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Memorial

Q: Is Memorial a good school?

Memorial ranks 282 nd of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

282^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Memorial School in Hopedale, MA is a public elementary school serving 548 students in grades K-6. The school consistently outperforms the Hopedale district and the state of Massachusetts on MCAS Next Generation assessments, with over 50% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Memorial stands out for its strong performance with special education and low-income students, ranking in the top quarter of Memorial has a relatively low student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools, and spends around $15,900 per student, which is higher than the Uxbridge and Mendon-Upton districts but lower than the Milford district schools.

The consistent high performance of Memorial suggests the school has effective teaching and learning practices in place, and its strong outcomes for vulnerable student populations indicate it is doing an excellent job of supporting academic growth. The Hopedale district may want to explore opportunities to share best practices with lower-performing nearby districts.

558

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,802

Per pupil spending ?

12.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6 Prospect Street
Hopedale, MA 01747

(508) 634-2214

District: Hopedale

Students who attend Memorial usually attend:

High:

Hopedale Junior Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.2%

Hispanic:

15.2%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 64th percentile in 2022 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 69th (2025) from a 64th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Massachusetts median (69th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg49%

Massachusetts avg41%

282^nd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

148^th of 348Hopedale 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	70.3	282 of 906	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	314 of 916	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	316 of 928	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	335 of 932	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.8	288 of 936	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.4	195 of 942	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	151 of 934	83.8%	★★★★☆
2017	85.8	104 of 938	88.9%	★★★★☆
2016	72.6	246 of 932	73.6%	★★★★☆
2015	78.4	187 of 914	79.5%	★★★★☆
2014	77.8	188 of 926	79.7%	★★★★☆
2013	70.5	296 of 928	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	76.4	215 of 930	76.9%	★★★★☆
2011	78.6	198 of 924	78.6%	★★★★☆
2010	71.0	281 of 920	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.7	228 of 909	74.9%	★★★★☆
2008	73.3	243 of 908	73.2%	★★★★☆
2007	78.2	187 of 911	79.5%	★★★★☆
2006	74.4	231 of 911	74.6%	★★★★☆
2005	58.8	386 of 887	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.6	342 of 882	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	57.2	423 of 884	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	59.3	212 of 672	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.6	109 of 632	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	109 of 665	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	73 of 656	88.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	263 of 869	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	301 of 886	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	271 of 887	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	321 of 901	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.3	288 of 898	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.8	163 of 902	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	154 of 893	82.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	144 of 736	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	126 of 760	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	166 of 757	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	59.3	268 of 772	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.3	155 of 705	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.2	205 of 700	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	57 of 685	91.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	288 of 884	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	327 of 891	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	369 of 896	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	335 of 908	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.3	289 of 904	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.8	198 of 907	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	149 of 898	83.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	197 of 717	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	161 of 731	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	56.9	241 of 703	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	477 of 905	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.5	281 of 894	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	295 of 896	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.1	170 of 886	80.8%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	68.1	296 of 925	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	79.8	74 of 399	81.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	275 of 737	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	329 of 753	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	351 of 762	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	359 of 764	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.2	306 of 765	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.1	189 of 780	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	170 of 772	78.0%	★★★★☆

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 Remotely (2021)81st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)68th percentile+4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)67th percentile~ school

White (2025)63rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science59%+18 vs state

Mathematics54%+13 vs state

English Language Arts51%+10 vs state

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Schools Near Memorial

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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
Memorial	Public	K-6	6 Prospect Street	Hopedale	01747	Worcester County	Hopedale	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 634-2214	558	44	12.6		414 (74.2%)	2 (0.4%)	85 (15.2%)	14 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.6%)	70.3	282^nd of 906 public elementary schools	68.9%		65.6	314^th of 916 public elementary schools	65.7%	32	47.5	46.8	50.0	60.3	51.1	58.8	44.7	62.7	48.7	53.7	59.2	59.2	$17,802
Memorial	Public	K-2	12-14 Walnut Street	Milford	01757	Worcester County	Milford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 478-1689	435	42	10.4		188 (43.2%)	29 (6.7%)	180 (41.4%)	18 (4.1%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)								(n/a)													$21,600
Brookside	Public	K-2	110 Congress Street	Milford	01757	Worcester County	Milford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 478-1177	578	52	11.1		269 (46.5%)	38 (6.6%)	241 (41.7%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.9%)								(n/a)													$22,002
Woodland	Public	3-5	10 North Vine Street	Milford	01757	Worcester County	Milford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 478-1186	1,036	84	12.2		564 (54.4%)	44 (4.2%)	373 (36.0%)	17 (1.6%)	15 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.2%)	33.3	607^th of 906 public elementary schools	33.0%		28.8	649^th of 916 public elementary schools	29.1%	42	23.7	25.0	45.3		31.2	32.3	28.6	33.3		31.4	42.7	42.7	$20,049
Henry P Clough	Public	PK, KG-4	10 North Avenue	Mendon	01756	Worcester County	Mendon-Upton	No	No	No	No	(508) 634-1580	398	28	14.2		350 (87.9%)	5 (1.3%)	35 (8.8%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	59.3	365^th of 906 public elementary schools	59.7%		67.1	307^th of 916 public elementary schools	66.5%	58	41.7	47.1			44.1	49.4	53.6			51.3			$20,330
Stall Brook	Public	PK, KG-3	342 Hartford Avenue	Bellingham	02019	Norfolk County	Bellingham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 966-0451	280	23	12.3		187 (66.8%)	10 (3.6%)	61 (21.8%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)								(n/a)	40.4				40.4	40.4				40.4			$28,319
Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-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
Taft Early Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-3	16 Granite Street	Uxbridge	01569	Worcester County	Uxbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 278-8643	526	43	12.2		475 (90.3%)	7 (1.3%)	21 (4.0%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)								(n/a)	47.5				47.5	35.0				35.0			$20,424
J F Kennedy Memorial	Public	K-5	551 Pond Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	No	No	No	(508) 541-5260	341	24	13.9		275 (80.6%)	4 (1.2%)	16 (4.7%)	33 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.9%)	90.2	66^th of 906 public elementary schools	92.7%		95.1	18^th of 916 public elementary schools	98.0%	48	53.9	72.3	73.2		65.5	64.6	84.6	82.9		76.6	90.2	90.2	$18,089
Hopkins Elementary School	Public	4-5	104 Hayden Rowe Street	Hopkinton	01748	Middlesex County	Hopkinton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 497-9824	682	46	14.7		350 (51.3%)	6 (0.9%)	48 (7.0%)	236 (34.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.9%)	95.3	19^th of 906 public elementary schools	97.9%		97	5^th of 916 public elementary schools	99.5%	14		69.7	73.9		71.8		77.0	82.4		79.7	80.2	80.2	$16,792

Frequently Asked Questions about Memorial

Is Memorial a good school?

Memorial ranks 282^nd of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Memorial?

In the 2024-25 school year, 558 students attended Memorial.

What district is Memorial in?

Hopedale

What schools do graduates of Memorial attend?

Students who attend Memorial usually go on to attend:

High : Hopedale Junior Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Memorial?

Students at Memorial are 74% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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