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Day Elementary

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Day Elementary ranks 160 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

160^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Day Elementary is a public elementary school located in Westford, Massachusetts, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 296 students. The school is part of the highly-ranked Westford school district, which is ranked 33 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Day Elementary has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in Massachusetts, with a statewide ranking ranging from 10 to 160 over the past 10 years. The school's MCAS Next Generation test scores are significantly higher than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, including English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Day Elementary's proficiency rates were 53.42% in ELA, 67.47% in Math, and 69.44% in Science, compared to the state averages of 41.53%, 40.74%, and 41.51%, respectively. The school also maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.2 to 13.1 over the past three years, indicating a focus on small class sizes and individualized attention.

While Day Elementary performs well overall, there are some disparities in the performance of different student subgroups. The school's rankings for White students and students with low socioeconomic status are lower compared to other subgroups, indicating a need to address any achievement gaps and ensure equitable opportunities for all students. When compared to nearby schools, Day Elementary's performance is generally on par with or slightly lower than Abbot Elementary and John A. Crisafulli Elementary, but it still outperforms schools in other districts, such as Tyngsborough Elementary.

299

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,539

Per pupil spending ?

5.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

75 East Prescott Street
Westford, MA 01886

(978) 692-5591

District: Westford

Students who attend Day Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stony Brook School
High:	Westford Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.5%

Asian:

40.1%

Hispanic:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg66%

Massachusetts avg41%

160^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Westford

33^rd of 348Westford 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	82.0	160 of 906	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	146 of 916	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	122 of 928	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	94 of 932	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	62 of 936	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	46 of 942	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	46 of 934	95.1%	★★★★★
2017	89.3	58 of 938	93.8%	★★★★★
2016	92.4	20 of 932	97.9%	★★★★★
2015	94.0	10 of 914	98.9%	★★★★★
2014	89.1	51 of 926	94.5%	★★★★★
2013	88.7	58 of 928	93.8%	★★★★★
2012	91.5	31 of 930	96.7%	★★★★★
2011	89.8	41 of 924	95.6%	★★★★★
2010	89.4	49 of 920	94.7%	★★★★★
2009	89.5	53 of 909	94.2%	★★★★★
2008	92.5	21 of 908	97.7%	★★★★★
2007	88.8	55 of 911	94.0%	★★★★★
2006	87.6	84 of 911	90.8%	★★★★★
2005	83.5	129 of 887	85.5%	★★★★☆
2004	78.3	190 of 882	78.5%	★★★★☆
2003	86.8	81 of 884	90.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	52 of 142	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	49 of 152	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.9	46 of 145	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.9	48 of 143	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.7	32 of 141	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	32 of 155	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	13 of 154	91.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	77.1	95 of 672	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	65.6	159 of 632	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.8	52 of 665	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	26 of 656	96.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	74.8	25 of 282	91.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	127 of 869	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	145 of 886	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	159 of 887	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	105 of 901	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	88.8	75 of 898	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	51 of 902	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	73 of 893	91.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	143 of 736	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	45.1	403 of 760	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	75.2	110 of 757	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	50.5	358 of 772	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.5	112 of 705	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	217 of 700	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	199 of 884	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	173 of 891	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	84 of 896	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	89 of 908	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	47 of 904	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	53 of 907	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	30 of 898	96.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	122 of 717	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	56.4	253 of 731	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.7	98 of 703	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	131 of 905	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	135 of 894	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	193 of 896	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	86.2	65 of 886	92.7%	★★★★★

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	86.4	114 of 925	87.7%	★★★★☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	96.8	10 of 399	97.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	347 of 737	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	301 of 753	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	268 of 762	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.4	180 of 764	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	156 of 765	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	131 of 780	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	205 of 772	73.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Tested Remotely (2021)97th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)91st percentile+7 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)88th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)86th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)77th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)63rd percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science69%+28 vs state

Mathematics67%+27 vs state

English Language Arts53%+12 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	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
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		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
John A. Crisafulli Elementary School	Public	3-5	13 Robinson Road	Westford	01886	Middlesex County	Westford	No	No	No	No	(978) 392-4483	342	25	13.4		198 (57.9%)	9 (2.6%)	21 (6.1%)	105 (30.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	83	145^th of 906 public elementary schools	84.0%		85.4	122^nd of 916 public elementary schools	86.7%	23	56.9	57.9	60.0	58.3	59.3	63.2	66.4	63.0	71.8	71.8	$18,420
Col John Robinson	Public	PK, KG-2	60 Concord Road	Westford	01886	Middlesex County	Westford	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 692-5586	346	25	13.8		178 (51.4%)	10 (2.9%)	17 (4.9%)	121 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)								(n/a)											$17,835
Abbot Elementary	Public	3-5	25 Depot Street	Westford	01886	Middlesex County	Westford	No	No	No	No	(978) 692-5580	371	28	13.0		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
Russell St Elementary	Public	3-5	57 Russell Street	Littleton	01460	Middlesex County	Littleton	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 540-2520	375	29	13.1		275 (73.3%)	8 (2.1%)	9 (2.4%)	73 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	76.7	221^st of 906 public elementary schools	75.6%		79.5	189^th of 916 public elementary schools	79.4%	32	57.9	53.2	48.0	53.1	61.7	56.9	59.5	59.5	63.5	63.5	$18,675
Nabnasset	Public	PK, KG-2	99 Plain Road	Westford	01886	Middlesex County	Westford	No	No	No	No	(978) 692-5583	345	27	12.6		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
Shaker Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	35 Shaker Lane	Littleton	01460	Middlesex County	Littleton	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 486-3959	425	32	13.2		306 (72.0%)	5 (1.2%)	23 (5.4%)	62 (14.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.4%)								(n/a)											$19,290
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		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
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		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
Byam School	Public	K-4	25 Maple Road	Chelmsford	01824	Middlesex County	Chelmsford	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 251-5144	510	39	12.9		332 (65.1%)	19 (3.7%)	57 (11.2%)	74 (14.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	24 (4.7%)	73.1	246^th of 906 public elementary schools	72.8%		74.7	249^th of 916 public elementary schools	72.8%	3	65.4	56.3		60.9	50.0	50.5		50.3			$17,473

Frequently Asked Questions about Day Elementary

What schools do graduates of Day Elementary attend?

Students who attend Day Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stony Brook School
High : Westford Academy

Is Day Elementary a good school?

Day Elementary ranks 160^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Day Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Day Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Day Elementary?

Students at Day Elementary are 46% White, 40% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% African American.

What district is Day Elementary in?

Westford

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