Photo: Pvmoutside · CC BY-SA 3.0Groton’s public schools outscore 87% of Massachusetts districts
63% of students in Groton’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Groton, 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.
Groton’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 107 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Groton’s, its schools beat 60%, 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 ↓
Choice beyond the district
Lawrence Academy (private), Groton School (private), Groton Community School (private) and Seven Hills at Groton (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.
What’s behind Groton’s grade
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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Groton, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Groton
Florence Roche School
Grades K–4 · 615 students · 14:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Groton
Florence Roche School
Grades K–4 · 615 students · 14:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Groton
Florence Roche School
Grades K–4 · 615 students · 14:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Groton
Florence Roche School
Grades K–4 · 615 students · 14:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Groton
Florence Roche School
Grades K–4 · 615 students · 14:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Groton
Groton Dunstable Regional Middle
Grades 5–8 · 739 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Groton
Groton Dunstable Regional Middle
Grades 5–8 · 739 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Groton
Groton Dunstable Regional Middle
Grades 5–8 · 739 students · 13:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Groton
Groton Dunstable Regional Middle
Grades 5–8 · 739 students · 13:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Groton
Groton Dunstable Regional
Grades 9–12 · 659 students · 14:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Groton
Groton Dunstable Regional
Grades 9–12 · 659 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Groton’s public schools are run by Groton-Dunstable School District, which also serves Dunstable. 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.
Well above the state in reading
Groton vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Groton’s borders.
Every school in Groton
8 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 Groton’s schools
Are Groton’s schools good?
By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Groton 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 60%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Groton in?
Groton-Dunstable School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,300 students in 5 schools (2024–25).
Where do Groton kids go to high school?
Groton Dunstable Regional, with 659 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Groton’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 Groton spend per student?
$23,002 in Groton-Dunstable School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Groton?
Yes: Lawrence Academy (nonsectarian, grades 9–12, 415 students), Groton School (religious, grades 8–12, 381 students), Groton Community School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 144 students) and Seven Hills at Groton (special education, grades 1–12, 35 students).
Parents talk
What Groton families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Groton → 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.