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Schools in Douglas · Douglas School District

Douglas’s public schools score below 59% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation

In Douglas, 35% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Douglas, 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.

#181of 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
44%
▲ 0 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▼ 6 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 1–5 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.6K
▼ 22% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.8
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
4
1,113 students on the public path
In brief

Douglas’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 203 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Douglas’s, its schools beat 16%, lower than their 41% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 44% and math 35% 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 $20,618 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school

From grade 2 the district’s path is Douglas Elementary School, then Douglas Middle School, then Douglas High School. 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 Douglas’s grade

C+ Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 41% of Massachusetts school districts, #181 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Graduation is above the Massachusetts average; test scores are below it.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 41%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (203)Better than 16%
Towns in Worcester County (55)Better than 49%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 634 test results and a graduating class of 86 could put Douglas anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Douglas’s students in the tested grades sat them (634 in math, 634 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–1Douglas Primary SchoolDouglas School DistrictNo scores
2–5Douglas Elementary SchoolDouglas School DistrictC+
6–8Douglas Middle SchoolDouglas School DistrictB−
9–12Douglas High SchoolDouglas School DistrictA−

Douglas’s public schools are run by Douglas 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.

Douglas School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,113 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$20,618MA $26,530 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 43.7% · 634 students tested
Math35%
State average 40.7% · 634 students tested

Douglas vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
DouglasC+Douglas
UxbridgeCUxbridge
SuttonBSutton
WebsterDWebster
OxfordC−Oxford

Burrillville, RI and Thompson, CT border Douglas but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Douglas

4 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 Douglasby address
Douglas Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1
222 students14:1Rate it →
Douglas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–5
C+
340 students13:1Rate it →
Douglas Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
284 students12:1Rate it →
Douglas High School
High · Grades 9–12
A−
267 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Douglas’s schools

Are Douglas’s schools good?

On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Douglas children attend score below 59% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #181 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 16%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Douglas in?

Douglas School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,113 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Douglas kids go to high school?

Douglas High School, with 267 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is Douglas’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Douglas spend per student?

$20,618 in Douglas 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.