Summary:
ZIP code 01460 covers Littleton, Massachusetts, a single-district town with four public schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade — two elementary schools (Shaker Lane Elementary for PK–2 and Russell St Elementary for grades 3–5), one middle school, and one high school — enrolling about 1,655 students in total. The Littleton district ranks 37th of 351 districts in Massachusetts, placing it in the 89th percentile with 4 stars.
Littleton High School is the standout, ranked 20th of 353 schools statewide (94th percentile, 5 stars) and up sharply from the 75th percentile three years earlier. Its 10th grade science proficiency is 84.35 versus a state average of 40.5, and it posts a 97.6% graduation rate with a 1.6% dropout rate. Littleton Middle School is also strong at 87th percentile with 4 stars, though its civics score slipped from 69.81 to 56.69 year over year while staying well above the state's 39.77. Russell St Elementary sits at the 79th percentile with 4 stars, above state averages in every tested subject, with math and science stronger than ELA. Shaker Lane, as a PK–2 school, has no MCAS or ranking data and cannot be compared academically to the others.
Staffing is remarkably even, with student-teacher ratios from 12.9 to 13.2 across all four schools. Per-student spending, reported for 2020–2021 only, ranges from $14,891 at the middle school to $17,638 at Shaker Lane, and because that data is several years older than the achievement figures, it should not be linked directly to current results. Free and reduced lunch percentages are blank for all four schools, so this data cannot speak to socioeconomic context or equity gaps.
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