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Marion E Zeh

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Marion E Zeh ranks 212 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

212^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Marion E Zeh is an elementary school located in Northborough, MA, serving 255 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the highly-ranked Northborough school district, which is ranked 73 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marion E Zeh consistently ranks in the top 25% of Massachusetts elementary schools, with impressive performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 59.23% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 60.77% were proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly outpacing the state averages. The school also excels in supporting its special education, disabled, and Asian student populations, ranking in the top 10% to 5% of Massachusetts elementary schools in these categories.

With a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.9 and spending of $20,418 per student, Marion E Zeh has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the majority of the past decade, demonstrating a sustained commitment to academic excellence. When compared to other elementary schools in the Northborough district and surrounding areas, the school consistently outperforms its peers, particularly in mathematics.

249

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,075

Per pupil spending ?

10.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33 Howard Street
Northborough, MA 01532

(508) 351-7048

District: Northborough

Students who attend Marion E Zeh usually attend:

Middle:	Robert E. Melican Middle School
High:	Algonquin Regional High

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.7%

Asian:

17.7%

Hispanic:

13.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (60% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Northborough's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg56%

Massachusetts avg41%

212^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Northborough

73^rd of 348Northborough 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	77.4	212 of 906	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	206 of 916	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	222 of 928	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	231 of 932	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	318 of 936	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.7	246 of 942	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	224 of 934	76.0%	★★★★☆
2017	67.0	307 of 938	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.2	408 of 932	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	75.3	214 of 914	76.6%	★★★★☆
2014	78.5	182 of 926	80.3%	★★★★☆
2013	81.6	155 of 928	83.3%	★★★★☆
2012	81.0	162 of 930	82.6%	★★★★☆
2011	84.1	122 of 924	86.8%	★★★★☆
2010	82.6	148 of 920	83.9%	★★★★☆
2009	81.1	155 of 909	82.9%	★★★★☆
2008	78.1	189 of 908	79.2%	★★★★☆
2007	83.3	128 of 911	85.9%	★★★★☆
2006	81.9	147 of 911	83.9%	★★★★☆
2005	80.8	164 of 887	81.5%	★★★★☆
2004	84.7	115 of 882	87.0%	★★★★☆
2003	68.8	294 of 884	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	41 of 142	71.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	88.0	40 of 672	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	53.2	239 of 632	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	148 of 665	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	94 of 656	85.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	188 of 869	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	238 of 886	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	213 of 887	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	221 of 901	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	235 of 898	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	191 of 902	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	195 of 893	78.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	233 of 884	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	154 of 891	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	211 of 896	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	249 of 908	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	59.8	366 of 904	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	290 of 907	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.3	249 of 898	72.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	93 of 717	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	48 of 731	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	17 of 703	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	69.8	206 of 905	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	45.4	470 of 894	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.8	369 of 896	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.7	180 of 886	79.7%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	63.2	353 of 925	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	76.9	82 of 399	79.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	255 of 737	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	224 of 753	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	290 of 762	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	310 of 764	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.9	492 of 765	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.1	289 of 780	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	345 of 772	55.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)94th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+10 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)79th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)74th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)71st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-11 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)62nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science62%+21 vs state

Mathematics61%+20 vs state

English Language Arts59%+18 vs state

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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
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
Lincoln Street	Public	K-5	76 Lincoln Street	Northborough	01532	Worcester County	Northborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 351-7030	268	20	13.0		188 (70.1%)	6 (2.2%)	25 (9.3%)	34 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	80.3	180^th of 906 public elementary schools	80.1%		74.7	251^st of 916 public elementary schools	72.6%	71	54.8	62.5	52.2	56.9	54.8	66.7	60.9	61.4	65.2	65.2	$20,039
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
Fannie E Proctor	Public	K-5	26 Jefferson Rd	Northborough	01532	Worcester County	Northborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 351-7040	238	20	12.0		147 (61.8%)	9 (3.8%)	29 (12.2%)	38 (16.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)	83.4	141^st of 906 public elementary schools	84.4%		73.1	259^th of 916 public elementary schools	71.7%	118	47.1	55.0	64.9	57.3	64.7	73.2	63.2	66.7	69.6	69.6	$22,367
Spring Street School	Public	K-4	123 Spring Street	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8700	304	21	14.4		161 (53.0%)	7 (2.3%)	26 (8.6%)	94 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	82.6	151^st of 906 public elementary schools	83.3%		90.4	69^th of 916 public elementary schools	92.5%	82	71.2	47.5		59.2	83.1	59.0		70.8			$19,794
Floral Street School	Public	K-4	57 Floral Street	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8720	524	42	12.5		160 (30.5%)	28 (5.3%)	49 (9.4%)	243 (46.4%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.9%)	85.7	118^th of 906 public elementary schools	87.0%		88.7	90^th of 916 public elementary schools	90.2%	28	63.6	53.8		58.8	76.2	67.6		72.0			$19,839
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
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
Elsie A Hastings Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	111 East Main Street	Westborough	01581	Worcester County	Westborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 836-7750	478	53	8.9		188 (39.3%)	9 (1.9%)	94 (19.7%)	161 (33.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)								(n/a)	56.3			56.3	59.8			59.8			$23,864
J Harding Armstrong	Public	K-3	18 Fisher Street	Westborough	01581	Worcester County	Westborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 836-7760	391	34	11.6		183 (46.8%)	17 (4.3%)	45 (11.5%)	116 (29.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)								(n/a)	62.0			62.0	60.4			60.4			$20,835

Frequently Asked Questions about Marion E Zeh

What is the racial makeup of Marion E Zeh?

Students at Marion E Zeh are 63% White, 18% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Marion E Zeh in?

Northborough

What schools do graduates of Marion E Zeh attend?

Students who attend Marion E Zeh usually go on to attend:

Middle : Robert E. Melican Middle School
High : Algonquin Regional High

Is Marion E Zeh a good school?

Marion E Zeh ranks 212^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Marion E Zeh?

In the 2024-25 school year, 249 students attended Marion E Zeh.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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