Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Billerica’s public schools score below 52% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Billerica, 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.
Billerica’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 214 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Billerica’s, its schools beat 28%, lower than their 48% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 44% and math 41% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $22,635 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then two middle and one middle school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 9% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Ne Pediatric School (private) and Faulkner Kindergarten (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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 Billerica’s grade
B−: better than 48% of Massachusetts school districts, #159 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 Billerica, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Billerica · depends on your address
Marshall Middle School
Grades 5–7 · 596 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Locke Middle
Grades 5–7 · 531 students · 11:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Billerica · depends on your address
Marshall Middle School
Grades 5–7 · 596 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Locke Middle
Grades 5–7 · 531 students · 11:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Billerica · depends on your address
Marshall Middle School
Grades 5–7 · 596 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Locke Middle
Grades 5–7 · 531 students · 11:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Billerica
Billerica Memorial High School
Grades 8–12 · 1,816 students · 14:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Billerica
Billerica Memorial High School
Grades 8–12 · 1,816 students · 14:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Billerica
Billerica Memorial High School
Grades 8–12 · 1,816 students · 14:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Billerica
Billerica Memorial High School
Grades 8–12 · 1,816 students · 14:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Billerica
Billerica Memorial High School
Grades 8–12 · 1,816 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Billerica’s public schools are run by Billerica 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.
Close to the state in reading
Billerica vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Billerica’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Billerica | B− | Billerica |
| Wilmington | B | Wilmington |
| Bedford | A | Bedford |
| Carlisle | A+ | Carlisle PK–8 · Concord-Carlisle 9–12 |
| Chelmsford | B+ | Chelmsford |
| Burlington | B+ | Burlington |
Every school in Billerica
11 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 Billerica’s schools
Are Billerica’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Billerica children attend score below 52% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #159 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 28%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Billerica in?
Billerica School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 4,972 students in 8 schools (2024–25).
What is Billerica’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Billerica School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Billerica spend per student?
$22,635 in Billerica School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Billerica?
Yes: Ne Pediatric School (special education, grades , 28 students) and Faulkner Kindergarten (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 9 students).
Parents talk
What Billerica families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Billerica → 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.