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Willard

Public Grades PK, KG-5

62^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Willard is an exceptional elementary school located in Concord, Massachusetts, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 451 students. This top-performing school consistently ranks within the top 7% of Massachusetts elementary schools, making it a standout institution in the region.

Willard's academic performance is truly remarkable, with students consistently outperforming the state and district averages on the MCAS Next Generation assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, Willard's proficiency rates were 70.05% in English Language Arts, 67.74% in Mathematics, and 79.75% in Science, far exceeding the state averages of 41.53%, 40.74%, and 41.51%, respectively. Willard's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, with its male students ranking 14th out of 884 Massachusetts elementary schools and its white students ranking 50th out of 737 schools.

Willard's consistent high ranking and 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years is a testament to the school's exceptional educational practices. With a relatively low student-teacher ratio ranging from 11.1 to 12.3 students per teacher, Willard's academic success is likely bolstered by its ability to provide personalized attention to its diverse student population. When compared to nearby schools in the Concord district, as well as schools in other nearby districts like Wayland and Sudbury, Willard's academic performance stands out as truly exceptional.

432

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,645

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

185 Powder Mill Rd
Concord, MA 01742

(978) 318-1340

District: Concord

Students who attend Willard usually attend:

Middle:	Concord Middle
High:	Concord Carlisle High

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.5%

Hispanic:

7.2%

African American:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (71% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg72%

Massachusetts avg41%

62^nd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Concord

22^nd of 348Concord 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	90.5	62 of 906	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	68 of 916	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	33 of 928	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	51 of 932	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.2	52 of 936	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	40 of 942	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	7 of 934	99.3%	★★★★★
2017	97.3	2 of 938	99.8%	★★★★★
2016	92.1	22 of 932	97.6%	★★★★★
2015	91.6	25 of 914	97.3%	★★★★★
2014	89.9	37 of 926	96.0%	★★★★★
2013	94.1	5 of 928	99.5%	★★★★★
2012	94.1	6 of 930	99.4%	★★★★★
2011	93.5	9 of 924	99.0%	★★★★★
2010	89.5	44 of 920	95.2%	★★★★★
2009	88.8	60 of 909	93.4%	★★★★★
2008	84.2	115 of 908	87.3%	★★★★☆
2007	89.1	49 of 911	94.6%	★★★★★
2006	87.5	86 of 911	90.6%	★★★★★
2005	91.0	36 of 887	95.9%	★★★★★
2004	84.8	113 of 882	87.2%	★★★★☆
2003	82.9	136 of 884	84.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	94.2	12 of 632	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.3	49 of 665	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.3	1 of 656	99.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	137 of 869	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	77 of 886	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	46 of 887	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	49 of 901	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	53 of 898	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	30 of 902	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	3 of 893	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	14 of 884	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	56 of 891	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	26 of 896	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	65 of 908	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	50 of 904	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	55 of 907	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	14 of 898	98.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	45 of 717	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	80.4	95 of 731	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	64 of 703	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	79.4	120 of 905	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	84.6	90 of 894	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	84.3	71 of 896	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	9 of 886	99.0%	★★★★★

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	91.0	56 of 925	93.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	50 of 737	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	59 of 753	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	36 of 762	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	59 of 764	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	87.3	58 of 765	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	47 of 780	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	6 of 772	99.2%	★★★★★

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)98th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2021)98th percentile+4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science80%+38 vs state

English Language Arts70%+29 vs state

Mathematics68%+27 vs state

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Schools Near Willard

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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)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (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 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
Willard	Public	PK, KG-5	185 Powder Mill Rd	Concord	01742	Middlesex County	Concord	No	No	No	No	(978) 318-1340	432	41	10.5		322 (74.5%)	27 (6.3%)	31 (7.2%)	25 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.3%)	90.5	62^nd of 906 public elementary schools	93.2%		90.4	68^th of 916 public elementary schools	92.6%	6	69.7	62.5	77.2				70.1	68.2	59.7	74.7				67.7	79.8		79.8		$25,645
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
Josiah Haynes	Public	K-5	169 Haynes Road	Sudbury	01776	Middlesex County	Sudbury	No	No	No	No	(978) 443-1093	397	33	11.8		293 (73.8%)	16 (4.0%)	22 (5.5%)	42 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	94.7	25^th of 906 public elementary schools	97.2%		92.1	50^th of 916 public elementary schools	94.5%	25	67.6	73.5	77.6				73.0	73.2	81.6	76.3				76.5	85.5		85.5		$20,458
Alcott	Public	PK, KG-5	93 Laurel Street	Concord	01742	Middlesex County	Concord	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 318-9544	438	38	11.6		295 (67.4%)	42 (9.6%)	44 (10.0%)	27 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	88.7	90^th of 906 public elementary schools	90.1%		87.4	102^nd of 916 public elementary schools	88.9%	12	69.1	60.7	74.6				68.4	65.7	63.9	75.4				68.5	66.2		66.2		$27,113
General John Nixon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	472 Concord Road	Sudbury	01776	Middlesex County	Sudbury	No	No	No	No	(978) 443-1080	382	32	12.0		276 (72.3%)	9 (2.4%)	15 (3.9%)	33 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.0%)	94.4	29^th of 906 public elementary schools	96.8%		91.1	58^th of 916 public elementary schools	93.7%	29	72.6	75.0	76.0				74.6	74.2	74.5	70.3				72.7	82.7		82.7		$21,929
Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-8	6 Ballfield Road	Lincoln	01773	Middlesex County	Lincoln	No	No	No	No	(781) 259-9404	546	59	9.2		303 (55.5%)	58 (10.6%)	71 (13.0%)	44 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (12.5%)	88.7	88^th of 906 public elementary schools	90.3%		89.5	80^th of 916 public elementary schools	91.3%	8	65.5	66.7	61.0	68.1	63.0	81.4	67.7	74.1	66.1	66.1	61.1	59.3	88.1	69.0	70.7	72.9	71.8	81.4	$29,217
Peter Noyes	Public	PK, KG-5	280 Old Sudbury Road	Sudbury	01776	Middlesex County	Sudbury	No	No	No	No	(978) 443-1085	508	44	11.5		369 (72.6%)	9 (1.8%)	29 (5.7%)	54 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.3%)	94.6	26^th of 906 public elementary schools	97.1%		89.9	77^th of 916 public elementary schools	91.6%	51	73.1	75.0	72.8				73.7	72.1	75.0	73.9				73.8	83.7		83.7		$21,543
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
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
Claypit Hill School	Public	K-5	40 Adams Lane	Wayland	01778	Middlesex County	Wayland	No	No	No	No	(508) 358-3851	495	45	10.9		355 (71.7%)	16 (3.2%)	23 (4.6%)	62 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.9%)	85.6	119^th of 906 public elementary schools	86.9%		88.2	98^th of 916 public elementary schools	89.3%	21	56.3	63.3	54.7				58.5	73.9	63.3	72.0				69.4	72.0		72.0		$24,180

Frequently Asked Questions about Willard

What district is Willard in?

Concord

Is Willard a good school?

Yes. Willard ranks in the top 6.8% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

How many students attend Willard?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended Willard.

What is the racial makeup of Willard?

Students at Willard are 75% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Willard attend?

Students who attend Willard usually go on to attend:

Middle : Concord Middle
High : Concord Carlisle High

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