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Templeton Elementary School

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Templeton Elementary School ranks 533 rd of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

533^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Templeton Elementary School is a PK–4 public school in Templeton, MA, serving 581 students as part of the Narragansett school district. Its most recent profile shows a 2025–2026 rank of 533 out of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools — the 41st percentile with 2 stars — up from 700 of 928 (25th percentile, 1 star) in 2022–2023. That makes this the school's strongest recent standing in the available data.

Math is the clearest academic strength: 40.20% of students were proficient in all-grade math, well above the district's 27.42% and close to the state's 41.11%. Third-grade math (43.30%) slightly exceeds the state average. English language arts is the main gap: 34.17% proficient, above the district's 31.22% but below the state's 40.03%, with fourth-grade ELA the weakest result at 29.41% versus 37.43% statewide. Among nearby schools, Templeton Elementary School ranks ahead of Ruggles Lane, Toy Town Elementary, Royalston Community School, Westminster Elementary, Athol Community Elementary School, and Gardner Elementary School, behind Petersham Center and Hubbardston Center, and roughly comparable to Briggs Elementary. Its math results trail only Petersham Center and Hubbardston Center locally.

The school also outperforms its district, which sits in the 20th percentile statewide, and its effectiveness rankings for low-income and special-education students rose sharply in 2025–2026, reaching the 70th and 58th percentiles respectively — a large jump from prior years. Per-student spending was $13,571 in 2020–2021, lower than most nearby schools. Note that free/reduced-lunch percentages are not available, and science results are not directly comparable because several nearby schools serve grades 5 or 6.

581

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,977

Per pupil spending ?

36.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

95%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 5% (any vaccine)

17 South Rd.
Templeton, MA 01468

(978) 939-8892

District: Narragansett

Students who attend Templeton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Narragansett Middle
High:	Narragansett Regional High

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.5%

Hispanic:

10.7%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2021 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg29%

Massachusetts avg41%

533^rd of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 12 pts since 2021

From bottom 28% (2021) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

280^th of 351Narragansett 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	40.1	533 of 899	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.7	628 of 906	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	675 of 916	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	700 of 928	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	669 of 932	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	671 of 936	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	30.3	462 of 672	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.6	517 of 632	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	550 of 869	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.2	648 of 869	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	669 of 886	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	657 of 887	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	670 of 901	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	662 of 898	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	339 of 458	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.9	129 of 446	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	47.6	189 of 420	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	61.3	223 of 742	69.9%	★★★★☆
2025	37.4	480 of 736	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	598 of 760	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	541 of 757	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	492 of 772	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	405 of 705	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	475 of 879	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.6	553 of 884	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	642 of 891	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	699 of 896	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	621 of 908	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	625 of 904	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	301 of 709	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	17.7	661 of 717	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	726 of 731	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	553 of 703	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	675 of 905	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	700 of 894	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	30.3	654 of 925	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	30.0	265 of 399	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	605 of 734	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	641 of 737	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	681 of 753	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	711 of 762	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	691 of 764	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	678 of 765	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)70th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2026)58th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile-4 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)34th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile+3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)29th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics40%~ state avg

