)	26 (8.6%)	94 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	82.6	151^st of 906 public elementary schools	83.3%		90.4	69^th of 916 public elementary schools	92.5%	82	71.2	47.5			59.2	83.1	59.0			70.8			$19,794
Worcester Arts Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-6	315 St Nicholas Avenue	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3575	372	26	14.5		139 (37.4%)	82 (22.0%)	100 (26.9%)	40 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	51.9	436^th of 906 public elementary schools	51.9%		59.4	375^th of 916 public elementary schools	59.1%	61	39.7	52.3	45.5	42.2	44.5	25.9	47.7	43.2	48.9	40.3	43.2	43.2	$23,599
Burncoat Street	Public	K-6	526 Burncoat Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3537	223	21	10.8		63 (28.3%)	32 (14.3%)	118 (52.9%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	12.2	822^nd of 906 public elementary schools	9.3%		16	788^th of 916 public elementary schools	14.0%	34	16.7	12.5	7.4	26.7	16.0	11.1	18.8	7.4	30.0	16.8	14.8	14.8	$23,532
Norrback Avenue	Public	PK, KG-6	44 Malden Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3500	504	43	11.8		143 (28.4%)	146 (29.0%)	183 (36.3%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	17.4	770^th of 906 public elementary schools	15.0%		13.1	823^rd of 916 public elementary schools	10.2%	53	14.3	27.1	10.9	29.2	20.4	12.5	27.1	21.9	23.9	21.3	23.4	23.4	$27,007
Lincoln Street	Public	K-6	549 Lincoln Street	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3504	177	18	9.5		32 (18.1%)	44 (24.9%)	74 (41.8%)	14 (7.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.8%)	20.2	733^rd of 906 public elementary schools	19.1%		25.3	688^th of 916 public elementary schools	24.9%	45	21.9	28.6	19.1	26.7	23.6	43.8	14.3	14.3	13.3	24.7	14.3	14.3	$24,001
Walter J. Paton School	Public	K-4	58 Grafton Street	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8626	269	22	12.0		160 (59.5%)	6 (2.2%)	26 (9.7%)	51 (19.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.2%)	83.7	138^th of 906 public elementary schools	84.8%		81.2	168^th of 916 public elementary schools	81.7%	30	59.7	51.0			55.6	80.7	66.7			74.1			$21,003
Thorndyke Road	Public	K-6	30 Thorndyke Rd	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3550	319	21	14.8		108 (33.9%)	51 (16.0%)	139 (43.6%)	13 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	32.3	615^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.1%		23.2	706^th of 916 public elementary schools	22.9%	91	24.6	23.7	41.3	17.5	27.1	14.0	31.6	45.7	30.0	29.3	52.2	52.2	$19,433
Worcester Academic Center for Transition (ACT)	Public	1-6	14 New Bond Street	Worcester	01609	Worcester County	Worcester	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(508) 538-9106	49	13	3.8		15 (30.6%)	7 (14.3%)	23 (46.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.1%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Boylston Elementary School

What district is Boylston Elementary School in?

Berlin-Boylston

How many students attend Boylston Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 347 students attended Boylston Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Boylston Elementary School?

Students at Boylston Elementary School are 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Boylston Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Boylston Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Tahanto Regional High

Is Boylston Elementary School a good school?

Boylston Elementary School ranks 200^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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