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General John Nixon Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

General John Nixon Elementary is a PK–5 school in Sudbury, MA, serving 382 students in the Sudbury district, which ranks 23rd of 351 districts statewide. The school is consistently top-decile: over the past decade, its state percentile has ranged mostly from 89 to 97, with many 5-star years. In 2025–2026, its MCAS proficiency was 68.32% in ELA, 74.53% in math, and 71.74% in science—far above state averages of roughly 40% in each subject. It outperforms its district in all three subjects and the state by roughly 28–33 percentage points, with the strongest margin in mathematics.

Among Sudbury elementary schools, General John Nixon Elementary leads in 2025 ELA and math proficiency, though its science score is third behind Israel Loring School and Josiah Haynes. Nearby, Happy Hollow School in Wayland edges it in all three subjects. Grade-level math is a major strength in grades 4 and 5: the school’s grade 4 math was 87.93% and grade 5 math 80.43%, both above all nearby schools. Grade 3 math (56.14%) is below the district average but still above state. Special education students are a standout: the school ranked in the 94th percentile in 2025, 97th in 2024, and 98th in 2023 statewide.

The school’s student-teacher ratio of 12.0 is the highest among Sudbury elementary schools, yet it produces the district’s top 2025 ELA and math proficiency. Its per-student spending in 2020–2021 was $19,970, the highest among Sudbury elementaries. These are context, not direct inputs. Overall, General John Nixon Elementary is a high-performing, top-decile school. Its watch points are grade 3 math and science, where nearby schools like Willard and Happy Hollow School are competitive or stronger in recent data.

382

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,929

Per pupil spending ?

4.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

472 Concord Road
Sudbury, MA 01776

(978) 443-1080

District: Sudbury

Students who attend General John Nixon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ephraim Curtis Middle
High:	Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.3%

Two or more races:

12.0%

Asian:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (71% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg69%

Massachusetts avg41%

59^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 3% (2016) to top 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Sudbury

23^rd of 351Sudbury 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	91.3	59 of 899	93.4%	★★★★★
2025	94.4	29 of 906	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	58 of 916	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	71 of 928	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	55 of 932	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	104 of 936	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	89.6	68 of 942	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	53 of 934	94.3%	★★★★★
2017	90.3	48 of 938	94.9%	★★★★★
2016	92.1	24 of 932	97.4%	★★★★★
2015	93.3	14 of 914	98.5%	★★★★★
2014	89.5	46 of 926	95.0%	★★★★★
2013	87.4	70 of 928	92.5%	★★★★★
2012	92.6	19 of 930	98.0%	★★★★★
2011	92.2	19 of 924	97.9%	★★★★★
2010	93.4	10 of 920	98.9%	★★★★★
2009	92.9	15 of 909	98.3%	★★★★★
2008	93.8	12 of 908	98.7%	★★★★★
2007	93.7	8 of 911	99.1%	★★★★★
2006	92.7	20 of 911	97.8%	★★★★★
2005	93.5	12 of 887	98.6%	★★★★★
2004	92.1	23 of 882	97.4%	★★★★★
2003	88.6	54 of 884	93.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	67.4	153 of 632	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	69 of 665	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	92 of 656	86.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	90.3	55 of 869	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	93.0	32 of 869	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	80 of 886	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	99 of 887	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.4	111 of 901	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	87.6	94 of 898	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	90.7	42 of 902	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	6 of 893	99.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	89.1	70 of 879	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	93.4	31 of 884	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	37 of 891	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	67 of 896	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	26 of 908	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.3	111 of 904	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	112 of 907	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	130 of 898	85.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	88.9	41 of 709	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	92.3	21 of 717	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	13 of 731	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	9 of 703	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	81 of 905	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	64.9	231 of 894	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	54.3	376 of 896	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	195 of 886	78.0%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	88.4	88 of 925	90.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	87.9	48 of 734	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	90.1	38 of 737	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	81.0	101 of 753	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	82 of 762	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	101 of 764	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.7	120 of 765	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	73 of 780	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	55 of 772	92.9%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2026)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

White (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)90th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)76th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics75%+33 vs state

