Summary:
Zip code 01535 contains one elementary school: North Brookfield Elementary, a PK–5 school with 240 students on New School Drive, part of the North Brookfield district. Because it is the only elementary school in this ZIP code, everything below describes this single school.
Test scores are trending up. On the 2025–2026 MCAS Next Generation tests, the school ranked 587 of 899 statewide — 35th percentile, 2 stars — up from 731 of 906 (19th percentile, 1 star) the year before, a 16-percentile-point gain. Science is the strongest subject: 42.5% proficiency, above the district's 30.43% and the state's 40.98%, and 5th-grade science is 42.5% versus the state's 43.07%, essentially even. Math is 36.45% — nearly 15 points above the district's 21.5% but 4.66 points below the state's 41.11%. English language arts is the weakest area: 25.47%, above the district's 20.79% but 14.56 points below the state's 40.03%.
Gains outpaced both the district and the state in all three subjects: ELA +7.29 points, math +7.52, science +20.55, compared with state changes of −1.50, +0.37 and −0.53. Grade-level results are uneven: 4th- and 5th-grade math are close to state levels, while 3rd-grade math lags by 16.26 points, and ELA trails the state in grades 3, 4 and 5. The district ranks just 314 of 351 (11th percentile, 1 star), so the school is performing above its district's overall standing, though still below the state median. Other figures: student-teacher ratio 11.4 (2024–2025) and per-student spending of $17,466 (2020–2021); free/reduced lunch data is not provided.
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