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Tyngsborough Elementary

Q: Is Tyngsborough Elementary a good school?

Tyngsborough Elementary ranks 533 rd of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

533^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Tyngsborough Elementary is a public elementary school serving 753 students in grades PK-5 in the town of Tyngsborough, Massachusetts. The school is part of the Tyngsborough school district, which is ranked 173 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tyngsborough Elementary has received a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several school years, indicating it is performing below average compared to other elementary schools in Massachusetts. The school's proficiency rates on the MCAS Next Generation assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently below the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rate in ELA was 32.63% compared to the state average of 41.53%, and in Math, the school's proficiency rate was 42.12% compared to the state's 40.74%. The school's performance is particularly low for 3rd and 5th grade students in both ELA and Math, with proficiency rates often 5-10 percentage points below the state averages.

In comparison, the nearby Westford elementary schools, such as John A. Crisafulli Elementary, Abbot Elementary, and Day Elementary, significantly outperform Tyngsborough Elementary on MCAS assessments, with proficiency rates often 15-25 percentage points higher. The Westford schools also have higher student-teacher ratios and per-student spending, suggesting they may have more resources to support student learning.

715

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,879

Per pupil spending ?

15.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

205 Westford Road
Tyngsborough, MA 01879

(978) 649-1990

District: Tyngsborough

Students who attend Tyngsborough Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tyngsborough Middle
High:	Tyngsborough High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.9%

Hispanic:

12.6%

Asian:

12.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg40%

Massachusetts avg41%

533^rd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

173^rd of 348Tyngsborough 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	41.7	533 of 906	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	529 of 916	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	515 of 928	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	483 of 932	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.5	415 of 936	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	440 of 942	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	378 of 934	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.5	380 of 938	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.3	322 of 932	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.5	407 of 914	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.3	392 of 926	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.5	281 of 928	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.1	332 of 930	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.1	350 of 924	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.5	371 of 920	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.8	486 of 909	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.8	353 of 908	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.6	410 of 911	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.6	285 of 911	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.4	348 of 887	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.1	371 of 882	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	63.0	366 of 884	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	128 of 142	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	136 of 152	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	137 of 145	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	135 of 143	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	118 of 155	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	54.0	257 of 672	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.2	242 of 632	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	381 of 665	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	440 of 656	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	47 of 281	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	18 of 264	93.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	492 of 869	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	479 of 886	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	547 of 887	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	509 of 901	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.5	410 of 898	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	440 of 902	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	376 of 893	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	177 of 458	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	101 of 446	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	78 of 420	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	40 of 401	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	74.9	45 of 379	88.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	462 of 736	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.3	320 of 760	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	310 of 757	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	308 of 772	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.4	176 of 705	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	50.2	351 of 700	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	344 of 685	49.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	528 of 884	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	536 of 891	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	441 of 896	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	435 of 908	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.6	392 of 904	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	437 of 907	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	377 of 898	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	350 of 717	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.6	363 of 731	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	303 of 703	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	494 of 905	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.2	424 of 894	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.6	684 of 896	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	661 of 886	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	59.2	399 of 925	56.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	564 of 737	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	578 of 753	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	558 of 762	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	509 of 764	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	414 of 765	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	497 of 780	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	419 of 772	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)83rd percentile+42 vs school

Disabled (2022)62nd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+20 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)57th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)10th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics42%~ state avg

