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Richer

Public Grades K-5

816^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Richer Elementary School is a public elementary school in Marlborough, Massachusetts, serving 578 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending compared to the district average, its academic performance consistently ranks in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Richer's students struggle academically, with only 19.26% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 18.22% in Mathematics, significantly lower than the Marlborough district and the state average. This trend has worsened over the past five years, in contrast to the district and statewide performance. Richer's performance gaps between student subgroups, such as gender and special education status, are also significant and persistent.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Francis J. Kane and Goodnow Brothers Elementary, which serve similar student populations, Richer's academic achievement is significantly lower across all subject areas and grade levels. These neighboring schools demonstrate that higher levels of academic success are possible within the region, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review and targeted interventions to address the root causes of Richer's challenges and improve educational outcomes for all students.

596

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,674

Per pupil spending ?

56.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 Foley Road
Marlborough, MA 01752-1922

(508) 460-3504

District: Marlborough

Students who attend Richer usually attend:

Middle:	1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb School
High:	Marlborough High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.3%

White:

23.7%

African American:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg24%

Massachusetts avg41%

816^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Marlborough

299^th of 348Marlborough 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	12.9	816 of 906	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	703 of 916	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	707 of 928	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	681 of 932	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	708 of 936	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	540 of 942	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	505 of 934	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.6	535 of 938	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.9	699 of 932	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.5	727 of 914	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.1	679 of 926	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.9	597 of 928	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.6	579 of 930	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	27.5	509 of 672	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	472 of 632	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	533 of 665	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	439 of 656	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	255 of 281	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	225 of 282	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	243 of 264	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	48.0	98 of 267	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	75 of 258	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	32 of 244	86.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	773 of 869	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	658 of 886	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	659 of 887	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	718 of 901	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	766 of 898	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	593 of 902	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	551 of 893	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	363 of 458	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	280 of 446	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	256 of 420	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	243 of 401	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	175 of 379	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	113 of 398	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	57 of 379	85.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	684 of 736	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	650 of 760	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	637 of 757	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	614 of 772	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	501 of 705	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.9	326 of 700	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	185 of 685	73.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	798 of 884	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	707 of 891	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	693 of 896	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	606 of 908	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	580 of 904	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	471 of 907	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.2	402 of 898	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	709 of 717	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	440 of 731	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	416 of 703	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	708 of 905	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	685 of 894	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	500 of 896	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.9	247 of 886	72.1%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	26.1	691 of 925	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	34.9	239 of 399	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	692 of 737	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	603 of 753	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	542 of 762	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.9	422 of 764	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	505 of 765	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.5	337 of 780	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	297 of 772	61.5%	★★★☆☆

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)40th percentile+16 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)25th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-22 vs state

Science19%-23 vs state

Mathematics18%-23 vs state

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Schools Near Richer

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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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Richer	Public	K-5	80 Foley Road	Marlborough	01752	Middlesex County	Marlborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 460-3504	596	45	13.2		141 (23.7%)	28 (4.7%)	383 (64.3%)	15 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	12.9	816^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.9%		23.5	703^rd of 916 public elementary schools	23.3%	113	23.8	18.0	16.7	19.3	22.5	17.2	15.6	18.2	18.9	18.9	$18,674
Goodnow Brothers Elementary School	Public	K-5	441 Bolton Street	Marlborough	01752	Middlesex County	Marlborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 460-3508	781	59	13.2		258 (33.0%)	38 (4.9%)	449 (57.5%)	12 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.8%)	34.9	596^th of 906 public elementary schools	34.2%		29.5	641^st of 916 public elementary schools	30.0%	45	38.4	34.1	31.1	34.8	31.6	39.4	25.2	32.7	36.9	36.9	$18,233
Marguerite E Peaslee	Public	K-5	31 Maple Street	Northborough	01532	Worcester County	Northborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 351-7035	267	22	12.2		156 (58.4%)	4 (1.5%)	44 (16.5%)	35 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	24 (9.0%)	70.2	284^th of 906 public elementary schools	68.7%		75.2	242^nd of 916 public elementary schools	73.6%	42	49.1	57.1	59.1	54.7	47.3	46.9	51.1	48.3	68.9	68.9	$20,618
Francis J Kane	Public	K-5	520 Farm Road	Marlborough	01752	Middlesex County	Marlborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 460-3507	575	44	13.0		208 (36.2%)	49 (8.5%)	286 (49.7%)	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	27	661^st of 906 public elementary schools	27.0%		43.2	533^rd of 916 public elementary schools	41.8%	128	32.9	31.2	15.9	26.4	22.4	44.7	27.3	30.9	29.6	29.6	$20,163
Charles Jaworek School	Public	K-5	444 Hosmer Street	Marlborough	01752	Middlesex County	Marlborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 460-3506	631	52	12.1		222 (35.2%)	29 (4.6%)	342 (54.2%)	17 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)	26	671^st of 906 public elementary schools	25.9%		27.2	666^th of 916 public elementary schools	27.3%	5	24.0	37.1	25.0	28.4	24.0	41.6	16.5	26.9	30.9	30.9	$19,578
Albert S. Woodward Memorial School	Public	2-3	28 Cordaville Road	Southborough	01772	Worcester County	Southborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 229-1250	286	21	13.6		163 (57.0%)	5 (1.7%)	14 (4.9%)	89 (31.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)								(n/a)	83.3			83.3	82.4			82.4			$22,371
Margaret A Neary	Public	4-5	53 Parkerville Road	Southborough	01772	Worcester County	Southborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 481-2300	275	19	14.4		172 (62.5%)	3 (1.1%)	16 (5.8%)	75 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (2.9%)	93.9	37^th of 906 public elementary schools	95.9%		93.1	39^th of 916 public elementary schools	95.7%	2		65.9	65.8	65.8		78.1	81.2	79.8	81.2	81.2	$21,901
Marion E Zeh	Public	K-5	33 Howard Street	Northborough	01532	Worcester County	Northborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 351-7048	249	19	12.9		156 (62.7%)	3 (1.2%)	34 (13.7%)	44 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	77.4	212^th of 906 public elementary schools	76.6%		78.2	206^th of 916 public elementary schools	77.5%	6	73.8	41.9	62.2	59.2	76.2	41.9	64.4	60.8	62.2	62.2	$21,075
Forest Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	136 Forest Avenue	Hudson	01749	Middlesex County	Hudson	No	No	No	No	(978) 567-6190	269	27	9.8		195 (72.5%)	8 (3.0%)	55 (20.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	60.1	359^th of 906 public elementary schools	60.4%		37.6	581^st of 916 public elementary schools	36.6%	222	53.2	43.2		48.4	66.0	31.1		48.9			$14,617
Berlin Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	34 South Street	Berlin	01503	Worcester County	Berlin-Boylston	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 838-2417	242	20	11.9		195 (80.6%)	2 (0.8%)	30 (12.4%)	6 (2.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	77.9	205^th of 906 public elementary schools	77.4%		86.2	114^th of 916 public elementary schools	87.6%	91	53.3	55.8	80.0	62.1	66.7	44.2	53.3	53.4	86.7	86.7	$22,833

Frequently Asked Questions about Richer

What is the racial makeup of Richer?

Students at Richer are 64% Hispanic, 24% White, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Richer in?

Marlborough

Is Richer a good school?

Richer ranks in the bottom 9.9% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

How many students attend Richer?

In the 2024-25 school year, 596 students attended Richer.

What schools do graduates of Richer attend?

Students who attend Richer usually go on to attend:

Middle : 1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb School
High : Marlborough High

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