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Schools in Dunstable · Groton-Dunstable School District

Dunstable’s public schools outscore 87% of Massachusetts districts

On the state math tests, 63% of Dunstable’s students scored proficient, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Dunstable, 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.

#37of 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
63%
▲ 19 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
63%
▲ 22 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 6–11 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.0K
▼ 13% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
MA 11.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
1,608 students on the public path
In brief

Dunstable’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 85 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Dunstable’s, its schools beat 45%, lower than their 87% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 63% and math 63% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $23,002 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 5 the district’s path is Groton Dunstable Regional Middle, then Groton Dunstable Regional. 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 Dunstable’s grade

A Test scoresB+ Graduation

A: better than 87% of Massachusetts school districts, #37 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 87%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (85)Better than 45%
Towns in Middlesex County (41)Better than 51%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,256 test results and a graduating class of 171 could put Dunstable anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Dunstable’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,255 in math, 1,258 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–4Swallow/Union SchoolGroton-Dunstable School DistrictA+
5–8Groton Dunstable Regional Middlein GrotonA−
9–12Groton Dunstable Regionalin GrotonA+

Dunstable’s public schools are run by Groton-Dunstable School District, which also serves Groton. 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.

Groton-Dunstable School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,300 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$23,002MA $26,530 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading63%
State average 43.7% · 1258 students tested
Math63%
State average 40.7% · 1255 students tested

Dunstable vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
DunstableAGroton-Dunstable
PepperellBNorth Middlesex
TyngsboroughC+Tyngsborough
GrotonAGroton-Dunstable

Nashua, NH borders Dunstable but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Dunstable

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).

District schools in Dunstableby address
Swallow/Union School
Elementary · Grades K–4
A+
210 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Dunstablein other towns
Groton Dunstable Regional Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Groton
A−
739 students13:1Rate it →
Groton Dunstable Regional
High · Grades 9–12 · Groton
A+
659 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Dunstable’s schools

Are Dunstable’s schools good?

By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Dunstable children attend outscore 87% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #37 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 45%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Dunstable in?

Groton-Dunstable School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,300 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

Where do Dunstable kids go to high school?

Groton Dunstable Regional in Groton, with 659 students; its own test results earn an A+.

What is Dunstable’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Groton-Dunstable School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Dunstable spend per student?

$23,002 in Groton-Dunstable 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.