Science72%+31 vs state

English Language Arts68%+28 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)		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 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
General John Nixon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	472 Concord Road	Sudbury	01776	Middlesex County	Sudbury	No	No	No	No	(978) 443-1080	382	32	12.0	4.2%	276 (72.3%)	9 (2.4%)	15 (3.9%)	33 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.0%)	91.3	59^th of 899 public elementary schools	93.4%		94.4	29^th of 906 public elementary schools	96.8%	30	70.2	63.8	71.7	68.3	56.1	87.9	80.4	74.5	71.7	71.7	$21,929
Peter Noyes	Public	PK, KG-5	280 Old Sudbury Road	Sudbury	01776	Middlesex County	Sudbury	No	No	No	No	(978) 443-1085	508	44	11.5	3.8%	369 (72.6%)	9 (1.8%)	29 (5.7%)	54 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.3%)	88.8	89^th of 899 public elementary schools	90.1%		94.6	26^th of 906 public elementary schools	97.1%	63	69.2	65.7	58.4	64.4	67.0	66.2	64.0	65.7	70.8	70.8	$21,543
Josiah Haynes	Public	K-5	169 Haynes Road	Sudbury	01776	Middlesex County	Sudbury	No	No	No	No	(978) 443-1093	397	33	11.8	3.7%	293 (73.8%)	16 (4.0%)	22 (5.5%)	42 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	91.5	58^th of 899 public elementary schools	93.5%		94.7	25^th of 906 public elementary schools	97.2%	33	73.4	54.3	74.0	66.3	68.3	82.9	68.0	73.8	74.0	74.0	$20,458
Willard	Public	PK, KG-5	185 Powder Mill Rd	Concord	01742	Middlesex County	Concord	No	No	No	No	(978) 318-1340	432	41	10.5	4.0%	322 (74.5%)	27 (6.3%)	31 (7.2%)	25 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.3%)	89.6	79^th of 899 public elementary schools	91.2%		90.5	62^nd of 906 public elementary schools	93.2%	17	81.7	62.9	52.9	65.9	71.8	62.9	72.9	69.2	72.5	72.5	$25,645
Israel Loring School	Public	K-5	80 Woodside Road	Sudbury	01776	Middlesex County	Sudbury	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 579-0870	426	41	10.3	8.6%	291 (68.3%)	15 (3.5%)	52 (12.2%)	41 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.3%)	87.7	106^th of 899 public elementary schools	88.2%		80	184^th of 906 public elementary schools	79.7%	78	64.2	56.6	66.1	62.0	61.7	71.4	62.5	65.4	78.2	78.2	$21,680
Claypit Hill School	Public	K-5	40 Adams Lane	Wayland	01778	Middlesex County	Wayland	No	No	No	No	(508) 358-3851	495	45	10.9	7.3%	355 (71.7%)	16 (3.2%)	23 (4.6%)	62 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.9%)	89.6	78^th of 899 public elementary schools	91.3%		85.6	119^th of 906 public elementary schools	86.9%	41	58.2	65.3	66.0	63.5	72.2	70.5	65.0	69.0	71.1	71.1	$24,180
Green Meadow	Public	PK, KG-3	5 Tiger Drive	Maynard	01754	Middlesex County	Maynard	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 897-8246	456	38	11.9	15.1%	322 (70.6%)	20 (4.4%)	70 (15.4%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.6%)								(n/a)	32.2			32.2	29.6			29.6			$24,114
Potter Road	Public	K-5	492 Potter Rd	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 626-9110	540	42	12.7	42.1%	151 (28.0%)	17 (3.1%)	335 (62.0%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	21.3	713^th of 899 public elementary schools	20.7%		21.9	710^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.6%	3	28.4	20.3	28.6	25.7	22.7	25.0	19.2	22.3	32.1	32.1	$21,073
Happy Hollow School	Public	K-5	63 Pequot Rd	Wayland	01778	Middlesex County	Wayland	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 358-8641	330	28	11.5	10.0%	212 (64.2%)	8 (2.4%)	22 (6.7%)	59 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.8%)	94.7	25^th of 899 public elementary schools	97.2%		93.7	40^th of 906 public elementary schools	95.6%	15	69.4	69.0	74.6	71.2	73.5	77.6	74.6	75.3	77.8	77.8	$22,360
Thoreau	Public	PK, KG-5	29 Prairie Street	Concord	01742	Middlesex County	Concord	No	No	No	No	(978) 318-1300	401	40	10.1	5.7%	276 (68.8%)	6 (1.5%)	32 (8.0%)	41 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.2%)	88.4	98^th of 899 public elementary schools	89.1%		87.5	100^th of 906 public elementary schools	89.0%	2	85.1	68.8	56.2	67.9	66.0	79.7	61.6	69.0	60.3	60.3	$27,678

Frequently Asked Questions about General John Nixon Elementary

What district is General John Nixon Elementary in?

Sudbury

What schools do graduates of General John Nixon Elementary attend?

Students who attend General John Nixon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ephraim Curtis Middle
High : Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High

Is General John Nixon Elementary a good school?

Yes. General John Nixon Elementary ranks in the top 6.6% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

How many students attend General John Nixon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 382 students attended General John Nixon Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of General John Nixon Elementary?

Students at General John Nixon Elementary are 72% White, 12% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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