Photo: Amy Ritterbusch · CC BY-SA 4.0Hopkinton’s public schools outscore 97% of Massachusetts districts
On the state math tests, 76% of Hopkinton’s students scored proficient, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Hopkinton, 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.
Hopkinton’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 75 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hopkinton’s, its schools beat 88%, lower than their 97% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 76% and math 76% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 98% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $18,691 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 Elmwood, then Hopkinton Middle School, then Hopkinton High. Enrollment is up 8% since 2020–21. 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 Hopkinton’s grade
A+: better than 97% of Massachusetts school districts, #4 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 Hopkinton, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Hopkinton
Marathon Elementary School
Grades K–1 · 545 students · 12:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Hopkinton
Marathon Elementary School
Grades K–1 · 545 students · 12:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Hopkinton
Elmwood
Grades 2–3 · 648 students · 14:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Hopkinton
Elmwood
Grades 2–3 · 648 students · 14:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Hopkinton
Hopkins Elementary School
Grades 4–5 · 682 students · 15:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Hopkinton
Hopkins Elementary School
Grades 4–5 · 682 students · 15:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Hopkinton
Hopkinton Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 996 students · 14:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Hopkinton
Hopkinton Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 996 students · 14:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Hopkinton
Hopkinton Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 996 students · 14:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Hopkinton
Hopkinton High
Grades 9–12 · 1,267 students · 14:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Hopkinton
Hopkinton High
Grades 9–12 · 1,267 students · 14:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Hopkinton
Hopkinton High
Grades 9–12 · 1,267 students · 14:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Hopkinton
Hopkinton High
Grades 9–12 · 1,267 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Hopkinton’s public schools are run by Hopkinton 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.
Well above the state in reading
Hopkinton vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Hopkinton’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Hopkinton | A+ | Hopkinton |
| Southborough | A+ | Southborough PK–8 · Northborough-Southborough 9–12 |
| Upton | B | Mendon-Upton |
| Westborough | A | Westborough |
| Holliston | A− | Holliston |
| Ashland | A− | Ashland |
| Milford | D | Milford |
Every school in Hopkinton
6 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 Hopkinton’s schools
Are Hopkinton’s schools good?
By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Hopkinton children attend outscore 97% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #4 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 88%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Hopkinton in?
Hopkinton School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,227 students in 6 schools (2024–25).
Where do Hopkinton kids go to high school?
Hopkinton High, with 1,267 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Hopkinton’s graduation rate?
98% of the class of 2023 in Hopkinton School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Hopkinton spend per student?
$18,691 in Hopkinton School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Hopkinton families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Hopkinton → 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.