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Charlton Street

Q: Is Charlton Street a good school?

Charlton Street ranks in the bottom 0.1% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Charlton Street?

In the 2024-25 school year, 288 students attended Charlton Street.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Charlton Street?

Students at Charlton Street are 65% Hispanic, 27% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Charlton Street attend?

Students who attend Charlton Street usually go on to attend: Middle : Southbridge Middle School High : Southbridge High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

905^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Charlton Street is a PK-5 elementary school in the Southbridge Public School District, serving 288 students in a district that ranks near the very bottom of Massachusetts. The most critical thing for parents to know is that this school has some of the lowest academic performance in the entire state, with proficiency rates that are a fraction of even the already low district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 2.3% of students were proficient in math, 4.57% in English Language Arts, and 0% in science. This is a stark contrast to nearby schools like Burgess Elementary in Sturbridge, which achieved 54.45% proficiency in math and 46.4% in ELA, or Holland Elementary in Holland, which had 61.11% proficiency in science.

What makes this especially concerning is that the school spends a relatively high amount per student—$21,701 in 2020-2021—which is significantly more than nearby schools like Burgess Elementary ($17,075) and Holland Elementary ($16,879). Despite this funding and a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1, the academic outcomes are among the lowest in the state. The school has been in a steady decline over the last decade, falling from the 18th percentile in 2014-2015 to the 0th percentile in the last two years. Even within the same district, West Street (grades 2-5) is outperforming Charlton Street by a significant margin, with roughly double the proficiency rates in ELA (7.8%) and math (6.07%), showing that improvement is possible within the same system.

Another troubling finding is that the school is failing every student group equally. In the 2024-2025 school year, Charlton Street ranked in the 0th percentile for female, male, Hispanic, White, Special Education, and low socio-economic status students, indicating that the educational model is not effectively serving any segment of its population. While the entire Southbridge district is low-performing (ranked 346 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts), Charlton Street is an extreme outlier even within that context, suggesting that the challenges go beyond community socioeconomic factors and point to deeper issues with school leadership, instruction, and culture.

288

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,162

Per pupil spending ?

60.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

220 Charlton Street
Southbridge, MA 01550

(508) 764-5475

District: Southbridge

Students who attend Charlton Street usually attend:

Middle:	Southbridge Middle School
High:	Southbridge High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.6%

White:

27.1%

African American:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (3% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school3%

District avg12%

Massachusetts avg41%

905^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Southbridge

346^th of 348Southbridge 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	2.9	905 of 906	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	915 of 916	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	899 of 928	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	895 of 932	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	867 of 936	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	917 of 942	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	888 of 934	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.0	815 of 938	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.2	849 of 932	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	21.5	752 of 914	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.4	762 of 926	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.8	816 of 928	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	18.3	621 of 672	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	520 of 632	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	664 of 665	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	532 of 656	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	26.2	238 of 267	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	208 of 258	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	200 of 244	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	868 of 869	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	886 of 886	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	861 of 887	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	853 of 901	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	809 of 898	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	883 of 902	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	856 of 893	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	458 of 458	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	445 of 446	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	371 of 420	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	345 of 401	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	278 of 379	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	384 of 398	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	337 of 379	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	735 of 736	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	760 of 760	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	717 of 757	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	721 of 772	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	624 of 705	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	678 of 700	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	606 of 685	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	3.1	884 of 884	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	889 of 891	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	863 of 896	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	879 of 908	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	848 of 904	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	877 of 907	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	832 of 898	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	715 of 717	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	724 of 731	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	698 of 703	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	853 of 905	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	809 of 894	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	864 of 896	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	802 of 886	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	10.8	853 of 925	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	0.7	737 of 737	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.5	753 of 753	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.4	757 of 762	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	759 of 764	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	753 of 765	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	767 of 780	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	756 of 772	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)11th percentile+7 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)8th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts5%-37 vs state

