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Marguerite E Peaslee

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Marguerite E Peaslee ranks 284 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

284^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Marguerite E Peaslee is an exceptional elementary school located in Northborough, MA, serving 281 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school consistently ranks among the top 15% of elementary schools in Massachusetts, with consistently high academic performance across all subject areas.

Marguerite E Peaslee's MCAS proficiency rates are significantly higher than the state averages, particularly in English Language Arts (52-68% vs. 39-46%) and Mathematics (57-65% vs. 33-41%). The school's performance on the MCAS Science assessment is also exceptional, with proficiency rates around 65-71%, compared to the state average of 41-45%. The school's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, including male students, Asian students, and students with disabilities, with the school ranking in the top 5-20% of Massachusetts elementary schools in these categories.

Compared to nearby schools, Marguerite E Peaslee's academic performance is consistently stronger than other elementary schools in the Northborough district, such as Lincoln Street, Fannie E Proctor, and Marion E Zeh. While the school's performance is on par or slightly lower than some schools in neighboring districts, such as Berlin Memorial School and Spring Street School in Shrewsbury, it remains well above the state average.

267

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,618

Per pupil spending ?

7.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

31 Maple Street
Northborough, MA 01532

(508) 351-7035

District: Northborough

Students who attend Marguerite E Peaslee usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.4%

Hispanic:

16.5%

Asian:

13.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Massachusetts median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Northborough's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg56%

Massachusetts avg41%

284^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	70.2	284 of 906	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.2	242 of 916	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	151 of 928	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	140 of 932	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	87.2	120 of 936	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	129 of 942	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	126 of 934	86.5%	★★★★☆
2017	81.9	154 of 938	83.6%	★★★★☆
2016	65.9	312 of 932	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	79.2	171 of 914	81.3%	★★★★☆
2014	74.6	229 of 926	75.3%	★★★★☆
2013	71.7	279 of 928	69.9%	★★★★☆
2012	75.3	230 of 930	75.3%	★★★★☆
2011	73.7	261 of 924	71.8%	★★★★☆
2010	79.0	189 of 920	79.5%	★★★★☆
2009	69.1	295 of 909	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.2	245 of 908	73.0%	★★★★☆
2007	69.1	291 of 911	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.2	239 of 911	73.8%	★★★★☆
2005	77.3	212 of 887	76.1%	★★★★☆
2004	71.7	274 of 882	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	84.3	120 of 884	86.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	78.3	21 of 155	86.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	88.5	37 of 672	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	74.6	110 of 632	82.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	321 of 869	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	315 of 886	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.2	205 of 887	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	160 of 901	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	142 of 898	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	159 of 902	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	124 of 893	86.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	26.6	570 of 705	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	235 of 884	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	156 of 891	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	136 of 896	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	141 of 908	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	87.9	87 of 904	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	107 of 907	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	139 of 898	84.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	156 of 717	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	69 of 731	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	38 of 703	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	67.1	232 of 905	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	63.9	240 of 894	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	134 of 896	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	186 of 886	79.0%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	84.8	129 of 925	86.1%	★★★★☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	94.0	24 of 399	94.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	301 of 737	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	365 of 753	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	163 of 762	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	152 of 764	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.8	119 of 765	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	136 of 780	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	168 of 772	78.2%	★★★★☆

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+10 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)94th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2019)86th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)86th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)19th percentile-68 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science69%+27 vs state

English Language Arts55%+13 vs state

Mathematics48%+8 vs state

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Schools Near Marguerite E Peaslee

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Marguerite E Peaslee

What is the racial makeup of Marguerite E Peaslee?

Students at Marguerite E Peaslee are 58% White, 16% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Marguerite E Peaslee a good school?

Marguerite E Peaslee ranks 284^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Marguerite E Peaslee in?

Northborough

How many students attend Marguerite E Peaslee?

In the 2024-25 school year, 267 students attended Marguerite E Peaslee.

What schools do graduates of Marguerite E Peaslee attend?

Students who attend Marguerite E Peaslee usually go on to attend:

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

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