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Burgess Elementary

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Burgess Elementary ranks 250 th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

250^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Burgess Elementary in Sturbridge, MA, is a PK–6 school with 842 students—the largest in its nearby comparison group—and part of the Sturbridge district, which ranks 94th of 351 Massachusetts districts. In 2025–2026, Burgess ranks 250th of 899 elementary schools statewide (72nd percentile, 4 stars), up from 362nd in 2023–2024 and 315th in 2024–2025. Its MCAS Next Generation scores are above state in every subject: ELA 48.6% vs. 40.03%, math 55.05% vs. 41.11%, and science 60.75% vs. 40.98%. Science is the standout, nearly 20 points above state, while math is strong and has improved steadily. ELA is above state but with a narrower margin.

Among nearby schools, Burgess is near the top, though Brimfield Elementary is the main academic benchmark: it ranks 175/899 (81st percentile) and outperforms Burgess in ELA, math, and science. Brookfield Elementary is a close peer, ranking 257/899 (71st) and beating Burgess in math. Burgess has a 12:1 student-teacher ratio, better than Eastford Road (15.2) and Old Sturbridge Academy Charter (14.5) but higher than smaller schools like Brimfield (9.3) and Wales Elementary (8.6). The contrast with Southbridge schools is stark: Charlton Street and West Street have proficiency rates near or below 11% in ELA and math and around 4–6% in science, while Old Sturbridge Academy Charter, less than half a mile away, scores far below state and Burgess in all subjects.

Burgess’s strongest subgroup results are for low-income students, who rank 64/742 (91st percentile), and male students (77th percentile). Special education students improved from 44th to 59th percentile but remain below the school’s overall 72nd percentile. The school spends $17,075 per student (2020–2021), middle-of-the-pack locally; some higher-spending Southbridge schools have much lower proficiency, though student needs and years differ. Data limitations include blank free/reduced lunch percentages for Burgess and nearby schools, outdated spending data, and some nearby PK–1 schools without comparable MCAS results. Overall, Burgess is a large, above-state, 4-star school with particular strengths in science and math, improving statewide rank, and effective outcomes for low-income students; Brimfield and Brookfield remain the key local peers to watch.

842

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,124

Per pupil spending ?

18.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

45 Burgess School Rd
Sturbridge, MA 01566-0027

(508) 347-7041

District: Sturbridge

Students who attend Burgess Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tantasqua Regional Junior High
High:	Tantasqua Regional Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.9%

Hispanic:

12.5%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 68th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Massachusetts median (72nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg53%

Massachusetts avg41%

250^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

94^th of 351Sturbridge 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
2026	71.5	250 of 899	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	66.5	315 of 906	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	362 of 916	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	315 of 928	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.3	291 of 932	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.4	241 of 936	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	228 of 942	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	239 of 934	74.4%	★★★★☆
2017	71.9	253 of 938	73.0%	★★★★☆
2016	67.7	296 of 932	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	79.2	172 of 914	81.2%	★★★★☆
2014	73.5	244 of 926	73.7%	★★★★☆
2013	74.7	235 of 928	74.7%	★★★★☆
2012	69.4	312 of 930	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.5	277 of 924	70.0%	★★★★☆
2010	64.8	349 of 920	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.8	303 of 909	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.5	340 of 908	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.5	332 of 911	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.2	293 of 911	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	77.8	206 of 887	76.8%	★★★★☆
2004	72.9	255 of 882	71.1%	★★★★☆
2003	68.8	293 of 884	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	50.5	282 of 672	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.6	246 of 632	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.7	304 of 665	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.9	481 of 656	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	64.4	304 of 869	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.4	340 of 869	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	363 of 886	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	289 of 887	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.4	276 of 901	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.2	265 of 898	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	232 of 902	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	164 of 893	81.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	83 of 475	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	80.6	41 of 458	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	67.4	83 of 446	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	62 of 420	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	27 of 379	92.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	64 of 742	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	81.7	71 of 736	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	67.3	173 of 760	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	150 of 757	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	184 of 772	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	61.7	214 of 705	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	313 of 700	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	334 of 685	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	201 of 879	77.1%	★★★★☆
2025	68.8	287 of 884	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	367 of 891	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	353 of 896	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	305 of 908	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.1	224 of 904	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	195 of 907	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	269 of 898	70.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	292 of 709	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.4	400 of 717	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	329 of 731	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	271 of 703	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	356 of 905	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	464 of 894	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	610 of 896	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	669 of 886	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	75.2	226 of 925	75.6%	★★★★☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	62.8	117 of 399	70.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	283 of 734	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.6	353 of 737	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	398 of 753	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.9	354 of 762	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	344 of 764	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.1	272 of 765	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	227 of 780	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	234 of 772	69.7%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)91st percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)77th percentile+5 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)76th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)71st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)61st percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)58th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science61%+20 vs state

