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Schools in Fitchburg · Fitchburg School District

Fitchburg’s public schools score below 81% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation

In Fitchburg, 22% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Fitchburg, 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.

#246of 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

28%

▼ 16 pts vs MA 44%

2021–22

Math proficiency

22%

▼ 19 pts vs MA 41%

2021–22

Graduate on time

87%

▼ 2 pts vs MA 89%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$22.5K

▼ 15% vs MA $26.5K

FY2024

Students per teacher

12.1

MA 11.9

Schools in town

5,234 students on the public path

In brief

Fitchburg’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 135 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fitchburg’s, its schools beat 32%, higher than their 19% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 28% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $22,461 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then three elementary, two middle and two high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential School, St. Bernard Elementary (private), Applewild School (private) and St. Bernard's High School Inc (private) are in town. Every school ↓

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 Fitchburg’s grade

D Test scoresC⁻ Graduation

C−: better than 19% of Massachusetts school districts, #246 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Both inputs trail the Massachusetts average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 19%

Lower resultsHigher results

Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (135)Better than 32%

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,780 test results and a graduating class of 436 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Fitchburg’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,773 in math, 2,788 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

Kindergarten in Fitchburg

South Street Early Learning Center

Grades PK–K · 570 students · 12:1 students per teacher

The path, start to finish

PK–KSouth Street Early Learning CenterFitchburg School DistrictD

1–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to C

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to C

9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC

Fitchburg’s public schools are run by Fitchburg 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.

Fitchburg School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 5,234 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (MA 11.9)

$22,461MA $26,530 · FY2024

C⁻

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading28%

State average 43.7% · 2788 students tested

Math22%

State average 40.7% · 2773 students tested

Fitchburg vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Fitchburg	C⁻	Fitchburg
Leominster	C	Leominster
Westminster	B	Ashburnham-Westminster
Lunenburg	B	Lunenburg
Ashby	B	North Middlesex
Ashburnham	B	Ashburnham-Westminster

Every school in Fitchburg

13 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 Fitchburgby address

South Street Early Learning Center

Elementary · Grades PK–K

570 students12:1Rate it →

McKay Elementary School

Elementary · Grades 1–5

754 students11:1Rate it →

Reingold Elementary

Elementary · Grades 1–5

C⁻

679 students13:1Rate it →

Crocker Elementary

Elementary · Grades 1–5

610 students12:1Rate it →

Arthur M Longsjo Middle School

Middle · Grades 6–8

614 students11:1Rate it →

Memorial Middle School

Middle · Grades 6–8

601 students13:1Rate it →

Fitchburg High

High · Grades 9–12

1,220 students12:1Rate it →

Goodrich Academy

High · Grades 9–12

186 students20:1Rate it →

Charter schoolsfree, open by application

Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential School

High · Grades 7–12

C⁻

Charter

282 students9:1Rate it →

Other public schools in Fitchburgrun by other districts or the state

Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical

High · Grades 9–12

A⁻

Career and Technical

1,417 students12:1Rate it →

Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade

St. Bernard Elementary

Elementary · Grades PK–8

Private · Catholic

250 students9:1Rate it →

Applewild School

Grades PK–9

Private · Nonsectarian

209 students7:1Rate it →

St. Bernard's High School Inc

High · Grades 9–12

Private · Catholic

207 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Fitchburg’s schools

Are Fitchburg’s schools good?

On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Fitchburg children attend score below 81% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #246 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Fitchburg in?

Fitchburg School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,234 students in 8 schools (2024–25).

Where do Fitchburg kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Fitchburg High and Goodrich Academy.

What is Fitchburg’s graduation rate?

87% of the class of 2023 in Fitchburg School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Fitchburg spend per student?

$22,461 in Fitchburg School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Fitchburg?

Yes: St. Bernard Elementary (Catholic, grades PK–8, 250 students), Applewild School (nonsectarian, grades PK–9, 209 students) and St. Bernard's High School Inc (Catholic, grades 9–12, 207 students). Fitchburg also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.

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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.