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Thomas Prince

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Thomas Prince ranks 335 th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

335^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Thomas Prince is a K–8 school in Princeton, MA, serving 355 students as part of the Wachusett district, and it currently ranks 335th of 899 Massachusetts schools (63rd percentile, 3 stars). While still above the state median, its ranking has slipped from the 91st percentile in 2015–16 to 89th in 2021–22, then 84th, 72nd, 67th, and 63rd in 2025–26. The district itself ranks 97th of 351 districts. In 2025–26, all-grade proficiency was 49.57% in ELA, 46.98% in math, 60.49% in science, and 64.52% in 8th-grade civics, with science and civics as strengths and math as a relative weakness.

Math is the clearest concern locally: Thomas Prince’s 46.98% is below every tested Wachusett peer, including Dawson (62.18%), Houghton (58.87%), Leroy E.Mayo (54.98%), Davis Hill (52.7%), and Glenwood (50%), as well as Major Edwards (60.56%) and Fall Brook (60.87%). ELA is mid-pack at 49.57%, above the state but below Dawson, Davis Hill, Houghton, and Fall Brook. Science is near the top of the nearby group at 60.49%, just behind Mayo’s 61.46%. Grade-level results show a split: 5th-grade ELA is 34% and math is 36%, both below district and state, while 5th-grade science is 58%, above both. Grades 6–8 are generally stronger, with 7th-grade ELA at 54.29%, 8th-grade math at 54.84%, 8th-grade science at 64.52%, and 8th-grade civics at 64.52%, all above district and state.

Compared with nearby schools in 2025–26, Thomas Prince’s 63rd percentile rank sits below Fall Brook and Dawson (78th), Houghton (75th), Mayo (74th), and Davis Hill (73rd), but above Glenwood (60th), Frances Drake School (37th), and Northwest (21st). Its student-teacher ratio is 12.2, better than most nearby schools, and spending was $13,889 per student in 2020–21, moderate for the area. Subgroup effectiveness is mixed: special education students rank in the 79th percentile (4 stars), a clear strength, while female and male students are both at the 62nd percentile. Overall, Thomas Prince remains above state averages with strong science and civics, but the recent downward trend, math performance, and 5th-grade ELA/math results are the main areas to watch.

355

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,809

Per pupil spending ?

10.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

170 Sterling Road
Princeton, MA 01541

(978) 464-2110

District: Wachusett

Students who attend Thomas Prince usually attend:

High:

Wachusett Regional High

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.7%

Hispanic:

4.8%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2016 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Massachusetts median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg52%

Massachusetts avg41%

Elementary school

335^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

90^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Wachusett

97^th of 351Wachusett 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	335 of 899	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.5	297 of 906	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.9	255 of 916	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	144 of 928	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	103 of 932	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	83.5	143 of 936	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	163 of 942	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	163 of 934	82.5%	★★★★☆
2017	83.8	126 of 938	86.6%	★★★★☆
2016	87.0	88 of 932	90.6%	★★★★★
2015	85.3	101 of 914	88.9%	★★★★☆
2014	82.5	136 of 926	85.3%	★★★★☆
2013	73.8	253 of 928	72.7%	★★★★☆
2012	81.8	152 of 930	83.7%	★★★★☆
2011	82.2	149 of 924	83.9%	★★★★☆
2010	79.0	187 of 920	79.7%	★★★★☆
2009	77.6	199 of 909	78.1%	★★★★☆
2008	77.8	190 of 908	79.1%	★★★★☆
2007	77.8	192 of 911	78.9%	★★★★☆
2006	83.5	136 of 911	85.1%	★★★★☆
2005	89.0	53 of 887	94.0%	★★★★★
2004	83.6	129 of 882	85.4%	★★★★☆
2003	91.8	26 of 884	97.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	327 of 869	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.7	211 of 869	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	158 of 886	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	92.2	36 of 887	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	63 of 901	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.6	78 of 898	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	77 of 902	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	82.9	112 of 893	87.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	330 of 879	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.5	347 of 884	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	294 of 891	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.3	225 of 896	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	137 of 908	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	242 of 904	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	245 of 907	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	205 of 898	77.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	147 of 709	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	78 of 905	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	78.3	132 of 894	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.9	228 of 896	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	226 of 886	74.5%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	83.0	147 of 925	84.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	410 of 734	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.2	324 of 737	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	256 of 753	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.3	142 of 762	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	106 of 764	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	163 of 765	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	173 of 780	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	196 of 772	74.6%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	79.3	90 of 478	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	93.4	32 of 484	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	19 of 493	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	16 of 501	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	29 of 497	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	30 of 501	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	1 of 498	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	1 of 484	99.8%	★★★★★
2017	97.2	2 of 487	99.6%	★★★★★
2016	71.3	125 of 482	74.1%	★★★★☆
2015	78.4	92 of 441	79.1%	★★★★☆
2014	81.1	79 of 455	82.6%	★★★★☆
2013	86.5	41 of 455	91.0%	★★★★★
2012	87.2	34 of 455	92.5%	★★★★★
2011	82.5	71 of 449	84.2%	★★★★☆
2010	79.3	88 of 434	79.7%	★★★★☆
2009	73.5	113 of 409	72.4%	★★★★☆
2008	78.3	91 of 407	77.6%	★★★★☆
2007	82.3	68 of 399	83.0%	★★★★☆
2006	80.9	74 of 399	81.5%	★★★★☆
2005	91.5	22 of 356	93.8%	★★★★★
2004	82.0	63 of 344	81.7%	★★★★☆
2003	81.4	66 of 339	80.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	89.4	52 of 468	88.9%	★★★★☆
2025	95.8	8 of 473	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	8 of 481	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	6 of 489	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.5	30 of 494	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	11 of 483	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	1 of 478	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	1 of 463	99.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	120 of 470	74.5%	★★★★☆
2025	89.1	53 of 473	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	92.0	38 of 483	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	39 of 489	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	37 of 497	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.1	41 of 485	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	1 of 478	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	2 of 466	99.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	88.7	29 of 503	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	25 of 489	94.9%	★★★★★

