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North Street Elementary School

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North Street Elementary School ranks 265 th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-6

265^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

North Street Elementary School is a 4-star public school serving 575 students in grades 2–6 in Grafton, MA, a central Massachusetts town roughly five miles from Worcester and neighboring Shrewsbury and Westborough. It is one of two grade 2–6 schools in the Grafton district, which ranks in the 78th percentile of Massachusetts districts. In 2025-2026 the school ranked 265th of 899 Massachusetts schools (71st percentile) — a rebound from a 3-star 2024-2025 — and it has stayed between the 66th and 80th percentile every year for a decade, a notably steady record.

Academically, North Street is comfortably above state averages but roughly typical for its own district. In 2025-2026, 49.14% of students were proficient in English language arts (about 9 points above the state), 52.89% in math (about 12 points above), and 57.89% in science (about 17 points above), yet it trails the Grafton district average in all three subjects. Science is the standout: at grade 5, the only tested science grade, the school lands nearly 15 points above the state. Results vary widely by grade — 3rd-grade ELA (62.5%) is the school's strongest figure, while 4th- and 5th-grade ELA sit around 43–44%. Compared with higher-scoring nearby schools in Shrewsbury, Westborough and Mendon-Upton, math is the widest gap — those schools post math proficiency 8 to 18 points higher. Its closest peer is Millbury Street Elementary School, same district and grades, with very similar overall proficiency but stronger 4th-, 5th- and 6th-grade results.

Notably, North Street gets these results with the lowest per-pupil spending ($14,305) and the largest classes (14.2 students per teacher) among comparable schools — a genuinely efficient picture, though its student-teacher ratio has climbed from 12.0 three years ago. Its strongest reported subgroup is low-income students, ranked at the 88th percentile, well above the school's overall 71st. By contrast, Roosevelt in Worcester, about 4.5 miles away, spends $3,325 more per student yet posts proficiency 22–33 points below North Street.

575

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,482

Per pupil spending ?

13.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

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: Improving — 66th percentile in 2016 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Massachusetts median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg53%

Massachusetts avg41%

265^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Grafton

77^th of 351Grafton 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	69.7	265 of 899	70.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	36.0	109 of 149	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	65.2	299 of 869	65.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	77.4	89 of 742	88.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	71.0	245 of 879	72.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	50.4	293 of 709	58.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	49.2	380 of 734	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile+17 vs school

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

Male (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)69th percentile-3 vs school

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

Female (2026)66th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)48th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2026)27th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science58%+17 vs state

Mathematics53%+12 vs state

English Language Arts49%+9 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)		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 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	13.0%	386 (67.1%)	22 (3.8%)	44 (7.7%)	105 (18.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	69.7	265^th of 899 public elementary schools	70.5%		66.9	311^th of 906 public elementary schools	65.7%	46	62.5	44.1	42.9	50.0	49.1	55.2	47.3	45.1	64.3	52.9	57.9	57.9	$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	13.3%	397 (67.9%)	19 (3.2%)	54 (9.2%)	98 (16.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	71.2	253^rd of 899 public elementary schools	71.9%		77	217^th of 906 public elementary schools	76.0%	36	44.9	47.3	43.1	57.7	48.5	52.9	58.9	51.0	63.6	56.9	56.9	56.9	$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	11.3%	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	14.3%	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	10.2%	149 (48.9%)	8 (2.6%)	22 (7.2%)	109 (35.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)								(n/a)	60.3				60.3	62.0				62.0			$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	13.6%	402 (81.5%)	7 (1.4%)	48 (9.7%)	21 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	84.7	129^th of 899 public elementary schools	85.7%		81.2	168^th of 906 public elementary schools	81.5%	39	58.5	60.6			59.5	61.3	71.3			66.0			$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	64.9%	171 (28.3%)	173 (28.6%)	194 (32.1%)	35 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.8%)	27.7	646^th of 899 public elementary schools	28.1%		27.9	652^nd of 906 public elementary schools	28.0%	6	21.7	17.4	32.1	38.7	27.1	29.5	13.0	32.1	43.6	29.0	25.0	25.0	$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	23.6%	235 (37.7%)	30 (4.8%)	85 (13.6%)	230 (36.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.1%)	83.5	141^st of 899 public elementary schools	84.3%		79.5	187^th of 906 public elementary schools	79.4%	46	57.6	52.9			55.3	65.9	72.1			68.9			$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	19.7%	183 (46.8%)	17 (4.3%)	45 (11.5%)	116 (29.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)								(n/a)	60.2				60.2	65.1				65.1			$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	16.4%	160 (30.5%)	28 (5.3%)	49 (9.4%)	243 (46.4%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.9%)	88	102^nd of 899 public elementary schools	88.7%		85.7	118^th of 906 public elementary schools	87.0%	16	58.6	63.1			61.0	66.7	74.8			71.0			$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 265^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 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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