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Hildreth Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

71^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Hildreth Elementary School is a public elementary school in Harvard, Massachusetts, serving 442 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the highly-ranked Harvard school district, which is ranked 17 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hildreth Elementary School consistently outperforms the state and its local district on MCAS Next Generation assessments, with 67.66% of its students proficient or better in ELA and 68.81% proficient or better in math, compared to 41.53% and 40.74% statewide, respectively. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking within the top 50 Massachusetts elementary schools for male students, Asian students, and students with special education needs. This consistent high performance has earned Hildreth Elementary a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade.

While Hildreth Elementary stands out as an exceptional school, it is not the only high-performing institution in the area. Several nearby schools, such as the Florence Sawyer School and Blanchard Memorial School, also demonstrate strong academic achievement, with proficiency rates often exceeding those of Hildreth Elementary. This suggests that the Acton-Boxborough and Nashoba districts, in addition to Harvard, are home to exceptional educational opportunities for families in the region.

451

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,074

Per pupil spending ?

3.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27 Massachusetts Avenue
Harvard, MA 01451

(978) 456-4145

District: Harvard

Students who attend Hildreth Elementary School usually attend:

High:

The Bromfield High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.5%

Asian:

14.9%

Hispanic:

8.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg70%

Massachusetts avg41%

71^st of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 348Harvard 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	89.9	71 of 906	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.7	118 of 916	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	92.9	49 of 928	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	19 of 932	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	9 of 936	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	52 of 942	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	80 of 934	91.4%	★★★★★
2017	90.9	41 of 938	95.6%	★★★★★
2016	84.1	119 of 932	87.2%	★★★★☆
2015	89.3	51 of 914	94.4%	★★★★★
2014	90.2	33 of 926	96.4%	★★★★★
2013	88.2	63 of 928	93.2%	★★★★★
2012	89.8	48 of 930	94.8%	★★★★★
2011	85.3	107 of 924	88.4%	★★★★☆
2010	84.7	116 of 920	87.4%	★★★★☆
2009	80.2	166 of 909	81.7%	★★★★☆
2008	80.8	156 of 908	82.8%	★★★★☆
2007	86.0	91 of 911	90.0%	★★★★★
2006	83.7	133 of 911	85.4%	★★★★☆
2005	88.9	58 of 887	93.5%	★★★★★
2004	91.1	31 of 882	96.5%	★★★★★
2003	90.3	38 of 884	95.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	32 of 142	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	49 of 145	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.9	41 of 143	71.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	80.6	80 of 665	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	167 of 656	74.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	124 of 869	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	204 of 886	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	98 of 887	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	93.3	28 of 901	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	6 of 898	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	74 of 902	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	98 of 893	89.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	43 of 884	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	68 of 891	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	28 of 896	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	11 of 908	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.4	23 of 904	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	46 of 907	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	70 of 898	92.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	102 of 717	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	97.5	6 of 905	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	22 of 894	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	62 of 896	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	67.5	205 of 886	76.9%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	95.8	8 of 925	99.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	99 of 737	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	139 of 753	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.8	47 of 762	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	15 of 764	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	9 of 765	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	67 of 780	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	80.6	108 of 772	86.0%	★★★★☆

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 In Person (2021)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2019)88th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)77th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science86%+45 vs state

