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Blanchard Memorial School

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

493 Massachusetts Avenue, Boxborough, MA 01719 · (978) 263-4569 · Part of Acton-Boxborough Regional School District

Boxborough’s School Grade A better than 92% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
469
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Blanchard Memorial School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Boxborough kids: Raymond J Grey Junior High

On the path

Where Boxborough kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–6Blanchard Memorial SchoolYou are here
7–8Raymond J Grey Junior Highin Acton

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency64%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts76%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

493 Massachusetts Avenue, Boxborough

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten51
Grade 157
Grade 265
Grade 364
Grade 480
Grade 564
Grade 688
Enrollment over time
487’20
496’21
506’22
507’23
469’24

Down 3.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 50%Asian 30%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 7%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Blanchard Memorial School from Boxborough families.

Other schools in Acton-Boxborough Regional School District

The district →
Carol Huebner Early Childhood Program
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Acton
116 students14:1
McCarthy-Towne School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Acton
B+
431 students12:1
Luther Conant School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Acton
A+
410 students12:1
C.T. Douglas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Acton
B+
408 students14:1
Merriam School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Acton
B+
395 students13:1
Paul P Gates Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Acton
A+
380 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Boxborough’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.