Summary:
ZIP code 01432 covers Ayer, Massachusetts, and contains two public schools — Page Hilltop Elementary School (PK–5, 539 students) and Ayer Shirley Regional High School (9–12, 417 students) — both part of the Ayer Shirley School District, which ranks 158th of 351 Massachusetts districts (55th percentile, 3 stars). Together they enroll about 956 students, and there is no middle school in this ZIP, so grades 6–8 are served elsewhere in the district.
Ayer Shirley Regional High School is the stronger performer. It earns 4 stars at the 76th percentile (84th of 353 high schools) and beats the state average in every reported 2025-26 subject, led by Biology end-of-course results of 65.63% proficient versus 37.68% statewide, and 10th-grade science at 55.00% vs. 40.50%. Tenth-grade math is its soft spot — 45.12% vs. 43.73%, a margin of just +1.39 points, after sitting 5.04 points below the state the prior year. Its 95.9% graduation rate exceeds the district's 94.3%, with a 3.3% dropout rate.
Page Hilltop is the faster improver, climbing to 3 stars and the 60th percentile (up from 46th) and now above state in ELA, math and science. Its math (48.48%) outpaces ELA (44.59%), and 4th-grade ELA (43.62%) tops the district by 12.14 points. ELA fades by grade — 51.76% in 3rd, 43.62% in 4th, 34.62% in 5th — making 5th-grade ELA the one below-state result. Science fell from 50.65% to 44.23%, mirroring a district-wide slide. Note that free/reduced-price lunch data is not reported for either school, and spending figures date to 2020-21. Both schools dipped in 2024-25 and rebounded in 2025-26.
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