Mathematics69%+28 vs state

English Language Arts68%+26 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)			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
Hildreth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	27 Massachusetts Avenue	Harvard	01451	Worcester County	Harvard	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 456-4145	451	34	13.4		300 (66.5%)	8 (1.8%)	37 (8.2%)	67 (14.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.0%)	89.9	71^st of 906 public elementary schools	92.2%		85.7	118^th of 916 public elementary schools	87.1%	47	64.8	62.5	74.3				67.7	62.0	60.7	81.3				68.8	86.5		86.5		$24,074
Blanchard Memorial School	Public	K-6	493 Massachusetts Avenue	Boxborough	01719	Middlesex County	Acton-Boxborough	No	No	No	No	(978) 263-4569	469	40	11.8		235 (50.1%)	12 (2.6%)	44 (9.4%)	142 (30.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.0%)	87.5	102^nd of 906 public elementary schools	88.7%		89.1	85^th of 916 public elementary schools	90.7%	17	65.1	65.3	56.5	71.4			65.1	75.8	66.7	64.5	61.2			66.6	62.9		62.9		$20,694
Page Hilltop Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Washington Street	Ayer	01432	Middlesex County	Ayer Shirley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 772-8600	539	43	12.5		326 (60.5%)	44 (8.2%)	95 (17.6%)	38 (7.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.3%)	46.8	485^th of 906 public elementary schools	46.5%		56.4	406^th of 916 public elementary schools	55.7%	79	47.2	35.9	26.4				37.4	53.9	38.5	23.4				39.5	50.7		50.7		$17,605
Lura A. White Elementary School	Public	K-5	34 Lancaster Road	Shirley	01464	Middlesex County	Ayer Shirley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 772-8600	357	31	11.5		261 (73.1%)	25 (7.0%)	40 (11.2%)	12 (3.4%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	46.6	487^th of 906 public elementary schools	46.2%		54.5	422^nd of 916 public elementary schools	53.9%	65	27.9	43.6	42.1				37.6	29.5	47.3	44.6				40.1	48.2		48.2		$19,503
Florence Sawyer School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Mechanic Street	Bolton	01740	Worcester County	Nashoba	No	No	No	No	(978) 779-2821	734	58	12.7		616 (83.9%)	6 (0.8%)	44 (6.0%)	29 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.0%)	83.5	139^th of 906 public elementary schools	84.7%		75.2	243^rd of 916 public elementary schools	73.5%	104	65.1	67.0	57.8	70.1	56.4	69.6	64.7	66.3	75.5	40.9	74.7	55.1	69.6	64.7	49.3	67.1	58.7	68.8	$20,774
Mary Rowlandson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	103 Hollywood Drive	Lancaster	01523	Worcester County	Nashoba	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 368-8482	473	38	12.4		339 (71.7%)	11 (2.3%)	85 (18.0%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	60.4	356^th of 906 public elementary schools	60.7%		71.9	269^th of 916 public elementary schools	70.6%	87	30.9	48.0	42.5				40.1	46.9	58.9	58.9				54.6	53.4		53.4		$22,132
Center School	Public	PK, KG-5	403 Great Rd	Stow	01775	Middlesex County	Nashoba	No	No	No	No	(978) 897-0290	485	38	12.6		384 (79.2%)	7 (1.4%)	40 (8.2%)	24 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.2%)	74.1	235^th of 906 public elementary schools	74.1%		82.7	149^th of 916 public elementary schools	83.7%	86	63.5	49.3	44.3				53.1	61.9	56.9	58.6				59.3	54.3		54.3		$20,841
Paul P Gates Elementary School	Public	K-6	75 Spruce Street	Acton	01720	Middlesex County	Acton-Boxborough	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 266-2570	380	30	12.6		109 (28.7%)	10 (2.6%)	24 (6.3%)	209 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)	97	3^rd of 906 public elementary schools	99.7%		94.7	22^nd of 916 public elementary schools	97.6%	19	76.6	92.7	80.0	85.1			82.7	82.8	85.4	71.1	89.4			82.2	80.0		80.0		$21,423
C.T. Douglas Elementary School	Public	K-6	73 Spruce Street	Acton	01720	Middlesex County	Acton-Boxborough	No	No	No	No	(978) 266-2560	408	30	13.8		256 (62.7%)	7 (1.7%)	49 (12.0%)	58 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.3%)	69.1	290^th of 906 public elementary schools	68.0%		76.8	224^th of 916 public elementary schools	75.5%	66	40.3	42.1	61.5	79.1			54.2	40.3	45.6	58.5	75.6			53.7	61.5		61.5		$19,611
Russell St Elementary	Public	3-5	57 Russell Street	Littleton	01460	Middlesex County	Littleton	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 540-2520	375	29	13.1		275 (73.3%)	8 (2.1%)	9 (2.4%)	73 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	76.7	221^st of 906 public elementary schools	75.6%		79.5	189^th of 916 public elementary schools	79.4%	32	57.9	53.2	48.0				53.1	61.7	56.9	59.5				59.5	63.5		63.5		$18,675

Frequently Asked Questions about Hildreth Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Hildreth Elementary School attend?

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

High : The Bromfield High School

Is Hildreth Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Hildreth Elementary School ranks in the top 7.8% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hildreth Elementary School?

Students at Hildreth Elementary School are 67% White, 15% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Hildreth Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 451 students attended Hildreth Elementary School.

What district is Hildreth Elementary School in?

Harvard

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