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Schools in Blackstone · Blackstone-Millville School District

Blackstone’s public schools score below 65% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Blackstone, 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.

#201of 283 Massachusetts townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
40%
▼ 4 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
▲ 0 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 0–4 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.0K
▼ 25% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.9
MA 11.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
1,480 students on the public path
In brief

Blackstone’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 251 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Blackstone’s, its schools beat 44%, higher than their 35% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 40% and math 41% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $20,011 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one middle school

From grade 4 the district’s path is Frederick W. Hartnett Middle School, then Blackstone Millville RHS. Enrollment is down 5% 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Blackstone’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 35% of Massachusetts school districts, #201 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Both inputs trail the Massachusetts average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 35%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (251)Better than 44%
Towns in Worcester County (55)Better than 42%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 833 test results and a graduating class of 103 could put Blackstone anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Blackstone’s students in the tested grades sat them (835 in math, 831 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Blackstone, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Millville Elementaryin MillvilleB−
4–7Frederick W. Hartnett Middle SchoolBlackstone-Millville School DistrictC
8–12Blackstone Millville RHSBlackstone-Millville School DistrictB

Blackstone’s public schools are run by Blackstone-Millville School District, which also serves Millville. 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.

Blackstone-Millville School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,480 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$20,011MA $26,530 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 43.7% · 831 students tested
Math41%
State average 40.7% · 835 students tested

Blackstone vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Blackstone’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BlackstoneC+Blackstone-Millville
BellinghamCBellingham
MillvilleC+Blackstone-Millville

Woonsocket, RI borders Blackstone but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Blackstone

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).

District schools in Blackstoneby address
Frederick W. Hartnett Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–7
C
487 students15:1Rate it →
Blackstone Millville RHS
High · Grades 8–12
B
534 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Blackstonein other towns
Millville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Millville
B−
459 students13:1Rate it →

Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (A F Maloney and John F Kennedy Elementary).

Questions about Blackstone’s schools

Are Blackstone’s schools good?

On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Blackstone children attend score below 65% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #201 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 44%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Blackstone in?

Blackstone-Millville School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,480 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is Blackstone’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Blackstone-Millville School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Blackstone spend per student?

$20,011 in Blackstone-Millville School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.