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Alden School

PublicElementaryGrades 3–5

75 Alden Street, Duxbury, MA 02332 · (781) 934-7630 · Part of Duxbury School District

Duxbury’s School Grade A− better than 84% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
622
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
3–5
The gist

What stands out about Alden School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Duxbury kids: Duxbury Middle

On the path

Where Duxbury kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–2Chandler Elementary665 students
3–5Alden SchoolYou are here
6–8Duxbury Middle599 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency50%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts65%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

75 Alden Street, Duxbury

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 3198
Grade 4227
Grade 5197
Enrollment over time
606’20
593’21
603’22
621’23
622’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 89%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 4%Asian 2%Black 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Alden School from Duxbury families.

Other schools in Duxbury School District

The district →
Chandler Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Duxbury
665 students13:1
Duxbury Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Duxbury
A−
599 students11:1
Duxbury High
High · Grades 9–12 · Duxbury
A+
808 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Duxbury’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.