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Davis Hill Elementary

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Davis Hill Elementary ranks 166 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

166^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Davis Hill Elementary is a public elementary school in Holden, MA, serving 475 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Wachusett District, which is ranked 83 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Davis Hill Elementary consistently ranks in the top 35% of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a ranking as high as 166 out of 906 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's MCAS proficiency rates are significantly higher than the state and Wachusett district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, 60.52% of Davis Hill students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 52.59% in the district and 41.53% statewide. In Mathematics, 62.23% of Davis Hill students were proficient or better, compared to 55.55% in the district and 40.74% statewide.

Davis Hill Elementary also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including female students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students. For instance, in 2024-2025, Davis Hill's female students ranked 85 out of 869 Massachusetts elementary schools, and its special education students ranked 40 out of 717 schools, both earning 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger. This suggests that the school has effective strategies and resources in place to address the unique needs of diverse learners and ensure that all students have the opportunity to succeed.

431

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,122

Per pupil spending ?

14.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

78 Jamieson Road
Holden, MA 01520

(508) 829-1754

District: Wachusett

Students who attend Davis Hill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mountview Middle
High:	Wachusett Regional High

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.9%

Hispanic:

7.0%

African American:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (61% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg54%

Massachusetts avg41%

166^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Wachusett

83^rd of 348Wachusett 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	81.2	166 of 906	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	311 of 916	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.9	286 of 928	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	315 of 932	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.6	317 of 936	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.2	130 of 942	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	268 of 934	71.3%	★★★★☆
2017	72.7	244 of 938	74.0%	★★★★☆
2016	72.9	241 of 932	74.1%	★★★★☆
2015	80.2	160 of 914	82.5%	★★★★☆
2014	76.7	206 of 926	77.8%	★★★★☆
2013	75.7	222 of 928	76.1%	★★★★☆
2012	83.6	125 of 930	86.6%	★★★★☆
2011	81.1	161 of 924	82.6%	★★★★☆
2010	75.4	231 of 920	74.9%	★★★★☆
2009	83.1	129 of 909	85.8%	★★★★☆
2008	83.8	122 of 908	86.6%	★★★★☆
2007	80.9	159 of 911	82.5%	★★★★☆
2006	80.0	169 of 911	81.4%	★★★★☆
2005	83.3	133 of 887	85.0%	★★★★☆
2004	79.4	173 of 882	80.4%	★★★★☆
2003	84.6	117 of 884	86.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	81.9	13 of 167	92.2%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	63.6	185 of 672	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	44.0	320 of 632	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.5	116 of 665	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	57.1	219 of 656	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	85 of 869	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	66.3	298 of 886	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	331 of 887	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	357 of 901	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	333 of 898	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.3	126 of 902	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	302 of 893	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	189 of 736	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	120 of 760	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	182 of 757	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	196 of 772	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	53.0	316 of 700	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	255 of 685	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	259 of 884	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	319 of 891	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.0	251 of 896	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	283 of 908	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	284 of 904	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.1	136 of 907	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	245 of 898	72.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	40 of 717	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	71.6	141 of 731	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	258 of 905	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	58.2	313 of 894	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	263 of 896	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	44.0	498 of 886	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	65.4	327 of 925	64.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	191 of 737	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	54.2	348 of 753	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	333 of 762	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	362 of 764	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.4	348 of 765	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.5	105 of 780	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	59.5	333 of 772	56.9%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)94th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2024)92nd percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)72nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile-11 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)65th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics62%+21 vs state

English Language Arts61%+19 vs state

Science56%+14 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)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (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	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 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
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		366 (84.9%)	13 (3.0%)	30 (7.0%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	81.2	166^th of 906 public elementary schools	81.7%		66.3	311^th of 916 public elementary schools	66.0%	145	63.2	58.6	60.0				60.5	60.5	60.9	65.7				62.2	55.7		55.7		$16,122
Dawson	Public	K-5	155 Salisbury Street	Holden	01520	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 829-6828	487	36	13.5		386 (79.3%)	13 (2.7%)	41 (8.4%)	20 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	87.5	101^st of 906 public elementary schools	88.9%		79.6	188^th of 916 public elementary schools	79.5%	87	61.1	66.2	66.2				64.2	67.8	61.8	73.0				67.7	68.9		68.9		$16,257
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		373 (79.0%)	22 (4.7%)	41 (8.7%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.6%)	69.2	288^th of 906 public elementary schools	68.2%		60.6	359^th of 916 public elementary schools	60.8%	71	54.0	47.8	54.7				51.9	68.4	22.6	66.7				50.4	73.3		73.3		$16,448
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		340 (73.6%)	23 (5.0%)	56 (12.1%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.1%)	64.8	331^st of 906 public elementary schools	63.5%		64.4	326^th of 916 public elementary schools	64.4%	5	50.0	43.3	25.4				39.6	57.9	61.7	63.4				60.9	54.9		54.9		$18,617
Norrback Avenue	Public	PK, KG-6	44 Malden Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3500	504	43	11.8		143 (28.4%)	146 (29.0%)	183 (36.3%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	17.4	770^th of 906 public elementary schools	15.0%		13.1	823^rd of 916 public elementary schools	10.2%	53	14.3	27.1	10.9	29.2			20.4	12.5	27.1	21.9	23.9			21.3	23.4		23.4		$27,007
Burncoat Street	Public	K-6	526 Burncoat Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3537	223	21	10.8		63 (28.3%)	32 (14.3%)	118 (52.9%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	12.2	822^nd of 906 public elementary schools	9.3%		16	788^th of 916 public elementary schools	14.0%	34	16.7	12.5	7.4	26.7			16.0	11.1	18.8	7.4	30.0			16.8	14.8		14.8		$23,532
Worcester Academic Center for Transition (ACT)	Public	1-6	14 New Bond Street	Worcester	01609	Worcester County	Worcester	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(508) 538-9106	49	13	3.8		15 (30.6%)	7 (14.3%)	23 (46.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.1%)								(n/a)
Nelson Place	Public	PK, KG-6	35 Nelson Pl	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3506	621	46	13.4		274 (44.1%)	109 (17.6%)	158 (25.4%)	46 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	43.3	522^nd of 906 public elementary schools	42.4%		48.6	487^th of 916 public elementary schools	46.8%	35	41.0	27.4	33.8	34.2			34.2	38.5	37.0	48.8	34.2			39.6	48.8		48.8		$23,581
Paxton Center	Public	K-8	19 West Street	Paxton	01612	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	No	(508) 798-8576	448	35	12.7		369 (82.4%)	10 (2.2%)	39 (8.7%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)	68	301^st of 906 public elementary schools	66.8%		62.6	344^th of 916 public elementary schools	62.4%	43	63.4	58.3	32.1	28.6	44.2	56.4	46.7	61.0	52.1	50.9	77.1	40.5	42.9	53.8	60.4	60.0	60.2	37.5	$16,802
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		302 (79.1%)	26 (6.8%)	34 (8.9%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	62.5	343^rd of 906 public elementary schools	62.1%		58.9	378^th of 916 public elementary schools	58.7%	35	50.4	48.7	37.7				46.2	52.1	46.2	47.6				48.9	58.1		58.1		$16,443

Frequently Asked Questions about Davis Hill Elementary

How many students attend Davis Hill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Davis Hill Elementary.

What district is Davis Hill Elementary in?

Wachusett

What is the racial makeup of Davis Hill Elementary?

Students at Davis Hill Elementary are 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Davis Hill Elementary a good school?

Davis Hill Elementary ranks 166^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Davis Hill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Davis Hill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mountview Middle
High : Wachusett Regional High

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