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Ashby Elementary

Q: Is Ashby Elementary a good school?

Ashby Elementary ranks 397 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

397^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Ashby Elementary is a public elementary school serving 151 students in grades K-4 in Ashby, Massachusetts, which is part of the North Middlesex school district. The school has shown mixed academic performance in recent years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 365 and 558 out of around 900-940 Massachusetts elementary schools.

Ashby Elementary has generally outperformed the North Middlesex district and the state of Massachusetts in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 54.1% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 40.61% for the district and 41.53% for the state. However, in mathematics, the school has underperformed, with 40.98% of students proficient or better, compared to 36.4% for the district and 40.74% for the state. The school's performance has also shown some disparities among different student subgroups, with male students outperforming female students and white students underperforming compared to the state.

Compared to nearby schools, Spaulding Memorial, another elementary school in the North Middlesex district, has generally outperformed Ashby Elementary in both ELA and mathematics proficiency. Meanwhile, Johnny Appleseed Elementary, located in the Leominster district, has shown similar or slightly lower academic performance compared to Ashby Elementary.

152

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,407

Per pupil spending ?

27.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

911 Main Street
Ashby, MA 01431

(978) 743-1005

District: North Middlesex

Students who attend Ashby Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hawthorne Brook
High:	North Middlesex Regional

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.2%

Hispanic:

11.8%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Massachusetts median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg39%

Massachusetts avg41%

397^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the North Middlesex

182^nd of 348North Middlesex 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	56.0	397 of 906	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	503 of 916	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.9	365 of 928	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	417 of 932	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	485 of 936	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	558 of 942	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.3	419 of 934	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.5	539 of 938	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.3	517 of 932	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.0	566 of 914	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.0	599 of 926	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.1	423 of 928	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	38.6	620 of 930	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	80.8	164 of 924	82.3%	★★★★☆
2010	68.1	311 of 920	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.2	293 of 909	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.0	379 of 908	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.1	339 of 911	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.4	365 of 911	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.3	292 of 887	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	77.4	200 of 882	77.3%	★★★★☆
2003	61.5	380 of 884	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	49.1	291 of 665	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	203 of 656	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	413 of 869	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	512 of 886	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	497 of 898	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	588 of 902	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.1	277 of 893	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	70.8	141 of 760	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	44.7	397 of 700	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	72.1	122 of 685	82.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	370 of 884	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	462 of 891	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	71.6	255 of 896	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	382 of 908	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	457 of 904	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	485 of 907	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	547 of 898	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	53.5	385 of 905	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	532 of 894	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	640 of 896	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.3	294 of 886	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	50.5	474 of 925	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	471 of 737	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	571 of 753	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.9	294 of 762	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	448 of 764	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	553 of 765	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	614 of 780	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.0	482 of 772	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)81st percentile+36 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)57th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)56th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile-4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)49th percentile~ school

White (2025)36th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%+13 vs state

Mathematics41%~ state avg

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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
Ashby Elementary	Public	K-4	911 Main Street	Ashby	01431	Middlesex County	North Middlesex	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 743-1005	152	12	12.4		128 (84.2%)	2 (1.3%)	18 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	56	397^th of 906 public elementary schools	56.2%		46.9	503^rd of 916 public elementary schools	45.1%	106	76.0	38.9		54.1	36.0	44.4		41.0			$20,407
Crocker Elementary	Public	1-5	200 Bigelow Dr	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Fitchburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 345-3290	610	52	11.7		142 (23.3%)	64 (10.5%)	343 (56.2%)	18 (3.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.2%)	44.7	508^th of 906 public elementary schools	43.9%		43.6	530^th of 916 public elementary schools	42.1%	22	38.6	34.0	26.7	33.2	46.5	46.2	47.1	46.6	36.5	36.5	$20,188
Spaulding Memorial	Public	K-4	1 Whitcomb Street	Townsend	01469	Middlesex County	North Middlesex	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 597-0380	413	30	13.7		339 (82.1%)	12 (2.9%)	40 (9.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	55.7	398^th of 906 public elementary schools	56.1%		63.4	333^rd of 916 public elementary schools	63.6%	65	53.2	31.2		43.3	57.0	39.0		48.8			$19,144
Squannacook Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-4	66 Brookline Road	Townsend	01469	Middlesex County	North Middlesex	No	No	No	No	(978) 597-3085	89	5	17.1		68 (76.4%)	4 (4.5%)	9 (10.1%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.6%)								(n/a)											$19,455
McKay Elementary School	Public	1-5	67 Rindge Road	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Fitchburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 665-3187	754	67	11.2		129 (17.1%)	52 (6.9%)	485 (64.3%)	38 (5.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.8%)	12.9	814^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.2%		15	803^rd of 916 public elementary schools	12.3%	11	19.4	23.0	10.6	17.4	17.7	28.1	12.7	19.4	17.2	17.2	$20,801
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		403 (87.4%)	14 (3.0%)	26 (5.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	49.4	460^th of 906 public elementary schools	49.2%		45.8	513^th of 916 public elementary schools	44.0%	53	41.1	44.1	35.7	40.3	46.1	54.4	33.8	44.7	38.0	38.0	$17,446
Reingold Elementary	Public	1-5	70 Reingold Avenue	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Fitchburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 345-3287	679	54	12.5		195 (28.7%)	47 (6.9%)	366 (53.9%)	32 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.7%)	21.1	723^rd of 906 public elementary schools	20.2%		25.6	684^th of 916 public elementary schools	25.3%	39	27.8	22.3	33.3	27.8	31.2	16.5	18.7	22.2	24.4	24.4	$20,002
South Street Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	376 South Street	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Fitchburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 348-2300	570	46	12.3		126 (22.1%)	54 (9.5%)	336 (58.9%)	20 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.8%)								(n/a)											$21,744
Turkey Hill Elementary School	Public	3-5	129 Northfield Road	Lunenburg	01462	Worcester County	Lunenburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 582-4110	345	19	18.1		281 (81.4%)	12 (3.5%)	37 (10.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	55.6	400^th of 906 public elementary schools	55.8%		52.7	443^rd of 916 public elementary schools	51.6%	43	46.0	36.2	43.2	42.1	44.7	51.4	45.1	46.9	49.6	49.6	$16,613
Lunenburg Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1401 Massachusetts Avenue	Lunenburg	01462	Worcester County	Lunenburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 582-4122	374	24	15.9		285 (76.2%)	13 (3.5%)	58 (15.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.5%)								(n/a)											$16,037

Frequently Asked Questions about Ashby Elementary

Is Ashby Elementary a good school?

Ashby Elementary ranks 397^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ashby Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ashby Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hawthorne Brook
High : North Middlesex Regional

What is the racial makeup of Ashby Elementary?

Students at Ashby Elementary are 84% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Ashby Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 152 students attended Ashby Elementary.

What district is Ashby Elementary in?

North Middlesex

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