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	92.8	28 of 491	94.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	106 of 393	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	86.4	45 of 386	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	90.6	27 of 392	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	19 of 403	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	30 of 404	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	87.7	37 of 401	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	1 of 396	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	2 of 395	99.5%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Tested In Person (2021)84th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)79th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)62nd percentile~ school

White (2026)44th percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

Tested In Person (2021)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)89th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)74th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)73rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Civics65%+25 vs state

Science60%+20 vs state

English Language Arts50%+10 vs state

Mathematics47%+6 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
Thomas Prince	Public	K-8	170 Sterling Road	Princeton	01541	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	No	(978) 464-2110	355	29	12.2	10.5%	322 (90.7%)	5 (1.4%)	17 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	62.8	335^th of 899 public elementary schools	62.7%		68.5	297^th of 906 public elementary schools	67.2%	38	48.5	52.8	34.0	59.6	54.3	51.6	49.6	54.6	41.7	36.0	50.0	50.0	54.8	47.0	58.0	64.5	60.5	64.5	$15,809
Houghton Elementary	Public	K-4	32 Boutelle Road	Sterling	01564	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 422-2333	317	28	11.3	13.6%	242 (76.3%)	10 (3.2%)	47 (14.8%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	74.5	229^th of 899 public elementary schools	74.5%		70.7	278^th of 906 public elementary schools	69.3%	49	55.2	50.8					52.9	69.5	49.2					58.9					$19,750
Fall Brook	Public	K-5	25 DeCicco Dr	Leominster	01453	Worcester County	Leominster	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 534-7745	670	45	15.0	46.3%	319 (47.6%)	56 (8.4%)	237 (35.4%)	20 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	77.6	197^th of 899 public elementary schools	78.1%		73.6	240^th of 906 public elementary schools	73.5%	43	51.8	58.5	57.1				55.9	55.0	64.2	63.1				60.9	49.6		49.6		$18,622
Major Edwards Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Crescent Street	West Boylston	01583	Worcester County	West Boylston	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 835-4461	462	34	13.7	22.0%	340 (73.6%)	23 (5.0%)	56 (12.1%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.1%)	68.2	280^th of 899 public elementary schools	68.9%		64.8	331^st of 906 public elementary schools	63.5%	51	39.2	57.0	31.7				43.7	48.7	64.6	70.0				60.6	58.3		58.3		$18,617
Davis Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	78 Jamieson Road	Holden	01520	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 829-1754	431	38	11.3	14.6%	366 (84.9%)	13 (3.0%)	30 (7.0%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	72.9	240^th of 899 public elementary schools	73.3%		81.2	166^th of 906 public elementary schools	81.7%	74	59.7	55.8	53.4				56.2	56.6	54.6	47.7				52.7	48.9		48.9		$16,122
Glenwood Elementary School	Public	3-5	65 Glenwood Road	Rutland	01543	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 886-0399	382	26	14.8	16.5%	302 (79.1%)	26 (6.8%)	34 (8.9%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	59.7	360^th of 899 public elementary schools	60.0%		62.5	343^rd of 906 public elementary schools	62.1%	17	49.5	37.1	43.3				42.8	47.7	47.9	54.6				50.0	46.7		46.7		$16,443
Leroy E.Mayo	Public	K-5	351 Bullard Street	Holden	01520	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 829-3203	472	35	13.6	8.8%	373 (79.0%)	22 (4.7%)	41 (8.7%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.6%)	74	233^rd of 899 public elementary schools	74.1%		69.2	288^th of 906 public elementary schools	68.2%	55	56.4	52.6	47.9				52.0	48.7	50.0	64.2				55.0	61.5		61.5		$16,448
Dawson	Public	K-5	155 Salisbury Street	Holden	01520	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 829-6828	487	36	13.5	14.0%	386 (79.3%)	13 (2.7%)	41 (8.4%)	20 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	77.5	201^st of 899 public elementary schools	77.6%		87.5	101^st of 906 public elementary schools	88.9%	100	66.3	46.6	53.7				55.5	69.9	53.4	64.2				62.2	49.3		49.3		$16,257
Frances Drake School	Public	K-5	95 Viscoloid Ave	Leominster	01453	Worcester County	Leominster	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 534-7751	512	41	12.5	60.6%	150 (29.3%)	49 (9.6%)	274 (53.5%)	18 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	37.4	565^th of 899 public elementary schools	37.2%		27.1	659^th of 906 public elementary schools	27.3%	94	36.7	41.1	30.0				36.0	36.7	45.2	20.0				34.0	30.0		30.0		$21,617
Naquag Elementary School	Public	K-2	285 Main Street	Rutland	01543	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 886-2901	353	26	13.4	16.7%	281 (79.6%)	19 (5.4%)	33 (9.3%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)								(n/a)																			$16,374

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Prince

How many students attend Thomas Prince?

In the 2024-25 school year, 355 students attended Thomas Prince.

What district is Thomas Prince in?

Wachusett

What schools do graduates of Thomas Prince attend?

Students who attend Thomas Prince usually go on to attend:

High : Wachusett Regional High

Is Thomas Prince a good school?

Thomas Prince ranks 335^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Prince?

Students at Thomas Prince are 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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