Summary:
ZIP code 01754 has one middle school, Fowler School in Maynard, serving grades 4 through 8 with 451 students at 3 Tiger Drive. Because it is the only middle school in the ZIP code, comparisons are to its own past performance, the district, and Massachusetts. Fowler’s district rank is 160 of 351, the 54th percentile with 3 stars; its student-teacher ratio is 10.8 to 1 in 2024-2025, and spending was $18,906 per student in 2020-2021. Free/reduced lunch data is not available.
Fowler’s strongest results are in 8th grade. In 2025-2026, 8th grade Science was 48.42% proficient, 9.49 points above Massachusetts; Civics was 44.21%, 4.44 points above the state; ELA was 44.21% versus 41.70%; and Math was 44.09% versus 41.67%. The clearest weak spots are 5th grade Math at 20.69%, 18.81 points below the state’s 39.50%; 5th grade Science at 28.74% versus 43.07%; 6th grade ELA at 29.21% versus 40.26%; and 5th grade ELA at 31.03% versus 38.15%. All-grade results are 36.61% in ELA, 35.25% in Math, 39.01% in Science, and 44.21% in 8th grade Civics. Fowler is slightly above the Maynard district in ELA and Math, even in Science, and above the state in Civics, but below the state in ELA, Math, and Science.
Year over year, Science All Grades fell 12.10 points, from 51.11% to 39.01%, and 8th grade Civics fell 17.59 points, from 61.80% to 44.21%; the district also declined sharply in Civics, so this may reflect a broader pattern. ELA All Grades dropped 5.89 points to 36.61%, while Math All Grades improved 1.23 points to 35.25% but remains below the state. Fowler’s rank slipped from 133 of 493, the 73rd percentile with 4 stars in 2023-2024, to 192 of 478, the 60th percentile with 3 stars in 2025-2026, still above the district’s 54th percentile. For parents, 8th grade is a strength, 5th grade needs the most support, and Science and Civics declines are worth watching.
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