Clinton Elementary

Clinton Elementary School at 100 Church Street in Clinton, MA serves roughly 870 students in grades PK–4, making it the largest school in its comparison group and effectively the town's whole elementary system — it is the only school listed for the Clinton district, which ranks 275th of 351 statewide (22nd percentile, 1 star), the lowest-ranked district among the nearby schools used here for comparison.

Academically, the school posts 28.14% proficiency in ELA and 38.78% in math, placing 10th of 11 in both subjects among nearby schools — ahead only of C A Farley. The contrast with neighbors is sharp: Boylston Elementary School reaches 60.38% in ELA. The most distinctive pattern is that math runs 10.6 points ahead of ELA here, while statewide the two are nearly equal. Third-grade math (41.60) is essentially at the state level, but fourth-grade ELA (20.29) sits 17 points below the state and well below the school's own third grade — so reading and writing, especially in the upper grade, is where the gap concentrates, not math.

Results have also swung widely: after a 2024–25 year at the 50th percentile with 3 stars — math above state, ELA at state — both subjects fell back the following year, and the ELA swing of more than 17 points is large for a school this size, suggesting an outlier year rather than a turnaround. Encouragingly, no measured subgroup ranks below the school's own overall 33rd percentile, and English Language Learners rank highest at the 48th percentile, so this is a school-wide achievement challenge rather than an equity gap between groups. Spending is about $16,459 per student — roughly $2,300 less than the average nearby school — though spending alone does not explain the differences, since Fall Brook spends less and scores higher.