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Florence Sawyer School

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Florence Sawyer School ranks 171 st of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

171^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Florence Sawyer School is a PK–8 school serving 734 students in Bolton, MA, part of the Nashoba district, and it ranks 171st of 899 Massachusetts schools in 2025–2026 (81st percentile, 4 stars), while its district ranks 69th of 351 in the state (80th percentile, 4 stars).

On 2025–2026 all-grade tests, the school scored 59.18 in ELA, 61.27 in math, and 65.12 in science — well above the state's 40.03, 41.11, and 40.98, and above its district in all three subjects. Within Nashoba, it leads nearby Center School by +4.24 in ELA, +2.40 in math, and +14.44 in science, and Mary Rowlandson Elementary by roughly 15–18 points in every subject. It also far outpaces most other nearby schools, such as Goodnow Brothers Elementary School, Charles Jaworek School, and Clinton Elementary. The one nearby school that consistently scores higher is Hildreth Elementary School. One caution for parents: Florence Sawyer is the only PK–8 school in this group, so its all-grade numbers include grades 6–8 that most neighbors do not serve, making direct comparisons imperfect.

Grade-level results show real strengths: grade 5 ELA (70.21), grade 8 math (74.36), grade 7 math (69.88), grade 5 science (69.15), and grade 8 civics (65.38) all sit well above district and state. The clearest weak spot is grade 6 math at 36.62, below both district (51.33) and state (42.59), with grade 6 ELA also below district. The school also has a strong record with special education students, who ranked at the 83rd percentile in 2025–2026. Its student-teacher ratio was 12.7 in 2024–2025 and per-pupil spending was $18,584 in 2020–2021 — mid-range among nearby schools, showing strong results without the highest spending. Free/reduced-lunch data were unavailable, so economic context is unknown. Historically, the school peaked at 26th of 942 (97th percentile) in 2018–2019, dipped to 73rd percentile in 2023–2024, and has since rebounded to 85th and then 81st.

734

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,345

Per pupil spending ?

9.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

97%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 1% (any vaccine)

100 Mechanic Street
Bolton, MA 01740

(978) 779-2821

District: Nashoba

Students who attend Florence Sawyer School usually attend:

High:

Nashoba Regional

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.9%

Hispanic:

6.0%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (61% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg57%

Massachusetts avg41%

Elementary school

171^st of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

83^rd of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Nashoba

69^th of 351Nashoba 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	79.7	171 of 899	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	83.5	139 of 906	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	243 of 916	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	193 of 928	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	151 of 932	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	86.3	126 of 936	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	92.7	26 of 942	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	82 of 934	91.2%	★★★★★
2017	85.8	106 of 938	88.7%	★★★★☆
2016	81.2	159 of 932	82.9%	★★★★☆
2015	82.9	124 of 914	86.4%	★★★★☆
2014	82.1	144 of 926	84.4%	★★★★☆
2013	82.8	140 of 928	84.9%	★★★★☆
2012	84.3	116 of 930	87.5%	★★★★☆
2011	89.1	52 of 924	94.4%	★★★★★
2010	85.1	109 of 920	88.2%	★★★★☆
2009	85.8	94 of 909	89.7%	★★★★☆
2008	89.6	49 of 908	94.6%	★★★★★
2007	89.4	48 of 911	94.7%	★★★★★
2006	87.0	92 of 911	89.9%	★★★★★
2005	88.1	66 of 887	92.6%	★★★★★
2004	85.5	103 of 882	88.3%	★★★★☆
2003	87.6	70 of 884	92.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	75.0	105 of 672	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	85.7	51 of 632	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	50 of 665	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	75.2	112 of 656	82.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	141 of 869	83.8%	★★★★☆
2025	83.7	126 of 869	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	229 of 886	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	204 of 887	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	150 of 901	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.7	131 of 898	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	91.7	29 of 902	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	80 of 893	91.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	97.6	7 of 760	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	77.2	106 of 772	86.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	217 of 879	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	79.3	174 of 884	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	226 of 891	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	183 of 896	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	158 of 908	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	84.6	116 of 904	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	91.3	34 of 907	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.0	98 of 898	89.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	117 of 709	83.5%	★★★★☆
2025	80.5	84 of 717	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	98 of 731	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	149 of 703	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	251 of 905	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.8	185 of 894	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	185 of 896	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	234 of 886	73.6%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	83.4	141 of 925	84.8%	★★★★☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	90.6	44 of 399	89.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	65.3	227 of 734	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.6	177 of 737	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	264 of 753	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	224 of 762	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	149 of 764	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	133 of 765	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	45 of 780	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.4	119 of 772	84.6%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	83 of 478	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	90.7	54 of 484	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	87 of 493	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	58 of 501	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	90.7	47 of 497	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	34 of 501	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.9	45 of 498	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	29 of 484	94.0%	★★★★★
2017	90.9	24 of 487	95.1%	★★★★★
2016	81.9	65 of 482	86.5%	★★★★☆
2015	85.4	47 of 441	89.3%	★★★★☆
2014	86.0	46 of 455	89.9%	★★★★★
2013	87.8	30 of 455	93.4%	★★★★★
2012	87.4	33 of 455	92.7%	★★★★★
2011	89.3	23 of 449	94.9%	★★★★★
2010	88.1	30 of 434	93.1%	★★★★★
2009	89.7	21 of 409	94.9%	★★★★★
2008	91.1	14 of 407	96.6%	★★★★★
2007	91.2	10 of 399	97.5%	★★★★★
2006	91.3	16 of 399	96.0%	★★★★★
2005	95.3	3 of 356	99.2%	★★★★★
2004	93.9	8 of 344	97.7%	★★★★★
2003	95.0	5 of 339	98.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	88.9	32 of 445	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	77.5	54 of 431	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	57.9	124 of 424	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	102 of 417	75.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	73 of 468	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	87.1	65 of 473	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	76 of 481	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	51 of 489	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	90.2	43 of 494	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	28 of 483	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	30 of 478	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	19 of 463	95.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	14 of 464	97.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	97 of 470	79.4%	★★★★☆
2025	91.5	42 of 473	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	76.6	99 of 483	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	64 of 489	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	90.1	43 of 497	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	42 of 485	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	85.6	61 of 478	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	50 of 466	89.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	87.2	33 of 436	92.4%	★★★★★
2025	73.2	75 of 435	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	56.2	134 of 441	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	136 of 444	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.0	81 of 503	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	106 of 489	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	51.1	207 of 484	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	194 of 467	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	91.9	35 of 491	92.9%	★★★★★

