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Boyden

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Boyden ranks 188 th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

188^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Boyden is a K–5 elementary school in Walpole, Massachusetts, serving 395 students as part of the high-performing Walpole district. Boyden's 2025–26 state rank is 188 of 899 — the 79th percentile, 4 stars — its best showing in the available history and a large jump from the 49th percentile and 2 stars it earned in 2018–19. Overall, it's a solid, improving school that scores above state averages but below its own district's.

On 2025–26 MCAS tests, Boyden students scored 57.3% proficient in ELA, 60.75% in math, and 49.02% in science — all above state averages (40.03%, 41.11%, 40.98%) but all below Walpole district averages. Boyden is the lowest-ranked of the compared Walpole elementaries: Fisher (94th percentile), Old Post Road (99th), and Elm Street School (85th) outscore it in every major subject. Science is the biggest gap, 6.61 points below the district. Grade results split sharply: 3rd grade ELA beats the district, while 5th grade lags in ELA, math, and especially science, nearly 20 points below the district. Among nearby schools overall, Boyden sits mid-pack — above Mabelle M Burrell and Vincent M Igo Elementary, below Cottage Street, Freeman-Kennedy School, Charles Taylor Elementary, and Heights Elementary.

Resources look favorable: Boyden's student-teacher ratio of 10.5 is the lowest among nearby schools, and its $16,844 per-student spending is the highest among the compared Walpole elementaries, though several out-of-district neighbors spend more. That advantage hasn't produced district-leading results. Subgroup performance in 2025 was fairly even, with female, male, and special education students all ranking near the school overall, while the low socio-economic status subgroup stood out at the 95th percentile — a figure to read cautiously, since the same group was at the 4th percentile the prior year. Free/reduced lunch data is blank and spending figures date to 2020–21, so comparisons are approximate. The clearest priorities are science and 5th grade.

395

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,244

Per pupil spending ?

20.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

1852 Washington Street
Walpole, MA 02071

(508) 660-7216

District: Walpole

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.5%

Hispanic:

10.1%

African American:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Walpole's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg61%

Massachusetts avg41%

188^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Walpole

42^nd of 351Walpole 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	78.2	188 of 899	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	71.9	261 of 906	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	331 of 916	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	309 of 928	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	341 of 932	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.9	232 of 936	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	51.3	477 of 942	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.6	357 of 934	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.7	280 of 938	70.1%	★★★★☆
2016	70.9	262 of 932	71.9%	★★★★☆
2015	71.9	258 of 914	71.8%	★★★★☆
2014	76.4	210 of 926	77.3%	★★★★☆
2013	73.2	262 of 928	71.8%	★★★★☆
2012	81.2	158 of 930	83.0%	★★★★☆
2011	79.5	178 of 924	80.7%	★★★★☆
2010	79.9	174 of 920	81.1%	★★★★☆
2009	71.4	266 of 909	70.7%	★★★★☆
2008	65.9	326 of 908	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.2	404 of 911	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.1	321 of 911	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.7	270 of 887	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	74.8	231 of 882	73.8%	★★★★☆
2003	72.9	254 of 884	71.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	51.5	275 of 672	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	302 of 632	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.2	559 of 665	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.8	269 of 656	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	186 of 869	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	66.7	295 of 869	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	376 of 886	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	320 of 887	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	301 of 901	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.9	317 of 898	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	498 of 902	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.0	364 of 893	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	89.1	34 of 742	95.4%	★★★★★
2025	12.4	707 of 736	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	56.5	287 of 760	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	427 of 757	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	412 of 772	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	449 of 705	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	421 of 700	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	75.9	199 of 879	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	73.8	229 of 884	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	293 of 891	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	311 of 896	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	361 of 908	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.4	156 of 904	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	53.2	440 of 907	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.7	332 of 898	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	167 of 709	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	59.5	215 of 717	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	48.6	315 of 731	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	289 of 703	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.4	609 of 905	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	489 of 894	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.4	793 of 896	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.5	473 of 886	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	77.2	204 of 925	77.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	69.8	189 of 734	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	62.8	266 of 737	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	330 of 753	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	293 of 762	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	349 of 764	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.2	203 of 765	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	42.0	492 of 780	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	390 of 772	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)79th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)78th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)77th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)76th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)74th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)59th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics61%+20 vs state

