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Schools in Boylston · Berlin-Boylston School District

Boylston’s public schools outscore 78% of Massachusetts districts

In Boylston, 62% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Boylston, 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.

#62of 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
60%
▲ 16 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
▲ 21 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 1–5 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.7K
▼ 22% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.8
MA 11.9
Schools in town
2
869 students on the public path
In brief

Boylston’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 60% and math 62% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $20,666 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 Tahanto Regional High. Enrollment is up 6% 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 Boylston’s grade

A− Test scoresC Graduation

A−: better than 78% of Massachusetts school districts, #62 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 78%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (240)Better than 81%
Towns in Worcester County (55)Better than 84%
BAA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 554 test results and a graduating class of 68 could put Boylston anywhere from B to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Boylston’s students in the tested grades sat them (553 in math, 554 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Boylston Elementary SchoolBerlin-Boylston School DistrictB+
6–12Tahanto Regional HighBerlin-Boylston School DistrictA−

Boylston’s public schools are run by Berlin-Boylston School District, which also serves Berlin. 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.

Berlin-Boylston School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,111 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$20,666MA $26,530 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading60%
State average 43.7% · 554 students tested
Math62%
State average 40.7% · 553 students tested

Boylston vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BoylstonA−Berlin-Boylston
ShrewsburyAShrewsbury
West BoylstonB+West Boylston
BerlinA−Berlin-Boylston
NorthboroughA−Northborough K–8 · Northborough-Southborough 9–12
ClintonCClinton

Every school in Boylston

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).

District schools in Boylstonby address
Boylston Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
347 students13:1Rate it →
Tahanto Regional High
High · Grades 6–12
A−
522 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Boylston’s schools

Are Boylston’s schools good?

By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Boylston children attend outscore 78% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #62 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 81%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Boylston in?

Berlin-Boylston School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,111 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is Boylston’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Berlin-Boylston School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Boylston spend per student?

$20,666 in Berlin-Boylston 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.