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Spofford Pond

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Spofford Pond ranks 226 th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-6

226^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Spofford Pond is a public elementary school in Boxford, Massachusetts, serving grades 3–6 with 411 students in a small suburban community north of Boston. In 2025–26 it ranks 226th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools (75th percentile, 4 stars), and the Boxford district ranks 87th of 351 (75th percentile, 4 stars). That is a strong top-quartile position, though below the school's peak of 52nd of 932 (94th percentile, 5 stars) in 2015–16. All-grade MCAS Next Generation proficiency is 53.88% in English language arts, 57.28% in math, and 52.43% in science, all well above state figures of 40.03%, 41.11%, and 40.98%.

Compared with nearby schools, Spofford stands out. Its district outranks North Andover (126/351), Pentucket (131/351), Georgetown (169/351), and Haverhill (294/351). Spofford's ELA proficiency is the highest among nearby schools with comparable data; its math proficiency is second only to Franklin's 61.83%, and its science proficiency second only to Annie L Sargent School's 56.14% — making it the most balanced high performer in the group. It is clearly stronger than the Haverhill schools (Caleb Dustin Hunking School, Golden Hill, and Bradford Elementary), where proficiency often falls below state averages. Its student-teacher ratio of 9.9 is the lowest among nearby schools, and per-student spending was $20,426 in 2020–21, second only to same-district Harry Lee Cole ($20,723), a PK–2 feeder 2.66 miles away that has no test scores in this data.

Within the school, grades 4 and 6 are strongest, with 4th-grade math at 65.38%, 6th-grade math at 63.96%, and 3rd-, 4th-, and 6th-grade ELA above 57%. Fifth grade is the clear relative weak spot: ELA 41.75%, math 43.69%, and science 52.43%. These remain above state levels, but 5th-grade ELA and math are only modestly above. Science has swung most — all-grade science, effectively 5th-grade science, fell from 69.32% in 2023–24 to 61.32% in 2024–25 and 52.43% in 2025–26. Encouragingly, the school's effectiveness rankings for special education students (87th percentile in 2025–26), low-income students (84th percentile in 2023–24), and students with disabilities (94th percentile in 2021–22) exceed its overall 75th-percentile rank.

411

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,605

Per pupil spending ?

7.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

31 Spofford Road
Boxford, MA 01921-1501

(978) 352-8616

District: Boxford

Students who attend Spofford Pond usually attend:

Middle:	Masconomet Regional Middle School
High:	Masconomet Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.9%

Hispanic:

5.8%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Massachusetts median (75th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg55%

Massachusetts avg41%

226^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

87^th of 351Boxford 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
2026	75.0	226 of 899	74.9%	★★★★☆
2025	76.4	224 of 906	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	216 of 916	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	178 of 928	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	161 of 932	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.8	204 of 936	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	221 of 942	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	122 of 934	86.9%	★★★★☆
2017	85.9	100 of 938	89.3%	★★★★☆
2016	90.2	52 of 932	94.4%	★★★★★
2015	87.4	69 of 914	92.5%	★★★★★
2014	87.2	72 of 926	92.2%	★★★★★
2013	89.8	43 of 928	95.4%	★★★★★
2012	86.2	94 of 930	89.9%	★★★★☆
2011	83.5	136 of 924	85.3%	★★★★☆
2010	83.1	140 of 920	84.8%	★★★★☆
2009	84.6	112 of 909	87.7%	★★★★☆
2008	87.0	73 of 908	92.0%	★★★★★
2007	86.5	83 of 911	90.9%	★★★★★
2006	87.2	90 of 911	90.1%	★★★★★
2005	91.3	32 of 887	96.4%	★★★★★
2004	87.7	75 of 882	91.5%	★★★★★
2003	85.9	100 of 884	88.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	88.1	39 of 672	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	76.8	94 of 632	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	131 of 665	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	81 of 656	87.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	77.9	173 of 869	80.1%	★★★★☆
2025	74.6	213 of 869	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	217 of 886	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	226 of 887	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	216 of 901	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	197 of 898	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	274 of 902	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.3	143 of 893	84.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	73.6	123 of 760	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	157 of 757	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	83 of 772	89.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	259 of 879	70.5%	★★★★☆
2025	75.6	207 of 884	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	192 of 891	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	126 of 896	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	117 of 908	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	214 of 904	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	174 of 907	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	114 of 898	87.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	77.8	91 of 709	87.2%	★★★★☆
2025	77.1	105 of 717	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	76 of 731	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	47 of 703	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	74.2	165 of 905	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	213 of 894	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	53.6	383 of 896	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	289 of 886	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	78.9	185 of 925	80.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	268 of 734	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.0	258 of 737	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	253 of 753	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	213 of 762	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	187 of 764	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	233 of 765	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	255 of 780	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.9	138 of 772	82.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)94th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)87th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)84th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile+5 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)80th percentile~ school

