Summary:
ZIP code 01469 in Townsend, Massachusetts has exactly one public high school, North Middlesex Regional, which serves grades 9–12 and enrolls 711 students. Because it is the only high school in the ZIP code, parents cannot compare it with another local high school; the most useful comparisons are with its district, North Middlesex, and with Massachusetts statewide averages.
North Middlesex Regional generally performs above its district. In every reported MCAS Next Generation subject and grade, its proficiency percentage exceeds the district’s. Science is a standout: in 2025–2026, 10th-grade Science was 44.27% at the school versus 40.50% statewide, and in 2024–2025 it was 60.00% versus 45.89% statewide. The school’s 2025–2026 rank is 168 of 353 schools, 52nd percentile, 3 stars, while the district is listed at 229 of 351, 35th percentile, 2 stars. The 2024–2025 graduation rate is 90.9%, above the district’s 88.8%, though the dropout rate is 6.2% versus the district’s 6.1%. Student-teacher ratio is 13.1, and per-student spending is $16,285 for 2020–2021. Free/reduced lunch data is not provided, so socioeconomic context is unavailable.
The main concern is a sharp current-year decline. In 2024–2025, the school was above the state in all reported tests, including 10th-grade ELA at 59.01% versus 50.66% and Science at 60.00% versus 45.89%. In 2025–2026, 10th-grade ELA fell to 41.43%, about 17.6 points lower, and Science fell to 44.27%, about 15.7 points lower. The district declined similarly, while the state fell less, suggesting a broader local pattern. Mathematics was more stable, moving from 45.91% to 42.96%. The school remains above its district but in 2025–2026 trails the state in ELA, Mathematics, and Biology End of Course, while staying above the state in Science. Its rank percentile fell from 68 to 52, but it retained 3 stars.
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