Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Boxborough’s public schools outscore 92% of Massachusetts districts
On the state math tests, 72% of Boxborough’s students scored proficient, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Boxborough, 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.
Boxborough’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 219 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Boxborough’s, its schools beat 97%, higher than their 92% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 69% and math 72% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $22,114 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 7 the district’s path is Raymond J Grey Junior High, then Acton-Boxborough Regional High. 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 Boxborough’s grade
A: better than 92% of Massachusetts school districts, #20 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Boxborough, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Boxborough
Carol Huebner Early Childhood Program
Grades PK · 116 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Acton
Kindergarten in Boxborough
Blanchard Memorial School
Grades K–6 · 469 students · 12:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Boxborough
Blanchard Memorial School
Grades K–6 · 469 students · 12:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Boxborough
Blanchard Memorial School
Grades K–6 · 469 students · 12:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Boxborough
Blanchard Memorial School
Grades K–6 · 469 students · 12:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Boxborough
Blanchard Memorial School
Grades K–6 · 469 students · 12:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Boxborough
Blanchard Memorial School
Grades K–6 · 469 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Boxborough
Blanchard Memorial School
Grades K–6 · 469 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Boxborough
Raymond J Grey Junior High
Grades 7–8 · 824 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Acton
8th grade in Boxborough
Raymond J Grey Junior High
Grades 7–8 · 824 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Acton
9th grade in Boxborough
Acton-Boxborough Regional High
Grades 9–12 · 1,622 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Acton
10th grade in Boxborough
Acton-Boxborough Regional High
Grades 9–12 · 1,622 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Acton
Boxborough’s public schools are run by Acton-Boxborough Regional School District, which also serves Acton. 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 above the state in reading
Boxborough vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Boxborough’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Boxborough | A | Acton-Boxborough Regional |
| Littleton | A− | Littleton |
| Harvard | A+ | Harvard |
| Acton | A | Acton-Boxborough Regional |
| Stow | A− | Nashoba |
Every school in Boxborough
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).
Questions about Boxborough’s schools
Are Boxborough’s schools good?
By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Boxborough children attend outscore 92% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #20 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 97%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Boxborough in?
Acton-Boxborough Regional School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,055 students in 9 schools (2024–25).
Where do Boxborough kids go to high school?
Acton-Boxborough Regional High in Acton, with 1,622 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Boxborough’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Acton-Boxborough Regional School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Boxborough spend per student?
$22,114 in Acton-Boxborough Regional School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Boxborough families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Boxborough → 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.