Jonathan and Simon Hosmer House · Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Acton’s public schools outscore 92% of Massachusetts districts
In Acton, 72% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Acton, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.
From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Acton’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 69% and math 72% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $22,114 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 7 the district’s path is Raymond J Grey Junior High, then Acton-Boxborough Regional High. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Acton’s grade
A: better than 92% of Massachusetts school districts, #20 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Acton, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Acton
Carol Huebner Early Childhood Program
Grades PK · 116 students · 14:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Acton
Acton-Boxborough Regional High
Grades 9–12 · 1,622 students · 13:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Acton
Acton-Boxborough Regional High
Grades 9–12 · 1,622 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Acton’s public schools are run by Acton-Boxborough Regional School District, which also serves Boxborough. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Acton vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Acton’s borders.
Every school in Acton
8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Acton’s schools
Are Acton’s schools good?
By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Acton children attend outscore 92% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #20 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 93%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Acton in?
Acton-Boxborough Regional School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,055 students in 9 schools (2024–25).
Where do Acton kids go to high school?
Acton-Boxborough Regional High, with 1,622 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Acton’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Acton-Boxborough Regional School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Acton spend per student?
$22,114 in Acton-Boxborough Regional School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Acton families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Acton → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.