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Center Elementary School

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Center Elementary School ranks 365 th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-4

365^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Center Elementary School is a public school in the suburban town of Tewksbury, Massachusetts, north of Boston, serving 812 students in grades 2–4. It is part of the Tewksbury district, which ranks 152nd of 351 Massachusetts districts (57th percentile, 3 stars). Center itself ranks 365th of 899 schools statewide in 2025–2026 (59th percentile, 3 stars), up from 411th of 906 the previous year — a modest but positive move upward.

Academically, Center scores above both its district and the state. Math is its clearest strength: 49.26% of students scored proficient, which is 7.19 points above the district and 8.15 points above the state, and math proficiency has climbed steadily from 42.25% in 2023–2024 to 47.4% and then 49.26%. ELA dipped to 37.02% in 2023–2024 but recovered to 43.2% and now 44.1%, moving the school above both district and state averages after earlier years below them. Among nearby schools, Center outperforms Moody Elementary, John J Shaughnessy, Pyne Arts, Peter W Reilly, and Hajjar Elementary in both subjects, while trailing Henry C Sanborn Elementary and John F Kennedy. Shawsheen Elementary scores slightly higher overall, though Center's third-grade results are very close.

The school's overall rank hides wide differences in how well it serves particular student groups. Center ranks comparatively high for low-income students and English language learners, in the middle for boys and girls, and lower for students with disabilities. Center is also improving while several nearby schools have slipped in rank, and its student/teacher ratio of 14.1 is higher than same-district Heath-Brook (12.5) and L F Dewing (12.6). Two caveats for parents: free/reduced-lunch and per-student spending figures are not provided for Center, and because nearby schools serve different grade ranges — PK–1, 1–3, K–5, and even PK–8 — test-score comparisons are best made grade by grade. Overall, Center looks like a solidly above-average school with real momentum in math and recovering ELA results.

812

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,775

Per pupil spending ?

139 Pleasant Street
Tewksbury, MA 01876

(978) 640-7870

District: Tewksbury

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.6%

Hispanic:

9.2%

Asian:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 55th percentile in 2025 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Massachusetts median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg42%

Massachusetts avg41%

365^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 5 pts since 2025

From top 45% (2025) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

152^nd of 351Tewksbury 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	58.9	365 of 899	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.5	411 of 906	54.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	88.5	8 of 188	95.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	119 of 149	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.1	110 of 142	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	63 of 291	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	72.4	28 of 281	90.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	403 of 869	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.7	378 of 869	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	86 of 475	81.9%	★★★★☆
2025	60.9	121 of 458	73.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	140 of 742	81.1%	★★★★☆
2025	62.2	218 of 736	70.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	311 of 879	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.4	421 of 884	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	417 of 709	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.2	354 of 717	50.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	468 of 734	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.8	486 of 737	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)96th percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2026)82nd percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)78th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)41st percentile-18 vs school

White (2026)36th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2026)20th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics49%+8 vs state

English Language Arts44%+4 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
Center Elementary School	Public	2-4	139 Pleasant Street	Tewksbury	01876	Middlesex County	Tewksbury	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(978) 640-7870	812	57	14.1		614 (75.6%)	41 (5.0%)	75 (9.2%)	49 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.1%)	58.9	365^th of 899 public elementary schools	59.4%		54.5	411^th of 906 public elementary schools	54.6%	46	47.1	40.5					44.1	50.8	47.4					49.3					$19,775
Heath-Brook	Public	PK, KG-1	165 Shawsheen Street	Tewksbury	01876	Middlesex County	Tewksbury	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 640-7865	300	24	12.5	20.3%	224 (74.7%)	20 (6.7%)	24 (8.0%)	22 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)								(n/a)																			$20,916
L F Dewing	Public	PK, KG-1	1469 Andover Street	Tewksbury	01876	Middlesex County	Tewksbury	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 640-7858	372	29	12.6	19.4%	243 (65.3%)	33 (8.9%)	44 (11.8%)	35 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)								(n/a)																			$22,330
Hajjar Elementary	Public	K-4	59 Rogers Street	Billerica	01862	Middlesex County	Billerica	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 528-8550	401	29	13.9	23.5%	237 (59.1%)	24 (6.0%)	75 (18.7%)	45 (11.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)	36.1	571^st of 899 public elementary schools	36.5%		51.5	438^th of 906 public elementary schools	51.7%	133	39.2	30.7					35.5	27.9	42.9					34.5					$19,515
Pyne Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	145 Boylston Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7639	462	39	11.8	62.5%	156 (33.8%)	24 (5.2%)	185 (40.0%)	75 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	42	519^th of 899 public elementary schools	42.3%		49.6	458^th of 906 public elementary schools	49.4%	61	50.0	41.5	24.0	40.0	37.7	32.7	37.1	40.0	47.6	33.3	30.0	18.5	24.5	31.5	27.5	16.3	22.0	28.6	$23,326
John F Kennedy	Public	K-4	20 Kimbrough Road	Billerica	01821	Middlesex County	Billerica	No	No	No	No	(978) 528-8570	330	22	14.8	16.6%	273 (82.7%)	4 (1.2%)	28 (8.5%)	12 (3.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	68.4	278^th of 899 public elementary schools	69.1%		80	182^nd of 906 public elementary schools	79.9%	96	41.2	49.3					45.9	55.8	59.2					57.7					$20,512
Peter W Reilly	Public	PK, KG-4	115 Douglas Road	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7652	471	37	12.7	63.8%	183 (38.9%)	26 (5.5%)	176 (37.4%)	51 (10.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.0%)	34.9	580^th of 899 public elementary schools	35.5%		43.1	524^th of 906 public elementary schools	42.2%	56	36.7	31.5					33.9	38.5	31.5					34.7					$22,800
Moody Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	158 Rogers Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7673	248	22	11.2	87.9%	58 (23.4%)	15 (6.0%)	144 (58.1%)	22 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.4%)	34.9	581^st of 899 public elementary schools	35.4%		27.9	653^rd of 906 public elementary schools	27.9%	72	19.4	30.6					25.0	22.2	61.1					41.7					$24,473
John J Shaughnessy	Public	PK, KG-4	1158 Gorham Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7657	485	36	13.4	77.0%	95 (19.6%)	26 (5.4%)	229 (47.2%)	108 (22.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.2%)	26.8	649^th of 899 public elementary schools	27.8%		19.7	742^nd of 906 public elementary schools	18.1%	93	30.3	21.6					25.6	38.5	29.6					33.7					$22,555
Shawsheen Elementary	Public	1-3	298 Shawsheen Avenue	Wilmington	01887	Middlesex County	Wilmington	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 694-6030	304	30	10.0	14.2%	239 (78.6%)	5 (1.6%)	18 (5.9%)	24 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)								(n/a)	47.6						47.6	53.4						53.4					$22,829

Frequently Asked Questions about Center Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Center Elementary School?

Students at Center Elementary School are 76% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Center Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 812 students attended Center Elementary School.

What district is Center Elementary School in?

Tewksbury

Is Center Elementary School a good school?

Center Elementary School ranks 365^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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