Male (2026)71st percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)63rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics57%+16 vs state

English Language Arts54%+14 vs state

Science52%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Spofford Pond	Public	3-6	31 Spofford Road	Boxford	01921	Essex County	Boxford	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 352-8616	411	42	9.9	7.5%	357 (86.9%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.8%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	75	226^th of 899 public elementary schools	74.9%		76.4	224^th of 906 public elementary schools	75.3%	2	59.0	57.7	41.8	57.3			53.9	55.3	65.4	43.7	64.0			57.3	52.4		52.4		$22,605
Penn Brook	Public	PK, KG-5	68 Elm Street	Georgetown	01833	Essex County	Georgetown	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 352-5785	674	39	17.3	12.8%	622 (92.3%)	5 (0.7%)	24 (3.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	51.5	441^st of 899 public elementary schools	50.9%		58.6	371^st of 906 public elementary schools	59.1%	70	41.9	51.2	35.2				42.5	31.2	64.3	33.0				42.2	42.9		42.9		$17,855
Harry Lee Cole	Public	PK, KG-2	26 Middleton Rd	Boxford	01921	Essex County	Boxford	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 887-2856	367	28	13.0	4.9%	329 (89.6%)	4 (1.1%)	11 (3.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)								(n/a)																			$20,768
Elmer S Bagnall	Public	PK, KG-6	253 School Street	Groveland	01834	Essex County	Pentucket	No	No	No	No	(978) 372-8856	519	43	12.1	17.7%	438 (84.4%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (11.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	63.5	326^th of 899 public elementary schools	63.7%		66.2	317^th of 906 public elementary schools	65.0%	9	65.6	41.2	37.5	63.9			51.6	62.5	45.9	29.7	62.5			50.2	34.4		34.4		$18,387
Annie L Sargent School	Public	1-5	300 Abbott Street	North Andover	01845	Essex County	North Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 725-3673	441	33	13.4	9.1%	360 (81.6%)	3 (0.7%)	34 (7.7%)	29 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	66.9	290^th of 899 public elementary schools	67.7%		70.4	280^th of 906 public elementary schools	69.1%	10	47.3	48.3	50.0				48.5	40.8	55.3	58.4				51.0	56.1		56.1		$16,431
Bradford Elementary	Public	K-4	118 Montvale Street	Bradford	01835	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-2443	443	44	10.0	58.9%	202 (45.6%)	26 (5.9%)	201 (45.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	46.4	481^st of 899 public elementary schools	46.5%		40.9	544^th of 906 public elementary schools	40.0%	63	40.6	30.2					35.7	44.3	46.5					45.4					$20,115
Anne Bradstreet Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	115 Phillips Brooks Road	North Andover	01845	Essex County	North Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 794-1577	462	33	14.0	22.1%	319 (69.0%)	9 (1.9%)	77 (16.7%)	38 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)								(n/a)																			$20,257
Franklin	Public	1-5	2 Cypress Terrace	North Andover	01845	Essex County	North Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 794-1990	383	29	13.1	16.7%	279 (72.8%)	14 (3.7%)	41 (10.7%)	32 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	69.9	264^th of 899 public elementary schools	70.6%		70.4	281^st of 906 public elementary schools	69.0%	17	50.6	45.1	42.7				46.3	68.3	63.7	51.5				61.8	44.1		44.1		$18,382
Atkinson	Public	1-5	111 Phillips Brooks Rd	North Andover	01845	Essex County	North Andover	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 794-0124	274	24	11.5	41.2%	151 (55.1%)	21 (7.7%)	76 (27.7%)	13 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.0%)	43.6	505^th of 899 public elementary schools	43.8%		24.9	679^th of 906 public elementary schools	25.1%	174	53.3	38.2	21.5				37.2	58.3	27.3	33.9				40.0	32.3		32.3		$21,141
Caleb Dustin Hunking School	Public	K-8	480 So. Main Street	Haverhill	01835	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-5787	1,062	85	12.5	47.4%	592 (55.7%)	66 (6.2%)	351 (33.1%)	19 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.2%)	41.2	524^th of 899 public elementary schools	41.7%		45.4	501^st of 906 public elementary schools	44.7%	23	32.5	38.1	26.9	30.7	32.1	30.3	31.2	33.7	48.8	38.8	43.6	37.7	43.2	41.2	36.4	27.3	31.5	26.6	$18,224

Frequently Asked Questions about Spofford Pond

How many students attend Spofford Pond?

In the 2024-25 school year, 411 students attended Spofford Pond.

Is Spofford Pond a good school?

Spofford Pond ranks 226^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Spofford Pond?

Students at Spofford Pond are 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Spofford Pond attend?

Students who attend Spofford Pond usually go on to attend:

Middle : Masconomet Regional Middle School
High : Masconomet Regional High School

What district is Spofford Pond in?

Boxford

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