Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Avon’s public schools score below 76% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
In Avon, 32% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Avon, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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.
Avon’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 262 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Avon’s, its schools beat 7%, lower than their 24% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $22,287 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle school
From grade 6 the district’s path is Avon Middle High School. Enrollment is up 7% since 2020–21. 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 Avon’s grade
C−: better than 24% of Massachusetts school districts, #237 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores are below the Massachusetts average; there is no graduation rate to add.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Avon, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Avon
Ralph D Butler
Grades PK–5 · 323 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Avon’s public schools are run by Avon School District. 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 below the state in reading
Avon vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Avon’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Avon | C− | Avon |
| Stoughton | C+ | Stoughton |
| Holbrook | C+ | Holbrook |
| Randolph Town | C− | Randolph |
Every school in Avon
2 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 Avon’s schools
Are Avon’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Avon children attend score below 76% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #237 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 7%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Avon in?
Avon School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 732 students in 2 schools (2024–25).
How much does Avon spend per student?
$22,287 in Avon School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Avon families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Avon → 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.