Mathematics55%+14 vs state

English Language Arts49%+9 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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2015)	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 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
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	18.8%	656 (77.9%)	14 (1.7%)	105 (12.5%)	20 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.5%)	71.5	250^th of 899 public elementary schools	72.2%		66.5	315^th of 906 public elementary schools	65.2%	65	53.3	46.1	50.5	45.7			48.6	56.2	51.3	50.5	60.9			55.1	60.8		60.8		$18,124
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 (District)	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%)	19.9	728^th of 899 public elementary schools	19.0%		23.6	690^th of 906 public elementary schools	23.8%	38	31.8	22.7	22.7	20.9	40.0	16.7	25.8	20.5	23.3	13.6	25.6	26.7	16.7	21.1	31.8	20.8	27.9	16.7	$17,727
West Street	Public	K-5	156 West Street	Southbridge	01550	Worcester County	Southbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 764-5470	323	29	11.1	52.5%	69 (21.4%)	14 (4.3%)	234 (72.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	5.1	883^rd of 899 public elementary schools	1.8%		5.6	887^th of 906 public elementary schools	2.1%	4	16.9	11.3	5.3				11.0	6.9	9.7	4.0				6.7	4.1		4.1		$23,689
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	58.0%	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
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	60.3%	78 (27.1%)	10 (3.5%)	186 (64.6%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	6.2	871^st of 899 public elementary schools	3.1%		2.9	905^th of 906 public elementary schools	0.1%	34	22.9	8.5	1.9				10.7	16.7	10.2	2.0				9.5	5.9		5.9		$25,162
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	27.4%	187 (88.2%)	3 (1.4%)	14 (6.6%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	59.7	361^st of 899 public elementary schools	59.8%		59.1	369^th of 906 public elementary schools	59.3%	8	53.1	35.0	27.8	60.0			41.4	68.8	45.0	47.2	65.0			54.7	41.7		41.7		$16,278
Brimfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	22 Wales Rd	Brimfield	01010	Hampden County	Brimfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 245-7337	258	28	9.3	20.3%	228 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	79.4	175^th of 899 public elementary schools	80.5%		79	191^st of 906 public elementary schools	78.9%	16	50.0	58.8	50.0	45.8			50.7	52.8	75.0	80.8	71.4			69.4	61.5		61.5		$20,047
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	24.4%	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
Brookfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	37 Central Street	Brookfield	01506	Worcester County	Brookfield	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 867-8774	289	26	11.1	33.6%	245 (84.8%)	7 (2.4%)	22 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	70.7	257^th of 899 public elementary schools	71.4%		65	329^th of 906 public elementary schools	63.7%	72	48.7	51.2	46.3	41.0			46.9	56.4	48.8	53.7	74.4			58.1	58.5		58.5		$15,887
Wales Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	41 Main Street	Wales	01081	Hampden County	Wales	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 245-7748	93	11	8.6	34.3%	82 (88.2%)	4 (4.3%)	6 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.7	573^rd of 899 public elementary schools	36.3%		22.5	701^st of 906 public elementary schools	22.6%	128	50.0		25.0	10.5			27.1	30.0		25.0	42.1			35.6	41.7		41.7		$32,600

Frequently Asked Questions about Burgess Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Burgess Elementary?

Students at Burgess Elementary are 78% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Burgess Elementary a good school?

Burgess Elementary ranks 250^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Burgess Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 842 students attended Burgess Elementary.

What district is Burgess Elementary in?

Sturbridge

What schools do graduates of Burgess Elementary attend?

Students who attend Burgess Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tantasqua Regional Junior High
High : Tantasqua Regional Senior High

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