Summary:
ZIP code 02071 is home to a single elementary school, Boyden, a K–5 school with 395 students in the Walpole district, which ranks 42 of 351 Massachusetts districts (88th percentile, 4 stars). Because Boyden is the only elementary school in the ZIP code, the meaningful comparisons are against its own district and the state rather than a neighboring school. Boyden's trajectory has been strongly upward: it ranked 331 of 916 schools (64th percentile, 3 stars) in 2023–24, improved to 261 of 906 (71st percentile, 4 stars) in 2024–25, and reached 188 of 899 (79th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–26 — a 143-position gain over two years.
On 2025–26 MCAS all-grades results, Boyden is above state averages in every reported subject: English language arts at 57.30 versus 40.03 statewide, mathematics at 60.75 versus 41.11, and science at 49.02 versus 40.98. Its largest state advantage is mathematics, 19.64 points above Massachusetts. Against the district, however, Boyden trails in all three subjects — ELA by 1.37 points, math by 4.45, and science by 6.61. Grade-level results show 3rd grade ELA (67.65) as the only reported area above the district average, while 5th grade is the weakest: ELA 16.00 points below the district, math 15.95 below, and science 19.60 below.
Year over year, math improved the most (+5.32 points, outpacing the district's +1.52), ELA rose modestly (+1.05) while the district gained more, and science was essentially flat (-0.13) as the district improved substantially. Science, tested only in 5th grade, is the clearest relative weakness. Additional context: the student-teacher ratio is a favorable 10.5 in 2024–25, per-student spending was $16,844 in 2020–21 (older than the test data), and free/reduced lunch information is not available and should not be read as zero.
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