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Douglas Elementary School

Public Grades 2-5
492nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools
Better than 45% of Massachusetts elementary schools
Summary

Douglas Elementary School in Douglas, MA, is a grades 2–5 school with 340 students and is the only school in the Douglas district serving state-tested grades; its PK–1 companion, Douglas Primary School, is just 0.13 miles away. In 2025–26, it ranked 492 of 899 elementary schools (45th percentile, 2 stars), and its all-grade proficiency was 34.73% in ELA, 42.50% in math, and 36.99% in science. Math is above the state average (41.11%), while ELA has remained 5–6 points below both the district and state for four years.

The school's results are sharply split by grade. Grades 3 and 4 are strong: math proficiency is about 9 points above the state in both grades, and grade 3 ELA is slightly above state. Grade 5 is the opposite: 21.62% proficient in both ELA and math, roughly 16–18 points below the state, with science also below state. Compared with nearby Sutton Elementary and Northbridge Elementary School, Douglas Elementary School has much stronger 3rd- and 4th-grade math and grade 3 ELA, but its 5th grade is the weakest grade-5 cohort in that comparison group. Because science is tested only in grade 5 here, the all-grade science result is exactly the 5th-grade result.

Rank history shows recovery: from 34th percentile in 2022–23 to 45th in 2025–26, though still 2 stars and below the 3-star baseline of 2016–19. The school spends the least per pupil in its comparison set ($14,928 in 2020–21) while maintaining a favorable 12.9:1 student-teacher ratio; Douglas Primary School spends $16,716 per pupil. Subgroup results are uneven: low-income results improved from the 10th to 27th percentile, while special education moved from 46th to 26th. Families should watch whether the strong current 3rd and 4th graders keep improving the all-grade numbers as the weaker 5th-grade cohort moves on, or whether grade-5 weakness repeats.

340
Students ?
12.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,049
Per pupil spending ?
22.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 19 Davis Street
       Douglas, MA  01516

(508) 476-4200

District: Douglas


Students who attend Douglas Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Douglas Middle School
High:    Douglas High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
89.1%
Hispanic:
5.9%
Two or more races:
3.2%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 34th percentile in 2023 → 45th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 45th (2026) from a 34th-percentile low (2023)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school38%
District avg42%
Massachusetts avg41%
492nd of 899
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 45%▼ down 11 pts since 2016
From top 44% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
202nd of 351Douglas 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202644.9492 of 89945.3%★★☆☆☆
202539.0557 of 90638.5%★★☆☆☆
202437.5583 of 91636.4%★★☆☆☆
202335.4617 of 92833.5%★★☆☆☆
202242.7538 of 93242.3%★★☆☆☆
202142.5548 of 93641.5%★★☆☆☆
201955.3434 of 94253.9%★★★☆☆
201860.7390 of 93458.2%★★★☆☆
201764.2341 of 93863.6%★★★☆☆
201659.1410 of 93256.0%★★★☆☆
201561.7363 of 91460.3%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202259.7210 of 67268.8%★★★☆☆
202142.1335 of 63247.0%★★☆☆☆
201926.9510 of 66523.3%★☆☆☆☆
201851.6263 of 65659.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202642.8492 of 86943.4%★★☆☆☆
202540.4516 of 86940.6%★★☆☆☆
202438.7547 of 88638.3%★★☆☆☆
202334.8582 of 88734.4%★★☆☆☆
202241.9536 of 90140.5%★★☆☆☆
202145.4509 of 89843.3%★★☆☆☆
201949.7485 of 90246.2%★★☆☆☆
201858.9388 of 89356.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202522.4399 of 45812.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202632.8540 of 74227.2%★☆☆☆☆
202529.4573 of 73622.1%★☆☆☆☆
202419.4686 of 7609.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202328.7598 of 75721.0%★☆☆☆☆
202247.3397 of 77248.6%★★☆☆☆
202159.2237 of 70566.4%★★★☆☆
201941.9420 of 70040.0%★★☆☆☆
201858.9233 of 68566.0%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202647.2471 of 87946.4%★★☆☆☆
202538.1552 of 88437.6%★★☆☆☆
202436.7570 of 89136.0%★★☆☆☆
202336.7590 of 89634.2%★★☆☆☆
202242.9520 of 90842.7%★★☆☆☆
202139.8545 of 90439.7%★★☆☆☆
201958.1382 of 90757.9%★★★☆☆
201859.3380 of 89857.7%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202629.6523 of 70926.2%★☆☆☆☆
202529.7519 of 71727.6%★☆☆☆☆
202441.0395 of 73146.0%★★☆☆☆
202335.0437 of 70337.8%★★☆☆☆
202244.0503 of 90544.4%★★☆☆☆
202139.6555 of 89437.9%★★☆☆☆
201922.4783 of 89612.6%★☆☆☆☆
201845.8467 of 88647.3%★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202143.2535 of 92542.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202627.7571 of 73422.2%★☆☆☆☆
202525.2595 of 73719.3%★☆☆☆☆
202423.6626 of 75316.9%★☆☆☆☆
202323.3636 of 76216.5%★☆☆☆☆
202225.6611 of 76420.0%★☆☆☆☆
202128.8603 of 76521.2%★☆☆☆☆
201943.1479 of 78038.6%★★☆☆☆
201848.8433 of 77243.9%★★☆☆☆
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)69th percentile+26 vs school
Male (2026)46th percentile~ school
Female (2026)43rd percentile~ school
Tested In Person (2021)42nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile-18 vs school
Special Education (2026)26th percentile-19 vs school
White (2026)22nd percentile-23 vs school
Hispanic (2025)13th percentile-26 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics42%~ state avg
Science37%-4 vs state
English Language Arts35%-5 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Douglas Elementary School.

Douglas Elementary School ranks 492nd of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

Middle : Douglas Middle School
High : Douglas High School

Students at Douglas Elementary School are 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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Latest Massachusetts data All new data »
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026
2024–25 MCAS Next Generation test scoresSep 29, 2025
2023–24 school spending dataMay 8, 2025
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 1, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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