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North Street Elementary School

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North Street Elementary School ranks 311 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-6

311^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

North Street Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Grafton, Massachusetts, serving grades 2-6 with a total enrollment of 568 students. The school is part of the Grafton school district, which is ranked 91 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

North Street Elementary School has consistently ranked in the top 30-35% of Massachusetts elementary schools over the past several years, with a current ranking of 311 out of 906 schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is generally above the state average, with 49.89% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 51.61% proficient or better in Mathematics across all grades. North Street Elementary School's performance is also above the Grafton district average in both subjects, and the school's 6th-grade students particularly excel, with 60.82% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 65.63% in Mathematics.

The school performs well for its low socioeconomic status (SES) and disabled student populations, ranking in the top 30% of Massachusetts elementary schools in these categories. However, the school's performance for its Asian and White student subgroups is more average, ranking in the middle to lower half of Massachusetts elementary schools. Compared to nearby schools, South Grafton Elementary and Millbury Street Elementary, North Street Elementary School generally performs on par or slightly better in terms of academic achievement and student-teacher ratio, but Shrewsbury and Westborough schools tend to outperform North Street Elementary on MCAS assessments.

575

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,482

Per pupil spending ?

11.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60 North Street
Grafton, MA 01519

(508) 839-5428

District: Grafton

Students who attend North Street Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Grafton Middle
High:	Grafton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.1%

Asian:

18.3%

Hispanic:

7.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 68th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Massachusetts median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg55%

Massachusetts avg41%

311^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Grafton

91^st of 348Grafton 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	66.9	311 of 906	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.0	234 of 916	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	294 of 928	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.5	261 of 932	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.8	281 of 936	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	217 of 942	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	242 of 934	74.1%	★★★★☆
2017	78.2	190 of 938	79.7%	★★★★☆
2016	65.6	318 of 932	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.1	293 of 914	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	99 of 142	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	89 of 152	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	117 of 145	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.0	96 of 143	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.2	77 of 141	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.2	67 of 155	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.4	41 of 154	73.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	60.9	205 of 672	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.4	179 of 632	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	117 of 665	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	169 of 656	74.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	279 of 869	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.4	246 of 886	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	267 of 887	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	282 of 901	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.8	241 of 898	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	177 of 902	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	200 of 893	77.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	212 of 736	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	144 of 760	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	239 of 757	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.1	74 of 772	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	64.9	183 of 705	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	150 of 700	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	208 of 685	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	327 of 884	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.4	202 of 891	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	329 of 896	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.4	223 of 908	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	65.5	308 of 904	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	261 of 907	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	248 of 898	72.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	348 of 717	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	254 of 731	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	351 of 703	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.2	184 of 905	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	54.9	356 of 894	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	277 of 896	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	434 of 886	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	67.0	309 of 925	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	82.7	69 of 399	82.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	389 of 737	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.9	326 of 753	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	405 of 762	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	381 of 764	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	361 of 765	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	266 of 780	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	321 of 772	58.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Tested Remotely (2021)83rd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)69th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)67th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)30th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science57%+16 vs state

Mathematics52%+11 vs state

English Language Arts50%+8 vs state

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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
North Street Elementary School	Public	2-6	60 North Street	Grafton	01519	Worcester County	Grafton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 839-5428	575	40	14.2		386 (67.1%)	22 (3.8%)	44 (7.7%)	105 (18.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	66.9	311^th of 906 public elementary schools	65.7%		76	234^th of 916 public elementary schools	74.5%	77	42.1	53.5	44.8	60.8	49.9	32.2	59.7	50.4	65.6	51.6	57.3	57.3	$15,482
Millbury Street Elementary School	Public	2-6	105 Millbury Street	Grafton	01519	Worcester County	Grafton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 839-0757	585	48	12.0		397 (67.9%)	19 (3.2%)	54 (9.2%)	98 (16.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	77	217^th of 906 public elementary schools	76.0%		75.1	244^th of 916 public elementary schools	73.4%	27	47.6	59.6	58.6	41.9	52.2	56.4	60.6	62.5	55.8	58.9	77.3	77.3	$16,173
North Grafton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	44 Waterville Street	North Grafton	01536	Worcester County	Grafton	No	No	No	No	(508) 839-5483	257	19	13.7		163 (63.4%)	6 (2.3%)	19 (7.4%)	54 (21.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)								(n/a)													$17,928
South Grafton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	90 Main Street	South Grafton	01560	Worcester County	Grafton	No	No	No	No	(508) 839-5484	280	19	14.8		192 (68.6%)	8 (2.9%)	15 (5.4%)	52 (18.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.2%)								(n/a)													$17,183
Annie E Fales	Public	K-3	50 Eli Whitney Street	Westborough	01581	Worcester County	Westborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 836-7770	305	30	10.1		149 (48.9%)	8 (2.6%)	22 (7.2%)	109 (35.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)								(n/a)	65.2				65.2	71.9				71.9			$22,645
Memorial School	Public	K-4	69 Main Street	Upton	01568	Worcester County	Mendon-Upton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 529-1082	493	35	14.0		402 (81.5%)	7 (1.4%)	48 (9.7%)	21 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	81.2	168^th of 906 public elementary schools	81.5%		72.5	264^th of 916 public elementary schools	71.2%	96	52.7	52.8			52.8	74.2	69.7			72.0			$19,021
Roosevelt	Public	PK, KG-6	1006 Grafton Street	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3482	604	44	13.8		171 (28.3%)	173 (28.6%)	194 (32.1%)	35 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.8%)	27.9	652^nd of 906 public elementary schools	28.0%		26.8	670^th of 916 public elementary schools	26.9%	18	22.5	23.0	29.7	50.8	31.3	22.9	31.2	25.0	27.4	26.5	28.6	28.6	$22,188
Major Howard W. Beal School	Public	K-4	214 Lake St	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 841-8860	623	48	12.9		235 (37.7%)	30 (4.8%)	85 (13.6%)	230 (36.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.1%)	79.5	187^th of 906 public elementary schools	79.4%		81.1	170^th of 916 public elementary schools	81.4%	17	52.5	50.0			51.3	70.7	71.8			71.2			$20,357
J Harding Armstrong	Public	K-3	18 Fisher Street	Westborough	01581	Worcester County	Westborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 836-7760	391	34	11.6		183 (46.8%)	17 (4.3%)	45 (11.5%)	116 (29.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)								(n/a)	62.0				62.0	60.4				60.4			$20,835
Floral Street School	Public	K-4	57 Floral Street	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8720	524	42	12.5		160 (30.5%)	28 (5.3%)	49 (9.4%)	243 (46.4%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.9%)	85.7	118^th of 906 public elementary schools	87.0%		88.7	90^th of 916 public elementary schools	90.2%	28	63.6	53.8			58.8	76.2	67.6			72.0			$19,839

Frequently Asked Questions about North Street Elementary School

What schools do graduates of North Street Elementary School attend?

Students who attend North Street Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Grafton Middle
High : Grafton High School

Is North Street Elementary School a good school?

North Street Elementary School ranks 311^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend North Street Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 575 students attended North Street Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of North Street Elementary School?

Students at North Street Elementary School are 67% White, 18% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is North Street Elementary School in?

Grafton

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