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C−

Avon School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Avon.

Avon’s School Grade C− better than 24% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
732
Schools
2
Spent per student
$22,287
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
10:1
The gist

What stands out about Avon School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 24% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 16% less per student than the MA average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 7.2% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 24% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C−Avon 4,861

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Avon. Grade by grade →

PK–5Ralph D ButlerThis district
6–12Avon Middle High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency32%
State average 40.7% · 385 students tested
Reading / language arts37%
State average 43.7% · 386 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.2% · 44 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$22,287 per student · 16% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 35%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 59%State 36%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
683’20
715’21
730’22
732’23
732’24

Up 7.2% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 39%White 34%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 6%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

Ralph D Butler
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Avon
C
323 students10:1
Avon Middle High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Avon
B
409 students9:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Holbrook School DistrictHolbrook
$18,714per student
Randolph School DistrictRandolph Town
$27,048per student
Stoughton School DistrictStoughton
$21,622per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.