Science40%~ state avg

English Language Arts33%-9 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)		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 (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 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
Tyngsborough Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Westford Road	Tyngsborough	01879	Middlesex County	Tyngsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 649-1990	715	57	12.5	15.6%	457 (63.9%)	41 (5.7%)	90 (12.6%)	86 (12.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.6%)	41.7	533^rd of 906 public elementary schools	41.2%		43.6	529^th of 916 public elementary schools	42.2%	4	28.5	43.9	24.5	32.6	33.6	55.8	36.8	42.1	40.0	40.0	$18,879
Rita E. Miller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1 Mitchell Way	Westford	01886	Middlesex County	Westford	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 392-4476	281	28	10.0	8.1%	111 (39.5%)	11 (3.9%)	28 (10.0%)	123 (43.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)								(n/a)											$22,783
Swallow/Union School	Public	K-4	522 Main Street	Dunstable	01827	Middlesex County	Groton-Dunstable	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 649-7281	210	16	13.0	4.6%	171 (81.4%)	3 (1.4%)	12 (5.7%)	16 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	86.7	109^th of 906 public elementary schools	88.0%		94.4	26^th of 916 public elementary schools	97.2%	83	54.4	75.0		62.8	67.4	87.5		75.6			$21,776
Nabnasset	Public	PK, KG-2	99 Plain Road	Westford	01886	Middlesex County	Westford	No	No	No	No	(978) 692-5583	345	27	12.6	6.4%	232 (67.2%)	6 (1.7%)	14 (4.1%)	79 (22.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)								(n/a)											$18,421
Charles D Harrington	Public	K-4	120 Richardson Rd	North Chelmsford	01863	Middlesex County	Chelmsford	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 251-5166	468	38	12.2	19.2%	264 (56.4%)	28 (6.0%)	59 (12.6%)	89 (19.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.6%)	57.5	381^st of 906 public elementary schools	57.9%		58.2	388^th of 916 public elementary schools	57.6%	7	52.2	41.0		46.2	52.8	41.9		46.9			$17,030
Abbot Elementary	Public	3-5	25 Depot Street	Westford	01886	Middlesex County	Westford	No	No	No	No	(978) 692-5580	371	28	13.0	4.4%	268 (72.2%)	5 (1.3%)	9 (2.4%)	84 (22.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	86	116^th of 906 public elementary schools	87.2%		85.4	121^st of 916 public elementary schools	86.8%	5	67.0	62.9	52.9	60.8	64.2	73.6	60.3	66.5	71.9	71.9	$17,458
Day Elementary	Public	3-5	75 East Prescott Street	Westford	01886	Middlesex County	Westford	No	No	No	No	(978) 692-5591	299	23	13.0	5.9%	139 (46.5%)	15 (5.0%)	21 (7.0%)	120 (40.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	82	160^th of 906 public elementary schools	82.3%		82.7	146^th of 916 public elementary schools	84.1%	14	54.8	52.8	52.7	53.4	67.0	73.0	63.3	67.5	69.4	69.4	$18,539
Pawtucketville Memorial	Public	PK, KG-4	425 West Meadow Road	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7667	463	34	13.6	59.3%	124 (26.8%)	52 (11.2%)	151 (32.6%)	116 (25.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	31.6	619^th of 906 public elementary schools	31.7%		34.7	600^th of 916 public elementary schools	34.5%	19	34.9	29.6		32.2	31.3	36.4		33.9			$22,717
Brookside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1560 Lakeview Avenue	Dracut	01826	Middlesex County	Dracut	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 957-0716	487	32	15.2	31.1%	282 (57.9%)	62 (12.7%)	72 (14.8%)	55 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	39.8	549^th of 906 public elementary schools	39.4%		41.8	546^th of 916 public elementary schools	40.4%	3	31.8	42.9	33.3	35.6	34.8	53.5	29.3	38.7	33.3	33.3	$15,206
Joseph McAvinnue	Public	PK, KG-4	131 Mammoth Road	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-2871	447	35	12.9	79.6%	85 (19.0%)	48 (10.7%)	219 (49.0%)	71 (15.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	23.7	689^th of 906 public elementary schools	24.0%		17.4	770^th of 916 public elementary schools	15.9%	81	24.7	26.2		25.5	32.5	29.8		31.1			$22,526

Frequently Asked Questions about Tyngsborough Elementary

Is Tyngsborough Elementary a good school?

Tyngsborough Elementary ranks 533^rd of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Tyngsborough Elementary in?

Tyngsborough

How many students attend Tyngsborough Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 715 students attended Tyngsborough Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Tyngsborough Elementary?

Students at Tyngsborough Elementary are 64% White, 13% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Tyngsborough Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tyngsborough Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tyngsborough Middle
High : Tyngsborough High School

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