English Language Arts57%+17 vs state

Science49%+8 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Boyden	Public	K-5	1852 Washington Street	Walpole	02071	Norfolk County	Walpole	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 660-7216	395	38	10.5	20.5%	302 (76.5%)	31 (7.8%)	40 (10.1%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	78.2	188^th of 899 public elementary schools	79.1%		71.9	261^st of 906 public elementary schools	71.2%	73	67.7	55.4	46.2		57.3	67.7	62.1	50.0		60.8	49.0	49.0	$19,244
Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	454 South Main Street	Sharon	02067	Norfolk County	Sharon	No	No	No	No	(781) 784-1595	545	33	16.6	11.7%	278 (51.0%)	31 (5.7%)	31 (5.7%)	161 (29.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.7%)	93.2	38^th of 899 public elementary schools	95.8%		94.3	30^th of 906 public elementary schools	96.7%	8	67.4	67.1	67.4		67.3	75.3	81.8	76.7		77.9	67.8	67.8	$20,427
Vincent M Igo Elementary	Public	K-4	70 Carpenter Street	Foxborough	02035	Norfolk County	Foxborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 543-1680	379	35	10.9	26.4%	268 (70.7%)	34 (9.0%)	34 (9.0%)	25 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	66.5	297^th of 899 public elementary schools	67.0%		80.6	175^th of 906 public elementary schools	80.7%	122	48.0	42.9			45.2	48.0	65.5			57.3			$20,105
Old Post Road	Public	K-5	99 Old Post Road	East Walpole	02032	Norfolk County	Walpole	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 660-7219	458	33	14.0	9.6%	352 (76.9%)	9 (2.0%)	52 (11.4%)	17 (3.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	96.4	10^th of 899 public elementary schools	98.9%		91.7	52^nd of 906 public elementary schools	94.3%	42	75.4	67.1	71.3		70.7	80.7	85.9	80.0		82.4	83.8	83.8	$17,389
Elm Street School	Public	K-5	415 Elm Street	Walpole	02081	Norfolk County	Walpole	No	No	No	No	(508) 660-7374	438	35	12.6	12.1%	351 (80.1%)	17 (3.9%)	26 (5.9%)	28 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	84.2	133^rd of 899 public elementary schools	85.2%		85.2	125^th of 906 public elementary schools	86.2%	8	68.7	54.9	60.5		60.9	75.0	61.0	58.0		63.9	59.1	59.1	$17,985
Freeman-Kennedy School	Public	3-6	70 Boardman Street	Norfolk	02056	Norfolk County	Norfolk	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 528-1266	579	46	12.4	6.0%	499 (86.2%)	12 (2.1%)	27 (4.7%)	19 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	84.8	128^th of 899 public elementary schools	85.8%		82.4	152^nd of 906 public elementary schools	83.2%	24	66.9	59.5	51.2	59.8	58.7	75.2	62.6	59.4	71.7	66.4	60.7	60.7	$17,369
Fisher	Public	K-5	65 Gould Street	Walpole	02081	Norfolk County	Walpole	No	No	No	No	(508) 660-7234	463	37	12.5	12.5%	328 (70.8%)	7 (1.5%)	44 (9.5%)	61 (13.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	91.5	57^th of 899 public elementary schools	93.7%		88.2	94^th of 906 public elementary schools	89.6%	37	58.0	66.7	67.7		64.2	74.1	77.2	71.6		73.8	75.5	75.5	$18,790
Charles Taylor Elementary	Public	K-4	196 South Street	Foxborough	02035	Norfolk County	Foxborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 543-1607	278	25	11.3	21.2%	200 (71.9%)	24 (8.6%)	20 (7.2%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.9%)	91.2	61^st of 899 public elementary schools	93.2%		85.6	120^th of 906 public elementary schools	86.8%	59	67.3	75.0			70.9	65.5	72.9			68.9			$20,862
H Olive Day	Public	PK, KG-2	232 Main Street	Norfolk	02056	Norfolk County	Norfolk	No	No	No	No	(508) 541-5475	477	43	11.2	9.6%	409 (85.7%)	16 (3.4%)	12 (2.5%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)								(n/a)													$19,500
Mabelle M Burrell	Public	PK, KG-4	16 Morse Street	Foxborough	02035	Norfolk County	Foxborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 543-1605	339	27	12.7	19.2%	241 (71.1%)	27 (8.0%)	38 (11.2%)	17 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	76.5	210^th of 899 public elementary schools	76.6%		82.9	146^th of 906 public elementary schools	83.9%	64	65.5	35.6			50.4	69.0	64.4			66.7			$21,273

Frequently Asked Questions about Boyden

How many students attend Boyden?

In the 2024-25 school year, 395 students attended Boyden.

Is Boyden a good school?

Boyden ranks 188^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Boyden?

Students at Boyden are 76% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Boyden in?

Walpole

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Students who attend Boyden usually go on to attend:

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