Mathematics2%-38 vs state

Science0%-42 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)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (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 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	Total
Charlton Street	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Charlton Street	Southbridge	01550	Worcester County	Southbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 764-5475	288	21	13.7		78 (27.1%)	10 (3.5%)	186 (64.6%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	2.9	905^th of 906 public elementary schools	0.1%		2.8	915^th of 916 public elementary schools	0.1%	10	6.7	4.9	1.9				4.6	3.3	3.3	0.0				2.3	0.0		0.0		$25,162
Eastford Road	Public	PK, KG-1	120 Eastford Road	Southbridge	01550	Worcester County	Southbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 764-5460	397	26	15.2		104 (26.2%)	17 (4.3%)	260 (65.5%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)								(n/a)																			$22,829
West Street	Public	2-5	156 West Street	Southbridge	01550	Worcester County	Southbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 764-5470	323	29	11.1		69 (21.4%)	14 (4.3%)	234 (72.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	5.6	887^th of 906 public elementary schools	2.1%		6.9	889^th of 916 public elementary schools	2.9%	2	6.5	5.0	11.8				7.8	0.0	6.4	10.8				6.1	16.0		16.0		$23,689
Burgess Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	45 Burgess School Rd	Sturbridge	01566	Worcester County	Sturbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 347-7041	842	70	12.0		656 (77.9%)	14 (1.7%)	105 (12.5%)	20 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.5%)	66.5	315^th of 906 public elementary schools	65.2%		60.5	362^nd of 916 public elementary schools	60.5%	47	57.9	39.6	44.9	42.2			46.4	63.9	55.7	43.7	56.0			54.5	54.4		54.4		$18,124
Charlton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	9 Burlingame Road	Charlton	01507	Worcester County	Dudley-Charlton Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 248-7774	333	26	12.9		272 (81.7%)	3 (0.9%)	45 (13.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)								(n/a)																			$18,146
Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	1 Old Sturbridge Village Road	Sturbridge	01566	Worcester County	Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 347-0283	356	25	14.5		207 (58.1%)	17 (4.8%)	120 (33.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	23.6	690^th of 906 public elementary schools	23.8%		32.4	620^th of 916 public elementary schools	32.3%	70	18.2	27.9	29.6	44.7	11.5	40.6	29.1	13.6	32.6	6.8	18.4	14.3	38.7	20.2	34.1	37.5	35.5	34.4	$17,727
Heritage School	Public	2-4	34 Oxford Rd	Charlton	01507	Worcester County	Dudley-Charlton Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 248-4884	425	34	12.5		349 (82.1%)	9 (2.1%)	48 (11.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	41.1	541^st of 906 public elementary schools	40.3%		47.8	495^th of 916 public elementary schools	46.0%	46	43.4	32.9					38.1	37.3	39.2					38.3					$17,199
Mason Road School	Public	PK, KG-1	20 Mason Road	Dudley	01571	Worcester County	Dudley-Charlton Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 943-4312	290	21	13.8		217 (74.8%)	14 (4.8%)	47 (16.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)								(n/a)																			$17,317
Holland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	28 Sturbridge Road	Holland	01521	Hampden County	Holland	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 245-9644	212	20	10.6		187 (88.2%)	3 (1.4%)	14 (6.6%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	59.1	369^th of 906 public elementary schools	59.3%		61.1	354^th of 916 public elementary schools	61.4%	15	43.8	34.4	44.4	45.2			41.6	53.1	50.0	38.9	51.6			49.6	61.1		61.1		$16,278
Dudley Elementary	Public	2-4	16 School Street	Dudley	01571	Worcester County	Dudley-Charlton Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 943-3351	315	27	11.6		231 (73.3%)	9 (2.9%)	55 (17.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	48.2	473^rd of 906 public elementary schools	47.8%		50.8	464^th of 916 public elementary schools	49.3%	9	42.5	39.8					41.2	35.0	50.4					42.5					$16,535

Frequently Asked Questions about Charlton Street

How many students attend Charlton Street?

In the 2024-25 school year, 288 students attended Charlton Street.

What district is Charlton Street in?

Southbridge

Is Charlton Street a good school?

Charlton Street ranks in the bottom 0.1% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Charlton Street?

Students at Charlton Street are 65% Hispanic, 27% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Charlton Street attend?

Students who attend Charlton Street usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southbridge Middle School
High : Southbridge High School

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