Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 01468

ZIP code 01468 has one public elementary school, Templeton Elementary School, serving grades PK–4 in Templeton, Massachusetts, as part of the Narragansett district. It enrolls 581 students, has a student-teacher ratio of 14.2, and spends $13,571 per student (2020–2021); free/reduced lunch data is not available. Because MCAS testing starts in grade 3, “All Grades” results mainly reflect grades 3 and 4. With only one elementary school here, there are no local peer schools to compare.

Compared with its district and state, the school is a relative strength within Narragansett. In 2025–2026, it outperformed the district in 5 of 6 reported assessments. Mathematics is the standout: All Grades Mathematics is 40.2% versus 27.42% for the district and 41.11% for the state, while Grade 3 Mathematics is 43.3%, above both the district (42.42%) and state (42.19%)—the only reported assessment where the school beats the state. All Grades ELA is 34.17%, ahead of the district’s 31.22% but below the state’s 40.03%. The clearest weak spot is Grade 4 ELA at 29.41%, below the state’s 37.43% and behind the school’s Grade 3 ELA result of 39.18%. Grade 3 ELA is essentially tied with the district (39.18% vs. 39.39%). Overall, the school remains below state averages in 5 of 6 reported assessments.

The trend is positive: math proficiency rose from 32.47% to 40.2% (+7.73 points), while the district gained only +0.27 points and the state +0.37 points; the math gap to the state narrowed from -8.27 to -0.91 points. ELA rose from 32.31% to 34.17% (+1.86 points), but the district improved faster (+3.39 points), leaving the school 5.86 points below the state in All Grades ELA. State rank improved from 675 of 916 (percentile 26, 1 star) in 2023–2024 to 628 of 906 (percentile 31, 2 stars) in 2024–2025 and 533 of 899 (percentile 41, 2 stars) in 2025–2026, though it remains below the state median. The district itself ranks 280 of 351, at percentile 20 with 1 star. Bottom line: the school is improving, especially in math, and is a relative strength in a lower-ranked district, but Grade 4 ELA and overall state comparisons remain areas to watch.