Summary:
ZIP code 01720 covers Acton, Massachusetts, where all seven public schools — five K-6 elementaries, one junior high for grades 7-8, and one high school for grades 9-12 — belong to the Acton-Boxborough district and enroll about 4,470 students combined. The district ranks 44th of 351 in Massachusetts (87th percentile, 4 stars), but that strong overall standing hides wide differences among the individual schools.
The upper grades are consistently elite. Acton-Boxborough Regional High ranks 6th of 353 high schools (98th percentile, 5 stars), with grade-10/EOC proficiency of ELA 86.2, Math 85.25, and Science 82.29 — roughly double the state averages — plus a 96.4% graduation rate and a 1.5% dropout rate. Raymond J Grey Junior High ranks 12th of 478 (97th percentile, 5 stars), with ELA 72.72, Math 76.88, and Science 80.54, improving in science by +7.65 points and civics by +10.98 points. Among elementaries, Paul P Gates Elementary School is the standout at 8th of 899 (99th percentile, 5 stars), posting ELA 77.93, Math 79.44, and a data-set-high Science 97.5, while Luther Conant School ranks 84th of 899 (91st percentile, 5 stars) with 6th-grade math at 89.71.
The other elementaries trail their district peers — though still above state averages at the summary level. C.T. Douglas Elementary School ranks 245th of 899 (73rd percentile, 4 stars) with ELA 55.77, Math 57.85, and Science 54.84, and improved from 290th the prior year. McCarthy-Towne School ranks 293rd of 899 (67th percentile, 3 stars; ELA 48.7, Math 50.66, Science 54.39), and Merriam School ranks 342nd of 899 (62nd percentile, 3 stars; ELA 47.56, Math 47.81, Science 56.14), down from 188th with declines of ELA -9.75, math -11.49, and science -14.17. Grade-level results vary sharply within schools — for example, Gates' 5th-grade ELA is 92.5 while its 4th-grade ELA is 67.19. Per-student spending ranges from $16,289 to $17,820 and student-teacher ratios from 12.2 to 13.8, but these show no simple relationship to outcomes.
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