Photo: Hantsheroes · CC BY-SA 3.0Dudley’s public schools score below 62% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Dudley, 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.
Dudley’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 202 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Dudley’s, its schools beat 59%, higher than their 38% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 45% and math 38% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $18,893 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 Dudley Elementary, then Dudley Middle School, then Shepherd Hill 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 Dudley’s grade
C+: better than 38% of Massachusetts school districts, #189 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Both inputs trail the Massachusetts average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Dudley, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Dudley
Mason Road School
Grades PK–1 · 290 students · 14:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Dudley
Dudley Elementary
Grades 2–4 · 315 students · 12:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Dudley
Dudley Elementary
Grades 2–4 · 315 students · 12:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Dudley
Dudley Elementary
Grades 2–4 · 315 students · 12:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Dudley
Dudley Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 540 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Dudley
Dudley Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 540 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Dudley
Dudley Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 540 students · 13:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Dudley
Dudley Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 540 students · 13:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Dudley
Shepherd Hill Regional High
Grades 9–12 · 942 students · 14:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Dudley
Shepherd Hill Regional High
Grades 9–12 · 942 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Dudley’s public schools are run by Dudley-Charlton Regional School District, which also serves Charlton. 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.
Close to the state in reading
Dudley vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Dudley’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Dudley | C+ | Dudley-Charlton Regional |
| Webster | D | Webster |
| Southbridge Town | D− | Southbridge |
| Oxford | C− | Oxford |
Every school in Dudley
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).
Questions about Dudley’s schools
Are Dudley’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Dudley children attend score below 62% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #189 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 59%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Dudley in?
Dudley-Charlton Regional School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,476 students in 7 schools (2024–25).
Where do Dudley kids go to high school?
Shepherd Hill Regional High, with 942 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Dudley’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Dudley-Charlton Regional School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Dudley spend per student?
$18,893 in Dudley-Charlton Regional School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Dudley families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Dudley → 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.