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	89.4	32 of 339	90.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	97 of 393	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	83.6	54 of 386	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	88 of 392	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	67 of 403	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	45 of 404	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	86.9	40 of 401	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	79.6	66 of 396	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	42 of 395	89.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)99th percentile+26 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)89th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)85th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)84th percentile~ school

Female (2026)84th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)69th percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+8 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)93rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)92nd percentile+10 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)91st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)84th percentile~ school

Male (2026)79th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)75th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Civics65%+26 vs state

Science65%+24 vs state

Mathematics61%+20 vs state

English Language Arts59%+19 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)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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	9.1%	616 (83.9%)	6 (0.8%)	44 (6.0%)	29 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.0%)	79.7	171^st of 899 public elementary schools	81.0%		83.5	139^th of 906 public elementary schools	84.7%	32	66.2	51.2	70.2	49.3	60.5	55.1	59.2	62.3	60.0	61.7	36.6	69.9	74.4	61.3	69.2	60.3	65.1	65.4	97%	1%	$22,345
C A Farley	Public	PK, KG-4	119 Cottage Street	Hudson	01749	Middlesex County	Hudson	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 567-6153	474	45	10.5	43.0%	291 (61.4%)	17 (3.6%)	149 (31.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	16.8	765^th of 899 public elementary schools	14.9%		39	558^th of 906 public elementary schools	38.4%	207	18.3	24.2					21.6	15.5	28.6					22.8					100%	0%	$22,935
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	16.9%	195 (80.6%)	2 (0.8%)	30 (12.4%)	6 (2.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	66.6	295^th of 899 public elementary schools	67.2%		77.9	205^th of 906 public elementary schools	77.4%	90	51.2	67.7	46.3				54.0	57.1	58.1	26.8				46.5	53.7		53.7		97%	0%	$23,022
Clinton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	100 Church Street	Clinton	01510	Worcester County	Clinton	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 365-4230	870	67	13.0	49.0%	413 (47.5%)	29 (3.3%)	394 (45.3%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.8%)	33.6	600^th of 899 public elementary schools	33.3%		50.2	451^st of 906 public elementary schools	50.2%	149	36.8	20.3					28.1	41.6	36.2					38.8					93%	3%	$19,924
Mulready Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	306 Cox Street	Hudson	01749	Middlesex County	Hudson	No	No	No	No	(978) 567-6170	249	28	8.8	36.1%	174 (69.9%)	8 (3.2%)	60 (24.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	51.5	442^nd of 899 public elementary schools	50.8%		68.5	295^th of 906 public elementary schools	67.4%	147	28.6	55.3					41.3	29.3	63.2					45.6							$27,214
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	28.3%	195 (72.5%)	8 (3.0%)	55 (20.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	54.9	404^th of 899 public elementary schools	55.1%		60.1	359^th of 906 public elementary schools	60.4%	45	50.8	32.1					42.1	44.3	50.9					47.4					97%	2%	$23,776
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	21.6%	339 (71.7%)	11 (2.3%)	85 (18.0%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	57.1	380^th of 899 public elementary schools	57.7%		60.4	356^th of 906 public elementary schools	60.7%	24	42.9	47.0	39.4				43.3	37.1	57.8	41.4				46.2	47.1		47.1		95%	3%	$23,316
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	11.8%	300 (66.5%)	8 (1.8%)	37 (8.2%)	67 (14.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.0%)	86.1	119^th of 899 public elementary schools	86.8%		89.9	71^st of 906 public elementary schools	92.2%	48	67.1	60.6	52.5				60.4	59.2	70.4	60.7				63.6	77.1		77.1		98%	2%	$23,742
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	10.3%	384 (79.2%)	7 (1.4%)	40 (8.2%)	24 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.2%)	75.5	220^th of 899 public elementary schools	75.5%		74.1	235^th of 906 public elementary schools	74.1%	15	56.9	62.1	44.6				54.9	63.4	67.4	44.6				58.9	50.7		50.7		95%	5%	$22,120
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	59.9%	258 (33.0%)	38 (4.9%)	449 (57.5%)	12 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.8%)	31.7	614^th of 899 public elementary schools	31.7%		34.9	596^th of 906 public elementary schools	34.2%	18	38.1	30.4	32.8				33.6	30.8	36.3	20.2				29.1	31.8		31.8		100%	0%	$19,211

Frequently Asked Questions about Florence Sawyer School

What is the racial makeup of Florence Sawyer School?

Students at Florence Sawyer School are 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Florence Sawyer School attend?

Students who attend Florence Sawyer School usually go on to attend:

High : Nashoba Regional

Is Florence Sawyer School a good school?

Florence Sawyer School ranks 171^st of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Florence Sawyer School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 734 students attended Florence Sawyer School.

What district is Florence Sawyer School in?

Nashoba

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