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Sherwood Middle School

Public Grades 5-6

951

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,375

Per pupil spending ?

18.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

28 Sherwood Avenue
Shrewsbury, MA 01545

(508) 841-8670

District: Shrewsbury

Students who attend Sherwood Middle School usually attend:

High:

Shrewsbury High School

Feeder schools for Sherwood Middle School:

Elementary:	Calvin Coolidge School
	Floral Street School
	Major Howard W. Beal School
	Spring Street School
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	Walter J. Paton School

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.2%

Asian:

37.0%

Hispanic:

10.0%

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Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg61%

Massachusetts avg41%

Not ranked this year

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41^st of 351Shrewsbury among Massachusetts districts

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics62%+21 vs state

Science57%+16 vs state

English Language Arts52%+12 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)	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	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 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 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	Total
Sherwood Middle School	Public	5-6	28 Sherwood Avenue	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8670	951	71	13.3	18.6%	401 (42.2%)	37 (3.9%)	95 (10.0%)	352 (37.0%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.1%)								(n/a)		45.5	58.4			52.4		54.0	68.9			61.9	57.3		57.3		$17,375
Oak Middle School	Public	7-8	45 Oak Street	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-1200	914	64	14.2	15.0%	390 (42.7%)	51 (5.6%)	91 (10.0%)	328 (35.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.3%)	90.3	53^rd of 478 public middle schools	88.9%		92.1	47^th of 484 public middle schools	90.3%	6				58.6	69.0	63.6				60.8	75.0	67.6		63.7	63.7	64.2	$17,175
Burncoat Middle School	Public	7-8	135 Burncoat Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3390	720	53	13.5	65.8%	180 (25.0%)	135 (18.8%)	328 (45.6%)	45 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.3%)	29.6	327^th of 478 public middle schools	31.6%		35	292^nd of 484 public middle schools	39.7%	35				24.6	26.6	25.7				23.3	30.2	27.0		28.6	28.6	24.6	$23,380
Worcester East Middle	Public	6-8	420 Grafton Street	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3430	731	51	14.3	84.8%	98 (13.4%)	149 (20.4%)	418 (57.2%)	42 (5.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	17.6	399^th of 478 public middle schools	16.5%		19.4	394^th of 484 public middle schools	18.6%	5			15.2	20.2	25.4	22.1			16.7	10.3	15.6	13.3		19.9	19.9	17.4	$22,852
Robert E. Melican Middle School	Public	6-8	145 Lincoln Street	Northborough	01532	Worcester County	Northborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 351-7020	545	51	10.7	17.6%	362 (66.4%)	15 (2.8%)	64 (11.7%)	69 (12.7%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	25 (4.6%)	72.6	117^th of 478 public middle schools	75.5%		76.2	103^rd of 484 public middle schools	78.7%	14			46.3	39.1	49.7	44.9			52.7	45.6	59.4	52.4		60.6	60.6	62.6	$19,936
Mill Pond School	Public	4-6	6 Olde Hickory Path	Westborough	01581	Worcester County	Westborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 836-7780	834	76	10.9	16.4%	377 (45.2%)	30 (3.6%)	94 (11.3%)	302 (36.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.1%)								(n/a)	53.6	57.5	64.1			58.4	62.7	65.3	78.3			68.9	68.7		68.7		$20,602
Forest Grove Middle	Public	7-8	495 Grove Street	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3420	839	73	11.4	60.9%	264 (31.5%)	129 (15.4%)	355 (42.3%)	53 (6.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.1%)	24	364^th of 478 public middle schools	23.8%		31.4	319^th of 484 public middle schools	34.1%	45				26.2	25.8	26.0				15.3	22.2	18.5		20.6	20.6	26.3	$22,156
Sarah W Gibbons Middle	Public	7-8	20 Fisher Street	Westborough	01581	Worcester County	Westborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 836-7740	610	58	10.5	17.7%	257 (42.1%)	20 (3.3%)	84 (13.8%)	226 (37.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	94.4	26^th of 478 public middle schools	94.6%		94.2	24^th of 484 public middle schools	95.0%	2				69.4	72.0	70.7				72.3	74.0	73.2		67.9	67.9	69.0	$20,890
Grafton Middle	Public	7-8	22 Providence Road	Grafton	01519	Worcester County	Grafton	No	No	No	No	(508) 839-5420	478	38	12.6	19.0%	335 (70.1%)	8 (1.7%)	38 (7.9%)	75 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	81.9	81^st of 478 public middle schools	83.1%		81.7	84^th of 484 public middle schools	82.6%	3				50.5	61.0	56.1				50.5	61.8	56.6		61.0	61.0	55.4	$15,961
Mountview Middle	Public	6-8	270 Shrewsbury Street	Holden	01520	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	No	(508) 829-5577	773	52	14.8	13.8%	610 (78.9%)	42 (5.4%)	64 (8.3%)	31 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.1%)	78.9	91^st of 478 public middle schools	81.0%		77.9	96^th of 484 public middle schools	80.2%	5			60.4	39.6	55.4	50.9			76.3	48.1	59.2	60.2		56.3	56.3	61.4	$15,098

Frequently Asked Questions about Sherwood Middle School

What district is Sherwood Middle School in?

Shrewsbury

What is the racial makeup of Sherwood Middle School?

Students at Sherwood Middle School are 42% White, 37% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What high school do graduates of Sherwood Middle School attend?

Students who attend Sherwood Middle School usually go on to attend Shrewsbury High School

How many students attend Sherwood Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 951 students attended Sherwood Middle School.

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2013–14 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 20, 2026

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2024–25 MCAS Next Generation test scoresSep 29, 2025

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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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