Summary:
ZIP code 01571 is home to two elementary schools — Dudley Elementary (grades 2–4, 315 students) and Mason Road School (grades PK–1, 290 students) — both part of the Dudley-Charlton Regional district, which is ranked 257th of 351 districts statewide, at the 27th percentile with 1 star. Together they serve 605 students, with Mason Road covering the earliest grades and Dudley the upper elementary years.
For academics, only Dudley Elementary has test results available. Its results slipped noticeably in 2025–2026: all-grade ELA proficiency was 30% (below the district's 33.41% and the state's 40.03%), while math was 34.85% (above the district's 31.89% but below the state's 41.11%). That is a sharp year-over-year drop — ELA fell 11.2 points and math 7.64 points — much steeper than the district's and state's small changes. In 2024–2025, Dudley had been a relative bright spot, with ELA at 41.2% and math at 42.49%, above both district and state in math. Its state rank also fell from 473 of 906 schools (48th percentile) to 615 of 899 (32nd percentile), though its 2-star rating held steady. Grade-level results show 3rd-grade math as a relative strength (36%, above the district's 32.68%), while 4th-grade math (34.15%) and 4th-grade ELA (26.02%) lagged well behind district and state.
Mason Road School has no MCAS results, no rank history, and no school-level star rating in this data, so it cannot be compared academically with Dudley. It stands out instead on resources and grade profile: higher per-student spending ($17,298 vs. $14,985) and a higher student/teacher ratio (13.8 vs. 11.6). Free/reduced-lunch figures are unavailable for both schools, and spending data is from 2020–2021. Parents should note the limited data available and that Dudley's "All Grades" results mainly reflect grades 3 and 4.
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