English Language Arts34%-6 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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Templeton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	17 South Rd.	Templeton	01468	Worcester County	Narragansett	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 939-8892	581	41	14.2	36.5%	485 (83.5%)	8 (1.4%)	62 (10.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	40.1	533^rd of 899 public elementary schools	40.7%		30.7	628^th of 906 public elementary schools	30.7%	95	39.2	29.4			34.2	43.3	37.3			40.2			95%	5%	$17,977
Gardner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	278 Pearl Street	Gardner	01440	Worcester County	Gardner	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 991-0900	1,087	73	14.9	66.7%	584 (53.7%)	53 (4.9%)	345 (31.7%)	15 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (8.0%)	13.7	797^th of 899 public elementary schools	11.3%		13.4	805^th of 906 public elementary schools	11.1%	8	28.8	14.5			21.6	19.0	18.8			18.9			85%	1%	$18,047
Hubbardston Center	Public	PK, KG-5	8 Elm Street	Hubbardston	01452	Worcester County	Quabbin	No	No	No	No	(978) 928-4487	304	15	19.9	21.1%	280 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	51.2	446^th of 899 public elementary schools	50.4%		59.2	366^th of 906 public elementary schools	59.6%	80	38.3	27.0	47.8		38.5	31.9	51.4	51.1		44.3	46.8	46.8	74%	3%	$18,319
Athol Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1064 Pleasant Street	Athol	01331	Worcester County	Athol-Royalston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 645-9657	589	42	13.9	62.3%	447 (75.9%)	15 (2.5%)	90 (15.3%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	9.9	843^rd of 899 public elementary schools	6.2%		14.2	795^th of 906 public elementary schools	12.3%	48	21.6	6.8			13.6	17.0	20.5			18.9					$20,549
Petersham Center	Public	K-6	31 Spring Street	Petersham	01366	Worcester County	Petersham	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 724-3363	142	13	11.3	30.3%	123 (86.6%)	3 (2.1%)	11 (7.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	69.6	270^th of 899 public elementary schools	70.0%		65.7	323^rd of 906 public elementary schools	64.3%	53	45.5	37.5	65.0	77.8	56.6	40.9	37.5	55.0	72.2	51.3	60.0	60.0			$20,112
Meetinghouse School	Public	PK, KG-1	8 South Street	Westminster	01473	Worcester County	Ashburnham-Westminster	No	No	No	No	(978) 874-0163	210	14	15.0	21.4%	179 (85.2%)	12 (5.7%)	11 (5.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)								(n/a)													94%	5%	$17,541
Westminster Elementary	Public	2-5	9 Academy Hill	Westminster	01473	Worcester County	Ashburnham-Westminster	No	No	No	No	(978) 874-2043	375	29	12.8	18.4%	335 (89.3%)	7 (1.9%)	19 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	38.2	558^th of 899 public elementary schools	37.9%		42.4	529^th of 906 public elementary schools	41.6%	29	39.3	29.9	29.8		32.7	41.2	45.4	31.9		39.5	29.8	29.8			$16,319
Briggs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	96 Williams Rd	Ashburnham	01430	Worcester County	Ashburnham-Westminster	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 827-5750	461	38	12.1	27.3%	403 (87.4%)	14 (3.0%)	26 (5.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	39.6	543^rd of 899 public elementary schools	39.6%		49.4	460^th of 906 public elementary schools	49.2%	83	47.2	35.9	33.3		38.7	37.0	44.2	20.0		33.8	30.7	30.7	98%	2%	$19,476
Ruggles Lane	Public	PK, KG-5	105 Ruggles Lane	Barre	01005	Worcester County	Quabbin	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 355-2934	402	26	15.5	37.6%	353 (87.8%)	9 (2.2%)	22 (5.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	28.7	638^th of 899 public elementary schools	29.0%		37.2	576^th of 906 public elementary schools	36.4%	62	35.6	30.4	35.7		33.8	21.7	22.8	26.8		23.9	32.1	32.1	88%	2%	$20,414
Toy Town Elementary	Public	3-5	175 Grove Street	Winchendon	01475	Worcester County	Winchendon	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 297-2005	292	18	16.0	56.2%	238 (81.5%)	4 (1.4%)	33 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.8%)	20.4	723^rd of 899 public elementary schools	19.6%		22.9	700^th of 906 public elementary schools	22.7%	23	28.7	17.0	34.1		26.0	22.8	13.3	20.9		18.8	32.6	32.6			$18,650

Frequently Asked Questions about Templeton Elementary School

What district is Templeton Elementary School in?

Narragansett

What is the racial makeup of Templeton Elementary School?

Students at Templeton Elementary School are 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Templeton Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Narragansett Middle
High : Narragansett Regional High

How many students attend Templeton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 581 students attended Templeton Elementary School.

Is Templeton Elementary School a good school?

Templeton Elementary School ranks 533^rd of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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