Summary:
ZIP code 01005 in Barre, Massachusetts, is home to exactly one elementary school: Ruggles Lane, which serves grades PK–5 with 402 students and is part of the Quabbin district. Because it is the only public elementary school in the ZIP, its results are the entire local picture for families with younger children.
On 2025–26 MCAS Next Generation tests, Ruggles Lane outperformed its district in ELA (33.76% vs. 30.97%) and Science (32.14% vs. 31.85%), but trailed the state in both: 40.03% in ELA and 40.98% in Science. Math is the clearest concern: 23.90% proficiency, below both the district (27.45%) and the state (41.11%). That is 17.21 percentage points under the state, and math fell 7.38 points from the prior year while the state edged up slightly. Every tested grade is below state and district in math. ELA also slipped 2.55 points year over year, though it remains the school’s relative strength. Science dropped 11.41 points, but Massachusetts tests science only in grade 5, so that change reflects a different group of students as much as school performance.
Statewide, the school’s percentile rank fell from 45th (2023–24) to 36th (2024–25) to 29th (2025–26), and its star rating dropped from 2 to 1. The Quabbin district itself ranks 248th of 351 statewide, so Ruggles Lane is working within a lower-performing district context. Per-student spending was $18,251 in 2020–21, and the 2024–25 student–teacher ratio is 15.5. Free/reduced-price lunch data is unreported for 2024–25, so economic context is missing. Bottom line: math is the most urgent signal, ELA is comparatively stronger, and science is worth watching.
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