Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Ashburnham’s public schools outscore 64% of Massachusetts districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Ashburnham, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 46% of students in Ashburnham’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Massachusetts average (41%). 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.
Ashburnham’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 293 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ashburnham’s, its schools beat 71%, higher than their 64% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 48% and math 46% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $16,906 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 6 the district’s path is Overlook Middle School, then Oakmont Regional High School. 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 Ashburnham’s grade
B: better than 64% of Massachusetts school districts, #107 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Ashburnham, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Ashburnham
Briggs Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 461 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Ashburnham
Briggs Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 461 students · 12:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Ashburnham
Briggs Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 461 students · 12:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Ashburnham
Briggs Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 461 students · 12:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Ashburnham
Briggs Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 461 students · 12:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Ashburnham
Briggs Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 461 students · 12:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Ashburnham
Briggs Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 461 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Ashburnham
Overlook Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 576 students · 15:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Ashburnham
Overlook Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 576 students · 15:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Ashburnham
Overlook Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 576 students · 15:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Ashburnham
Oakmont Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 633 students · 14:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Ashburnham
Oakmont Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 633 students · 14:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Ashburnham
Oakmont Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 633 students · 14:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Ashburnham
Oakmont Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 633 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Ashburnham’s public schools are run by Ashburnham-Westminster School District, which also serves Westminster. 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.
Above the state in reading
Ashburnham vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Ashburnham’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Ashburnham | B | Ashburnham-Westminster |
| Westminster | B | Ashburnham-Westminster |
| Gardner | C− | Gardner |
| Ashby | B | North Middlesex |
| Winchendon | D | Winchendon |
| Fitchburg | C− | Fitchburg |
Every school in Ashburnham
3 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 Ashburnham’s schools
Are Ashburnham’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Massachusetts: the public schools Ashburnham children attend outscore 64% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #107 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 71%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Ashburnham in?
Ashburnham-Westminster School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,255 students in 5 schools (2024–25).
Where do Ashburnham kids go to high school?
Oakmont Regional High School, with 633 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Ashburnham’s graduation rate?
95–100% of the class of 2023 in Ashburnham-Westminster School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Ashburnham spend per student?
$16,906 in Ashburnham-Westminster School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Ashburnham families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Ashburnham → 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.